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Post by greenhoff74 on Oct 27, 2013 18:34:37 GMT
A question for the old uns
Back in the 70s the Stoke team used to do preseason down in south of France and sometimes stay on the Yacht of millionaire Stoke fan in Cannes or somewhere like that, does anyone know his name and is he still around?
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Post by stokiejohn on Oct 27, 2013 18:48:04 GMT
It was Fred Tinsley i recall , does that name ring a bell greenhoff74 ?
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Post by spade50 on Oct 27, 2013 19:04:37 GMT
Correct
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Post by greenhoff74 on Oct 27, 2013 19:05:53 GMT
It was Fred Tinsley i recall , does that name ring a bell greenhoff74 ? No it doesn't, who is/was he? |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Oct 27, 2013 19:05:54 GMT
How did he make his millions?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2013 19:09:11 GMT
By hiring out his Yacht to footballers...
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Post by surreystokie on Oct 27, 2013 19:21:07 GMT
Yes it was Fred Tinsley, who was a friend of the board and used to come up to watch the odd match, match, each season. Don't know what happened to him, though.
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Post by stokiejohn on Oct 27, 2013 19:25:32 GMT
He passed away a few years ago. He made his millions in cosmetics.
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Post by swampySCFC on Oct 27, 2013 23:56:21 GMT
A waste of fucking time then
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Post by prem4stoke on Oct 28, 2013 0:20:45 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan?
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Post by tuum on Oct 28, 2013 1:59:14 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan? I've got a few million...unfortunately it's in Thai baht.  |
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Post by yoc on Oct 28, 2013 7:22:29 GMT
I remember a tele programme in the 70s about some fairly well off bloke, who drove over from Austria or Switzerland for some Stoke home games. Could it be the same bloke, or did i dream it?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 9:15:48 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan? I've got a few million...unfortunately it's in Thai baht. Pu Ying love you Mach Mach sexy man..... |
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Post by tuum on Oct 28, 2013 11:51:01 GMT
I've got a few million...unfortunate I've ly it's in Thai baht. Pu Ying love you Mach Mach sexy man..... I've got a couple of those "flashing willy men in shades" toys on a shelf in my living room. I bought them on a whim whilst strolling through Walking St. last year. Paid about 300bt I think.. the bloke would barely move on price. An hour later on 2nd road they were selling for 200bt opening price..bastard!! I think the toys lasted about an hour before the girls had pulled them to pieces. Normal behaviour..take them away to show their friends, mess around with it, pulling it, tugging it, sticking it in dark places it should not be & then bring it back, mangled and battered to fuck.."it not work Mister..batterly no power, jing, jing". Yeah right, it's like giving a 3yr old a scalextric set, you just know they are going to break everything they fucking touch!! At least Thai girls can suck on a lolly without it dribbling down their chin (allegedly). |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 12:13:17 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan? i know of at least two  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 12:16:23 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan? I've got a few million...unfortunately it's in Thai baht. a few million? given that 1 million thai baht equals about £20k you must have a fair stash? I guess much more than most posters on here? |
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Post by greenhoff74 on Oct 28, 2013 12:17:55 GMT
I remember a tele programme in the 70s about some fairly well off bloke, who drove over from Austria or Switzerland for some Stoke home games. Could it be the same bloke, or did i dream it? That's right there was a programme on TV that's this fellow drove from France to watch Stoke. He used fix up games against Monaco and Nice and others, and stayed on his Yacht. |
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Post by 1863 on Oct 28, 2013 13:28:54 GMT
It wasn't just a "Millionaires yacht" it was originally "Errol Flynn's" yacht. I remember my Dad telling me about Freddy Tinsley, being a bit of a rogue. They served together in North Africa, both Sergeant's in the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 6th Cavalry Brigade, later the 8th Armoured.... Bit about the yacht here... www.fr2day.com/chill/the_haunted_yacht_of_villefranche |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 13:54:52 GMT
Surely there is more than one millionaire fan? i know of at least two I know 2 |
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Post by jugger on Oct 28, 2013 15:32:16 GMT
I've seen Guernsey Dave's yacht, but can't comment on the size of his wad.
J8-)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2013 21:20:39 GMT
i know of at least two I know 2 me too peter coates dave rawlings  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2013 0:48:01 GMT
It wasn't just a "Millionaires yacht" it was originally "Errol Flynn's" yacht. I remember my Dad telling me about Freddy Tinsley, being a bit of a rogue. They served together in North Africa, both Sergeant's in the Staffordshire Yeomanry, 6th Cavalry Brigade, later the 8th Armoured.... Bit about the yacht here... www.fr2day.com/chill/the_haunted_yacht_of_villefrancheA rogue and liar steps in and sails the Zaca to France The Zaca stayed where she was in Spain, while a long, drawn-out battle over Flynn's estate took place. The lawyers, who were owed a large sum of money thanks to their wrangling, finally reached an agreement in 1965 to consign her to English millionaire playboy Freddie Tinsley, who swore he could sell her in France. However, once he arrived, he stripped the Zaca of everything he could, and then abandoned her at Bernard Voisin's boatyard in Villefranche. Roguemore with picslink |
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