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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Mar 15, 2019 10:58:50 GMT
Turns 73 today. I wouldn't normally use this Board to give birthday wishes, but some people are sufficiently important  and as I forgot to post his card, I must do something to gain forgiveness ! He tells me the circus currently playing in 'Castle are putting on a party for him after the show tonight. I knew he would have roped in someone to do that He is 3 months older than me. Each year on this day he tells me that " I'm x (enter age in here) and I've beaten you to that AGAIN", as indeed he has beaten me for the last 54 years. I think I am going to struggle to reverse this trend  |
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Post by kentpotter on Mar 15, 2019 11:12:19 GMT
A lovely man.
Met him outside the Harvester hours after a particular game was over waiting for his 'lift' (Macari!) down to London for a ceremony to do with 'Marvellous'. So friendly, sooooooooo positive.
Many happy returns Nello.
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Post by mickeythemaestro on Mar 15, 2019 11:33:46 GMT
Happy birthday Nello.
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Post by stokefc on Mar 15, 2019 11:51:11 GMT
Happy birthday Nello have a great day  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2019 12:06:39 GMT
I watched Marvellous again recently, my favourite football film by a long way. Happy Birthday Nello!
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Post by StokieSC on Mar 15, 2019 12:41:28 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello.
An absolute credit to our club.
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Post by s7oke on Mar 15, 2019 13:52:16 GMT
Happy birthday Nello
A ray of light and legend
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Post by northstaffycher on Mar 15, 2019 13:54:20 GMT
Happy birthday Nello! Stoke City legend.
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Post by leicspotter on Mar 15, 2019 16:15:29 GMT
Shame on you Malcolm, forgetting the card!  Happy Birthday Nello |
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Post by loyalstripey on Mar 15, 2019 16:25:25 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello !
I could be a football manager.... it doesn't have to be Stoke, but I'd draw the line at Port Vale 😄
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Post by thequietman on Mar 15, 2019 16:40:45 GMT
"I always wanted to be happy, so I decided to be."
Could anybody possibly have a better outlook on life?
Happy birthday, Nello.
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Post by mrcoke on Mar 15, 2019 16:46:18 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello and many of them.
Look after yourself.
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Mar 15, 2019 17:14:38 GMT
Shame on you Malcolm, forgetting the card! Happy Birthday Nello I am unlikely to hear the last of it for a while, Leics.,  and I'll be lucky if he doesn't get it put on Radio Stoke as the lead story ! It will be delivered by hand at the game tomorrow ( I'm putting it in my bag now ! ) |
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Post by jonnybravo on Mar 15, 2019 18:22:24 GMT
Happy birthday Nello, met him at the circus at Hanley Park last year, had to have my picture took with him, a very lovely man
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Post by iamcliveclarke on Mar 15, 2019 18:47:20 GMT
Met him at the Banksy funeral, he stepped on my toe coming out of the church, I think he knew but he didn't bat an eyelid when he looked at me. lol bless him
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Post by norman conquest on Mar 15, 2019 19:07:17 GMT
Happy birthday Nello, same day as me but im 13 years younger and unwiser
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Mar 15, 2019 19:09:49 GMT
Malcolm, you, me and Nello, were all born in the same year within a few months of one another, as you well know. Nello is the oldest - then me a month later and then the baby of the group, you, arrived a month or two later than that. No wonder people keep on getting us confused! To be honest I'm getting fed up of being asked by Stokies for my autograph and then being abused when they look at my signature and realise I am neither you nor Nello! Happy birthday Nello!  |
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Post by str8outtahampton on Mar 15, 2019 19:31:29 GMT
"I always wanted to be happy, so I decided to be."
Could anybody possibly have a better outlook on life?
Happy birthday, Nello.
It's one of the most joyous declarations and observations on how to treat life I have ever heard, and non-Stokies I know who saw the film were deeply affected by it. However, I do question Nello's bona fides (or is that bonam fidem?). Is it really possible on the one hand to be a Stokie. And on the other to be relentlessly positive and optimistic? What a film. Funny, moving, beautifully acted and scripted. It really was marvellous. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Mar 15, 2019 19:35:16 GMT
Lovely bloke who has stoke city running through his veins. I'm pleased to have met him a few times at sportsmans dinners. Happy birthday Nello.
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Post by surreystokie on Mar 15, 2019 19:47:23 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello, you young thing. I could do with your optimitic outlook on life, right now. Travelling to matches has become an absolute nightmare, not helped by so many more matches and mainly played midweek. The next few games include rail engineering works and the closure of Euston for two weekends, the Boro game prevents usual free parking as Bank Holuday is only Sat, Sunday and Easter Monday while Good Friday is not considered as a Bank Holuday, so nowhere to park!
Today, I’ve just discovered that not only rail engineering preventing a trip up for Norwich City via Euston but via Derby as well😩
Hope you’ve had a good day and will bring us some luck tomorrow but please let me know how you will manage to be cheerful if we do not find the net, once more. XX
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Post by Malcolm Clarke on Mar 15, 2019 20:13:56 GMT
Happy birthday Nello, same day as me but im 13 years younger and unwiser Happy birthday Norman |
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Post by sharonbeech21 on Mar 15, 2019 20:22:23 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello. Have a lovely day |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Mar 15, 2019 21:47:49 GMT
Happy Birthday Nello.
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 15, 2019 21:55:15 GMT
Happy birthday Nello. I know you've been waiting a long time for this, but yes I forgive you for tripping up my little brother in a game up Keele in the early 90s  |
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Post by wizzardofdribble on Mar 16, 2019 10:25:50 GMT
Still attends the drama group at the Dudson Centre every week.
Happy Birthday Nello
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Post by bigjohnritchie on Mar 16, 2019 10:31:50 GMT
Neil was holding court on Friday in his ' office", the refectory at Keele university.
His positivity is genuine. A few years back I asked him how his team had gone on after the first match of the season.
" Lost 7-4"
" That's bad Neil"
" They were 4 great goals"
" But you let in 7"
" I know but it gives us something to work on in training"...... said with real enthusiasm, as though the other side had done him a favour.
"Fair enough"
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and as I forgot to post his card, I must do something to gain forgiveness ! He tells me the circus currently playing in 'Castle are putting on a party for him after the show tonight. I knew he would have roped in someone to do that 
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and I'll be lucky if he doesn't get it put on Radio Stoke as the lead story ! It will be delivered by hand at the game tomorrow ( I'm putting it in my bag now ! ) 
