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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 1, 2024 17:17:51 GMT
Off SAS who dares wins.
At the match today, managed a good chat with him, absolute legend, distinguished military career, all round awesome bloke, and a massive stokie.
If u r reading this Melvyn.
Thank you for your service.
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Post by shrewspotter on Apr 1, 2024 17:19:28 GMT
Goes every home game I think. Sits bottom tier of the main stand, seen him a few times
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Post by mrrine on Apr 1, 2024 17:35:34 GMT
Good character - would definitely have a pint with him!
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Post by 36dd on Apr 1, 2024 17:35:46 GMT
Maybe let him take a training session & beast the sh!t out of the players.
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Post by baconburger on Apr 2, 2024 7:46:42 GMT
Off SAS who dares wins. At the match today, managed a good chat with him, absolute legend, distinguished military career, all round awesome bloke, and a massive stokie. If u r reading this Melvyn. Thank you for your service. Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. |
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 2, 2024 8:07:47 GMT
Off SAS who dares wins. At the match today, managed a good chat with him, absolute legend, distinguished military career, all round awesome bloke, and a massive stokie. If u r reading this Melvyn. Thank you for your service. Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. We talked about cadets, I was in Sea Cadets next door to yours. What school did u go. I went Eaton Park then we moved to Werrington when I was 9 |
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 2, 2024 8:08:44 GMT
Maybe let him take a training session & beast the sh!t out of the players. He seems a happy clapper when it comes to Stoke, would he be a happy slapper? It’s what they fucking need 🤣 |
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Post by OldStokie on Apr 2, 2024 13:31:53 GMT
He was up at Edinburgh helping out with selection when my grandson was taking part in a course there before he passed out at Pirbright. Probably because my grandson was a Stokie, Melvyn referred to him as "Tom" while he called all the others by their number. Tom said he was a great lad who put him right on the grueling fitness disciplines. Sound bloke is Melvyn.
OS.
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Post by baconburger on Apr 2, 2024 14:22:26 GMT
Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. We talked about cadets, I was in Sea Cadets next door to yours. What school did u go. I went Eaton Park then we moved to Werrington when I was 9 Willfield. Melv was a year or two in front of me. I think he was a corporal when I joined the cadets and SM when he left, think he went into Junior Leaders straight after. Us younger lads were in awe of him even then. I didn't know how he'd got on in the army until I was working with a couple of ex army guys who knew him and filled me in on his army career. They weren't ex SAS not sure how they knew him. Very few of us did anything you got to hear about Andy Shankland (not sure if he was in same year as Melv but he was older than me) he was at the Vale and played a few games but never fully broke through. |
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Post by callas12 on Apr 3, 2024 10:01:19 GMT
Off SAS who dares wins. At the match today, managed a good chat with him, absolute legend, distinguished military career, all round awesome bloke, and a massive stokie. If u r reading this Melvyn. Thank you for your service. Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. Wow, Army Cadets to high profile & decorated & respected SAS member, some career path that. Doing good stuff for Stoke City's charity profile as well, saw him mentioned a lot a month or so back as he took an active part in the sleep out event. 🫡 🙌🏻 Top work sir 🤝🏻 |
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Post by baconburger on Apr 3, 2024 12:05:29 GMT
Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. Wow, Army Cadets to high profile & decorated & respected SAS member, some career path that. Doing good stuff for Stoke City's charity profile as well, saw him mentioned a lot a month or so back as he took an active part in the sleep out event. 🫡 🙌🏻 Top work sir 🤝🏻 Yeah from humble beginnings going to a poor school in Bentilee to being an elite soldier and you could see it even as a teenager. I didn't even know he was on tv until I read this thread but definitely a special sort of guy who's no doubt put his life on the line endless times in our service. Respect and gratitude to the man. |
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Post by onepara on Apr 3, 2024 12:11:11 GMT
He was up at Edinburgh helping out with selection when my grandson was taking part in a course there before he passed out at Pirbright. Probably because my grandson was a Stokie, Melvyn referred to him as "Tom" while he called all the others by their number. Tom said he was a great lad who put him right on the grueling fitness disciplines. Sound bloke is Melvyn. OS. 'Tom' is the name given to Paras in training. They are all called 'Tom'. No discrimination. |
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Post by jordan2009 on Apr 3, 2024 13:06:25 GMT
Theres an excellent podcast he's done. It's on YouTube, the hosts are two American blokes. The channel is called "team house". Different gravy blokes like Melvyn
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 15:39:22 GMT
Not seen him for about forty years but he was always an exceptional character. Went to the same school and army cadets, a natural leader and example setter even at such an early age. You can but wonder about the things he’s seen and done. Top guy. Wow, Army Cadets to high profile & decorated & respected SAS member, some career path that. Doing good stuff for Stoke City's charity profile as well, saw him mentioned a lot a month or so back as he took an active part in the sleep out event. 🫡 🙌🏻 Top work sir 🤝🏻 Back in the day being in Cadets gave you a slight headstart when you joined regulars, helped with Square Bashing and Uniform care , certainly helped me, I led off our Passing Out Parade as I was by far the best at drill |
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 15:41:03 GMT
He was up at Edinburgh helping out with selection when my grandson was taking part in a course there before he passed out at Pirbright. Probably because my grandson was a Stokie, Melvyn referred to him as "Tom" while he called all the others by their number. Tom said he was a great lad who put him right on the grueling fitness disciplines. Sound bloke is Melvyn. OS. 'Tom' is the name given to Paras in training. They are all called 'Tom'. No discrimination. Didn't know that...Every day is a school day |
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 15:42:08 GMT
Wow, Army Cadets to high profile & decorated & respected SAS member, some career path that. Doing good stuff for Stoke City's charity profile as well, saw him mentioned a lot a month or so back as he took an active part in the sleep out event. 🫡 🙌🏻 Top work sir 🤝🏻 Yeah from humble beginnings going to a poor school in Bentilee to being an elite soldier and you could see it even as a teenager. I didn't even know he was on tv until I read this thread but definitely a special sort of guy who's no doubt put his life on the line endless times in our service. Respect and gratitude to the man. Well worth downloading...Channel 4 Season 6...My lad is in absolute awe of Melvyn... |
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Post by franklin on Apr 3, 2024 16:01:24 GMT
He was at Willfield at the same time I was although he's a year or two older than me cant remember his exact age. My older brother was good pals with his older brother so kind of knew each other back in the late 70s early 80s on Bentilee.
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 17:44:31 GMT
He was at Willfield at the same time I was although he's a year or two older than me cant remember his exact age. My older brother was good pals with his older brother so kind of knew each other back in the late 70s early 80s on Bentilee. You went Winfield.. I bet u know my ex wife...PM ya |
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Post by baconburger on Apr 3, 2024 19:35:05 GMT
He was at Willfield at the same time I was although he's a year or two older than me cant remember his exact age. My older brother was good pals with his older brother so kind of knew each other back in the late 70s early 80s on Bentilee. We could have been in the same year then. |
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Post by a on Apr 3, 2024 19:39:42 GMT
Goes every home game I think. Sits bottom tier of the main stand, seen him a few times What if someone picks on him though? 😂 |
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Post by a on Apr 3, 2024 19:40:13 GMT
He was at Willfield at the same time I was although he's a year or two older than me cant remember his exact age. My older brother was good pals with his older brother so kind of knew each other back in the late 70s early 80s on Bentilee. You went Winfield.. I bet u know my ex wife...PM ya Weird name that 😂 |
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Post by franklin on Apr 3, 2024 19:40:25 GMT
He was at Willfield at the same time I was although he's a year or two older than me cant remember his exact age. My older brother was good pals with his older brother so kind of knew each other back in the late 70s early 80s on Bentilee. We could have been in the same year then. I left in 82 |
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Post by baconburger on Apr 3, 2024 19:43:02 GMT
We could have been in the same year then. I left in 82 That's not helpful I haven't got a clue when I left. Any characters in your year? EDIT: I think I most likely left in 83. |
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 20:39:16 GMT
That's not helpful I haven't got a clue when I left. Any characters in your year? EDIT: I think I most likely left in 83. Year of birth plus 16 is roughly there or there abouts |
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Post by baconburger on Apr 3, 2024 20:46:05 GMT
That's not helpful I haven't got a clue when I left. Any characters in your year? EDIT: I think I most likely left in 83. Year of birth plus 16 is roughly there or there abouts Yeah I wasn't sure I think I was 15 when I left but very nearly 16. I was only there in body not spirt. It was just one of several places I went where I always seemed to be in the shit. Really can't think why? |
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Post by atillathehoneybee on Apr 3, 2024 21:28:54 GMT
Year of birth plus 16 is roughly there or there abouts Yeah I wasn't sure I think I was 15 when I left but very nearly 16. I was only there in body not spirt. It was just one of several places I went where I always seemed to be in the shit. Really can't think why? Good on ya pal... |
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Post by vinnyoverson on Apr 8, 2024 20:51:28 GMT
Not watched the show for a few years so had no idea there was Stokie DS on there. Sounds like a decent bloke (for a pongo 😉).
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Post by bayernoatcake on Apr 8, 2024 20:54:00 GMT
Not watched the show for a few years so had no idea there was Stokie DS on there. Sounds like a decent bloke (for a pongo 😉). Think he was only on it for one series. |
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Post by stantheman on Apr 8, 2024 21:18:27 GMT
Maybe let him take a training session & beast the sh!t out of the players. He seems a happy clapper when it comes to Stoke, would he be a happy slapper? It’s what they fucking need 🤣 What makes him a 'happy clapper'? |
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