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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 15:49:17 GMT
I've just been sorting out my old programmes and came across a SPOTLIGHT interview with big Dennis in the Stoke v Swansea League 1 match from 17th October 1981. Some of his answers will surprise a few I reckon. Name: Denis Smith (no shocks there) Birthplace : Meir, Stoke-on-Trent Birthday: 19th Nov Height: 6'0" (I thought he was 6'2" as the song goes) Weight: 13 st 1 lb Previous Clubs: None Favourite Other Ground: Highbury, Arsenal (????) Favourite Other Sport: Cricket Favourite Holiday Resort: South of France (Bit poncy for our Den) Favourite Film: Blazing Saddles Favourite Newspaper: Daily Express (shocker for the staunch labourites on here) Favourite Singer: Rod Stewart Biggest Influence On Career: My Father Harry Gregg Likes: Reading ,any sport, Travel Dislikes: Shaving, Bad Weather, Being Late for anything (apart from tackles hey Den?  ) Most Memorable Match: 1972 League Cup Final (No shocker there) Favourite Childhood Hero: Duncan Edwards, Man Utd ( Some on here will say you are not a proper Stokie now Dennis) Secret Ambition: To be leader of the Conservative Party ( Old Stokie will hang himself when he reads this gem) Which Person would you like to be if you were not yourself: Quite Happy being myself ( and so are we Dennis) A legend and a Tory legend at that, nice one Dennis ;D H So Dennis Smith loves Manure and Arsenal , votes Tory , reads the Express and holidays in the South of France. Some posters on here will be apoplectic ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 15:53:56 GMT
Secret Ambition: To be leader of the Conservative Party ( Old Stokie will hang himself when he reads this gem) You can only conclude that he wanted to be leader in 1981 because like most decent people, he was praying that Thatcher bitch would die? |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Mar 17, 2009 15:56:53 GMT
Biggest Influence On Career: My Father Harry Gregg ??? I thought it was Kevin beattie as the song goes? |
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Post by wembley4372 on Mar 17, 2009 16:01:06 GMT
I remember the 72 mag they brought out - most of the players put shaving as one of their dislikes.
Razor's have come a long way since then!
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Post by robdog on Mar 17, 2009 16:03:30 GMT
Top fella - met him In Asda the other week when he did his book signing.had time for a chat,autograph and picture even though i didnt buy his book
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 16:05:21 GMT
Top fella - met him In Asda the other week when he did his book signing.had time for a chat,autograph and picture even though i didnt buy his book But he's a Tory  |
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 16:06:07 GMT
Momo has realised his childhood was all a sham! H |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 16:08:44 GMT
It's like finding an explicit text on my lady's phone from Tony Scholes. I'm inconsolable.
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Post by knowles on Mar 17, 2009 16:13:12 GMT
It's Denis. |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 16:14:22 GMT
It's Denis. He'll now be known as Adolf Smith to me |
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 16:18:04 GMT
You are absolutely correct , my apologies I can't even copy properly! I have amended forthwith. ;D ;D ;D H |
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Post by JamesBeattiesSphincter on Mar 17, 2009 18:55:54 GMT
legend
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Post by trebor63 on Mar 17, 2009 19:27:49 GMT
Well my opinion of him has got even better.
A great footballer and obviously not one of the thicko types that think if you are working class you should vote Labour.
Quality Sir Denis its just a shame you came up against the greatest Tory person of the twentieth century in your political career
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 19:36:20 GMT
Well my opinion of him has got even better. A great footballer and obviously not one of the thicko types that think if you are working class you should vote Labour. Quality Sir Denis its just a shame you came up against the greatest Tory person of the twentieth century in your political career He must be proud Treebs that all the industries that provided the local populous with the funds to worship him back then, so flourished under the Tories. Just imagine if Labour had been in power in the 80s we may not still have the flourishing Pottery, Coal, Tyre and Steel industries on which our City depends and which the Tory Government did so much to defend. |
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 19:44:49 GMT
PISSER!
H ;D
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 19:47:06 GMT
London's not that funny, it can be quite a depressing place unless you benefited from the vile Tory policies of the 80s and 90s. |
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 19:48:59 GMT
Why don't you move if you are having such a shit time?
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 19:52:02 GMT
Where to? Wharehouse on trent, so generously bequeathed to us by Thatchslag?
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 19:54:36 GMT
You could come back to Stoke and work in one of the glorious labour driven mobile phone call centres. Maybe Cauldwell will see you personally! H |
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 19:57:11 GMT
I could also work in that low paid, sweatshop, on-line bookies run by the family of another prominent local celebrity  |
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Post by RAF on Mar 17, 2009 19:58:22 GMT
Now there's an idea.
He votes labour aswell by all accounts!
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Post by sheikhmomo on Mar 17, 2009 20:00:20 GMT
. He votes labour aswell by all accounts! H ;D Quite a few rabid Tories do. It makes them feel better about themselves |
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Post by trebor63 on Mar 17, 2009 20:02:11 GMT
Well my opinion of him has got even better. A great footballer and obviously not one of the thicko types that think if you are working class you should vote Labour. Quality Sir Denis its just a shame you came up against the greatest Tory person of the twentieth century in your political career He must be proud Treebs that all the industries that provided the local populous with the funds to worship him back then, so flourished under the Tories. Just imagine if Labour had been in power in the 80s we may not still have the flourishing Pottery, Coal, Tyre and Steel industries on which our City depends and which the Tory Government did so much to defend. Yeh I suppose the awful Tory government of the stone ages destroyed the rubbing sticks together industry! Geordie Newcastle depended on mining but when we no longer needed the coal the city moved on and as a result the magnificent heroic Maggie the great has helped improve what used to be a depressing area into a thriving one! I guess that what capitalism is all about making stuff or providing services that people actually want! Even dimwit Brown and bLiar cottoned on to the idea, they were just pretty crap at developing it! |
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Post by imallstokedup on Mar 17, 2009 20:06:32 GMT
Likes: Reading ,any sport, Travel I wonder if he likes Reading as much as Kitson ? |
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