billc
Youth Player
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Post by billc on Jul 29, 2020 11:52:07 GMT
In Royal Stoke on a ward awaiting a operation on my ankle .
Two people on ward with me
There is an American who is an academic and has the name Plumb
So I have Professor Plumb on my right and on left Paul ex Mich , Shop Steward and Stoke fan .
Inevitably the conversation turned to football
Paul is 12 years older than me and his first game was Stoke v Newcastle with Milburn playing , the uncle of the Charlton brothers. He cannot recall the score
My first game was in March 62 a 0-0 draw against Swansea Town.
His most memorable game was the 7-0 win against Lincoln with Coleman scoring 7 goals .
Mine was the 74 win against Leeds when they unbeaten
Nice to swap football stories with a fellow Stokie.
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Post by stantheman on Jul 29, 2020 11:54:34 GMT
In Royal Stoke on a ward awaiting a operation on my ankle . Two people on ward with me There is an American who is an academic and has the name Plumb So I have Professor Plumb on my right and on left Paul ex Mich , Shop Steward and Stoke fan . Inevitably the conversation turned to football Paul is 12 years older than me and his first game was Stoke v Newcastle with Milburn playing , the uncle of the Charlton brothers. He cannot recall the score My first game was in March 62 a 0-0 draw against Swansea Town. His most memorable game was the 7-0 win against Lincoln with Coleman scoring 7 goals . Mine was the 74 win against Leeds when they unbeaten Nice to swap football stories with a fellow Stokie. I hope you and your companions have a speedy recovery
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Post by tpholloway1 on Jul 29, 2020 11:54:39 GMT
It was a record for a winger at the time, probably still is. Remember it well.
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Post by reddipotter on Jul 29, 2020 11:55:01 GMT
What a shame he isn't a vicar called Green.
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Post by eddyclamp on Jul 29, 2020 12:03:50 GMT
Yeh, you make sure professor plum hasn`t got a length of lead pipe tucked in his bed
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Post by somersetstokie on Jul 29, 2020 14:05:24 GMT
Does your American friend speak knowledgeably about Soccerball, Goal Minders and the next World Series?
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Post by podolipotter on Jul 29, 2020 15:01:54 GMT
The Tim Coleman day was one to remember. Put a treble bet on in the bookies going down Honeywall to the match and got a winner in the first race. Saw Colemans 7 of the 8 that thrashed Lincoln and went back up Honeywall to the bookies to find I have won a treble £11.00! Straight back down to Stoke and bought mesen a suit of the peg from Burtons. A day I will never forget!
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Jul 29, 2020 15:05:41 GMT
The Tim Coleman day was one to remember. Put a treble bet on in the bookies going down Honeywall to the match and got a winner in the first race. Saw Colemans 7 of the 8 that thrashed Lincoln and went back up Honeywall to the bookies to find I have won a treble £11.00! Straight back down to Stoke and bought mesen a suit of the peg from Burtons. A day I will never forget! What was a week's wage in those days?
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Post by baystokie on Jul 29, 2020 15:10:42 GMT
Anybody have an idea why he was always referred to as 'Tim' when his name was actually 'Neville'? Just curious.
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Post by sheikhmomo on Jul 29, 2020 15:15:20 GMT
Anybody have an idea why he was always referred to as 'Tim' when his name was actually 'Neville'? Just curious. Just about to ask the same. I got tucked up in a quiz on that one once.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 29, 2020 20:07:36 GMT
Anybody have an idea why he was always referred to as 'Tim' when his name was actually 'Neville'? Just curious. I always assumed was after the ex Arsenal player Tim Coleman
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Post by wizardofdribble on Jul 29, 2020 21:51:16 GMT
The game was played in February with a sprinkling of snow on the pitch, Stoke scored 8, ( Coleman 7 King 1) Those were the days!
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Post by PotterLog on Jul 29, 2020 21:58:28 GMT
It's an all-time record for the top two divisions, and a post-war record for any division (joint with one other player). Never knew about it until now!
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Post by podolipotter on Jul 30, 2020 10:29:35 GMT
The Tim Coleman day was one to remember. Put a treble bet on in the bookies going down Honeywall to the match and got a winner in the first race. Saw Colemans 7 of the 8 that thrashed Lincoln and went back up Honeywall to the bookies to find I have won a treble £11.00! Straight back down to Stoke and bought mesen a suit of the peg from Burtons. A day I will never forget! What was a week's wage in those days? I was a schoolboy doing a paper round for Farnell's in Penkhull at the time and I think he (always reluctantly) paid 5 shillings a week. I know I should have been too young to bet, but I always said it was for my father.
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Post by thestatusquo on Jul 30, 2020 11:19:54 GMT
Coleman was mustard!!
I’ll get me coat
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Post by The Stubborn Optimist on Jul 30, 2020 12:45:18 GMT
What was a week's wage in those days? I was a schoolboy doing a paper round for Farnell's in Penkhull at the time and I think he (always reluctantly) paid 5 shillings a week. I know I should have been too young to bet, but I always said it was for my father. Just looked it up, £11 in 1957 would be worth £266 in 2020, 5 bob in 1957 would worth £6 today. Average weekly wage in 1957 was 241s 6d which would be £12.07 in today's money and that would be worth £290.00 today. I was 2 months old the day of the Lincoln game, I'd been born on 01.12.56, we beat Swansea at home 4-1, Tim Coleman scored that day too, along with King & Bowyer (2).
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Post by lawrieleslie on Jul 30, 2020 16:27:21 GMT
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Post by greyface on Jul 31, 2020 19:43:49 GMT
What a brilliant match report, better than what’s written these days anyway
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Post by davethebass on Jul 31, 2020 22:35:17 GMT
Interesting how they refer to football as soccer. Funny how it's fell out of usage. Growing up in the 60s we called it nogger, soccer or football...if anything 'football' was a bit formal.
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Post by surreystokie on Jul 31, 2020 22:48:48 GMT
Will never forget it. Had started to miss games as I was away at college but it happened to be a February match and my half term🤗
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