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Post by Orbs on Jun 8, 2024 10:17:16 GMT
I remember Peter Withe losing the plot with someone knocking on the glass of the dugout. Next week it had been painted over Bmouth sub Trevor Aylott got into it with a fan and ended up the two squaring up until Lee Sandford went to take a throw and shoved Aylott on his arse. Crazy days in the paddock I tell you I remember the smell of linemant drifting out of those windows on cold nights. Also remember an FA cup replay at home v Luton. Snow had been cleared off the pitch and was piled by the dugouts. The temptation for 11 year old kids was too much and we spent the match making little snowballs and firing them at the Luton subs as they warmed up. I actually think Steino was one of the subs that night. Thankfully he didn’t let it stop him signing for us years later!!! Remember giving David Pleat some shit just after it was made known about his rendezvous with ladies of the night. ‘Get thee sen up Cobridge Pleaty yer dirty bastard!’ was one of my finer moments.
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jun 8, 2024 10:39:53 GMT
Someone spat pie in Graham Taylor's face which was horrible, the action not the pie, never got round to sampling it.
He really was one of the nice guys in football and suffered shocking stick.
We played Bradford in one of those Happy Shopper Beans Cup competitions and their assistant coach was getting really wound up by the knocking on the dugout and swearing at the paddock. The more he got angry, the more people were joining in. He actually got a ticking off from a copper for his language. When they scored he gave the paddock a barrage of verbals. They lost 2-1
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Post by Orbs on Jun 8, 2024 10:43:58 GMT
Someone spat pie in Graham Taylor's face which was horrible, the action not the pie, never got round to sampling it. He really was one of the nice guys in football and suffered shocking stick. We played Bradford in one of those Happy Shopper Beans Cup competitions and their assistant coach was getting really wound up buty the knocking on the dugout and swearing at the paddock. The more he got angry, the more people were joining in. He actually got a ticking off from a copper for his language. When they scored he gave the paddock a barrage of verbals. They lost 2-1 You must’ve been very close to us mate - we would stand against the white wall of the tunnel about half way up. As UNKS said we are talking 87-90ish
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jun 8, 2024 10:47:16 GMT
Someone spat pie in Graham Taylor's face which was horrible, the action not the pie, never got round to sampling it. He really was one of the nice guys in football and suffered shocking stick. We played Bradford in one of those Happy Shopper Beans Cup competitions and their assistant coach was getting really wound up buty the knocking on the dugout and swearing at the paddock. The more he got angry, the more people were joining in. He actually got a ticking off from a copper for his language. When they scored he gave the paddock a barrage of verbals. They lost 2-1 You must’ve been very close to us mate - we would stand against the white wall of the tunnel about half way up. As UNKS said we are talking 87-90ish Pretty much where we were. Was a group of about the same 20 used to gather there
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Post by Caerwrangonpotter on Jun 8, 2024 11:30:54 GMT
Havent seen it mentioned yet but the David Speedie incident was in front of Paddock & luckily for Mr Speedie he didnt get dragged in there as it would have been murder
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jun 8, 2024 12:24:25 GMT
Havent seen it mentioned yet but the David Speedie incident was in front of Paddock & luckily for Mr Speedie he didnt get dragged in there as it would have been murder Yep The word spread down the paddock It hit a bloke in the face It hit a woman in the face It hit a kid in the face The kid away to hospital The kid is dead Elton John to release a tribute single for the kid
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jun 8, 2024 13:04:16 GMT
Yes I remember Harold or ‘H’ as he was known. Liked to give the away dug out ‘advice’ and would love to join in the banter by the tunnel. Very thick Potteries accent that you wouldn’t hear now. Last saw him circa 1992. I remember Peter Withe losing the plot with someone knocking on the glass of the dugout. Next week it had been painted over Bmouth sub Trevor Aylott got into it with a fan and ended up the two squaring up until Lee Sandford went to take a throw and shoved Aylott on his arse. Crazy days in the paddock I tell you Big John Gayle in his Birmingham days, punched a postman who leaned around the dug out to give him a mouthful. The lost world of the Boothen Paddock 🤣
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Post by Dutchpeter on Jun 8, 2024 13:09:45 GMT
I remember watching Stoke play Preston in the central league. Ronnie Jepson (local lad and ex Vale) was playing for Preston and had just been subbed and was heading for the tunnel. As he was getting dogs abuse he was grinning like a Cheshire Cat and said ‘Vale had a good result last night’, very wittily done, but perhaps you should have been there 😂
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jun 8, 2024 13:16:23 GMT
I remember Peter Withe losing the plot with someone knocking on the glass of the dugout. Next week it had been painted over Bmouth sub Trevor Aylott got into it with a fan and ended up the two squaring up until Lee Sandford went to take a throw and shoved Aylott on his arse. Crazy days in the paddock I tell you Big John Gayle in his Birmingham days, punched a postman who leaned around the dug out to give him a mouthful. The lost world of the Boothen Paddock 🤣 When Broxap were being shown around the ground with their wives, he appeared out of the showers Wayne who worked there told him to cover himself up and he told him to - S M B M's C 😁 Work it out
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Post by UNKLE on Jun 8, 2024 13:35:16 GMT
Someone spat pie in Graham Taylor's face which was horrible, the action not the pie, never got round to sampling it. He really was one of the nice guys in football and suffered shocking stick. We played Bradford in one of those Happy Shopper Beans Cup competitions and their assistant coach was getting really wound up by the knocking on the dugout and swearing at the paddock. The more he got angry, the more people were joining in. He actually got a ticking off from a copper for his language. When they scored he gave the paddock a barrage of verbals. They lost 2-1 Was it the copper who always stood in the tunnel who looked like a rotund Cliff Thorburn?
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Jun 8, 2024 13:40:22 GMT
Someone spat pie in Graham Taylor's face which was horrible, the action not the pie, never got round to sampling it. He really was one of the nice guys in football and suffered shocking stick. We played Bradford in one of those Happy Shopper Beans Cup competitions and their assistant coach was getting really wound up by the knocking on the dugout and swearing at the paddock. The more he got angry, the more people were joining in. He actually got a ticking off from a copper for his language. When they scored he gave the paddock a barrage of verbals. They lost 2-1 Was it the copper who always stood in the tunnel who looked like a rotund Cliff Thorburn? 😁 Was a while back but think was the mad, young one who looked like he wanted to fight the crowd at every opportunity.
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Post by werrington on Jun 9, 2024 8:19:32 GMT
There was a thread back in 2015 about Gus. His son, Fitz' posted a little bit about his Dad's background. Shortly before reading this, I had rather randomly met Gus' daughter in the Finney Gardens one evening when she just happened to be visiting Stoke to go to a wedding. oatcakefanzine.proboards.com/post/4674868/threadAre the animals back at Finney Gardens yet. Mini zoo/farm type thing? Yes mate Weekends and Thursdays with a small donation if people are able in order to keep it going
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Post by baconburger on Jun 9, 2024 8:27:38 GMT
Are the animals back at Finney Gardens yet. Mini zoo/farm type thing? Yes mate Weekends and Thursdays with a small donation if people are able in order to keep it going Thanks for your reply.
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