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Post by danceswithclams on Aug 10, 2024 20:40:08 GMT
Definitely first time I recall it happening at the Britannia/Bet 365. Was quite a regular occurrence at the Victoria Ground. When it used to happen and go over the Butler Street roof you'd always one of the groundsman, Somebody Hartley I think his name was, would run down the tunnel, head around the pitch passed the Boothen End and then up through the disused section to get out onto the Butler Street car park to try and retrieve it! Remember Blake knocking a few over, reckon George Berry must have done as well! Derek Hartley. |
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Post by hamsta2 on Aug 10, 2024 20:41:31 GMT
Just remembered too….it was a coracle wasn’t it? Odd looking canoe type thing? it was a coracle that's correct He used to row it in the severn and wait for the balls to arrive, when I first went to ee them play at the meadow they were good, in fact very good, players like Graham Turner, Chic bates. Gary Hacket, Tony Kelly, steve Ogrizovic and john McGinlay anyway I digress We've a beer in Shrewsbury brewed by Salopian called Coracle in honour We signed Paul Maguire aka Billy Bad Back from them. I liked him. |
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Post by callas12 on Aug 10, 2024 20:41:38 GMT
That's him, was his dad head groundmans prior, Ed Hartley possibly?
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Post by hooftastic on Aug 10, 2024 20:42:24 GMT
Didn't Peter Handyside do it once?
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Post by onionman on Aug 10, 2024 20:45:53 GMT
The lad was about 99 years old - he was featured on Football Focus every 5 years or so. Whenever Shrewsbury reached fa cup 3rd round he'd be featured. As would Roly Howard because he was Kenny Dalglishes window cleaner I was hoping to see him when we played Shrewsbury away on New Year’s Day 1991. Instead all I saw was Shrewsbury grind out a 1-0 win and Ronnie Sinclair make a great save with his face. |
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Post by callas12 on Aug 10, 2024 20:45:53 GMT
Didn't Peter Handyside do it once? Perhaps you have with your apt username 😉🤣 |
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Post by Bojan Mackey on Aug 10, 2024 20:51:54 GMT
As much as I love shexy football, a ball getting absolutely pelted into the stratosphere will never not be class, ‘AVE IT!
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Post by stokiedan17 on Aug 10, 2024 21:15:30 GMT
I think shawcross hit it out of the ground by the south stand during a friendly under mark hughes. I remember hughes turning looking in to the the air thinking what the fuck was that 😂
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Post by lordb on Aug 10, 2024 21:18:08 GMT
I seem to recall that during our dark days in the third division, under Allen Ball, Big Noel Blake used to take it as a personal challenge to launch the ball as high as he could, miles over the stadium roof, whenever it came anywhere near him. And watching on from the terraces, my Grandad, who had played for Stoke as a younger man, used to shake his head sadly in disbelief: at how low the club had sunk in footballing terms. ☹️ So when Big Noel retired years later, it was with some disbelief that I saw he'd been recruited into the England coaching setup! I mean what the f*ck could he possibly teach anyone?!? I used to envisage him training all the future England starlets, by making them repeatedly watch that John Smiths advert; the one where Peter Kaye f*cking lamps the ball into outer space, and then shouts "'Ave it!" Before then solemnly intoning to his impressionable young pupils "You see lads?!? If God had wanted us to play football on the ground, he would have put clouds down here." Noel was a good coach, had a spell at Exeter as manager and did quite well great guy too Think he's an agent these days |
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Post by dobber on Aug 10, 2024 21:18:48 GMT
I seem to remember it happening twice - once like today, and once over the South Stand which was ridiculous!
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Post by stokiekm on Aug 10, 2024 21:47:20 GMT
When in the game did it happen & could you see it on TV? Complete mess of a kick or deliberate? Would have liked to see that
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Post by kjpt140v on Aug 10, 2024 21:52:04 GMT
I don't ever recall seeing the ball go over the top of the stand and outside before! It is one hell of a strike and takes some doing. Caused a lot of laughs around me in the Franklin😄 I cant remember it happening at the Brit. I witnessed a few times at the Vic. |
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Post by JoeinOz on Aug 10, 2024 22:14:09 GMT
At the old ground John Gayle had a shot that landed on the Boothen End roof
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 10, 2024 22:18:14 GMT
I think shawcross hit it out of the ground by the south stand during a friendly under mark hughes. I remember hughes turning looking in to the the air thinking what the fuck was that 😂 With that sort of memory you should probably be on some sort of watchlist but fair play 👍 |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 10, 2024 22:20:42 GMT
Definitely first time I recall it happening at the Britannia/Bet 365. Was quite a regular occurrence at the Victoria Ground. When it used to happen and go over the Butler Street roof you'd always one of the groundsman, Somebody Hartley I think his name was, would run down the tunnel, head around the pitch passed the Boothen End and then up through the disused section to get out onto the Butler Street car park to try and retrieve it! Remember Blake knocking a few over, reckon George Berry must have done as well! Same for me Callas mate. First time I can remember it at this ground but have seen it at many others including our beloved Vic. |
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Post by marylandstoke on Aug 11, 2024 0:38:01 GMT
Used to happen at The Vic’s too in the old Drill Field days.
Over the crossbar one end and it was in the bus station.
Over the side and it was in The Dane.
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Post by J-Roar on Aug 11, 2024 5:44:24 GMT
Definitely first time I recall it happening at the Britannia/Bet 365. Was quite a regular occurrence at the Victoria Ground. When it used to happen and go over the Butler Street roof you'd always one of the groundsman, Somebody Hartley I think his name was, would run down the tunnel, head around the pitch passed the Boothen End and then up through the disused section to get out onto the Butler Street car park to try and retrieve it! Remember Blake knocking a few over, reckon George Berry must have done as well! Derek Hartley. Yellow Pages? |
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Post by stokefc on Aug 11, 2024 6:22:00 GMT
Haha , was thinking his dad was JR Hartley and he was fly fishing on the Trent just waiting and waiting for Blakey to do his usual  |
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Post by davethebass on Aug 11, 2024 9:57:24 GMT
Used to happen over the Butler Street stand at the Victoria Ground! We had one of them, mate found it in the cut, Mitre size 5, used play with it up the Croft on Sundays. It wasn't special, exactly same as the Mitre size 5 we already had |
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Post by jesusmcmuffin on Aug 11, 2024 10:00:01 GMT
Just remembered too….it was a coracle wasn’t it? Odd looking canoe type thing? Yes and his name was Fred and he looked like Bob Holness’s dad. Bob Holness' daughters were tidy Were in the band, Toto Coelo in the 80s |
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Post by stokiedan17 on Aug 11, 2024 10:12:53 GMT
I think shawcross hit it out of the ground by the south stand during a friendly under mark hughes. I remember hughes turning looking in to the the air thinking what the fuck was that 😂 With that sort of memory you should probably be on some sort of watchlist but fair play 👍 I’ve been told many times I have a great memory for useless shit 😂. |
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Post by middleoftheboothen on Aug 11, 2024 10:19:48 GMT
With that sort of memory you should probably be on some sort of watchlist but fair play 👍 I’ve been told many times I have a great memory for useless shit 😂. One man's shit is another man's treasure. Keep fighting the good fight mate. |
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Post by nott1 on Aug 12, 2024 11:17:19 GMT
Used to happen over the Butler Street stand at the Victoria Ground! Remember Shrewsbury? Gay Meadow. The lad in the boat on the Severn. Wasn't it a coracle? |
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