Big thread on one of the face book groups this week about our new badge Jimmy sirrell is credited with bringing it in due to Sheffield council trademarking the city crest which we used on our shirts but the design is still credited to jimmy hagan
Haven’t got a scooby about the players way before my time
Sorry for not bein an old fogey grayFrom the left Joe Shaw (you two didn’t recognise the master ? we should put a statue up then ), Gerry Summers and Brian the beast Richardson.
All three were still playing for us when I first started going regularly with mi Dad in the 1960’s, but this picture is from the late 50’s
Sorry for not bein an old fogey gray
Sorry for not bein an old fogey gray
I haven’t heard him called that BD but he was certainly a hard beggar. My Dad loved him, he didn’t reckon much to Gerry Summers though.Is Brian Richardson the one who was nicknamed The Crunch?
joe shaw was the cultured centre back and brian richardson was the hard man gerry summers was a good player but was targetted by our boo boys unfortunately they were our 4 5 and 6 for years only ever changed if there was an injury to any of themI haven’t heard him called that BD but he was certainly a hard beggar. My Dad loved him, he didn’t reckon much to Gerry Summers though.
All 3 had been with us for years when I started going but left us within a year or 2 after, so I guess I didn’t see them at their best.
Ok Officer.Grammar police here, was it unfortunate our boo boys targeted him,or that they were our 4,5 and 6 for yrs ?
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yeah realised that bulmer when i read it back my apologies they were our regular 4 5 and 6 for years but gerry summers did get some stick from the boo boys dont know why really cos he was a very good left half as they were called in those days lolGrammar police here, was it unfortunate our boo boys targeted him,or that they were our 4,5 and 6 for yrs ?
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joe shaw was 5ft nowt but his timing for headers was that good he could win the header against a 6ft centre forward most of the time had some great battles with bronco layneOk Officer.
He (Summers) was targeted by our boo boys (and mi Dad) unfortunately. They were our regular LHB, CH, and RHB for years.
I knew what you meant SOB just bein mischievous,passing the timeyeah realised that bulmer when i read it back my apologies they were our regular 4 5 and 6 for years but gerry summers did get some stick from the boo boys dont know why really cos he was a very good left half as they were called in those days lol
I know he wasn’t very tall Shoreham. My Missis (to be) and me actually had the pleasure of sharing a table with him and his lovely wife in the Latino Lounge at the Cavendish Club. I’m 5’11” and I towered over him. I’d only be about 18/19 yo and he’d retired by then, but I was totally in awe of him.joe shaw was 5ft nowt but his timing for headers was that good he could win the header against a 6ft centre forward most of the time had some great battles with bronco layne
You thick forker Bully,tha wern't around in 1066(Tho tha looks owd enuff to have been) but tha shud know who won the battle of Hastings.Joe Shaw the finest uncapped Centre Half in't country accordin to mi dear departed owd Dad.UTCBSorry for not bein an old fogey gray
I know who he is,no chance of the village losing you is there. I’m just not familiar with what he looked like especially when he’s all scrubbed up in his finest and not caked in mud with a blades shirt onYou thick forker Bully,tha wern't around in 1066(Tho tha looks owd enuff to have been) but tha shud know who won the battle of Hastings.Joe Shaw the finest uncapped Centre Half in't country accordin to mi dear departed owd Dad.UTCB
In fairness I think it was a bit different back then. My Dad didn’t like Summers but he wouldn’t ever have thought about booing him in a game or even booing a team off. I think it’s probably because the players were seen as part of the community back then and the same few turned out every week for (as with the 3 in the photo) for years.Incidentally he probably got stick off our boo boys because we demand to have a scapegoat,we’ve never been any different whilst ever I’ve been goin,people hankering after the good old days when we sang for 90 mins and got behind every member of the team. It never happened !