Major Isewater Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 53 minutes ago, 77 punk said: when rovers lost a wembley final to tranmere 1990 i am sure vaughan jones threw his losing medal away on the pitch, what a xxxx far better players than him have lost at wembley and showed more dignity He probably didn’t know what a medal was . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 21 hours ago, BS4 on Tour... said: Barrett was a brill player - it was tragic that he died too soon - and Randall was one that we had on trial before he turned pro - but we let him go cos he wasn’t good enough - he ended up playing for Wells City until he was 47 years old, he also ran a pub in that City when I lived there ... I went to school with Paul and knew him and his family very well. I thought it was Paul's sister Vinny that ran the pub in wells though. Knowing him so well, it always annoyed me that he signed for the Sags rather than us though 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: He really was a nasty bastard, like Ian Alexander but more subtle with it and with a bit more skill. Where Alexander would just hack players down (just ask Dave Smith) and not care who saw it Jones would get them off the ball or on the blind side of the ref. Not 100% sure but I watched a rovers player clear the ball fairly and then proceeded to stand on the ankle of Lee Peacock and put him out of the game. It was a deliberate cynical act as he looked where the officials were prior to doing it. Think that was Jones. Also overheard him rallying the troops at a youth game against Ashton boys, by telling them to ******* kick the shit out of the opposition, he was vile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 21, 2020 Report Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, wendyredredrobin said: I went to school with Paul and knew him and his family very well. I thought it was Paul's sister Vinny that ran the pub in wells though. Knowing him so well, it always annoyed me that he signed for the Sags rather than us though It may have been his sis, I saw him behind the bar so many times it looked like he was the gaffer, but you could well be correct 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 21 hours ago, Rich said: Not 100% sure but I watched a rovers player clear the ball fairly and then proceeded to stand on the ankle of Lee Peacock and put him out of the game. It was a deliberate cynical act as he looked where the officials were prior to doing it. Think that was Jones. Also overheard him rallying the troops at a youth game against Ashton boys, by telling them to ******* kick the shit out of the opposition, he was vile. Vaughan Jones had left Rovers quite a while before Peacock signed for us. Vaguely remember the incident you describe but it would’ve been one of the many other Sunday League style cloggers they’ve had playing for them over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22A Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Harold Jarman. He was a winger, so if City signed him it would have meant dropping Alan Skirton or Gerry Sharpe. I didn't realise HJ is Rovers third highest all time scorer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Jarman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Vaughan Jones had left Rovers quite a while before Peacock signed for us. Vaguely remember the incident you describe but it would’ve been one of the many other Sunday League style cloggers they’ve had playing for them over the years. I wondered if that were the case. If I saw the teams I'd identify the culprit. Sort of thing Jones would do though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 47 minutes ago, Rich said: I wondered if that were the case. If I saw the teams I'd identify the culprit. Sort of thing Jones would do though. It wasn't a guy called Pethick, was it ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 26 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: It wasn't a guy called Pethick, was it ? I think you're correct Slarti, it wasn't. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 On 21/03/2020 at 16:23, 77 punk said: when rovers lost a wembley final to tranmere 1990 i am sure vaughan jones threw his losing medal away on the pitch, what a xxxx far better players than him have lost at wembley and showed more dignity Was he trying to throw it into an envelope marked 'cash for silver (or bronze)..'...? then realised there was no cash, and to this day, there still isn't any when it comes the sags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Rich said: I wondered if that were the case. If I saw the teams I'd identify the culprit. Sort of thing Jones would do though. It sounds like the sort of thing Alex Munro might have done, but he was long gone by the time Lee Peacock was playing for us. AM was a nasty player, and I recall him breaking his leg in what was then the Gloucestershire Cup Final. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: It sounds like the sort of thing Alex Munro might have done, but he was long gone by the time Lee Peacock was playing for us. AM was a nasty player, and I recall him breaking his leg in what was then the Gloucestershire Cup Final. Oh, how we laughed ! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Oh, how we laughed ! Was he the ginger left back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rich said: Was he the ginger left back? yup, ginger/blond/balding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 (edited) I think the match I was referring to was the 2007 area final at AG. They also tried to put Scotty out of the game. Edit, I'm mixed up with my dates. They did do Scotty that year though two late tackles in quick succession. What is it with those cheating dirty barstewards? 17 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: yup, ginger/blond/balding No wonder he was dirty, not a lot going for him. Edited March 22, 2020 by Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHILINFRANCE Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Oh, how we laughed ! As I recall, it happened down in the corner where the East End met the Williams Stand. Am I imagining this, but didn't he try and take out a City player? I want to say Chris Crowe, but I am not quite sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 49 minutes ago, PHILINFRANCE said: As I recall, it happened down in the corner where the East End met the Williams Stand. Am I imagining this, but didn't he try and take out a City player? I want to say Chris Crowe, but I am not quite sure. There was the guy playing for Preston that tried to do Crowe and broke his own leg. One of my earliest memories of watching City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said: As I recall, it happened down in the corner where the East End met the Williams Stand. Am I imagining this, but didn't he try and take out a City player? I want to say Chris Crowe, but I am not quite sure. 13 minutes ago, Port Said Red said: There was the guy playing for Preston that tried to do Crowe and broke his own leg. One of my earliest memories of watching City. I’m with Phil on this. My memory is of Munro trying to take out Crowe in front of the Grandstand (later Williams then Lansdown) Crowe hurdling the challenge and Munro crashing into the ringside seating. Had he connected with Crowe, it would have I’m sure been career ending for the City player. There was absolutely no sympathy shown from any home supporters that night! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, PHILINFRANCE said: As I recall, it happened down in the corner where the East End met the Williams Stand. Am I imagining this, but didn't he try and take out a City player? I want to say Chris Crowe, but I am not quite sure. His leg was at a very jaunty angle ,after being extricated from those railings ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Rudolf Hucker said: I’m with Phil on this. My memory is of Munro trying to take out Crowe in front of the Grandstand (later Williams then Lansdown) Crowe hurdling the challenge and Munro crashing into the ringside seating. Had he connected with Crowe, it would have I’m sure been career ending for the City player. There was absolutely no sympathy shown from any home supporters that night! Thank you, it’s over 50 years ago and I would have been very young, so not surprised I am getting mixed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyredredrobin Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 Good God, you lot have much better memories than I have. I certainly can't remember many of those games from the 60s or 70s in much detail, though there are a few which still stand out. TBH I can hardly remember our last game it seems so long ago. Didn't Wells score? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 22, 2020 Report Share Posted March 22, 2020 24 minutes ago, wendyredredrobin said: Didn't Wells score? Who? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4 on Tour... Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, slartibartfast said: It wasn't a guy called Pethick, was it ? Robbie? Had an op to pin his ears back didn’t he?! “You’re so vain...” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Rich said: I wondered if that were the case. If I saw the teams I'd identify the culprit. Sort of thing Jones would do though. Peacock had to come off injured in the Christmas 2000 derby match at Ashton Gate. If that’s the game we’re thinking of then it would’ve been one of these assorted Chavs, thugs and wrong uns... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Corner Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Peacock had to come off injured in the Christmas 2000 derby match at Ashton Gate. If that’s the game we’re thinking of then it would’ve been one of these assorted Chavs, thugs and wrong uns... That team would destroy Thier current one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudolf Hucker Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 3 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Peacock had to come off injured in the Christmas 2000 derby match at Ashton Gate. If that’s the game we’re thinking of then it would’ve been one of these assorted Chavs, thugs and wrong uns... Culkin would fit perfectly into today's squad playing at the Mem in front of their meagre support - so used to being Home Alone. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Port Said Red Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 4 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Peacock had to come off injured in the Christmas 2000 derby match at Ashton Gate. If that’s the game we’re thinking of then it would’ve been one of these assorted Chavs, thugs and wrong uns... I think it's unlikely that it was C Wilkes, despite the Rovers obviously being every referee's favourite other team. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 I wonder if the pitch at the Mem will be as long as the grass on their training ground by the time football resumes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Watts Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan said: Peacock had to come off injured in the Christmas 2000 derby match at Ashton Gate. If that’s the game we’re thinking of then it would’ve been one of these assorted Chavs, thugs and wrong uns... Nice to see they gave a fan a game..... Oh....sorry....misread Bignot.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter O Hanraha-hanrahan Posted March 23, 2020 Report Share Posted March 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Steve Watts said: Nice to see they gave a fan a game..... Oh....sorry....misread Bignot.... He was the whopper who scored after about 30 seconds. I stumbled, pissed up, into the Atyeo just in time to see the net bulge. Bet those sags down the other end and watching on Sky thought they were going to have a great Christmas at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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