exAtyeoMax Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 21 minutes ago, ChippenhamRed said: As a child I was on page 87 of the 1991 Enterprise holiday brochure. The beginning and end of my modelling career. I was in the Yugotours holiday brochure, in the swimming pool with a plastic bag on my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingswood Robin Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 19 hours ago, MrBibs said: I reckon most of us have them. However tenuous I’m sure we all have a football claim to fame. I found out from (blue) family cousins that I am related to a player who scored over a hundred goals for Rovers. A gentleman by the name of Vic Lambden, who I’d never heard of until I googled him. Strike partner of Geoff Bradford apparently. Wonder If I would have followed the other lot had I known that earlier in life. Thankfully I’ll never know. So, surely many on here must have a tenuous football claim to fame. Even if it’s someone you went to school with. Would love to hear them. My best mans grandfather was Vic Lambden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityloyal473 Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I played Sunday football with the father of Burnley's Ashley Barnes. Also played with former Exeter keeper Jason Matthews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Med/MadHatter Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 When i was growing up my neighbours were cousins with Gary and Kevin Mabbutt, I still remember seeing the "Kevin Mabbutt Superstar" down the side of his car and cringing somewhat, also, my ex fiancee's daughter is in Little Mix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I have a rather tenuous claim to fame. My father in law (RIP), had an uncle Michael Patrick Byrne, that played as a goalkeeper and understudy to Fatty Foulkes of Chelsea. He (Michael Byrne) started his career on the dark side of town, fortunately has no appearances for them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Byrne_(footballer,_born_1880) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I was on the programme cover for the second(?) season in Division 1, the one with the crowd scene wraparound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Hitler Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, exAtyeoMax said: I was in the Yugotours holiday brochure, in the swimming pool with a plastic bag on my head Well I must say that evidences a towering level of modesty and self-effacement that you haven't brought that up before; I'd be telling strangers on the bus personally. In a way it's odd but I always find that I'm sitting next to the loony on the bus; they sit down next to me and start listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dolman Pragmatist Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Nogbad the Bad said: Not Primary, my brother was in Nick Cousins & Nige Durie's year in secondary school (BGS) The Cousins' family lived on Shirehampton Road iirc, so I guess you're talking about Sea Mills Primary? Nick used to come round our house often later on too, he was a lot more sporty than Robin! Yes, Sea Mills Junior Mixed, as it was called then. Nick was a very good sportsman and particularly a very decent rugby player, later refereeing at the top level (I saw him reffing at the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham once). Their dad Fred was a sportsman too - I think he played in goal for Millwall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antman Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I had my inner thigh massaged by Gill Holt and i used to live 3 doors up from Terry Cooper when we lived in Yorkshire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 23 minutes ago, The Dolman Pragmatist said: Yes, Sea Mills Junior Mixed, as it was called then. Nick was a very good sportsman and particularly a very decent rugby player, later refereeing at the top level (I saw him reffing at the Middlesex Sevens at Twickenham once). Their dad Fred was a sportsman too - I think he played in goal for Millwall. Yep, Nick was in the school first team for Rugby, and cricket too, remember seeing him on my brother's team photos. A very friendly and cheerful bloke as I recall. There was a 3rd brother, Martin iirc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nogbad the Bad Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 19 minutes ago, Antman said: I had my inner thigh massaged by Gill Holt and i used to live 3 doors up from Terry Cooper when we lived in Yorkshire. Saw both Les Bardsley and later Alex Lockhart in an unsuccessful bid to save my amateur football career. Les had loads of pictures of former City players in the waiting room and both were happy to talk BCFC all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen humphries Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 2 hours ago, SuperDziek said: I played against Aaron Brown as a kid. He was good, I wasn’t. When growing up, Mike Gibson used to deliver the mail to @CyderInACan and my house. Our old man was star struck. Worked on a site in chipping sodbury with Aaron brown, he’s a far better footballer than he is a plumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenkibby. Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Davefevs said: Played against Julian Dicks as a kid, lost 11-0, he scored 8. Played against Colin Lee at schoolboy and youth football. Once played against his youth team (Torre Trojans) in a cup semi. We had a decent side with two of the Torbay school team in our side, they had the other 9. Don't need to tell you how that went.!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Coach Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 A relative of mine was the centre defence partner of Billy Wedlock at City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yardy Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I scored half a century in the County Ground Somerset but better than that i once shared a elevator with Jedward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exAtyeoMax Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 56 minutes ago, Eddie Hitler said: Well I must say that evidences a towering level of modesty and self-effacement that you haven't brought that up before; I'd be telling strangers on the bus personally. In a way it's odd but I always find that I'm sitting next to the loony on the bus; they sit down next to me and start listening. shame I threw it away other wise I could've shown you… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Tenuous claims to fame i was once stuck in a lift with Pete Sampras in The St James hotel in London. Mrs Oxo and I checked into a hotel in Lyons with the entire Juventus team behind us. Sat with Eddie Large and Jonathon Pierce at GGs testimonial dinner have a friend who dated Jackie D Bumped into Dr Ian Paisley. He was a big guy Met Phil Collins in a record shop in Guildford. That was funny. Top bloke. Was invited on the pitch after the Wallsall game. Got pics of me flinty and Steve (blessings be upon him) Cotterill Got a lot of stories. All true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicki's soulmate Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Saw Brian Tinnion in Asda, blows all your tenlous crap out of the water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 22 minutes ago, REDOXO said: Mrs Oxo and I checked into a hotel in Lyons with the entire Juventus team behind us. We stayed in a hotel in Paris at the same time as the RC Strasbourg team when they played Amiens in the French Cup Final and sat down for breakfast with Jose Luis Chalavert and Habib Beye. When they all got on the bus afterwards they deliberately left Beye behind and he had to chase it up the road as it kept stopping and starting again every time he got to the door with much hilarity from his teammates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davefevs Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, yardy said: I scored half a century in the County Ground Somerset but better than that i once shared a elevator with Jedward I caught Shane Warne out, got bowled out by Dean Headley.....and played against Trescothick a few times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexukhc Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 My cousins soon to be husband is Kane Williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downendcity Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I played at Wembley in the FA Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weepywall Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 I spent an evening at Donnie Gillies house in Hallatrow as the girl I was seeing at the time used to babysit for him, dont think Donnie ever knew tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elruliri Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 38 minutes ago, downendcity said: I played at Wembley in the FA Cup. I played in goal in the 1909 fa cup final, wish I wore gloves I would of caught it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Saturday Boy Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 When Junior Bent first signed for City, he was put in digs with a family along the road from me, on Highridge Green in Bedminster Down. My mum sold Avon make up door to door and Junior's landlady was one of her customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 3 hours ago, Lanterne Rouge said: I was on the programme cover for the second(?) season in Division 1, the one with the crowd scene wraparound. Love that cover, my absolute favourite, it being the season of my first game. Got most progs for that season. You front or back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 13 minutes ago, Moments of Pleasure said: Love that cover, my absolute favourite, it being the season of my first game. Got most progs for that season. You front or back? Back. just to the top left of the circle with the lineups in IIRC - it`s been a long time since I looked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBibs Posted May 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 4 hours ago, Kingswood Robin said: My best mans grandfather was Vic Lambden. So I guess I’m vaguely related to your best man and your tenuous claim is better than mine. I believe Vic ran a garage in Keynsham after he retired. Loved reading all the tenuous claims on here. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 Derek Dougan once asked me for directions to the County Hotel in Taunton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Rob Posted May 2, 2020 Report Share Posted May 2, 2020 1 hour ago, downendcity said: I played at Wembley in the FA Cup. Pah! I SCORED at Wembley. Granted, it was with a crushed can, and I had to guess roughly where the goal line was as the pitch was covered in thick set plastic sheeting, and it was after an Oasis concert on my way out, but still.... One pitch appearance, one goal scored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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