Red Moseley

You are correct, it is Clifton Bridge, and Ashton Gate was a very basic affair. I think it might even have been called Ashton Gate Platform. Entrance was a lane to the right on the old Ashton Bridge, where underpass from Clanage Road emerges. Both stops for the "Portishead Flyer"!!!

I'll third that, and a great song as well!! Current player - Tammy. Looked a class act from minute one.

I moved to Ashton Road early in !960. Iirc, and it was a very long time ago, the tall building where Duckmoor Rd meets Ashton Rd was the Templecolour/Victor Latty photo lab and the open space where the flats were built was at least partly a large warehouse where Ashton Containers (Wwinterstoke Road) stored huge rolls of paper used in making the cigarette packets for Wills

In tonight's Bristol Post James Piercy says it is the first time that City have reached the FA Youth Cup semi final. This is not true, City lost to Chelsea, the eventual winners, in 1959/60 losing both legs 3 - 0. I attended the home leg as a 12 year old having just moved to Ashton Road by the ground I got 4 autographs of the Chelsea team - Venables, Bonetti, Tambling and Dennis Harkness (I know - who!!!)

For the former BGS pupils on this thread, in case you are not aware the BGS Chronicles are now digitised and can be viewed on line. You can now look back on your teenage exploits, or in my case the lack of them.

Iirc correctly the housemasters at my time were Lucas (blue), Osborne (yellow), Trott (green), Booker (black), Dehn (brown) and Mee or Meigh (red).

Hi Steve, I remember you. Played some house rugby with you. You were a powerful hard running centre iirc. Didn'y you live in Southleigh Road Westbury?

Looks like we were contemporaries. Name's Richard Powell. Fortunately was not quite good enough to make school teams on Saturdays so could make the City. Enjoyed the Failand/Golden Hill mud on Tuesdays or Thursdays though!!

I too was at BGS, 1958 - 64. Bunny Warren was my first form master, great teacher and good bloke. Messrs Booker, Dehn, Osborne and Trott were housemasters along with mine, Graham Lucas. Non footballing school at the time (apart from the Prep School) so rugby or hockey. Two hours of woodwork on a Saturday morning left me losing the will to live, and couldn't wait to get home to Ashton for my football fix.

Fully agree with this. Given the Lansdown's track record on appointments, I am fearful where we will end up from here. Took them 3 attempts to make a decent appointment in Pearson after Johnson (since sacked by Sunderland and Hibs and not exactly setting Fleetwood alight) and Holden (since sacked by Charlton), and it seems that they have not learnt. And don't get started on Ashton and his cronies on the admin side.

My recollections exactly, a cultured left foot but a distinct lack of pace which prevented him going on to higher things. Formed an interesting back line with Gordon Parr, who shall we say was somewhat more robust, and Jack Connor. Jack was a guest once at my football club's annual dinner. Didn't make a speech (which footballer did in those days), presented the awards and extremely friendly, talked to everyone and consumed copious amounts of ale!! Also remember the guy in the enclosure with his " tackle, tackle, tackle".

NP and his team deserve every credit for bringing through the academy players. Semenyo, Scott and Conway have had a significant impact on our performances, and now Bell is joining the fray as well. At the same time several other academy players have made their initial first team appearance(s). As a follower of the City for around 60 years I no longer attend but follow OTIB regularly and have been impressed by another aspect of NP and his team's work which perhaps does not get the credit it deserves.. I refer to the fact that there are 2 players (Vyner and Pring), and possibly a third (Wells) whose time at the Club appeared to be at and end in the third part of last season.. They either played sporadically or not at all, and there was open talk on this forum, and elsewhere, that they would be on their way in the summer. The fact that they are now 3 of the first names on the team sheet does the coaching staff immense credit

I, too. often saw him in Whitchurch, usually waiting for the 376 into town. Also caught his act in various South Bristol pubs back in the day. However my over riding memory of him was from the 2012 Mayoral election when he made a specific point of going around as many polling stations as he could, mine included, to specifically thank the staff at the stations for all their hard work. As many have said, a true gent.

Very high pitched squeaky voice as well. Used to join in our games of football in Greville Smyth Park. Just imagine doing that today!!!!

Yes, I was there as well, and he had been trying to make his mark (sorry about the pun) on Chris all game. If he had caught Chris he would have broken his leg, so I agree with you - got precisely what he deserved for that performance