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Beersoulman

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Anyone remember the LEP asking fans to turn up for a photo shoot outside the old supporters club/commercial office round about 1971? They gave us plastic bowler hats to wear. I'm sure Alan Ball join in and the photo went on the back page of the post. (reposted from other thread). I was 13 and I'd love to see that photo!

Also how about this poem I learned by heart that someone put in the Evening Post at the time
We all come from Preston town
dressed in white and blue
Crazy cats in bowler hats
We may seem strange to you
If you should ask we we are so
Its really elementary
We support the lillywhites
and we are called THE GENTRY

So Leeds United, Everton
Spurs and Chelsea too
Do not think you'll reign supreme
We'll soon be back with you
And every ground will hear our roar
From West Brom to Coventry
Viva Viva Alan Ball
Make way here come the GENTRY!
 
Pretty sure it wouldn't have taken long to come up with a couple of places that illustrated a greater distance .. Oh, and that also rhymed!
 
I turned up for that with mate John who worked behind bar at Lane Ends pub at time.

RIP John.

Had picture taken with free bowlers. Happy but bit mad times.
 
K14 PNE said:
Pretty sure it wouldn't have taken long to come up with a couple of places that illustrated a greater distance .. Oh, and that also rhymed!
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I was just looking at your Sig...... What is your connection to Weymouth ??
 
Beersoulman said:
Anyone remember the LEP asking fans to turn up for a photo shoot outside the old supporters club/commercial office round about 1971? They gave us plastic bowler hats to wear. I'm sure Alan Ball join in and the photo went on the back page of the post. (reposted from other thread). I was 13 and I'd love to see that photo!
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Yes i remember it and was on it, i would have been 16 or 17 at the time. I too would love to see it again. maybe it will show up eventually in the retro section of the L.E.P
 
I was just looking at your Sig...... What is your connection to Weymouth ?? - ANDO60

(Apologies but my 'reply with quote' function doesn't appear to work!)

I was born at Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston (in 1955) but moved to Weymouth at the age of five. My Mother was from there and we moved because she had TB and was advised that the air would be better for her! Whilst remaining loyal to the mighty PNE, I followed Weymouth and even became a junior 'Terra'. I travelled on the coach with the team to away games. My maths teacher at Weymouth Grammar school was Phil Stocker (now sadly passed) who played for Weymouth FC - he played in the FA Cup match at Deepdale that was abandoned due to fog and he played in the rearranged fixture. He didn't have a souvenir programme of the Preston v Weymouth match so, as a then collector of PNE programmes, I gave him mine, I am sure that helped me to get slightly better marks! I moved back to Preston when I was 18 and I got a job at BAe and I was able to go and watch my team from then on but I have always had (and always will have) a special fondness for Weymouth FC and would love them to get back to the dizzy heights of being one of the best non league teams in the country (as they were in the 60's) and maybe even achieve league status one day.
 
K14 PNE said:
I was just looking at your Sig...... What is your connection to Weymouth ?? - ANDO60

(Apologies but my 'reply with quote' function doesn't appear to work!)

I was born at Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston (in 1955) but moved to Weymouth at the age of five. My Mother was from there and we moved because she had TB and was advised that the air would be better for her! Whilst remaining loyal to the mighty PNE, I followed Weymouth and even became a junior 'Terra'. I travelled on the coach with the team to away games. My maths teacher at Weymouth Grammar school was Phil Stocker (now sadly passed) who played for Weymouth FC - he played in the FA Cup match at Deepdale that was abandoned due to fog and he played in the rearranged fixture. He didn't have a souvenir programme of the Preston v Weymouth match so, as a then collector of PNE programmes, I gave him mine, I am sure that helped me to get slightly better marks! I moved back to Preston when I was 18 and I got a job at BAe and I was able to go and watch my team from then on but I have always had (and always will have) a special fondness for Weymouth FC and would love them to get back to the dizzy heights of being one of the best non league teams in the country (as they were in the 60's) and maybe even achieve league status one day.
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Cheers, nice story !

I wasn't prying - I was just genuinely interested !

Do you still work at BAE ?? ( Im sure that I have seen your Reg Plate on the car park )
 
No. My BAe days (and the reg plate!) have long since gone. Currently residing in Spain (must update my profile on here!) and attempting to live off my meagre work pension.
 
K14 PNE said:
No. My BAe days (and the reg plate!) have long since gone. Currently residing in Spain (must update my profile on here!) and attempting to live off my meagre work pension.
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Somebody at BAES must have bought your car / reg plate, because i am sure that i see it in the same car park that i use...
 
K14 PNE said:
I was just looking at your Sig...... What is your connection to Weymouth ?? - ANDO60

(Apologies but my 'reply with quote' function doesn't appear to work!)

I was born at Sharoe Green Hospital in Preston (in 1955) but moved to Weymouth at the age of five. My Mother was from there and we moved because she had TB and was advised that the air would be better for her! Whilst remaining loyal to the mighty PNE, I followed Weymouth and even became a junior 'Terra'. I travelled on the coach with the team to away games. My maths teacher at Weymouth Grammar school was Phil Stocker (now sadly passed) who played for Weymouth FC - he played in the FA Cup match at Deepdale that was abandoned due to fog and he played in the rearranged fixture. He didn't have a souvenir programme of the Preston v Weymouth match so, as a then collector of PNE programmes, I gave him mine, I am sure that helped me to get slightly better marks! I moved back to Preston when I was 18 and I got a job at BAe and I was able to go and watch my team from then on but I have always had (and always will have) a special fondness for Weymouth FC and would love them to get back to the dizzy heights of being one of the best non league teams in the country (as they were in the 60's) and maybe even achieve league status one day.
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Nice one.
 
Beersoulman said:
Anyone remember the LEP asking fans to turn up for a photo shoot outside the old supporters club/commercial office round about 1971? They gave us plastic bowler hats to wear. I'm sure Alan Ball join in and the photo went on the back page of the post. (reposted from other thread). I was 13 and I'd love to see that photo!
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I'm sure Dave Seddon would be able to dig that picture out of the archives for you if you ask him nicely.

Nice One.
 
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