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pnematic said:
Belle View has more stanchions than Sydney Harbour Bridge - was like watching from a jail
cell.

Remember one time parked my car in broad daylight then couldn’t find it in the dark! Wandered the streets for ages before finding it . At least I think it was mine - started first time like.
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I never had the 'pleasure' of visiting. All I remember is Kerry Dixon being their player manager for a short while and then the owner burning (or trying to burn) the stadium down for the insurance money.

Glad you found your car 🙂!
 
Remember the banner 'Elwiss and Bruce best strikers since Bryant and May'. Both brilliant. When Venables signed Elwiss for Palace he described him as the best player outside the 1st division (now premiership)
 
My mates dad is John Smith, he didn't tell me for years who his dad was as he knew i was a Nobber. i think he was worried i might kidnap him.
 
I was always a big Elwiss fan despite Brucie taking the limelight with his goals.

I was at Leicester away when he came back to PNE and scored the winner from a free kick with a few minutes to go. It was their first home defeat of the season and ultimately cost them the title despite going on to get promoted.

Was fun and games on the escorted trip back to the coaches that day at Filbert Street.
 
Sid Snot said:
"In 1985, Tottoh, a former radio officer in the Merchant Navy, was working for British Aerospace at Warton and playing as a forward for Preston North End's reserve team on a non-contract basis. Prior to a Fourth Division game against Scunthorpe United, originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 5 November, the first-team squad was badly affected by injuries, and Tottoh was called on to make up the numbers. Because the floodlights at the Deepdale ground had been condemned as unsafe, the game was re-arranged to kick-off at 2pm, so Tottoh left work early and cycled to the ground to take his place on the bench. Only 2007 supporters turned up, making it Preston North End's lowest ever league attendance. Tottoh came on as substitute as Preston lost the match 1–0, and never played in the Football League again, though he did play for non-league clubs Accrington Stanley and Netherfield, where he was player-coach."

I remember it well; good on him :thumbsup:
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He wasn’t first choice either.
A lad from Leyland Used to work on building sites as well as be a non contract player .
Obviously no mobiles in those days and after he returned from work his mum said Preston have been on the phone all morning wanting you to get to the ground .
As he wasn’t a Preston fan he didn’t realise until he next went to a reserve game that Mel had turned out for us . The lad told me as I worked with him for a while could be bullshit but could be true , who knows ,


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ernest said:
Just glanced at the Dave Seddon twitter page and there is a link to an LEP article about a reunion event for former players. Find it yourself if you want - I won't provide it. I have got to say I wouldn't recognise any of them as they are now but they all looked happy enough which I suppose is the main thing. My old dad - a great North Ender now passed from this life - always rated Mike Elwiss.
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Ricky Thompson was one of the best players I recall seeing for North End before being beset by injury. As for Elwiss, he was brilliant and not in Bruces shadow at all at the time. Telepathic. The golden years for me. And to see Eric “hes gone potty” Potts alongside Eric Snookes (not the Bath based toyshop by the way) as he carves one up the wing but just ever so slightly out of play was a treat. Thanks.
 
PNEinGranby said:
Elwiss was class before going to Palace. Every throwing was thrown to his feet. He was the best shielded of the ball i’ve Ever seen. We played Palace when he was there, at Deepdale, and were 2-1 up with minutes to go. Think he scored twice to beat us. Great partnership with Bruce. As we had Robinson after him going don’t think fans were quite so unhappy
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I remember his debut at Carlisle Utd I think as as a young kid sat at the back of the main stand at Brunton Park. Wow he was some player, he now sits a few rows in front of me on match days at Deepdale!
 
keefer68 said:
He wasn’t first choice either.
A lad from Leyland Used to work on building sites as well as be a non contract player .
Obviously no mobiles in those days and after he returned from work his mum said Preston have been on the phone all morning wanting you to get to the ground .
As he wasn’t a Preston fan he didn’t realise until he next went to a reserve game that Mel had turned out for us . The lad told me as I worked with him for a while could be bullshit but could be true , who knows ,


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Who was it Keefer?
 
GloucesterPete;n3359196 said:
I was always a big Elwiss fan despite Brucie taking the limelight with his goals.

I was at Leicester away when he came back to PNE and scored the winner from a free kick with a few minutes to go. It was their first home defeat of the season and ultimately cost them the title despite going on to get promoted.

Was fun and games on the escorted trip back to the coaches that day at Filbert Street.
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I was at that game too, maybe around 1979/1980? We won 2-1 and as you say it was a bit dodgy on the way back to the coaches....as it often was in those days!
 
tcinders;n3359206 said:
I remember his debut at Carlisle Utd I think as as a young kid sat at the back of the main stand at Brunton Park. Wow he was some player, he now sits a few rows in front of me on match days at Deepdale!
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i was also there. I'm sure it was the game where one of Elwiss' goals was a shot from distance which hit both posts then went in. Might be mistaken though. What a player he was.
 
Sid Snot;n3359180 said:
I never had the 'pleasure' of visiting. All I remember is Kerry Dixon being their player manager for a short while and then the owner burning (or trying to burn) the stadium down for the insurance money.

Glad you found your car 🙂!
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I did some work there around that time, the club was in chaos. The owner used to ring in at 1.30 and announce the team over the phone to the manager because he was too scared to turn up in person.
 
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