Noel Brotherston

[MCMC1875]

The king would have been 62 today.

[CP Company Lad]

Met him in Preston a few times. Really nice bloke.  62 eh ? Wow. 

[blueboy3333]

A hot-steppin' wing wizard.  He died aged 38 the week before we won the Prem title. Tragic. 

[CP Company Lad]

Preston Grasshoppers.  Met him there. Nice bloke. 

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Noel.... 'he is the King of Ewood park'!

Taken far too young.

[Colt Seavers]

I remember him destroying England full back Viv Anderson during the big midweek evening cup game against the great Forest team back in the late 70s (?)

Anderson resorted to stamping on him as I recall. He couldn't handle Noel at all. I seem to remember a testimonial for him circa 1990 against Kendall's Man City team. 

A genius on his day and a grafter too.

[CP Company Lad]

Players like him why I like Rovers. As a kid.

[Sparks Rover]

My memory of Noel was a 25yd cracker in 3rd round fa cup v Chelsea....

[OldEwoodBlue]

I remember him coming to a Junior Rovers meeting bringing his shirts from the world cup in Spain 82.

A true Rovers Hero

He was 25 at that world cup. I was 10 ?

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

14 hours ago, Sparks Rover said:

My memory of Noel was a 25yd cracker in 3rd round fa cup v Chelsea....

Never forgotten that goal,superb strike!

[MCMC1875]

The penalty miss he sent over the Blackburn End.

[Sparks Rover]

15 hours ago, Franky said:

I remember him coming to a Junior Rovers meeting bringing his shirts from the world cup in Spain 82.

A true Rovers Hero

He was 25 at that world cup. I was 10 ?

I was there that time at junior rovers ......

[arbitro]

I remember his debut at Burnley in a pre season Lancashire Cup match and we couldn't believe he was only 21 primary because of his receding hairline. He represented one of our best ever signings in my opinion.

[Doaksie]

I changed my avatar a few weeks back in homage to a fellow country-man who lit up Ewood Park.

It's great to read the tales of how somebody from my little country is so fondly revered at the club I love.

[DraytonRover]

Always struggled in the mud of autumn but became unplayable on the frosty pitches in winter!

One of my first heroes at Ewood - might have been partly because he was bald like my dad!!

[USABlue]

On 18/11/2018 at 11:01, blueboy3333 said:

A hot-steppin' wing wizard.  He died aged 38 the week before we won the Prem title. Tragic. 

Fantastic little player, loved watching the king if Ewood, loved when we belted out the song too.  I was here when he passed, what was the reason for his early demise.  Di nit know he was less than a year older than me.  RIP Noel and thanks for the happy times.

[blueboy3333]

1 hour ago, USABlue said:

what was the reason for his early demise.

Heart attack. Link to a 'where are they now' piece about the players in the Rovers v Chelsea game mentioned earlier in the thread. 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/6475529.stm

[Herbie6590]

 

 

[old darwen blue]

Wasn’t that the game when Killer nearly murdered that Fucillo fella?

What a fantastic kit that was. 

[Herbie6590]

5 hours ago, old darwen blue said:

Wasn’t that the game when Killer nearly murdered that Fucillo fella?

What a fantastic kit that was. 

Yup...oft discussed by @meadows & I ??

[oldjamfan1]

3 hours ago, meadows said:

When we played Newcastle that VE Day Monday there were two « minute’s silences » - one at the beginning of the game for the war dead, a second at half time for Noel. In the white hot intensity of that night both were immaculately observed by all. 

Did we not lose Micky Heaton around the same time Jim?

[Hanks]

1 hour ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Did we not lose Micky Heaton around the same time Jim?

Mick Heaton died in April 1995, Car accident on the Grane road I think.

[oldjamfan1]

2 hours ago, Hanks said:

Mick Heaton died in April 1995, Car accident on the Grane road I think.

Thanks. My brother was first on the scene and tended to Mick. I couldn’t remember exactly when it was but knew it was somewhere round about the same time as Noel. 

[Leonard Venkhater]

On 20/11/2018 at 02:53, old darwen blue said:

Wasn’t that the game when Killer nearly murdered that Fucillo fella?

What a fantastic kit that was. 

I am sure that after his "death" Fucillo recovered in time to play in the following game?

[old darwen blue]

1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

I am sure that after his "death" Fucillo recovered in time to play in the following game?

I did say he nearly murdered him lol