BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[Claytons Left Boot]

3 hours ago, renrag said:

It was the very early 60’s and in many peoples opinion what caused a dip in his form and his England place and captaincy

His last England cap was in 1960. To be honest, I can’t remember the exact date he bought the newsagents but I would guess mid to late 60s, rather than at the beginning of that decade. I may be wrong though.

[Claytons Left Boot]

3 hours ago, renrag said:

It was the very early 60’s and in many peoples opinion what caused a dip in his form and his England place and captaincy

Regarding losing both his England place and the captaincy, I was led to believe that the southern biased press made Ronnie the scapegoat for England’s 3-3 draw with Yugoslavia in May 1960, his last match. England had twice been behind in the game before scoring late on to snatch a draw.

[Claytons Left Boot]

A bit more nostalgia.

[Riversider28]

Just now, Claytons Left Boot said:

A bit more nostalgia.

This photo has featured on a post previously. The young lad sitting on the wall is Billy Eckersley, son of “Sir” Bill, one of the finest players ever to grace Ewood Park 

[Gav]

10 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Regarding losing both his England place and the captaincy, I was led to believe that the southern biased press made Ronnie the scapegoat for England’s 3-3 draw with Yugoslavia in May 1960, his last match. England had twice been behind in the game before scoring late on to snatch a draw.

I'm not saying this is wrong, but its the sort of thing I can hear my dad saying, him being fiercely protective over Rovers and our players, they could do no wrong 

[arbitro]

45 minutes ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

A bit more nostalgia.

Love the knitted scarves with players names embroidered on them. I can picture many mums and nans busying themselves in front of a nice coal fire doing these.

Keep these coming Mark.

[Roving Mick]

13 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Love the knitted scarves with players names embroidered on them. I can picture many mums and nans busying themselves in front of a nice coal fire doing these.

Keep these coming Mark.

That will be Mat Woods' name on her scarf then.  I thought she had OCDS at first.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

11 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Regarding losing both his England place and the captaincy, I was led to believe that the southern biased press made Ronnie the scapegoat for England’s 3-3 draw with Yugoslavia in May 1960, his last match. England had twice been behind in the game before scoring late on to snatch a draw.

There was a time when Rovers were really on song a few seasons later when Ronnie was the best attacking wing half in the country but having dropped Ronnie the selectors were loathe to lose face and pick him again.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Love the knitted scarves with players names embroidered on them. I can picture many mums and nans busying themselves in front of a nice coal fire doing these.

Keep these coming Mark.

You'd have to knit quickly today, the players will have left by time the scarf is finished. You had the like of Clayton, Woods and McGrath playing together for about 6 or 7 seasons then. I've mentioned before that I used to see a group of women going into the Riverside with similar home made scarves - half Rovers and half Burnley. I had a blue and white scarf my mum made for me but I left it on the bus after a game. I had one of those rattles painted blue and white but I don't know what happened to that.

[oldjamfan1]

Just now, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

You'd have to knit quickly today, the players will have left by time the scarf is finished. 

Mums everywhere would be praying that their team didn't sign Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

[Herbie6590]

2 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Mums everywhere would be praying that their team didn't sign Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink

“Ian Ure ?....Yup....” 

[Claytons Left Boot]

Blackburn’s Mr Whippy (see bottom of door ?) handing out free laxative flavour ice creams to the Burnley players prior to the 1962 FA Cup Final. Well, they got beat, so I reckon it worked.

[A Northern Horde...]

5 hours ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

A bit more nostalgia.

There is a certain warmth and good feeling looking back at these old pics...Football was a real day out back then and most likely a massive relief from the drudgery of the Factory working week.God bless 'em all!

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Blackburn’s Mr Whippy (see bottom of door ?) handing out free laxative flavour ice creams to the Burnley players prior to the 1962 FA Cup Final. Well, they got beat, so I reckon it worked.

Lets see how observant people are - I can see two ex Rovers in that photograph. Anybody else spot the other one along with Adam Blacklaw. There might even be three.

I wonder what " Adidas " gave them for wearing the boots

Edited December 2, 2020 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Riversider28]

3 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Lets see how observant people are - I can see two ex Rovers in that photograph. Anybody else spot the other one along with Adam Blacklaw. There might even be three.

Is Mr Whippy one?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

Just now, Riversider28 said:

Is Mr Whippy one?

No.

[oldjamfan1]

7 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Lets see how observant people are - I can see two ex Rovers in that photograph. Anybody else spot the other one along with Adam Blacklaw. There might even be three.

John Connelly? Walter Joyce?

[Claytons Left Boot]

9 minutes ago, Tyrone Shoelaces said:

Lets see how observant people are - I can see two ex Rovers in that photograph. Anybody else spot the other one along with Adam Blacklaw. There might even be three.

I wonder what " Adidas " gave them for wearing the boots

Nine players listed but there are eleven in the photo. Three of those you can’t really tell who they are. I’m assuming one could be John Connelly, behind Ray Pointer?

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

6 minutes ago, oldjamfan1 said:

John Connelly? Walter Joyce?

Correct. Walter Joyce, who was 12th man for that final, is peeping out from behind Ray Pointer and I think it must be John Connelly behind Tommy Cummings. The missing player is John Angus and he must be stood directly behind Brian Miller, unless Miller had three legs ! It could also be Jimmy Robson hiding behind Miller.

Edited December 2, 2020 by Tyrone Shoelaces

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

That Burnley team played against Rovers on many occasions, teams didn't change members back then anything like they do today.

[Claytons Left Boot]

1 hour ago, renrag said:

This is a picture taken from Ronnie Claytons book  ‘A Slave To Soccer’ published in 1960
 

Thanks for that renrag! I grew up in that area of Darwen and, whilst I was only a kid in the early 60s, I hadn’t realised they had run the newsagents for that length of time. My parents had been friends of Ronnie and Val since the mid 60s.

[Elvis Biro]

1 hour ago, Claytons Left Boot said:

Thanks for that renrag! I grew up in that area of Darwen and, whilst I was only a kid in the early 60s, I hadn’t realised they had run the newsagents for that length of time. My parents had been friends of Ronnie and Val since the mid 60s.

Didn't Keith Newton have a newsagents on Sudell Cross at one time? I'm sure he had 'Keith Newton- Blackburn Rovers - Burnley  -England' on the shopfront.

[Herbie6590]

Speedie

 

[Elvis Biro]

20 minutes ago, Herbie6590 said:

Speedie

 

Did the cameraman/woman not know what focus is? 

[Claytons Left Boot]

2 hours ago, Elvis Biro said:

Didn't Keith Newton have a newsagents on Sudell Cross at one time? I'm sure he had 'Keith Newton- Blackburn Rovers - Burnley  -England' on the shopfront.

Can’t remember it Elvis but I’ve just googled it and yes, a newsagents at Sudell Cross.