BRFC - The Nostalgia Thread

[rigger]

4 minutes ago, Riversider28 said:

Monday night Soul Club In The 60’s. I just loved the music and, hopefully, a few dances too. A friend of mine met his future wife there on one of our forays on the dance floor.

70's, Dirty Duck first.

[DeeCee]

1 hour ago, arbitro said:

Are you referring to the original one? If so can you remember the street name?

Edit: Just found this.

https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/6041750.mystery-old-yatess-wine-lodge/

Was on one of the streets behind the Sun etc, on the circuit round the Barbary.

I went in the one in Bradford in the mid 70s and it still had a spitoon!

[DeeCee]

2 hours ago, arbitro said:

Is that not the original Wine Lodge? I don't remember the name of the street but it was round the corner from where M&S is now.

Think that's the new one, look at the "modern" lights and furniture 😁

[Gav]

11 hours ago, rigger said:

70's, Dirty Duck first.

 

[arbitro]

43 minutes ago, renrag said:

I think you’ve got it there Tony. If my memory serves me right, Lord Street ran parallel with Church Street from Ainsworth Street to King William Street, and at the top end faced the old market square. Thwaites Arcade ran between the two streets, round about where the top door of the new market is.

You've nailed it Jack.

[Leonard Venkhater]

5 hours ago, Gav said:

 

I remember going in there one night in 1974 with my mate. Our game at Bolton had been postponed and in came most of the Rovers squad. They were quite happy to chat to us. I was surprised -even then-at how many of them smoked!

I remember having a good natter with Terry Eccles and that John O'Mara took the piss ( in a nice way) out of my mate's hippie ( Vulcan /Queen's)clothes.

Kit Napier and Barry Endean were great to talk to and even dropped me off at home at the end of the night.

Edited January 27, 2021 by Leonard Venkhater

[rigger]

7 minutes ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

I remember going in there one night in 1974 with my mate. Our game at Bolton had been postponed and in came most of the Rovers squad. They were quite happy to chat to us. I was surprised -even then-at how many of them smoked!

I remember having a good natter with Terry Eccles and that John O'Mara took the piss ( in a nice way) out of my mate's hippie ( Vulcan /Queen's)clothes.

Kit Napier and Barry Endean were great to talk to and even dropped me off at home at the end of the night.

Did he use a dumper ?

[Elvis Biro]

19 hours ago, simongarnerisgod said:

couple of glasses of aussie white wine was guaranteed to get the night off to swinging start!!!!!!!!!

I once took a mate from London to Blackburn Yates's and said you have to try this Aussy white wine. He had a dock and said 'Well, it may be Australian, and it may be white, but I don't think it's wine."

[Gav]

1 hour ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

I remember going in there one night in 1974 with my mate. Our game at Bolton had been postponed and in came most of the Rovers squad. They were quite happy to chat to us. I was surprised -even then-at how many of them smoked!

I remember having a good natter with Terry Eccles and that John O'Mara took the piss ( in a nice way) out of my mate's hippie ( Vulcan /Queen's)clothes.

Kit Napier and Barry Endean were great to talk to and even dropped me off at home at the end of the night.

Did they buy the drinks Leonard?

[Leonard Venkhater]

9 minutes ago, Gav said:

Did they buy the drinks Leonard?

DTF Lol

[Gav]

Used to The Regent? Then Coconut Grove.

[Gav]

We are slightly digressing here now, trying to think of a Rovers link - Bovver boots maybe 👍

[Gav]

Mullards 1970's - One for the engineers

Edited January 27, 2021 by Gav

[Gav]

The Navigation - A match day stop off point to and from Mill Hill station

[Riversider28]

5 minutes ago, Gav said:

Mullards 1970's - One for the engineers

The guy front centre in the light top doesn’t look to be very busy. I hope he’s not on piece work. As the saying in my line of work goes “If you’ve got time to lean, you’ve got time to clean”.

[Gav]

Brewers in my day

[arbitro]

32 minutes ago, Gav said:

We are slightly digressing here now, trying to think of a Rovers link - Bovver boots maybe 👍

Skinners parallels were the order of the day along with, as you allude to Doc Martens (cherry red of course).

AG-AGR-AGRO 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[darrenrover]

13 minutes ago, arbitro said:

Skinners parallels were the order of the day along with, as you allude to Doc Martens (cherry red of course).

AG-AGR-AGRO 😁😁😁😁😁😁

"I was born in The Blackburn End, I was born in The Blackburn End, Knives are made for stabbin', guns are meant to shoot, If you come in the Blackburn End, We'll all stick in the Boot!

Dean Martin, eat yer bloody heart out!

Only exception I recall, were the Chelsea skinheads climbing out of The Blackburn End bit of The Nuttall Street stand and through The Enclosure, and the black leather, trench coated, Bolton Gestapo Mob, who all paid on to the Blackburn End in twos!

They can't take away our memories!

What did I just eat for tea?

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by darrenrover

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Mullards 1970's - One for the engineers

Looks like a good place to work. Managing Directors son having a well earned break on the second grinding machine from the front.

[Exiled in Toronto]

6 hours ago, Leonard Venkhater said:

I remember going in there one night in 1974 with my mate. Our game at Bolton had been postponed and in came most of the Rovers squad. They were quite happy to chat to us. I was surprised -even then-at how many of them smoked!

I remember having a good natter with Terry Eccles and that John O'Mara took the piss ( in a nice way) out of my mate's hippie ( Vulcan /Queen's)clothes.

Kit Napier and Barry Endean were great to talk to and even dropped me off at home at the end of the night.

You’re lucky Barry got you to the right street! I’ll never forget him putting one over the bar from an inch out away at Rochdale.

[rigger]

3 hours ago, Gav said:

Used to The Regent? Then Coconut Grove.

Saw some great gigs in the Regent

[rigger]

3 hours ago, darrenrover said:

"I was born in The Blackburn End, I was born in The Blackburn End, Knives are made for stabbin', guns are meant to shoot, If you come in the Blackburn End, We'll all stick in the Boot!

Dean Martin, eat yer bloody heart out!

Only exception I recall, were the Chelsea skinheads climbing out of The Blackburn End bit of The Nuttall Street stand and through The Enclosure, and the black leather, trench coated, Bolton Gestapo Mob, who all paid on to the Blackburn End in twos!

They can't take away our memories!

What did I just eat for tea?

 

Lee Marvin ?

[darrenrover]

34 minutes ago, rigger said:

Lee Marvin ? Yeh, him as well!

Oh bugger, who do you think you are rigger, Oldjamfan? 🤣

Why are you always fecking right?! in mitigation, similar era, deep gravely voice etc.....

 

Edited January 27, 2021 by darrenrover

[darrenrover]

Anyway: Peepers on Friday nights, Vulcan and Grapes thrown in for good measure anyone?

 

[rigger]

50 minutes ago, darrenrover said:

Anyway: Peepers on Friday nights, Vulcan and Grapes thrown in for good measure anyone?

 

Ribblesdale, Clarence