oldtimeram Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Bobby Moore lol. I wish I could have played football like him though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB BIGGS Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 2 hours ago, oldtimeram said: Great story Bob. Mine is not so interesting but I will share it nonetheless. I was present at the Mayor's reception at the Council House in 1975. After the reception I joined the players and officials on the coach that took us to the Pennine Hotel for the main reception. I remember as I was walking to the coach with the players I was asked numerous times for my autograph. Who they thought I was God only knows but I was not going to disappoint so I signed away lol. At the main reception evening I remember getting pissed with Dave Mackay and Des Anderson. Good old days. Had trouble uploading a pic but hopefully you can see it. I am the guy wearing the hideous velvet suit. Roy Mac with me of course and Ronnie Webster behind me (hidden) Blimey, it seems like yesterday. I worked in the Town Clerk's Department then and we were drafted in to "help" on the night by the Mayor's Officer [as we had been in 1971/72]. We were invited to the evening bash too. I thought we ended up at Bailey's Club but it could have been the Pennine. Anyway, a great night [I had attended nearly every game that season] and a chance to be introduced to Dave Mackay and Des Anderson. I walked home on air [could have been the drink..], woke up the following morning feeling very off it and spent almost a month in bed with a serious dose of Glandular Fever that kept me off work for 4 months and away from playing Sport for over a year. Some night....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Did you work with Bill Clarke? Baileys was when we actually won the league..... Player of the year night as I recall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 1 hour ago, oldtimeram said: Bobby Moore lol. I wish I could have played football like him though If Bobby Moore and Alan Hinton produced a lovechild you would be he OTR. The thought of it makes me nauseous, but you could of been the ultimate midfielder. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Eatonram said: Yes a brilliant story, which I know to be true as I'm the one with the Charity Shield! The only detail that I think Bob the Badger (God knows where that name came from) has got wrong (I think) is that the picture was taken at the front of the stage at the Pavillion in Matlock Bath, across the road from the the Fishpond. You'll notice on the picture that the Championship trophy is minus the lid as below. It was very poorly fitting and although it was weighted down underneath with a crudely fitted piece of wood, it still would not sit straight, hence I think it was left behind to make sure it did not get lost. Truly great days, probably never to be repeated. Wow the Pav that takes me back 20 odd years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rams forever Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 There great memory's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB BIGGS Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 5 hours ago, oldtimeram said: Did you work with Bill Clarke? Baileys was when we actually won the league..... Player of the year night as I recall? Yes, Bill worked in Highways at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted April 29, 2018 Author Share Posted April 29, 2018 2 hours ago, Gritters said: Wow the Pav that takes me back 20 odd years. Only 20? lol it was 80's and 90's for me. I can remember when that place used to be full on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday night when Phil Grey (or Roy Orbison) was coining it. Had some great nights out there, many after long away trips pub crawling on the way back from games to try and time it so we hit Matlock at closing and into the Pav. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimeram Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 I worked in the estates dept.... In the markets Dept, but a bit after that. I knew a few in the the dept you mentioned..... Roy Bosworth, Kath Clamp and didn't Gwen Taylor, work there, who went on to do TV acting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelovebelow Posted April 29, 2018 Share Posted April 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Bob The Badger said: Admins, I was trying to figure out where to put this and as it was Derby related went for here, but feel free to move it if it should be elsewhere and sorry for any inconvenience. In 1975 my dad was Chairman of the South Peak supporters club and my mum the secretary. Ron Webster was our President and Peter Danial our Vice President with Ronnie being a good friend of my dads as was Colin Boulton. At the end of the 75 season the supporters club arranged a dinner and dance at the Fishpond in Matlock Bath with Ronnie, Peter, Colin Boulton and Roger Davies attending. Des Anderson also came (and I think Stuart Webb) and they brought the 1st Division Trophy and the Charity Shield. Note: All 4 of those players were super nice people and Roger Davies was (and still is) a really funny guy and always took the time to talk with me. Not sure that would happen in this day and age with 4 players of a Premier League winning team! By the end of the night everybody (not me I was only 13) was hammered and the players and Des went home. They forgot the trophies, or rather everybody thought everybody else was taking them. Did they send somebody to fetch them the following day? Nope, they were in my bedroom until Wednesday. Or rather the first division trophy was because I had a tiny bedroom at the time and I couldn't get the Charity Shield in. That now would be front page news, just forgetting them because they were pizzed never mind not picking them up, but it was a different era. Sadly I can’t find any pics I took with them in the garden with my mates who I brought home from school Monday lunch time and my mum and dad died a long time ago so no idea if they had any and I just never found them But here is a pic taken the previous Saturday night at the Fishpond with me and my best mate. And yeh, I’m the one with the fat face. Fortunately I grew out of that. Best post EVER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColonelBlimp Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Great story, need more pics! I mean, i used to play football up Bursledon Rec with Mick Channon's son but this is several hundred levels above! I love all this sort of stuff ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Ramage 4 EVA Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 Great story ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gritstone Ram Posted April 30, 2018 Share Posted April 30, 2018 12 hours ago, Bob The Badger said: Only 20? lol it was 80's and 90's for me. I can remember when that place used to be full on a Thursday, Friday and Saturday night when Phil Grey (or Roy Orbison) was coining it. Had some great nights out there, many after long away trips pub crawling on the way back from games to try and time it so we hit Matlock at closing and into the Pav. Good times. Yes it is longer than I thought. It would be 30 years ago. Time flies. I used to do exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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