Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I'm just sorting through a load of stuff in our preparation to move back to the UK after 15 years here and I came across some old photos. My memory sucks and I know most were no more than keen supporters, but maybe there are people in this picture that somebody on here knows? The front guy sat on the floor is Harry Brown the editor of The Ram. He came to our house many times with his wife, Shirley, the blonde sat just behind him who sadly died of breast cancer not that long after this I'm guessing. Harry's dedication to smoking was so intense that the last time he came to our house he was smoking through a trach in his throat after having surgery for throat cancer. You don't get that kind of commitment from kids of today. Most, if not all of these people were regulars in the Sportsman Lounge where we'd go after games but other than Sam Longson front and center, I cannot remember ANY of their names. My memory is pathetic. My old man is back right and below and my mum is to his right stood up and looking down laughing. Great times! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 Here's a pic of the old man with George Hardy on the pitch before a game for something or other. Earnie Hallam is just off to the right. Which makes me wonder whatever happened to Neil Hallam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 And I know I posted this once before, but come on, I did say it was self indulgent. @Eatonram and myself with the 1st Division trophy and Charity Shield (I'll not bore you again with the story about how both were in my bedroom for 3 days after the club forgot to take them back to Derby after that event). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Jack Kirkland next to Sam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 31 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said: I'm just sorting through a load of stuff in our preparation to move back to the UK after 15 years here and I came across some old photos. My memory sucks and I know most were no more than keen supporters, but maybe there are people in this picture that somebody on here knows? The front guy sat on the floor is Harry Brown the editor of The Ram. He came to our house many times with his wife, Shirley, the blonde sat just behind him who sadly died of breast cancer not that long after this I'm guessing. Harry's dedication to smoking was so intense that the last time he came to our house he was smoking through a trach in his throat after having surgery for throat cancer. You don't get that kind of commitment from kids of today. Most, if not all of these people were regulars in the Sportsman Lounge where we'd go after games but other than Sam Longson front and center, I cannot remember ANY of their names. My memory is pathetic. My old man is back right and below and my mum is to his right stood up and looking down laughing. Great times! Roy Orbison top right corner. Harry Enfield bottom centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, i-Ram said: Roy Orbison top right corner. Harry Enfield bottom centre. LMAO. Actually we used to tell him he looked like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Is that Dixon of Dock Green front left ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said: Here's a pic of the old man with George Hardy on the pitch before a game for something or other. Earnie Hallam is just off to the right. Which makes me wonder whatever happened to Neil Hallam? Who's your dad Bob? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 He's the guy with George Hardy and looks a bit like Roy Orbison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Curtains said: Jack Kirkland next to Sam Was he Sam's son-in-law? I thought it was Bob Kirkland, or were they father and son? Losing the plot a bit now racking my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Bob The Badger said: He's the guy with George Hardy and looks a bit like Roy Orbison. Yeah, I get that, handsome guy like his son no doubt, but who is/was he? A local businessman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammeister Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Keith Harris with Orville on his knee to the right of Sam. John Major back row looking at them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, philmycocu said: Yeah, I get that, handsome guy like his son no doubt, but who is/was he? A local businessman? Yeh, he had a business in Matlock. He was a bit of a blagger tbh. Always fairly successful, but because he was friends with Sam and the Kirklands as well as Harry Brown, Ernie and some of the players like Ronnie, Colin Boulton and Roy Mac people just presmed he was more wealthy than he was. Richard Moore invited him to be a director one time. My dad was super keen until he found out they expected an rather large investment for the seat on the board. An investment he didn't have. He probably said he was too busy! Ask @Eatonram, he's the son he never had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 9 minutes ago, Van Rammeister said: Keith Harris with Orville on his knee to the right of Sam. John Major back row looking at them. Difficult to recognize without the hat and monocle (he got shy and blind a lot later in life, but John McCririck is stood at the back next to my mum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 45 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said: Was he Sam's son-in-law? I thought it was Bob Kirkland, or were they father and son? Losing the plot a bit now racking my According to a Gerald Mortimer in his book Sam Longsons prime ally was Jack Kirkland so I assume it was him in the picture. Don’t know other than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtains Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Is Alan Hinton in the picture at the back on the right 4 in or is it my imagination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hintonsboots Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 41 minutes ago, Curtains said: Is Alan Hinton in the picture at the back on the right 4 in or is it my imagination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philmycock Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, Bob The Badger said: Yeh, he had a business in Matlock. He was a bit of a blagger tbh. Always fairly successful, but because he was friends with Sam and the Kirklands as well as Harry Brown, Ernie and some of the players like Ronnie, Colin Boulton and Roy Mac people just presmed he was more wealthy than he was. Richard Moore invited him to be a director one time. My dad was super keen until he found out they expected an rather large investment for the seat on the board. An investment he didn't have. He probably said he was too busy! Ask @Eatonram, he's the son he never had. Brilliant memories for you, great story ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOB BIGGS Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 2 hours ago, hintonsboots said: Is that Dixon of Dock Green front left ? Bill Clark. Presumably still a serving Officer at the time.i knew him from my days at the Council House, where he worked in Road Safety. He also doubled up as “ security” at the players’ entrance and he knew everybody?. He had some great stories..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 1 hour ago, BOB BIGGS said: Bill Clark. Presumably still a serving Officer at the time.i knew him from my days at the Council House, where he worked in Road Safety. He also doubled up as “ security” at the players’ entrance and he knew everybody?. He had some great stories..... Yes you're right, he was on the players door. If you said that these days for a top team you'd not imagine it was a wooden door that you had to step over to get in and it was a shed behind it (not literally - that would have been ridiculous having a shed in a ground). I used to go in that way for most games, unless I was lagging behind and something never occured to me until literally a couple of weeks ago when I was talking with @Eatonramabout it. We used to park down on Holcombe Street and then when it became available the car park opposite the Normanton End. Our seats were in the B Stand on the C Stand side, so we'd walk all the way past the turnstyle to then go in that dor and walk back to get into the Sportsman's Lounge. Unless it was a night game there was rarely a queue to get in to that side of the ground so we concluded that Bill just liked to walk in through the players entrance, because ya know, it's the players entrance. 2 hours ago, philmycocu said: Brilliant memories for you, great story ? Indeed mate, looking back it's a bit mindblowing, but at the time I took it all for granted tbh. Even the winning. I think most of us from that era thought it would never end. And then came Tommy 'Ducking' Docherty and any chance of a resurgence was gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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