Thanks for that.I always thought that Greaves first game for Spurs was against Blackpool when he scored a hatrick.If he was not the greatest goalscorer of all...
Wil check that out Bill, of course Greavesy has the record of scoring on his debut. I haven't got the book with me now, but wil check out what the game was,...
I know what you mean Bob I have been filling a few missing gaps in my Palace programme collection from the early 60's. Don't mind paying up to £3.99 for a ...
Some kid from Birmingham who was playing on loan for someone in Div 3 sorry League 1 last year Thanks for info on Foster didn't realise he had "retired" from...
Think you are right Carson is in Turkey, never really rated him he always seemed oto quick to blame everyone else all the time. Agree about Robinson, he was...
Agreed the ultimat natural goalscorer. re the mention of Roy Hodgson at Palace as far as I am aware he was in the youth sides as Steve Kember, so did your...
Greaves first game for Spurs was v Blackpool in the League when he got a hat-trick in a 5-2 win as Bill says. Spurs did play Plymouth Argyle in the Cup that...
Speaking of Greaves i read his excellent book in which he relates a story about Ted Drake approaching him at training.Drake once scored 10 goals in a match...
Terry please let me know which Palace progs you need, there is a big selection in a shop in Brighton I go to regularly, they sell postcasrds and display mounts...
Just looked back to his autobiog last night, Jimmy made his debut after transfer from AC Milan (or was it Inter?) in the Spurs Reserves v Plymouth. He doesn't...
Think Hardie was just brought in as cover by Bert Head, he was getting on a bit when we signed him from Bradford Park Avenue if I remember rightly. Probably...
I remember Jackson hurting his neck once and Paul being pulled out of an away reserve match at Swansea.I think Jackson recovered to play (against Wolves ?) in...
Wasn't there a song about him... Â Â I don't think he ever played for the first team eh Bill? Â Good result from Woy last night, I particularly watched his...
How long did Jacko last after that, before he joined the 1970's Palace diaspora to Orient to be with George Petchey? Â I seem to remember Hector wanted to...
Same all round ! I was gone by then i'm afraid.I remember being there when they filmed an ad in that bath with a load of toddlers............for band aid...
http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/cricketer-tom-maynard-dies-105056458.html  Tragic this Bill and strange, do you know anything about this?  Given there...
Rather ironic that a crowd in Hove should be homophobic, given Brighton's reputation as the capitol of the South if not England. I think Maynard was...
... Later reports highlight the fact that a period of 50 minutes had elapsed between his being stopped by the police and his being hit by the train, and that...
It seems some of the more "traditional" element at Sussex games thought Surrey's name of the "Brown Hatters" worthy of mirth. Â As you say it is a tragic...
Hadn't heard that Bob, last I heard was that the Police watchdog were opening an investigation. Sounds like one of those that will never be fully explaned. ...
Mike Galloway - a car crash in Leicestershire finished his senior career and is blamed for his life becoming beset by depression and alcoholism. ... -- Bob ...
Grim subject, but two surviving injured players would also include Man U's Bobby Noble and Gordon Banks, of course. Thinking of tonight's match, didn't Ronaldo...
Two things... (Oh and I see someone had already mentioned Banksy, sorry) Re:- ... This is something I've not heard about before,it's something the football...
Thanks Bob. Not much chance of finding a Brentford Reserves programme around 1930, I'd say... Â or does the PRO keep these items of published material I...
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