Guest firetotheworks Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Visions of Mike Hooper trying to sign your ball, fumbling it, and then slowly sitting down as it trickles past him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 My Mam washing all the signatures off my maroon training top will haunt me forever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Gah, why in the living fuck did Kenny dismantle that team? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Chris and Matt Holland Paddy Kelly I was going to say Andy Griffin, but I thought he was class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheshire Mag Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Visions of Mike Hooper trying to sign your ball, fumbling it, and then slowly sitting down as it trickles past him. Explains where Harper got it from then....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoot Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 “There was always a build-up when there was a big game and at that point we were rivaling Manchester United. The whole country were talking about us, we had three thousand [watching] training, the city was buzzing. I was always gutted I never managed to watch them train when I was kid. Imagine being able to go and watch them train man. It still seems odd that they trained on that bloody field. I went down loads of times. Used to take my merlin sticker collection book with me and get each player to sign their sticker. I hope that sticker book is in the loft. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ED209 Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. I used to work at Durham uni around that time and we used to play 5 a side at maiden castle a couple of lunchtimes each week. The end of our games used to coincide with players leaving after training. During the school holidays I was asked for my autograph many times when heading back to work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 class. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. I used to work at Durham uni around that time and we used to play 5 a side at maiden castle a couple of lunchtimes each week. The end of our games used to coincide with players leaving after training. During the school holidays I was asked for my autograph many times when heading back to work! I hope you did it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rnmag Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Chris and Matt Holland Paddy Kelly I was going to say Andy Griffin, but I thought he was class. You have to be class to slot one past Buffon in the Champions League! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Got absolutely loads every time I went down, including my picture with the Keegler, Pav, Terry Mac etc. Some great memories including things like Tino robbing me mate of his Parker pen, when it had showed so the players couldn't train outside so Keegan got them playing 5 a side in the gym and invited everybody in to watch. Also once went in the October school holidays when it was an international break and managed to get my picture taken with an injured Shearer who was pretty much the only person there. Sorry OCK. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCK Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sempuki Posted September 7, 2017 Share Posted September 7, 2017 Remember getting the most uninspiring collection of autographs the time I went down to Maiden Castle like. Proper gutted. Got absolutely loads every time I went down, including my picture with the Keegler, Pav, Terry Mac etc. Some great memories including things like Tino robbing me mate of his Parker pen, when it had showed so the players couldn't train outside so Keegan got them playing 5 a side in the gym and invited everybody in to watch. Also once went in the October school holidays when it was an international break and managed to get my picture taken with an injured Shearer who was pretty much the only person there. Sorry OCK. I was at university in Durham then and it was fantastic being able to watch the training sessions at close range. Great memories. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Currently sorting out some books in me mam's loft and just stumbled across this. Anglo-Italian Cup man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minhosa Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 I had that - quality. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Was there any point to that competition? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Benito Carbone on the bench for Ascoli, cracking little player 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Class that. Was the Anglo Italian cup a big joke? That Bari ground dies look canny like, albeit the fans are 2 miles from the pitch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Benito Carbone on the bench for Ascoli, cracking little player 👍 Went to Sheff Wed didn't he? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Optimistic Nut Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Oliver Bierhoff too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Howaythetoon Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 He went to Sheff Wed as well? Can't remember that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki679 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Their keeper is an odd one though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robster Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 That Ascoli game was hilarious. Didn't David Kelly jump to avoid yet another nasty a challenge and end up studding the player in the balls ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Away Day Gadgie Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 Benito Carbone on the bench for Ascoli, cracking little player 👍 Went to Sheff Wed didn't he? Yeah. He must've signed for Torino not long after that game cos i loved Serie A at the time and i remember him being brilliant for them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
John P Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I also had that book, would spend hours reading it before bed when I was little. Also remember going to watch the training at that time, got pictures with Keegan and Beardsley (my hero) and got them blown up and put on my wall at home, must still be in the garage somewhere. Watching matches at the Odeon also sticks in my mind. We lived in Loughborough at the time, but whenever we visited my Nana we would always make a trip to the Odeon if we couldn't get a ticket for the match. I always remember it being completely rammed in there. Amazing times though, got so many vivid memories of that period. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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