Martin Mcguiness

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I can't remember his first name offhand, just his nickname unless it was his surname. He was big and fat, bigger than anybody else on either side. If you didn't take his legs he'd carry two or three with him.
I played against him on Sandford Rd. Loads of St. Peter's pupils came to watch as a lot lived in Balby.
A lad called Dave Sissons lived on Earlsmear Ave. I think. He was a year above me and knocked about with Ray Thomas and Alan Ruddick (rubber) at one time.
The Flowitts lived on King Edward Rd. I think.
I can't remember Christine but did briefly go out with Janet Scott from Weston Rd. Tony Humphries who you know from the plant and police lived on Browning Ave. we were good mates at school.

Dave (Dougie) his dad had The Spinney at some point. Flew was one of the Balby gang, thought I may be right, Yep we have sorted Eddie Chico out  Tony was as you say at Plant, he was app leccy. Pete Lakin from Hecky was in my year, he was a mate and still is, see him most weeks. Tony was my last boss at Thorne nick before I had to retire.. SMALL WORLD.  I will find Christine yet, she hung around with Jackie Bailey I remember we all (the names I have given ) used to go To Mablethorpe most weekends. HAPPY DAYS THEY WERE.

I would go out with Chris in periods of two weeks max. I chucked her when Donny lost a game, she later came boss at a clothes shop near market and then it went into frontage of Arndale, we remained friends.

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Yes Hickling used to belt you with Pencil rack. And Ackroyd was not bad. We were introduced to rugby by Mr Peterson (metalwork) When I had a stint in Doncaster P Stn, I met up with a young lass - Julie Waller from Cantley her dad was of course Tech Drawing teacher, the only one we not mentioned in that block was Mr Storr. Ahhhh Noddy and Granny bloody hell. I once walked out of school gates to twag and looked behind me and Noddy was watching. I knew I had been rumble so went to Youth Employment Office and then back to school.

Wilby Carr used to ambush us on Cross Country runs, there was a tunnel or something into our playing field they invaded us and there was a big scrap on grass. I also was in school athletics team (Shot Putt) whilst walking to the area, we were having javelins thrown in our direction oooh would not have missed those days. I still got scarf somewhere.

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That's him, looked big and daft with a smile on his face. Fred Toyne played for us and later signed for Dons but never pushed on.

Yes, Fred was there when I was training with the Dons when I was 18