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In the 1950’s and early 60’s I would rush from Belle Vue after the match and take the tennis ball out of my pocket and run up the grass verges on the long avenue up to the bus terminuses at Christ Church .I would pretend I was Tindill or Jeffrey depending on who had scored that day .Incredible as it might seem but the newspaper man ,dear old Les ,a blind gentleman would already be selling the Football Green Un with the full day’s results at barely 5.30 pm on the corner at Christ Church .It tugs at my heart strings to clearly see him in this old photo .
Eeeh, look at that Reliance bus just setting off on it's journey to Stainy and Dunscroft (where I originate). Always remember when the bus left Barnby Dun for Stainy and got to the railway, the bus used to go underneath a bridge that carried the railway over it. We used to get upstairs on the bus, front seats, and my mam would always say to me and my brothers, "quick, duck your heads down when we go under the bridge", used to get us every time with that. Great photo, thanks for posting.
The Dunscroft Rovers` special used to start on Broadway Avenue opposite the pub. There would always be an advertising sticker on all Reliance, Blue Line, Felix, and Cressey buses, front window behind the driver's seat, to advertise the following Rovers` home game. Those days were before replica shirts, and for kids, the colors were represented on a red and white scarf and painted wooden rattle. Often kids would wear a supporters club metal insignia with a string of bars, each bar representing a season of support.
My dad drove the rovers special many times although he could get in free with his bus drivers badge he would stop on the bus reading the paper or get his head down on the back seat ! He would always have the bus ticking over for ten mins or so before full time and get the heating on for the returning passengers in winter
Living in Cantley we would walk to Cantley bridge and then down to the garage at which point we would cut across on the pathway between the airport and Bawtry road. Once we got the kop end it was often a case of looking who was around and then climbing over the wall and after jumping down into the gents bogs walk out all innocent.
Quote from: EasyforDennis on November 19, 2021, 01:11:19 pmLiving in Cantley we would walk to Cantley bridge and then down to the garage at which point we would cut across on the pathway between the airport and Bawtry road. Once we got the kop end it was often a case of looking who was around and then climbing over the wall and after jumping down into the gents bogs walk out all innocent.Thus robbing ‘your club’ of revenue.
Quote from: Colin C No.3 on November 19, 2021, 01:20:24 pmQuote from: EasyforDennis on November 19, 2021, 01:11:19 pmLiving in Cantley we would walk to Cantley bridge and then down to the garage at which point we would cut across on the pathway between the airport and Bawtry road. Once we got the kop end it was often a case of looking who was around and then climbing over the wall and after jumping down into the gents bogs walk out all innocent.Thus robbing ‘your club’ of revenue.As a ten year old in 1959 yes I retrospectively plead guilty. Can the fact I occasionally nicked sweets from Woolworths pic and and mix also be taken into consideration. At that age the thought of robbing my club of revenue never enter our heads. I guess you was the perfect little swot when you was young and never did anything wrong..
Quote from: Colin C No.3 on November 19, 2021, 01:20:24 pmQuote from: EasyforDennis on November 19, 2021, 01:11:19 pmLiving in Cantley we would walk to Cantley bridge and then down to the garage at which point we would cut across on the pathway between the airport and Bawtry road. Once we got the kop end it was often a case of looking who was around and then climbing over the wall and after jumping down into the gents bogs walk out all innocent.Thus robbing ‘your club’ of revenue.As a ten year old in 1959 yes I retrospectively plead guilty. Can the fact I occasionally nicked sweets from Woolworths pic and and mix also be taken into consideration. At that age the thought of robbing my club of revenue never enter our heads. I guess you was the perfect little swot when you was young and never did anything wrong..I was the same Dennis, I have more than made up for the loss in revenue over the last 60 plus years.
Quote from: EasyforDennis on November 19, 2021, 01:11:19 pmLiving in Cantley we would walk to Cantley bridge and then down to the garage at which point we would cut across on the pathway between the airport and Bawtry road. Once we got the kop end it was often a case of looking who was around and then climbing over the wall and after jumping down into the gents bogs walk out all innocent.Thus robbing ‘your club’ of revenue.As a ten year old in 1959 yes I retrospectively plead guilty. Can the fact I occasionally nicked sweets from Woolworths pic and and mix also be taken into consideration. At that age the thought of robbing my club of revenue never enter our heads. I guess you was the perfect little swot when you was young and never did anything wrong..
Just down from the pub we used to have in the 60s, the Horse & Groom on East Laithe Gate.
Quote from: Glyn_Wigley on November 19, 2021, 01:08:26 amJust down from the pub we used to have in the 60s, the Horse & Groom on East Laithe Gate.East Laithe Gate? Wasn’t that where Ray Harrison, a Rovers’ player from the 50’s/60’s, had a sports shop? I well remember buying my first referee’s uniform from that shop!