Danny Blanchflower

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  1. George Kerr

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    Just read this quote from one of our former players. Those were the days eh.

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    George Kerr, Apr 18, 2025
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    He died 13 years before tiki-taka football became a thing. Entertainment is secondary.
     
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    Watch this I put on my YouTube channel a while back.
    Barnsley F.C. Past Masters YTV.
    Now here's a treat. This was broadcast in mid 1982 and features a profile on the Reds with film and studio interviews with Danny Blanchflower and Skinner Normanton.
    Presented by John Helm

     
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    He could have been a Masala of the modern game.
     
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    Worked with Skinner at Grimethorpe pit Lovely bloke to talk to
     
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    Danny Blanchflower signed for us on this day in 1949......
     
    wolvestyke, Apr 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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