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  1. Shy Talk replied to the thread Reds in the 50's.

    It's what they did in those days wasn't it, when they lived on the same streets and travelled on the same buses as the fans. Jimmy was...

    Dec 20, 2024 at 9:23 PM
  2. Shy Talk liked Voice of Reason's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    I didn't see Baxter in his first spell with us, when he was, apparently, outstanding, a midfield wizard, though nobody ever used the...

    Dec 20, 2024 at 9:19 PM
  3. Shy Talk replied to the thread Mad Friday.

    Well I'm a year older than that, so me n thee together are distinctly average :)

    Dec 20, 2024 at 9:16 PM
  4. Shy Talk liked x11barnsley's post in the thread Mad Friday.

    I can claim being a year less than that so feel positively youthful now !!!

    Dec 20, 2024 at 9:15 PM
  5. Shy Talk replied to the thread Reds in the 50's.

    There was always talk of the Reds in my house as a kid, my mother was a Fairclough and we're related to Arthur who used to live in the...

    Dec 19, 2024 at 9:32 PM
  6. Shy Talk liked Voice of Reason's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    I think half-time refreshments, such as hot Bovril, were available there. The scoreboard was also there, more or less where it is now...

    Dec 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
  7. Shy Talk liked RedfearnsRocket's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    Stumbled on these clips of the Reds in FA cup action 1956 and 1957 anyone on here around back them to remember. [MEDIA] [MEDIA]

    Dec 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
  8. Shy Talk liked RedfearnsRocket's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    This one is incredible, look at oakwell back then, particularly the old building next the old kop end what is now the scoreboard [MEDIA]

    Dec 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
  9. Shy Talk liked RedfearnsRocket's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    This one might be for you then [MEDIA]

    Dec 18, 2024 at 9:56 PM
  10. Shy Talk liked Voice of Reason's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    The 1955-6 season was my first at Oakwell, and I attended a fair number of games as a 6-7 year old, with my elder brother. I didn't...

    Dec 18, 2024 at 7:46 AM
  11. Shy Talk liked Prince of Risborough's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    I remember seeing Malcolm Graham playing for us in the early 60s

    Dec 18, 2024 at 7:44 AM
  12. Shy Talk liked Prince of Risborough's post in the thread Reds in the 50's.

    1962 was my first year and there were still some of the old stalwarts from the previous decade around - Billy Houghton, Duncan Sharp...

    Dec 18, 2024 at 7:44 AM
  13. Shy Talk replied to the thread Reds in the 50's.

    I just missed that era, starting in 1961, but a couple of the players in those clips were still going strong in my day.

    Dec 17, 2024 at 10:05 PM
  14. Shy Talk liked Tyke The Tree-Frog's post in the thread FAB Q&A.

    Id still love to know what ambition is to some fans ?

    Dec 16, 2024 at 11:52 AM
  15. Shy Talk liked troff's post in the thread Sack the clown.

    Had we lost today there’d be clamour for his head - and I’ll caveat here that I don’t necessarily think he is that good as a manager -...

    Dec 14, 2024