Julian Broddle's Book...

The only 'keeper' is my missus - she has tons of books, literally more tons than Sir Geoffrey, anyway to cut a long story short she has two kindles - one I bought her initially was one of the original ones, without the backlight. The second one is with a backlight meaning she can read without a light at the bedside. Me I tend to read autobiographies either from a library or a secondhand/charity shop. Reading this book on the kindle is so so strange it doesn't feel like I'm reading a book at all - I'll probably have to make an appointment to see my GP ......... bloddy thumb strain.............better than winker's cramp - oh sorry that was another thread

Oh and there has only been one former Mrs - I just wish I met this one before the first one..............

 

Totally agree MT. Always listened to the draw and followed the progress of the teams through to the
final. They've messed about with the competition so much now, I follow our game(s) then only get interested again around
the Semi-final stage.

I was at Filbert Street again in the April, when we were in the Second Division and we drew 2-2 that time.
Our former Assistant Coach Tommy Wright played in the League and Cup game for them if I remember correctly.

We got to the ground in time to see our players getting off the Coach. Mel Machin walked towards the changing room
door with our then full back Mark Robinson, when one of our supporters stopped Mel pointed to Robbo and said
" thar sees yon, he couldn't tackle a good dinner". Mel looked as though he'd been hit at the back of his head with a brick
because it was obvious that with the guys broad Barnsley accent, he hadn't a clue what was being said to him, so he just smiled and walked on. Happy days indeed.

 

That 2-2 game was the Cup game. We beat them on pens in the replay.

 

That was in 1993. The two one FA Cup 3rd Round victory and 2-2 draw in the Spring were in 1990.

 

Correct Big Lil. Two brilliant goals at Oakwell in the replay. An absolute worldie from an
18 year old Julian Joachim for them and then a screamer from Archie for us.
We then nicked it on penalties in the shoot out.

 

Great to see Lee Butler in that video. I was on a National Advisory panel for work and attended
a meeting at the Cedar Court Hotel in Bradford. After the event I went to put my stuff in the boot and spotted "Buts"
who was in football kit waiting in the Car Park. Had a chat about the good old days and laughed together at him
calling Arjen de Zeeuw " Chester" when he first joined the Reds ( re- Chester Zoo).

Turned out he was goalkeeping coach at Bradford City and was waiting for the Club coach to pick him
up to travel for a night game. Might get to see him down at Oakwell this season, as last time I'd heard
from a mate in Donny is that "Buts" was the goalkeeping coach at Bolton Wanderers.

 

Looking at the You tube video you would think that Oakwell was packed. The old stands might give that illusion because officially there were 15,238 at the game.

One feature of the Leicester team is that all 13 of their players that night were all English.
Regarding our team our recruitment back then doesn't seem too dissimilar to now.

Of the penalty takers, we signed Robinson from West Brom aged 19, Bullimore came from Man Utd age 21
and Archdeacon from Celtic age 23. David Currie was 26 when we took him from Darlington and the odd man
out was Bertie Biggins who was 31 when he was recruited from Stoke City.
Incidentally who was the player who missed a penalty for us.?

I know that our "spreadsheet " young player policy has served us pretty well thus far, but for me, I'd like to see a couple
of older heads recruited to mentor some of the younger players through the games ,whilst they get up to speed with what
is probably the most difficult League to be promoted from.

 

I actually dropped on Lee Butler, on a building site in Donny, around 8 years ago. He was actually working for a Doncaster based builder as a plasterer.
Top bloke, we had a good chat about his footballing days (think he said he was then still playing for Alfreton but on just a very small appearance fee) and even got his workmates singing the old 'Butler, Butler show us your arse' song.
It was quite sad that he'd played to a very high standard but just not in the era when players retired as very wealthy young men, so had to drop into a whole new field of work in his, I'm assuming, late 30s.
Very pleased for him if he is back in football.

 

He left Alfreton in 2005 and then spent three seasons at Halifax finishing in 2008.
Whilst at the Shay, Town Manager Chris Wilder encouraged him to start taking his
coaching badges. He worked under O'Driscoll, Saunders and Flynn at Donny Rovers
before joining the Bantams and he's now at Bolton Wanderers.

Always remember the first ever time he dropped his shorts at the Ponty End.
The fans were having a bit of fun with him when he just suddenly bared his bum.
The crowd were in absolute stitches laughing at him making him a very popular player
at the Well.

 

Just cos.

 

I bet Agnew wouldn't have shaved me off!!!!

 

Was that Dave Copping with the high pitched commentary lol it sounded like it to me...