50 years after the triple trawler tragedy...we're commemorating it. Apart from in 1968, have we as a club ever marked the occasion? This random media-driven grieving is somewhat confusing. .
You curmudgeonly, mean-spirited old bugger! The fella was highly regarded the world over, 'struth even the NY Times printed an obituary! I wouldn't expect Hull FC to commemorate his death any more than I would expect people shopping in Sainsburys to do so but, he did captain the national football team, he used to play for our opponents tomorrow, and his untimely passing is being remembered at a football match. You can't get much more appropriate or focused than that.
He didn't play for us. How his old employers want to remember him and when is their choice. Do we have a silence for every ex England player who dies?
A QPR site did an article on the upcoming game and the only player they had under 'connections' (who was associated with both clubs) was Mark Hateley. I think we are doing it more as a courtesy to QPR which I don't mind, though whether they'd do the same for us I wonder.
Minutes silence never works nowadays so many dickheads running amongst us it's better to drown them out.
This, I'm always in favour of the applause nowadays. Unfortunately the morons among the many can't shut the **** up.
I heard the sad news yesterday that Freddy Cowell had passed away. I don't know when Fred first started working for City but I, and the other lads, used to buy tickets to watch Hull City schoolboys off him in the mid 60's when he was a teacher at Endike. He was a leading light figure in the Hull Schoolboys Football Association and the opening bat for Hull Cricket Club at the time. He also worked on the youth side at City, later more so when it they introduced the YTS scheme. He was always a scout for City at that level too. I believe he spotted Andy Payton. He was one of the main figures, if not the main one in setting up the Academy. He was still involved with City when we moved to the KC. Fred was a wonderful man, a good teacher, coach of my first ever team as a schoolboy and had been involved with Hull City all the time I have known him which is over 50 years. I last saw him in the city centre last year, by now he was blind, and he still remembered my voice and recalled my very first game as a 10 year old schoolboy when I scored an own goal for Endike, something I had completely forgotten about. I hope the club recognise Fred's amazing contribution to local football and Hull City because he was truly Hull City through and through. RIP Fred Cowell. One of our own.
In all the minutes silence I've ever been involved in over the last 20 odd years , I'd say your could count on one hand the number that haven't been observed correctly - I personally prefer the silence but each to their own .
Brought tears to my eyes this. Great teacher and a great man. Was my football coach with Mr Graham for four years at Endike, in which we won everything. Last time I talked to Fred I was working near his bungalow in Ferriby. I spent a good few hours there while we talked of the old days. His recall of all we did was amazing when you think of all the schoolboy teams he had over his long career. RIP Mr Cowell.
I left Endike Juniors in 1966, after being first team keeper for 65/66 season - hated those hard wet leather balls hitting frozen uncovered thighs and vowed never to play in goal again, which I kept. Just said I was a defender when went to Hull Grammar and started in first team there at left back before moving up to centre forward over the years and back to defender later on. When were you there?
I was at Endike as a junior about 1965, moving up to the seniors the following year. I was definitely in the seniors when we played Chelsea in March 66 and all the school was allowed to leave at dinner time. Played for Fred's team, and I still remember him showing us how to tackle. I started as a full back, and stayed a fullback, the keeper then was Kev Drury who went onto to play for Hall Road Rangers. I also played in the same team as Freddie Cooper. Played cricket for them too under Pal Da Cunna, other sports/football teachers were, Duncan and Tidyman. Headmaster Mr Grindle ? then Mr Shearer. Remember that heavy leather ball well and then the 'new' hard brown plastic one with the little bobbles on it, that stung too. Fred Cowell also taught me that a full backs job wasn't just to wack the ball up field or into touch, as I thought it was as a young boy. Great school was Endike, you lived for your name to be read out to represent the school team during the Friday morning assembly and to play for them on a Saturday morning.
I know a Kev Drury. It may or may not be the same one! I have no idea if he was a keeper and played for Hall Road but it wouldn't surprise me if it was him
Big tall blonde haired lad in those days, could have been Drewery too, his family had the bakers on Endike Lane.
