I lived Greatfield near Lord Charles pub when i was young, Dad used to go in get his drink and nip next door to the bookies Habershaws i think it was called?.
Summer of 1985, 40 years of supporting City!
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I lived Greatfield near Lord Charles pub when i was young, Dad used to go in get his drink and nip next door to the bookies Habershaws i think it was called?.
I think he did own the sweet job near the ground, remember my old man talking to him at the Pantomine at New Theatre one year,he was sat behind us,and my old man told me that……..OH NO HE DIDNT
My grandparents were half a mile from the pub, on Lingdale Road.
Who'd have thought it? So many A-listed City Forum stars frequenting the same neighbourhood in days of yore !
If I recall correctly, wasn't there a large East Yorkshire ( "Yakker") Bus depot/garage on Anlaby Road just slightly West of the Northern end of Spring Gardens ? If so, I vaguely remember kicking a beaten up old leather football against the garage doors of the building on Sunday mornings with a local lad when we chatted about City's game from the day before. For the life of me, can't remember his name.
Also, wasn't there a Serviceman's Snooker Club cum boozer to the East of Spring Gardens on the N. side of Anlaby Rd ? My Gran was always complaining that grandad spent too much time visiting ! ( I used to nick a couple of Park Drive tipped cigs from her packet most times I visited. I'm sure she knew, but never said a word bless her.
If I recall correctly, wasn't there a large East Yorkshire ( "Yakker") Bus depot/garage on Anlaby Road just slightly West of the Northern end of Spring Gardens ? If so, I vaguely remember kicking a beaten up old leather football against the garage doors of the building on Sunday mornings with a local lad when we chatted about City's game from the day before. For the life of me, can't remember his name.
Also, wasn't there a Serviceman's Snooker Club cum boozer to the East of Spring Gardens on the N. side of Anlaby Rd ? My Gran was always complaining that grandad spent too much time visiting ! ( I used to nick a couple of Park Drive tipped cigs from her packet most times I visited. I'm sure she knew, but never said a word bless her.
Third house down.
That used to be a police house if it is the one I think it is, Copper Townsend lived there, we used to run him ragged as kids, but if he caught you, you would get a clip round the ear.
Was on Facebook, apparently city fans on route to somewhere.
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Wouldn’t know, but it looks very much like the monk, front left is sporting a rangers shirt ?
A lot of the comments mentioned Boothferry est and a couple of pubs the names of which I've forgot.
The Casual something or other was the Facebook page.
I'm not saying it isn't City fans, I honestly don't know. Pubs mentioned would probably be drum n cymbals, schooner and maybe mermaid, eight bells at a stretch?
Yep and Woody, looks like nearly all Boothferry lads. And the monk is JI, all great lads.
Apologies for the tardiness, but I remember that fondly. Can even hear the 'goal sequence' in my mind- height of drama for a child. If they were to do that again, and bin off the commentaries, I'd consider listening to RH (again). I suppose it was like a radio version of Soccer Saturday on Sky, but with a regional focus (though they covered all the national stuff too).
Was it someone like David Golley in the studio, with Rob (or Roger) Hawthorne commentating on City? Tondeur at GY and Shep at Scun?
I remember Viking feeling a little exotic cos they covered York too.
My first game was in ‘65 all my mates at school followed City, those that I’m still in touch with still do. None of this ‘basking in someone else’s glory’ unlike these days.