Your Spurious BFC connections

td53 said:
What pet was Chris Basham buying or buying for?
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Probably a Tangobear.I went in for a gerbil and ended up with two of them - they eat and drink me out of house and home (rolls eyes)
 
Mickey Walsh used to fill his car up at a garage on Whitegate Drive when I was a paper boy at the shop next door
Played football at school with Steve Thompson
Was in a cabaret band playing a gig at a social club on Grange Park for a Sunday league end of season do with awards presented by Iain Hesford - Police got called when a mass brawl broke out, my brother tells me his memory is of a police alsatian on stage with the band barking at the ruck going on! I don't think Hesford was involved.
 
We (the other member of Foul Anchor Blackpool Supporters and myself) once gave Fred Pickering a lift from his house in Blackburn to a Ex-Players evening at the club. Super nice bloke.... amazing to see how top players of the past now live compared to the average players of today....
 
Mr_Brightside said:
So your connections to Blackpool FC - could be went to school with a player, relative has something to do with the club, fitted a tap there, was a Golden Gamble seller etc

So I'll kick off - Jamie Burns has just decorated my Mum's house 😁
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Ha ha love this. Hes just done my bathroom. Great guy. Was he the one that looked like harrold steptoe
 
Peter Suddaby taught me Maths on day release at Lytham College. T'was when we won the Anglo Italian and he brought his medal in to show us.
 
Lived a couple of doors down from Vic Davidson on Henson Ave.

One of my sons has a few players past and present phone numbers due to his work at the club
 
Tony Green was my Maths teacher for a couple of years at high school.

Travelled to Portugal a few days after our play-off win at Wembley in 2021. Stood in front of us in the queue at Faro airport were pretty much half the Blackpool squad. From Memory, Kesh, Maxwell, CJ, Hubby, Mitchell, Garbutt, Turton to name a few. Pretty mental to be honest, had to keep my cool in front of the Mrs and my boys 😂
 
When I was younger I knocked around with Jamie Burns cousin and I use to baby sit Jamie and his younger twin brother and sister. His mum and dad are Stuart and Sandra.

I was working as a doorman at the peppermint lounge on the front door and a drunk Jamie Burns turned up late trying to give it the billy big bollox forcing his way in. I wouldn’t let him in so he drove of and got pulled instantly that was when he was done for drink driving.

When I was a sales rep at Longfellow Stuart Parker was my manager and he could sell snow to eskimos.

I was in the same year as Chris Beach. I hated most people at school but Chris wasn’t one of them.
 
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My sister and her husband went to a car showroom. Junior Bent was the salesman and signed something on my behalf.
 
I used to watch Ceefax for the latest Pool news. After 20 mins it would arrive and tease with 'Newcastle striker linked...call Clubcall for details'...£20 later on my poor Mum's phone bill and the news was some 17 year old nobody had decided not to come on loan. Those were the days!

Not quite sure that's what you were looking for but just wanted to get it off my chest.
 
Steve Thompson wanted to sign me when he was Blackpool Rangers U15 coach. Said I was the best centre forward he had seen for the age. Went on to have trials and do my work experience at BFC….
 
Me and the family had a night out with Wes Hoolahan and his family in Lytham. Oyston wanted him to stay at Blackpool so he gave him his credit card to pay for the night out. So Wes and his family, (about fourteen all together) had a few bets at the bookies, bought cocktails for everyone, paid the restaurant bill, then he told Oyston he’d decided to move to Norwich.
 
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I Was in the same class as Ian Hesford. In PE He never wanted to play in goal , always as striker

When we won promotion against Hereford I think it was in 1985, I was in Secret's with my girlfriend. I was having a Piss and John Deary was stood next to me. I’d never spoken to him. He turned to me and said, that girls fit , are you going to shag her ?

Had a snog with Billy Ronsons girlfriend in Trader Jacks
 
Nigel Walker taught my kids Maths at Greencroft School (Annfield Plain) and North Durham Academy. Parents evening were embarrassing for him as I started with my trip to Northampton in 1984 when he scored a hat trick. He did say once ‘there were only 1300 at the match’. My lad attended his funeral, probably the only Blackpool in attendance.
 
Worked for Dave bamber quite a lot over the years but the first time I went into his office to get payment & he had loads of trophies and pictures, I hadn’t told him I was a pool fan beforehand as I didn’t feel comfortable saying what a big fan I was, but after seeing his office I couldn’t help but tell him, he didn’t seem to want to talk much about BFC but he did say after all the ** goals I scored hardly a day goes by without someone mentioning that ** penalty miss, I wandered out & left it at that
Also I shagged Linda Nolan
 
Graham berrys plastic bag said:
a big fan of terry
Pashley, used to run on the pitch to get his tie ups as a kid
Then at 25 I played against him in Sunday League, awesome feeling and he was still good just not very mobile, let’s face it when you’re Terry pashley you don’t have to be mobile
Also I was friendly with Linda Nolan
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I was in the mood for dancing with Linda Nolan.




But didn't.
 
I used to live next door to Tommy Jazczun.

My dad used to drive HGVs for John Burridges uncle Tyson....if you drive regularly on M6 north you'll see Tyson Burridges trucks regularly...based in Distington Cumbria.
 
Davepick said:
In the 50s players used to get telegrams when they were picked for their Country. Took quite few, one I remember was George Farm when Scotland were playing England. I asked how he felt about playing against his team mates. he said It doesn't matter as long as I'm playing. Lovely guy.
Had a summer P/T job at Tudor Bingo(old central Station) Jean Mortensen was in the cash office, Morty used to come in regularly to see her. Stan always had a new joke to tell. Whilst there Tony Green and Tommy Hutch came in when TG had his leg in plaster, had a good talk and laugh.
Took many telegrams to Stan Matthews, always invited me in and gave a tip.
Remember asking Morty about that famous free kick at Wembley (1953), he said that he placed the ball down, stepped back for a run and as he was running he spotted a gap at top left corner so he just blasted it. Equaliser.
The rest, as they say, is history.
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Dave, back when I was a kid, I used to help my older cousin deliver newspapers. He told me that one of the addresses we delivered to was Stan Mathews house. I have always treasured the thought that I stood on his doorstep. It was a house in a street off St. Annes Road. Was my cousin having me on ? This would have been circa 1964.
 
Don't want to brag BUT
Played in the same Sunday League Team as Alan Suddick, Glyn James, Terry Alcock, Ricky Sbrigia, Stan Ternant, Dennis Wann and Stu Parker ( used to give Suddy a lift home to Orkney Ave after The Boars, surreal drinking with your idol )
Worked with Jeff Chandler for a couple of years who is a top, top, fella.
Col Greenall has out drunk, out golfed and out snookered me on many occasions.
I'm the luckiest Blackpool fan alive especially Glyn and Suddy x

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Played with John Butler at Wrens....sorry John !
And Mark Thompson, Steve Thompson's brother.
 
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* My auntie's friend dated John Curtis around 1974. Got me a fully autographed team pic
* Steve Harrison presented me with cub cup final runners up medal about 1976, Bispham Gala Field
* I had lunch with Steve Thompson once at Warbreck when I was about 11 (he was year above) and he seemed to be obsessed with penises.
* I met Bill Perry when I was about 19 and I was totally blase and nonchalant. Should have been on my knees kissing his feet !
 
Tejas said:
I went to school with Ian Hesford.
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I went to a night cup game at anfield with my mate and his dad who were massive LFC fans Tony kellow had just signed for the opposition ( Exeter I think) I was gutted he’d left but just behind us was half of the pool squad including Ian Hesford , massive stadium crazy coincidence
I remember getting home and watching the highlights on match of the day with Linda Nolan
 
Seasider53 said:
I Was in the same class as Ian Hesford. In PE He never wanted to play in goal , always as striker

When we won promotion against Hereford I think it was in 1985, I was in Secret's with my girlfriend. I was having a Piss and John Deary was stood next to me. I’d never spoken to him. He turned to me and said, that girls fit , are you going to shag her ?

Had a snog with Billy Ronsons girlfriend in Trader Jacks
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Did you go to Millfield then?
 
Our primary school had a really good football team.
A new teacher joined the school and brought in his pal, Peter Suddaby to coach us...

Our form dipped dramatically thereafter! 😒
 
Was invited into Corporate at Hull City around 15 years ago through a business acquaintance based over there.
Was surprised to find Stan McEwan was the Ex-pro on our table. Had a great natter with him during the day.
 
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