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Online dave.woodhall

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The first of many
« on: June 26, 2022, 12:06:48 AM »
John Russell tells of our first trophy win.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2022/06/25/the-first-of-many-2/
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #1 on: June 26, 2022, 07:15:56 AM »
Excellent as ever from Mr Russell.
Enjoyed reading that.
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Offline Neil Hawkes

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Re: The first of many
« Reply #2 on: June 26, 2022, 09:04:25 AM »
Fascinating, thank you.
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #3 on: June 26, 2022, 09:18:41 AM »
Brilliant and fascinating article.
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #4 on: June 26, 2022, 09:33:46 AM »
Great stuff.
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #5 on: June 26, 2022, 12:05:29 PM »
A truly lovely read, but surely the church was on the corner of Avenue Road, and Aston Road North, as St Mary,s school ran between Whitehouse Street and Avenue Road.
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #6 on: June 26, 2022, 02:52:30 PM »
Interesting stuff as ever. I always assumed we "scratched" the Oxford game because we thought it would be a wasted journey as we would get hammered. Happy to see that the real reason is more noble.
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Re: The first of many
« Reply #7 on: June 26, 2022, 10:26:19 PM »
Done. Enjoyed reading that one.
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