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Offline dave.woodhall

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Saturday morning
« on: December 04, 2023, 11:20:14 AM »
Mr Russell on pre-match entertainment of yore.

https://heroesandvillains.info/2023/12/04/saturday-morning/
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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2023, 01:29:00 PM »
Done.
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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2023, 03:11:03 PM »
There's some nice memories there.
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Offline Godfrey Brian

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2023, 04:13:59 PM »
Really enjoyed reading this - funny how our pre-match routines burn into the memory. Also I didn't know that there had been a Harry Parkes in Erdington. I bought my first self funded Villa scarf
from his shop on Corporation Street in the 1960s and was served by the man himself. I still have it.
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Offline Pete3206

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #4 on: December 04, 2023, 05:08:31 PM »
Nice read that.
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Offline Paul.S

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #5 on: December 04, 2023, 06:04:29 PM »
I love reading things like this. Great stuff.
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Offline ChicagoLion

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #6 on: December 04, 2023, 08:00:51 PM »
Nice to be taken back to what appear to be much simpler times.
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Offline Pat McMahon

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #7 on: December 04, 2023, 09:34:36 PM »
A great read again
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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2023, 06:05:32 AM »
An excellent read. Mr Russell has such great memories that he shares with us.
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Offline ldavfc4eva

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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2023, 06:52:40 AM »
Really good read Mr Russell, love the memories of the Green buses from Cannock chase and your memories of castle ring and Rugeley. All very much my home territory.
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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2023, 06:54:23 AM »
Lovely stuff. Often thought about compiling something similar but never had enough motivation to do so.
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Re: Saturday morning
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2023, 08:39:13 AM »
A lovely read. The green buses were from a family owned company, Harper Brothers who were based in Heath Hayes. When I started to go regularly in the late 60s they provided a vital service although in the bad times it wasn't unusual for a coach to have just the same eight or nine passengers every game.
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