| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton 16:06 - Oct 21 with 6404 views | blackdogblue |
Sad news… a true legend 😥 |  |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:56 - Oct 23 with 1207 views | mikehunt |
That’s the game I remember too. I thought the friendly was arranged to celebrate the opening of a new stand (not sure which one though). |  |
| The worm of time turns not for the cuckoo of circumstance. |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:09 - Oct 23 with 1182 views | D_Alien |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 21:56 - Oct 23 by mikehunt |
That’s the game I remember too. I thought the friendly was arranged to celebrate the opening of a new stand (not sure which one though). |
New floodlights? |  |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:32 - Oct 23 with 1154 views | TVOS1907 |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:09 - Oct 23 by D_Alien |
New floodlights? |
Here's a good question - which brother of a future Dale manager played in the game? |  |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:37 - Oct 23 with 1151 views | 442Dale |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:09 - Oct 23 by D_Alien |
New floodlights? |
Or was it the updated Willbutts stand? They moved a wall?!
The player could be Brian Greenhoff. |  |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:46 - Oct 23 with 1137 views | TVOS1907 |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:37 - Oct 23 by 442Dale |
Or was it the updated Willbutts stand? They moved a wall?!
The player could be Brian Greenhoff. |
Not in the 1978 game. | |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:49 - Oct 23 with 1135 views | EllDale |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:09 - Oct 23 by D_Alien |
New floodlights? |
New floodlights was in 1971 I think, the summer after Noel Cantwell had made those disparaging comments about the old ones. I think that the new lights were on the front of the programme for the 1971/72 season.
I still think it was just to get the club some money as it was absolutely strapped for cash. |  | | |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:50 - Oct 23 with 1133 views | TVOS1907 |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:49 - Oct 23 by EllDale |
New floodlights was in 1971 I think, the summer after Noel Cantwell had made those disparaging comments about the old ones. I think that the new lights were on the front of the programme for the 1971/72 season.
I still think it was just to get the club some money as it was absolutely strapped for cash. |
Yes, it's just described as a 'friendly' in the report and programme. | |
| When I was your age, I used to enjoy the odd game of tennis. Or was it golf? |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:52 - Oct 23 with 1131 views | 442Dale |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:46 - Oct 23 by TVOS1907 |
Not in the 1978 game. |
Ah, completely missed the end of page 1. | |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:15 - Oct 23 with 1114 views | D_Alien |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:49 - Oct 23 by EllDale |
New floodlights was in 1971 I think, the summer after Noel Cantwell had made those disparaging comments about the old ones. I think that the new lights were on the front of the programme for the 1971/72 season.
I still think it was just to get the club some money as it was absolutely strapped for cash. |
True, but we've been through several sets! As i recall it, those first new ones weren't all that great, or too expensive to maintain, or summat
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:19 - Oct 23 with 1109 views | D_Alien |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:32 - Oct 23 by TVOS1907 |
Here's a good question - which brother of a future Dale manager played in the game? |
Buckley? | |
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| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 01:46 - Oct 24 with 1057 views | pioneer |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 23:19 - Oct 23 by D_Alien |
Buckley? |
Yes, Steve Buckley, brother of Alan. Played over 300 league games for the Rams. | | | |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 01:57 - Oct 24 with 1056 views | pioneer |
| RIP Sir Bobby Carlton on 22:49 - Oct 23 by EllDale |
New floodlights was in 1971 I think, the summer after Noel Cantwell had made those disparaging comments about the old ones. I think that the new lights were on the front of the programme for the 1971/72 season.
I still think it was just to get the club some money as it was absolutely strapped for cash. |
Yes just a fund raising friendly….any good it did was immediately wiped out at the next home game
FACup 1 lost at home to Droylesden….I still have nightmares about that game. | | | |
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