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[QUOTE=Rock_Flock_of_Five;5506448]When I first started going to away games, as a somewhat nervous teenager in my mid-teens, I always felt comforted to see big Frankie stood nearby.

I think a lot...

He scored the penalty when Wales beat England at Wembley in 1977, For that I am eternally grateful. RIP

TOBW - the side in red shirts and yellow shorts in that sequence was Cardiff City - it was my birthday treat and we lost 3-0 and the game was shown on the Big Match the next day. My birthday treat...

I tried to say I was from Dewsbury but it did not work. Luckily the first punch made blood spurt from my nose and that combined with a couple of boots meant they were satisfied so I got away lightly...

I was never a fan of Leeds under Don Revie and my dislike has increased after our trip to Elland Road for the 3rd round FA Cuo tie in Jan 75. We had 2 full football specials that day, the first...

TOBW - you and I are of an age when we would have seen Ronnie Moore play for the City. Scored many goals in the old 3rd & 4th divison with Tranmere but with us no matter how hard he tried and got...

I travelled up on a Supporters Club coach and was in the Oldham supporters club having a quiet drink in a friendly atmosphere before the Cyril Evans coach arrived. Will send you a PM.

TOBW - Frank O'Farrell replaced Jimmy Scoular and was with us for less than a season although he kept us up - wasn't that the season when Tony Villars goal kept us up and sent Palace down? Jimmy...

An interesting interview with Albert Adomah who was with us on loan a couple of seasons ago -

'Winger on living the dream with his childhood club, why he is called Uncle and an emotional tribute...

There was a season under Russell Slade when, with a similar number of games to go and no chance of the play offs, he had the chance to give some younger players a run out but didn't. MM and TC know...

Our first visit to Chelsea in the 70's. It poured with rain that day and we were on the old North Stand, an open end with a large number of Chelsea's 'North Stand Boys', on the high bit close to...

Thanks for reminding me of the 4-3 game 18/12/76 where Rafferty scored his hat trick, I am still scarred by this away game. I will never forget that we were 3-1 up with 6 minutes to go a week before...

I read that Lou Macari previously had personal tragedies which had an impact on his outlook and his wish to help others less fortunate, his mother died in suspicious circumstances and one of his...

I saw the picture of Peter with his family on the BBC website and I'm sure he was in my class at Twyn Junior School Caerphilly and we all moved to senior school in September 1971 ? I think as a...

All ticket game but a group of around 50 Bluebirds, including Frankie Humphries, and a number of Barry boys (Dessie, Donald and Veggy) found themselves on the North Bank and were very vocal...