If we hadn’t made the move I dread to think what the state of Ninian Park would be like now and more worryingly what division we’d be in, non league maybe?
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I remember the City being so sh!t that the only singing or cheering was when Jeff Hemmerman used to come on to treat a player. In fact I remember 1 game the crowd booing when it looked like Jeff was coming on but the player got up without needing treatment.
If we hadn’t made the move I dread to think what the state of Ninian Park would be like now and more worryingly what division we’d be in, non league maybe?
There are many memories for me. In the early days of going down mid 70s it was both 'Happy Harry' aka trevor with his plastic OB hat and the hefty Steward with purvey raincoat and flat cap that would patrol the front of the Grange end where me and my mate would end up.
Obviously the bovril, pie and tobacco aroma as you came through the turnstiles.
Counting the away coaches
The latter days it was the pungent smell of Green in the John Smith stand.
Spedger
The old un passed in 2015 aged 98.
The daughter was called Mary.
Seems like the more successful of the two sons is Sir Stanley Thomas who does a lot of work for charity
Stan is definitely not short - he's put £4m into Merthyr Rugby Club.
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