Reply With QuoteHe was a damned good player for us, old fashioned centre forward. 24 goals in 50 appearances. I was at the game he got injured in, and remember him waving as he was stretchered off. So sad he never played again, he was only 27 at the time.
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He only played for us over a couple of seasons (1966-67 and 1967-68) but suffered a serious knee injury against Aston Villa and eventually retired. He was an England amateur international and scored 2 goals against Brazil when representing Great Britain at the 1960 Rome Olympics. He eventually scored 4 goals over the 3 games, including 1 against Italy. He was offered the chance to join AC Milan but chose to tour Australasia with the FA XI. When he returned the AC Milan manager had left the club due to ill-health, so the move to Italy never happened.
Sorry, I'm rambling a bit. He's 85 now and a few years ago published his autobiography, All he can do is score goals - The life and times of Bobby Brown, with a limited print run.
Just wondering if anyone has come across the book. I'd love to be able to buy a copy, but haven't been able to track one down...
He was a damned good player for us, old fashioned centre forward. 24 goals in 50 appearances. I was at the game he got injured in, and remember him waving as he was stretchered off. So sad he never played again, he was only 27 at the time.
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Yes, I was there too. He wasn't at the club long but he left a lasting impression with me.Originally Posted by Albany
I have a personal memory of him and it's not a good one. I was in the White Hart pub in St Mellons in the very early 70's and stood at the bar no more than a yard from my seat, which had my jacket draped over the back. My mate was sat opposite. Bobby Brown, who I recognised immediately, went to pick up my chair for himself, so I told him it it was mine. He sarcastically replied, "Sorry, I didn't see your name on it".
He was excellent for City, sad he didn’t have longer with us.
A signed, pre-owned, copy of the book is available on Ebay.
I was mid way between the Canton Stand and halfway line on the Bob Bank when he did the injury. I heard the crack clearly when it happened.
Glad to hear he's still alive.
StT.
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Remember at Ashton Gate, the Wurzel fans singing ‘Let’s all drink to the death of Bobby Brown’ to the strains of The Kinks ‘Death of a clown’.
In later years him & Ronnie Bird were involved at Cae’r Castell Youth Club. One anecdote, a young, perhaps, about 14 year old girl asked him if he had the time, he replied ‘If you’ve got the inclination’. Us who heard it had no clue what inclination meant
Wasn't he the one that got Whitney into drugs?
Can’t remember the name of it, or it’s exact location, but had a drink & meal in his pub down west Wales about 30 odd years ago.
Great host
That was Robin Friday
He tried to take your seat with your jacket draped over it? Weird.
Thanks for the 'head's up' - just ordered it.A signed, pre-owned, copy of the book is available on Ebay.
I was mid way between the Canton Stand and halfway line on the Bob Bank when he did the injury. I heard the crack clearly when it happened.
Glad to hear he's still alive.
StT.
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There's another one there, if anyone's interested.
Wasn’t at the Villa Boxing Day game, so my main memory of Bobby Brown was the great goal he scored against Palace in an early season night game we won 4-2. I remember him as being a step up in ability from the likes of Terry Harkin and George Andrews - we probably would never have signed Brian Clark if Brown had not suffered his injury.
Yes, I was there too. I couldn't believe how long he was on the ground without play being stopped.
Found a signed copy at https://AbeBooks.co.uk".
That was Robin Friday
Football withdrawal day bringing out your thin skin, follow the Donny/Bradford game to lighten yourself up, its lightening me up, 3-1 now
Bobby lives a few miles up the road from me here in Pembs. He was licensee of the Rising Sun, just outside Haverfordwest, for years and I have spoken to him a few times.
I was at the villa game and I have a copy of his book. Not much of a read tbh and I am quite happy to pass it on to the OP.
I have a strange memory of him and looking at the dates on his Wikipedia page it must have been from 1974/1975, when I was 10/11 year old:
I remember going to some sort of football training camp at what was Cyncoed Institute on Cyncoed Road (now Cardiff Met I think) and he was running the session. I’d never heard of him at my age but I remember his name, as I asked my Dad who he was. For some reason we were taking penalties and I remember him (and a friend of mine who was there with me STILL goes on about it!) really objecting quite vehemently when I suggested that professionals shouldn’t really miss penalties, in a manner that was quite unpleasant. And I was 10/11 years old - even now it seemed like a complete over reaction on his part and one that my mate still laughs about. Just weird.
Maybe he was still bitter at his career ending prematurely but taking it out on kids was just pathetic.
I was at both those games Bob and they were superb. The Villa game we won 3-0 and it was played in very icy conditions. I can still remember pictures in the Echo of Bobby Brown lying on the pitch with what looked like a huge wad of bubble wrap around his knee after he had sustained that career-ending injury.
Thank you for your kind offer but I managed to pick one up on eBay earlier.
Cheers.
No probs.
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