Everton Bygones

[degsy]

Anyone remember this

Got something in my eye now

 

[cooperman]

Anyone remember this

That's a fantastic find. Lovely seeing Hickson in the blue. Met him once... Was hoping for just a brief hello but I ended up talking to him for ages, such a nice guy

 

[summerisle]

Some interesting names, and wasted money here. lol

 

[summerisle]

Anniversary of his death on Sunday.

Dixie Dean, the original No 9, inspired a million dreams

John Lennon’s timeless 1974 classic #9 Dream conjures up its own unique mysteries and memories. Where did the title originate? According to the man himself, it simply appeared to him in a dream. No football link for him, but that shouldn’t stop us thinking about it.Football fans the world over can r

www.thetimes.co.uk

 

[summerisle]

 

[summerisle]

The Age of Illumination — The Story of Goodison Park under Floodlights

There is something truly magical about a football stadium under lights. It's hard to imagine that, as recently as the 1950s, winter kick-off times had to be set so that matches would conclude before dusk, whilst midweek fixtures were a rarity. However, as far back as the Victorian era...

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[Joey66]

Found this fascinating book by George Orr I purchased an age ago lost it in my pile of books without reading it...doh -
I found this article which IMO baffles me on why Tony Kay and the other Sheffield Wednesday players did not use this as presidence with the FA as this game between Man United and the red lot was not just betted on but the score fixed with betting odds they did get a initial life ban like Tony Kay, and co and then it was lifted due to war experience which imo is not justified fixing a game is still illegal as it was in Tony Kays era - here is the article from a great book by George Orr - Also ironically every time a world war broke out Everton FC won the league division 1 now the Prem

 

[Joey66]

 

[Joey66]

A great read -

 

[Joey66]

 

[summerisle]

A great read -
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Is that in print ?

 

[Joey66]

Is that in print ?

Yes I mislaid it in my massive archive of books, just started reading it from 2004 - The issue of the banned players from over the park raised my eyebrows, after the four Sheffield Wednesday affair with poor Tony kay getting banned for life special dispensation etc etc its a great read By George Orr and other contributors But George has put the paperback with many photos in it of the war years and the fact we won the league in 1916 sensitivity as he always does as a true blue, and great author,,, I have many books of his in fact far to many blues books which i hide from her indoors.....that's probably how I mislaid this one.... can't remember when I purchased it but it has to be over the last few years...
It's a great read so far
It's on the web on amazon -

 

[summerisle]

Yes I mislaid it in my massive archive of books, just started reading it from 2004 - The issue of the banned players from over the park raised my eyebrows, after the four Sheffield Wednesday affair with poor Tony kay getting banned for life special dispensation etc etc its a great read By George Orr and other contributors But George has put the paperback with many photos in it of the war years and the fact we won the league in 1916 sensitivity as he always does as a true blue, and great author,,, I have many books of his in fact far to many blues books which i hide from her indoors.....that's probably how I mislaid this one.... can't remember when I purchased it but it has to be over the last few years...
It's a great read so far
It's on the web on amazon -
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Cheers Joey, always interested in our history.

 

[Joey66]

This is Everton making History over our winger changing the rules over a direct corner, Dixie Dean put him up to it allegedly, the FA only took the weekend to alter the rules pity they could not do the same with VAR today.....

 

[summerisle]

If only.