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Old Everton Pictures

Joey66 said:
Bally at the dentist in Mexico 1970 -

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Just what you need at the dentist, a photographer. :)
 
Joey66 said:
away games used to have a coach firm HOME JAMES - which picked up and went direct to the game from the old Abbey picture house in wavertree
the firm is still going!
doubt if they do away games now like!
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My first few away games were through Home James when I was in my early teens. I remember the Abbey was in Cinerama format for a while. We went to see How the West Was Won there in Cinerama and it was an amazing experience for a young lad.
 

allezlesbleus said:
Crown Coaches!!!! That is a trip down memory lane. Remember vividly buying tickets for them from a travel agent in the Square Maghull for the first time. Sheff Utd away 1974-5 season. Drew 2–2. Iirc it picked up at the Alt then went towards places closer to the ground for further pick ups?
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I was at that game!!! It was a classic "throw Mick Lyons up front for the last 10 minutes because we're behind" game. One of the occasions when he managed it - got the equaliser for us if I remember correctly.
 
davmaher said:
My first few away games were through Home James when I was in my early teens. I remember the Abbey was in Cinerama format for a while. We went to see How the West Was Won there in Cinerama and it was an amazing experience for a young lad.
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Yes happy days went there as a kid a treat then to when i was in my Doc martins they even opened a bar to keep the profits going a superb picture house in its day -
Back to Home James wo got to know the drivers the coaches were not exactly lean machines were they!
Ronnie Hodge was a favourite we got back to a coach at leicester away we were ion a car - there was Ronnie some leicester fan had put a brick through his front window he was patching it up with a piece of polythene saying it would be a cold run home!lol
 
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Joey66 said:
Yes happy days went there as a kid a treat then to when i was in my Doc martins they even opened a bar to keep the profits going a supurb picture house in its day -
Back to Home James wo got to know the drivers the coaches were not exactly lean machines were they!
Ronnie Hidge was a favourite we got back to a coach at leicester away we were ion a car - there was Ronnie some leicester fan had put a brick through his front window he was pacthing it up with a piece of polythen saying it would be a cold run home!lol
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I think a mate of mine may have been on the same coach!!! The way he tells it is that the windscreen was broken and they drove all the way back with it like that through driving wind and rain. Could have been a different match, but very similar scenario. Given our modern health and safety orientated world it makes you wonder how any of us survived. Different days back then, but such enjoyable experiences - provided you survived!!!
 
davmaher said:
I think a mate of mine may have been on the same coach!!! The way he tells it is that the windscreen was broken and they drove all the way back with it like that through driving wind and rain. Could have been a different match, but very similar scenario. Given our modern health and safety orientated world it makes you wonder how any of us survived. Different days back then, but such enjoyable experiences - provided you survived!!!
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Yes no toilets, but plenty of ale in bottles and cans etc - H&S never existed!
always a stop of at a pub on the A roads as well for a beer!
 

davmaher said:
I was at that game!!! It was a classic "throw Mick Lyons up front for the last 10 minutes because we're behind" game. One of the occasions when he managed it - got the equaliser for us if I remember correctly.
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Yep! Bramhall lane being a cricket ground was weird and the bizzies coming into the away fans at half time was funny! Police helmets everywhere!!
 

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