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Old Everton Pictures

Joey66 said:
My late fathers hero - I was so sad when I went on the ground tour david had just started his illness later tobecome a heart attack RIP the Cannonball kid!
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Like your father Joey66, The Cannonball Kid was my first recognisable hero when I first started watching The Blues. Obviously, i was a lot younger, for i was only eight when I first began attending in 1954 with my father and uncles and cousins.
But I did have the honour of playing against the legend while playing for Northwich Victoria in a very early pre-season friendly, while Dave was representing Ellesmere Port Town,
I was never tall, I 'peaked' at 5' 11", but I was still taller than Dave. I was young, fit, fast, good in the air and reasonably tough enough.
I was playing against an 'old' man. But my hero at the same time.
I never won a ball all game. Second to everything. Third, if the truth were known.
David was never a 'dirty' player. He was a committed player. That ball was HIS, and if you wanted it, you needed to be very determined.
I wanted that ball. I was determined to get that ball. I never got that ball. What I got was a lesson. HEART.
At the end of the game, (we lost), the great man shook my hand and wished me well and offered to buy ME a drink in the club house.
We sat and chatted about Everton, and the pride swelled up in him as he spoke of the club in glowing terms.
I was battered and bruised, but enthralled and in awe and talked like a babbling idiot. But he relaxed me and chatted like an old friend.
You can't put a value on an experience like that.
 
Joey66 said:
I lent my older brother the cannonball kid the first words out of his mouth were I wish my Dad could have seen this book in it you could see what a hard bugling centre foreward he was bad disciplinary record we sold him my dad was at Anfield wit approx 80000 blues as they did not want him to end up at Liverpool!
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...he rarely talked about his Everton days, very modest but a couple of times after games and over a pint he did say a couple of things that stood out; he said England was selected by committee and he and a few team mates should've had a cap; he spoke very highly of John Willie Parker, he thought he was a brilliant footballer.
 
bring back the catt said:
Like your father Joey66, The Cannonball Kid was my first recognisable hero when I first started watching The Blues. Obviously, i was a lot younger, for i was only eight when I first began attending in 1954 with my father and uncles and cousins.
But I did have the honour of playing against the legend while playing for Northwich Victoria in a very early pre-season friendly, while Dave was representing Ellesmere Port Town,
I was never tall, I 'peaked' at 5' 11", but I was still taller than Dave. I was young, fit, fast, good in the air and reasonably tough enough.
I was playing against an 'old' man. But my hero at the same time.
I never won a ball all game. Second to everything. Third, if the truth were known.
David was never a 'dirty' player. He was a committed player. That ball was HIS, and if you wanted it, you needed to be very determined.
I wanted that ball. I was determined to get that ball. I never got that ball. What I got was a lesson. HEART.
At the end of the game, (we lost), the great man shook my hand and wished me well and offered to buy ME a drink in the club house.
We sat and chatted about Everton, and the pride swelled up in him as he spoke of the club in glowing terms.
I was battered and bruised, but enthralled and in awe and talked like a babbling idiot. But he relaxed me and chatted like an old friend.
You can't put a value on an experience like that.
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Great post;)
 

Whistlin' Dixie said:
Dave Hickson once said 'Alright lad?' to me...Colin Harvey's testimonial, just before we found out it had been delayed. I weren't even arsed, that kept me going for days after.

Nobody can beat that.
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What a top fella he was,without being morose I was made up I got Dave to sign my Dixie Dean Autobiography before he passed on, to join Latch,Alex Young And WR Dean himselfs signatures:)
 
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bring back the catt said:
Like your father Joey66, The Cannonball Kid was my first recognisable hero when I first started watching The Blues. Obviously, i was a lot younger, for i was only eight when I first began attending in 1954 with my father and uncles and cousins.
But I did have the honour of playing against the legend while playing for Northwich Victoria in a very early pre-season friendly, while Dave was representing Ellesmere Port Town,
I was never tall, I 'peaked' at 5' 11", but I was still taller than Dave. I was young, fit, fast, good in the air and reasonably tough enough.
I was playing against an 'old' man. But my hero at the same time.
I never won a ball all game. Second to everything. Third, if the truth were known.
David was never a 'dirty' player. He was a committed player. That ball was HIS, and if you wanted it, you needed to be very determined.
I wanted that ball. I was determined to get that ball. I never got that ball. What I got was a lesson. HEART.
At the end of the game, (we lost), the great man shook my hand and wished me well and offered to buy ME a drink in the club house.
We sat and chatted about Everton, and the pride swelled up in him as he spoke of the club in glowing terms.
I was battered and bruised, but enthralled and in awe and talked like a babbling idiot. But he relaxed me and chatted like an old friend.
You can't put a value on an experience like that.
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Wow, I'd go as far as to say that's one of the most meaningful posts (in a football sense) I've read on this forum, ever. Thanks for sharing.
 

Joey66 said:
In my Bible B Harris wore the no 3 shirt Mr Versatile played at left back away v Inter Milan att 70,0000 got beat 1-0 Harvey had a very good game stepping in for jimmy Gabriel -we also went on to get beat 2-1 at Anfield on the following Saturday:mad:
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what's this bible Joey, where can I get a copy
 

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