The Elegant Martin Dobson -
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I’ve never seen that photo before. It will be at Charlton when we won 4-3. Whoever won the game went up. Charlton had champagne on ice waiting to celebrate their promotion. They sent it around to the Rovers dressing room after the game. A great sporting gesture.1958. Blackburn Rovers celebrate promotion - a certain Royston Vernon seen far right bottom of the photo with a ciggie in his hand -typical of him - lol for @roy vernon -
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Few years back I went to a evening with Bob Latchford & regarding the £30000 he received
Alan Ball Is willing to risk the tackle end-at the same time looking for an opening -
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He shared it all out, amongst the team 30 grand - then the Taxman cometh - it took him an age to sort it outFew years back I went to a evening with Bob Latchford & regarding the £30000 he received
From the daily express by the time he shared the prize money with team members & payed tax
He ended up with less prize money than the team players
£30,000 in 1978 is the equivalent in today's money of £167,546 so it was quite a good prize amountHe shared it all out, amongst the team 30 grand - then the Taxman cometh - it took him an age to sort it out
The players get that a week nowadays plus more than £167,546 per week they pay tax but - it was a prize if you won the pools - Spot the ball now the lottery it's tax free.....£30,000 in 1978 is the equivalent in today's money of £167,546 so it was quite a good prize amount
Back in the day