The Everton "train wreckers".......

royalblue66 · February 1, 2015

The throwing of cushions was an Everton thing another reason for the journo's to have a go at us,they were right in the firing line in the main stand.

paultheblue · February 1, 2015

Dario Terracotta said:
http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist/ITN/1964/08/22/VS220864012/?s=everton 1954

My old fella always told me we had a reputation for this back in the sixties!!

Does anybody know who any of these are ? I think I know the big fella on the left hand side 39 seconds in didnt know him then but worked for hima few years later.

Dario Terracotta · February 1, 2015

paultheblue said:
Does anybody know who any of these are ? I think I know the big fella on the left hand side 39 seconds in didnt know him then but worked for hima few years later.

I was thinking that Paul,I wonder if any of those lads still go the the games

paultheblue · February 1, 2015

The fella Im thinking of is probably a multi millionaire now ,dont think he goes the game much maybe a few occasional games.

The Size Of A Cow · February 1, 2015

davids · February 1, 2015

The dark dart throwing days of the 60s.......

Pat's Van · February 1, 2015

are they the beatles ?

Eggs · February 1, 2015

royalblue66 said:
The throwing of cushions was an Everton thing another reason for the journo's to have a go at us,they were right in the firing line in the main stand.

...remember those cushions well. Fortunately the only hooliganism I came across in the 60s was having my bobble hat snatched on a few occasions.

royalblue66 · February 1, 2015

Eggs said:
...remember those cushions well. Fortunately the only hooliganism I came across in the 60s was having my bobble hat snatched on a few occasions.

Haha, have had to,sit on the floor coming back to Lime St a few times ,which in the winter was has funny has rabies at Crufts dog show.

Big Neville Southall · February 1, 2015

Dario, you've done some very good threads this week!

Yes we were infamous in the 50s for the train wrecking 'We've got the best train wreckers in the land' as our song went. We had quite a few mobs back then as well, Eddie Cav's lot amongst them. It's nothing new though to Everton, in the 30s we'd have fans waiting outside Lime Street fans to arrive to go at them.

mrb85 · February 1, 2015

Joey66 said:
Yes we were the original football hooligans to wreck trains , and throw empty beer bottles on the pitches in the early 1960's
We had a tremendous away following - Some of the beer consumption was always behind it!

Empty beer bottles...that was nothing. Remember the hatchet thrown on at Bolton in the early 60s?

streeky · February 1, 2015

Big Neville Southall said:
Dario, you've done some very good threads this week!

Yes we were infamous in the 50s for the train wrecking 'We've got the best train wreckers in the land' as our song went. We had quite a few mobs back then as well, Eddie Cav's lot amongst them. It's nothing new though to Everton, in the 30s we'd have fans waiting outside Lime Street fans to arrive to go at them.

Remember my first trip to goodison. Arrived at lime street and a young lad came and spoke to us, his accent was so strong I couldn't understand him but it seems he was asking if we were the special. that was the 80's.

Dario Terracotta · February 1, 2015

mrb85 said:
Empty beer bottles...that was nothing. Remember the hatchet thrown on at Bolton in the early 60s?

I've got a recollection I've read somewhere we had a song about hatchets too mate!

Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian · February 1, 2015

They aren't even speaking the same language as the lids of today.

& before anyone says "that's due to the accent developing," maybe look for a different word as it has certainly not developed, some of those lads would struggle to comprehend what todays lids were attempting to say.

Notice as well the denial with a little grin, whereas todays lids would be bragging and posturing with their hands down their kecks and j's hanging out of their grids.... cos todays youth really is THAT clever.