Dick Swiveller
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- Sep 9, 2011
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After the More Than 90 Minutes thread, I ended up buying a book I came across call The Voice of Soccer by Alec Whitcher. The author was a director and chairman and was responsible for building the West Stand. He wrote 3 books of which this was the third and donated the profits to the club. This book is apparently the only one with reference to the Albion so I thought some of you might enjoy a few passages.
First up is a trolling Portsmouth fan (well, reader from Portsmouth) - 1946 style. The end of the book has a mailbag section where the author responds to mail from his previous books - almost like an early blog with comments.
A profound and sincere thank you for writing the two splendid books of which I am the proud owner. Thank you! for the patience such a task called for, and again thank you! for the precious memories various chapters recalled, making me see again names that were nearly forgotten. I am proud of being accused of being football crazy, but aren't all thrue hundred per cent. supporters classed the same?
I originally hailed from Norwich and supported the 'Canaries.' My soccer following of Clubs is rather of the 'rolling stone' variety, and is probably unique. Southend United, Bournemouth, one season each; Aldreshot, two seasons; Portsmouth the past three seasons. Re Brighton, was it not a Norwich player, Reid, who rendered yeoman service to your Club throughout the war period? Wasn't it Reid who won the game for Brighton against Portsmouth at Fratton Park? I remember Jack Doran, Brighton's Irish international centre-forward, the late Sam Jennings, mentioned in your book 'Soccer Calling,' who wore the yellow and green of Norwich in his early days, Roger Wilkinson and Bib Dennison, both of whom came from Norwich to Brighton, and were stars of the team.
All of us just love to have a little friendly 'dig' at our opponents which, I am sure, given and accepted in the sporting spirit, does no harm, so let me have my laugh over dear old Brighton (which, by the way, was not mentioned in either of your books!) - a Brains Trust question :- 'What was the highest score in any game in war-time football, and the teams taking part? The answer is :- Norwich City v Brighton, played at Carron (sic) Road, Norwich, Christmas morning 1940-41, and the score was 19-0. I shouldn't crow, because Norwich had five Bolton Wanderers in their team, who were stationed there in a searchlight unit.
#twats #plastics #bantz
First up is a trolling Portsmouth fan (well, reader from Portsmouth) - 1946 style. The end of the book has a mailbag section where the author responds to mail from his previous books - almost like an early blog with comments.
A profound and sincere thank you for writing the two splendid books of which I am the proud owner. Thank you! for the patience such a task called for, and again thank you! for the precious memories various chapters recalled, making me see again names that were nearly forgotten. I am proud of being accused of being football crazy, but aren't all thrue hundred per cent. supporters classed the same?
I originally hailed from Norwich and supported the 'Canaries.' My soccer following of Clubs is rather of the 'rolling stone' variety, and is probably unique. Southend United, Bournemouth, one season each; Aldreshot, two seasons; Portsmouth the past three seasons. Re Brighton, was it not a Norwich player, Reid, who rendered yeoman service to your Club throughout the war period? Wasn't it Reid who won the game for Brighton against Portsmouth at Fratton Park? I remember Jack Doran, Brighton's Irish international centre-forward, the late Sam Jennings, mentioned in your book 'Soccer Calling,' who wore the yellow and green of Norwich in his early days, Roger Wilkinson and Bib Dennison, both of whom came from Norwich to Brighton, and were stars of the team.
All of us just love to have a little friendly 'dig' at our opponents which, I am sure, given and accepted in the sporting spirit, does no harm, so let me have my laugh over dear old Brighton (which, by the way, was not mentioned in either of your books!) - a Brains Trust question :- 'What was the highest score in any game in war-time football, and the teams taking part? The answer is :- Norwich City v Brighton, played at Carron (sic) Road, Norwich, Christmas morning 1940-41, and the score was 19-0. I shouldn't crow, because Norwich had five Bolton Wanderers in their team, who were stationed there in a searchlight unit.
#twats #plastics #bantz