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Post by Icegas on Jul 27, 2019 0:24:39 GMT
Just a random question, but has any of your family or your friends ever play for the Gas?
My uncle - Bernard Hall did in the 1960's..anyone else?
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Post by Gassy on Jul 27, 2019 6:09:47 GMT
I know Henbury used to play for the Gas, but he now plays for c*ty... 😳😇
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Post by Eaststaffsgas on Jul 27, 2019 7:28:07 GMT
My best friend at school for a number of years was Steve White. Before he joined Rovers, we both played for Northavon under 18s and before that Frampton Rangers. It was very strange seeing a mate playing for the team you have always supported. We lost touch after I moved away from Bristol but I continued to follow his progress. Looking back, his main asset was his selfishness- he rarely passed the ball mainly because all he needed was a ball over the top and he would run on to it and usually slip it past the keeper. At school and at Frampton, he took a lot of criticism for being a bit greedy and arrogant but to be fair, he was just good at what he did and always wanted to be a pro. Many casual observers at the time thought that I was a better footballer than him but it all came down to his attitude and desire whereas I was too busy having a good time.I have not lived in the South West for forty years but my dad told me not long ago that he was managing Chipping Sodbury which is almost like him returning to his roots having been to school with me there.
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Post by paulrandallstash on Jul 27, 2019 7:51:29 GMT
Went to school with Gary smart, also my stepfather was with rovers in the 60's but he suffered a career ending broken leg
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Post by eastville1966 on Jul 27, 2019 8:19:01 GMT
I am part of the Morgan family (on my mother’s side) who had enough family members to field their own family team in the 1930s. Jimmy Morgan played for the Rovers in the 1950s and his uncle Jerry Morgan played in the 1920s. My grandparents lived near Eastville Park and it was great to hear the Eastville Roar when I was visiting them on a Saturday before I was old enough to go to matches. Another family member played for the City. We don’t talk about him 🙂
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Post by Gas-Ed on Jul 27, 2019 8:24:02 GMT
I played football for Stoke Lane with Josh Klein-Davies as a kid. Also, lee brown is good friends with a lad I play football with in Sheffield.
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Post by purdownpoacher1 on Jul 27, 2019 8:30:00 GMT
Just a random question, but has any of your family or your friends ever play for the Gas? My uncle - Bernard Hall did in the 1960's..anyone else? BH had that awful injury . Handy cricketer too . How is he these days .utg |
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Post by stuart1974 on Jul 27, 2019 8:35:50 GMT
My dad played at Eastville in two trial matches. Wasn't taken on as played out of position in the second.
My brother went to school with Ian Holloway, I worked (briefly) with Chris Lines' sister.
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Post by jonwsm on Jul 27, 2019 8:42:44 GMT
My Uncle played back in the 50s. Some refer to the team he played in as the best team Rovers have had, especially in 52/53. He was Geoff Fox, but it was unfortunately before my time so I never got to see him play.
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Post by eastgas on Jul 27, 2019 8:43:55 GMT
I have played with many players who have now gone on to be professional footballers and many that have made a good living out of the game. None played for rovers or broke into the first team though
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Post by Marshy on Jul 27, 2019 8:44:37 GMT
My Uncle played back in the 50s. Some refer to the team he played in as the best team Rovers have had, especially in 52/53. He was Geoff Fox, but it was unfortunately before my time so I never got to see him play. I bet he was a fox in the box? Certainly something we could do with now! |
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Post by titchthephot on Jul 27, 2019 8:47:51 GMT
I am good friends with Paul Randall. Also when George Petherbridge moved to Glastonbury I sat next to his son Terry and I am good friends with George's daughter, Kay. Sadly, George's wife, Rita, passed away last week and I will be attending her funeral on the 6th Aug.
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Post by eastgas on Jul 27, 2019 8:48:22 GMT
I played football for Stoke Lane with Josh Klein-Davies as a kid. Also, lee brown is good friends with a lad I play football with in Sheffield. You would of played for stoke lane in the age group below myself, Stoke were a very good side in my age group. |
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Post by Icegas on Jul 27, 2019 8:54:44 GMT
Just a random question, but has any of your family or your friends ever play for the Gas? My uncle - Bernard Hall did in the 1960's..anyone else? BH had that awful injury . Handy cricketer too . How is he these days .utg To be honest that side of the family are not that close.But from what I know he is fine. |
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Post by peterhooper57 on Jul 27, 2019 9:11:12 GMT
Peter Hooper was a great friend of mine, l went to school with one of his daughters and I played for a football team which Pete managed called Dayspace United, happy days, RIP Pete, a real gas legend, who had the hardest left foot shot l have ever seen.
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jul 27, 2019 9:36:13 GMT
Went to school with Gary smart, also my stepfather was with rovers in the 60's but he suffered a career ending broken leg I was his next door neighbour. Always having parties with loads of our players in attendance. Dined out on the goal at AG but I would too. Was very upset with Gould, who had him on the then youth training scheme and wouldn’t give him a liveable contract. Fit as a butchers dog, even after years away but playing at Bath. Great guy and goes to every home game He is a high grade martial arts man now. |
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Post by Kingswood Polak on Jul 27, 2019 9:37:18 GMT
I am part of the Morgan family (on my mother’s side) who had enough family members to field their own family team in the 1930s. Jimmy Morgan played for the Rovers in the 1950s and his uncle Jerry Morgan played in the 1920s. My grandparents lived near Eastville Park and it was great to hear the Eastville Roar when I was busy them on a Saturday before I was old enough to go to matches. Another family member played for the City. We don’t talk about him 🙂 Any of them Kingswood boys, whose parents had the Essex ? I had trials for Rovers youth team and got through to the final game. We were then mixed with regular players and I had Holloway, Penrice in the side I was picked for. Colin Dobson politely asked me if I had any other sport I liked, at the end 😂. I can laugh now but cried at the time. Bristol parkway had a lot of talent. |
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Post by Henbury Gas on Jul 27, 2019 9:48:43 GMT
The My Niece Married into Larry Lloyds family and my hair dresser friend Franco played for Rovers Reserves back in the day
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Post by twertonboy on Jul 27, 2019 9:53:08 GMT
My cousin is Yatesy
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Post by Gashead73 on Jul 27, 2019 10:13:41 GMT
I've known Jamie Cureton since he was 3yrs old. We grew up on the same estate in Eastville and even went to the same infant, junior and senior schools together' even though I am a couple of years older.
Was called Germ and never Jamie.
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