mkgas
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Post by mkgas on Mar 31, 2016 10:31:27 GMT
25th Jan 1884 Bristol Mercury "see a game of football, pure and simple"!
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Post by gretschgas on Mar 31, 2016 11:41:55 GMT
Ahh Warmley away. Classic. I wonder if it was a sell out and the fans had a beamback to watch the game on? If not then the board missed a trick...
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mkgas
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Post by mkgas on Mar 31, 2016 11:44:20 GMT
I think they sent a pidgeon back with the score on.....
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 31, 2016 12:18:37 GMT
Surprised rugby seems to have been the bigger sport of the two "football" games back in the later 1800's?
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Post by roverstillidie on Mar 31, 2016 12:29:34 GMT
Mmmm.... isn't it, wasn't it, jumpers for goal posts....Marvellous..!
And a full 98 years before our six fingered neighbours were formed..!!
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mkgas
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Post by mkgas on Mar 31, 2016 12:32:04 GMT
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mkgas
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Post by mkgas on Mar 31, 2016 12:42:11 GMT
Were "The Arabs" a different outfit? There are loads of reports for their games around Bristol from 1883, and this from September 29th, 1882 (Bristol Mercury): Attachment DeletedBut that's before the general 1883 date......?? Love a bit of history, me. |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 31, 2016 15:13:34 GMT
Nice to see the old 2-2-6 formation getting some use.
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 31, 2016 15:15:44 GMT
Were "The Arabs" a different outfit? There are loads of reports for their games around Bristol from 1883, and this from September 29th, 1882 (Bristol Mercury): But that's before the general 1883 date......?? Love a bit of history, me. Sure that's association football? It might be the Rugby football team we took the Arabs name from. |
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Post by roverstillidie on Mar 31, 2016 15:16:36 GMT
Nice to see the old 2-2-6 formation getting some use. Maybe DC will try that against Creepy on Saturday  |
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Post by Antonio Fargas on Mar 31, 2016 15:18:10 GMT
Nice to see the old 2-2-6 formation getting some use. Maybe DC will try that against Creepy on Saturday Mildy Lockyer - Brown Lines - Lawrence Bodin - McBurnie - Taylor - Easter - Gaffney - Harrison That would work. |
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Post by spiess1 on Mar 31, 2016 15:42:32 GMT
Wot! No Leadbitter?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 15:50:26 GMT
Mildenhall
Clarke J Brown
Lines Lockyer Lawrence
Bodin Taylor Gaffney Easter Montano
Surely that's a proper line up. The good old days!
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Post by mkgas on Mar 31, 2016 16:07:46 GMT
I'm taking a marker pen to Stevenage. Happy to 'adjust' anyones '1883' badge on their shirt to '1882', for just a £1 each.....
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Post by youmadethatup on Mar 31, 2016 16:23:04 GMT
Mildenhall
Clarke Lockyer Lines McChrystal Brown
Bodin Harrison Taylor Gaffney Montano
No need for a midfield ,defence picks it up then charge !
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Post by Topper Gas on Mar 31, 2016 17:15:09 GMT
Mildenhall Clarke J Brown Lines Lockyer Lawrence Bodin Taylor Gaffney Easter Montano Surely that's a proper line up. The good old days! Wasn't that virtually the formation DC had to play in the Mansfield game in our relegation season, when we had no fit full backs? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2016 18:53:05 GMT
Mildenhall Clarke J Brown Lines Lockyer Lawrence Bodin Taylor Gaffney Easter Montano Surely that's a proper line up. The good old days! Wasn't that virtually the formation DC had to play in the Mansfield game in our relegation season, when we had no fit full backs? Strange how my mind recalls nothing about the Mansfield game apart from the horrendous outcome but clearly remembers the fullback, half backs and forward line of the sixties and earlier. Were you around then Topper when 4 4 2 etc was unheard of and 2 3 5 the normal and only formation? |
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Post by Congas on Mar 31, 2016 19:35:38 GMT
If we still had string crossbars we'd never have got relegated in the first place
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