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grimsby pete	October 28, 2014, 5:43pm
Exile Posts: 55,684 Posts Per Day: 9.80 Reputation: 81.7% Rep Score: +126 / -28 Location: Suffolk Approval: +17,797 Gold Stars: 222	Quoted from Garth Apparently he was somewhat famous for his pre match speech over the tannoy system to gee up the crowd   (Bill Shankley not your dad) He used to drive the team coach, ( my dad not Bill Shankly )                                Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.                              68 Years following the Town                               Life member of Trust                                First game   April 1955
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Garth	October 28, 2014, 6:52pm
Season Ticket Holder Posts: 11,493 Posts Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 80.75% Rep Score: +55 / -13 Approval: +4,921 Gold Stars: 26	Quoted from grimsby pete He used to drive the team coach, ( my dad not Bill Shankly )   It would have been hard work in those days Pete, no sync gearbox or power steering, I once had a go at driving an old Albion rigid truck(unloaded) and you needed arms of a weightlifter and legs of a Olympic swimmer
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grimsby pete	October 28, 2014, 6:58pm
Exile Posts: 55,684 Posts Per Day: 9.80 Reputation: 81.7% Rep Score: +126 / -28 Location: Suffolk Approval: +17,797 Gold Stars: 222	Quoted from Garth It would have been hard work in those days Pete, no sync gearbox or power steering, I once had a go at driving an old Albion rigid truck(unloaded) and you needed arms of a weightlifter and legs of a Olympic swimmer It sure was Garth, It was bad enough in the 70's when I was a  Bus Driver driving 20year old Buses around the town, Then the new Fleetline buses came and they were as easy to drive as a car.                              Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.                              68 Years following the Town                               Life member of Trust                                First game   April 1955
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Garth	October 28, 2014, 10:00pm
Season Ticket Holder Posts: 11,493 Posts Per Day: 1.92 Reputation: 80.75% Rep Score: +55 / -13 Approval: +4,921 Gold Stars: 26	Quoted from grimsby pete It sure was Garth, It was bad enough in the 70's when I was a  Bus Driver driving 20year old Buses around the town, Then the new Fleetline buses came and they were as easy to drive as a car. Double de clutching all gears, feet pumping like playing a church organ, the knack was to match the revs engine and box
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