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Fishbone
November 27, 2020, 9:31am
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Born Grimsby, first five years Heneage Road, school years in Ulceby, back to Town for a year before going to Uni in Hull, followed by .... High Wycombe, Oxford, Bristol, Birmingham, Stroud, Bristol (again), Seaford (E. Sussex)... but always a Mariner. Moved back to Lincs recently (Tealby) and was looking forward to seeing Town play more often....
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November 27, 2020, 9:33am

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Born Croft Baker Maternity in 63 but family moved to Scunny when I was about 2 or 3 I think. Brought up there so unfortunately I see it as my home town really as no memories of living in Grimsby at all. Dads side of family all Town fans and started being taken in 72 and by 1980 I  was stewarding, I think I only missed 1 home game in all my teenage years.
Moved to Stoke in 85 (The city is a dump) to marry a Stokie lass (Vale family, I could see the Vale Park floodlights from our bedroom window on night games), but you must try cheese & bacon oatcakes if you can) . Son of and Younger Son of appeared 89/91. Then moved to the village of Madeley a few miles out of Town on Cheshire border and still there.
Only got to odd games in the late 80s/90s due to lack of funds/decent motor. Went to couple of Vale and Stoke games with friends I made locally in the first couple of years in Stoke but wasn't interested. Fun memory of catching bus home with Town scarf tightly hidden after that 0-0 draw with Stoke in the 80s which was mentioned on another thread the other day. Watched a lot of our games on teletext,   but managed to get to all but one Wembley game over the years. Get to about a 15 games a year home/away now usually with Son Of.
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November 27, 2020, 9:39am

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Born in Horncastle. Lived (Waltham) and worked in Grimsby until 1990 moved to Stoke on Trent for work. Currently living in Newcastle under-Lyme (it's the posh end of Stoke).
First real Town game was against Everton in the cup (Brolly 2) and then never left the Barrats Stand.
My son never succumbed to supporting Stoke/Man Utd and has supported Town with me since 4 years old poor thing
Do alot of away games and a few home games and hope for better times ahead for us all.


Just down the 525 from me then.
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November 27, 2020, 9:58am
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What a great thread this is, loving the glow of nostalgia. Few mentions of the yarborough estate where I grew up on Newsham Drive until getting married in 1977
Whenever we're in Grimsby I always go and look at my mum and dads old house on Newsham Drive, so imagine the shock when I rocked up one day to find the whole estate flattened. Don't think the estate was quite 50 years old when it was demolished and the prefabs on Nunsthorpe outlived it. Thinking someone made a few quid somewhere??
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November 27, 2020, 9:59am

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Well, I've really enjoyed reading these posts. Fascinating how people move about in life.
Cheers all










'I walked in the dressing room. The window was open and I thought that a sea fret had got in. Then I saw smoke billowing from a pipe in the corner of the room...it was my centre-forward. He looked seven stone wet through. He went on to score thirty-odd goals that season.' Lawrie McMenemy on encountering the legend that was Matt Tees.
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November 27, 2020, 10:08am

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You could print a little book with all these stories in it couldn't you, even a bigger one with all 92 clubs in it.

Best seller  


When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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November 27, 2020, 10:15am
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Just down the 525 from me then.


Yes that's right! I know someone who supports Town in Crewe. Almost enough for a committee lol!!
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November 27, 2020, 10:17am

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You could print a little book with all these stories in it couldn't you, even a bigger one with all 92 clubs in it.

Best seller  


Maybe GrimRob  would like to publish another book based on this.  

I am sure it would sell well , I would buy a copy .


                             Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
                             68 Years following the Town

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November 27, 2020, 10:26am

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Maybe GrimRob  would like to publish another book based on this.  

I am sure it would sell well , I would buy a copy .

Will you be on commission Pete?  



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November 27, 2020, 11:11am

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What do you think 10% or  20% ?  


                             Over 36 years living in Suffolk but always a mariner.
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