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Post by forevergull on Jan 24, 2010 20:45:52 GMT
I have found two or three reserve team programmes from the fifties. I recognise seven of this team that also played first team football. We were allowed to sit inside the railings in front of the grandstand and act as unofficial ball-boys at reserve team matches. I wonder if this is of interest.   |
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Post by Dave on Jan 24, 2010 20:50:28 GMT
forevergull, many thanks for putting this programme up and it will be of great interest to many, great to see you got the scanning etc all spot on and I hopefully look forward to reading some other programmes you may have.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2010 20:55:29 GMT
Thanks for this, forevergull. We've had one or two reserve programmes from later but none, I believe, from the 1950s.
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Post by Jon on Jan 24, 2010 20:57:33 GMT
That is brilliant Forevergull - thanks for posting.
This was our season in the second division of the Western League after quitting the South Western League - Taunton were our biggest rivals and ended up runners-up to us with us both winning promotion.
Eight of our eleven either had, or would go on to have, lots of first team exposure.
Janes, Garret and Horswell are on the list of local boys who served TUFC well without ever quite making the first team - alongside Knapman who was off on county duty.
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Post by merse on Jan 24, 2010 21:14:14 GMT
Janes, Garret and Horswell are on the list of local boys who served TUFC well without ever quite making the first team - alongside Knapman who was off on county duty.  That's the legendary Alan Garrett one of the three best footballers I have ever played with..................and the first time with him I would have been a mere 17 year old at Newton Spurs and he had to over forty years old then! Don Mills and Terry Way were the others who make up that trio and it still puzzles me to this day just what it was Garrett had missing from his game that stopped him from becoming a pro' ~ and the same went for Terry for that matter. Legend has it in NA that Alan Garrett played on way past his sixtieth birthday. I couldn't vouch for that but however old he actually was, he remained as fit as a fiddle, lean as a butcher's dog, and quietly helpful to all his team mates, the young ones in particular. |
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Post by Dave on Jan 24, 2010 21:23:11 GMT
Merse I think I'll try to get in touch with my cousin Terry Way, you never know he may have kept many interesting things from his playing days that I could put up on here.
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Post by Budleigh on Jan 24, 2010 21:39:52 GMT
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Post by Jon on Jan 24, 2010 21:57:19 GMT
That's the legendary Alan Garrett one of the three best footballers I have ever played with................and it still puzzles me to this day just what it was Garrett had missing from his game that stopped him from becoming a pro Garrett was a pro at TUFC, as was his contemporary Alan Bastow. Remember we had Collins and Mills at inside forward at the time - and there weren't seven substitutes in those days. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2010 22:27:30 GMT
The riches, Budleigh, I can't keep up with them all.....
Or is it the excitement of spotting a new ground (for me) whilst out today. Humber Park, home of.....?
Price of Taunton is part of dynasty - his grandson has played for the Town but now commits the sin of appearing in the colours of Bilgewater (who are doing pretty well for themselves).
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Post by Budleigh on Jan 24, 2010 22:29:26 GMT
Have you been to my old township, Bishopsteignton, then?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2010 22:33:45 GMT
Bishopsteignton's hinterland! An afternoon stroll from Newton Abbot via Sandygate, Gappah, Ugbrooke, Ideford Arch, Ideford, Humber and Kingsteignton.
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Post by Budleigh on Jan 24, 2010 22:42:39 GMT
Yes, rather like saying Bolton Wanderers play in Bolton... only just!
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Post by merse on Jan 25, 2010 3:52:36 GMT
That's the legendary Alan Garrett one of the three best footballers I have ever played with................and it still puzzles me to this day just what it was Garrett had missing from his game that stopped him from becoming a pro Garrett was a pro at TUFC, All a very long time ago and yes, indeed Alan WAS a pro' at Plainmoor; although one who never got a First Team opportunity. Seeing as I only had personal experience of seeing and playing alongside him when he was in his forties, perhaps he was lacking pace  Seriously though, in those days of more difficult travel and poorer communications, there just wasn't the opportunity for one's reputation to grow outside of the immediate vicinity. |
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Post by stefano on Jan 25, 2010 16:48:49 GMT
That's the legendary Alan Garrett one of the three best footballers I have ever played with..................and the first time with him I would have been a mere 17 year old at Newton Spurs and he had to over forty years old then! Don Mills and Terry Way were the others who make up that trio and it still puzzles me to this day just what it was Garrett had missing from his game that stopped him from becoming a pro' ~ and the same went for Terry for that matter. Legend has it in NA that Alan Garrett played on way past his sixtieth birthday. I couldn't vouch for that but however old he actually was, he remained as fit as a fiddle, lean as a butcher's dog, and quietly helpful to all his team mates, the young ones in particular. Completely agree with Merse about Alan Garrett. A brilliant and inspiring player when I too played with him regularly as a 17-year-old. A main memory is Alan and I getting in a muddle at St Blazey resulting in us going one down. I blamed myself ... couldn't do much else really as it was clearly my fault  ... but at half-time Alan took all the blame deflecting a blasting for me from manager Bill Anderson (everybody thinks the 'hairdryer' was invented by Fergie!!)  A true gentleman Alan and after the game he took me aside and had a long discussion about what had happened. A real pro and a great example to younger players. I have often thought about his fine example as a footballer in different walks of life, where the same principles can apply to the treatment and development of younger members of the same job. Just back from a week skiing with all limbs intact. Anything controversial been happening? How's Aussies teeth? Followed the results of course. Disappointing but after a recent dip in results after a good spell of performances I am still quietly confident of a mid-table finish. Haven't had time to go through the threads created during my week away but notice there seems to be one aimed negatively at the manager. I personally think that's a pity. We were lucky to get somebody like him to drag us quite quickly out of the Conference (there are bigger clubs than us still stuck there) and for the resources he has at his disposal I think he is still doing a good job. I really do hope he doesn't react to the constant sniping he gets and just walk out, as a change of manager often doesn't result in better performances. A new manager would inherit the same players and whilst contacts in the game are vital the resources available to a new manager would be the same. |
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Post by merse on Jan 25, 2010 17:59:54 GMT
Just back from a week skiing with all limbs intact. Anything controversial been happening? Absolutely nothing Stefano.......................a really quiet week ~ quite boring actually  ;D |
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... but at half-time Alan took all the blame deflecting a blasting for me from manager Bill Anderson (everybody thinks the 'hairdryer' was invented by Fergie!!) 
A true gentleman Alan and after the game he took me aside and had a long discussion about what had happened. A real pro and a great example to younger players.
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