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Re: John..........?
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2023 8:11 pm
by Jeeby
DIXIE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm
Remember the Worcester City away game well, fantastic day out. Think we were undefeated in the league at the time. Then Brian Kidd turned up, worst manager we ever had.
Been told he still has a cottage in Little Urswick
Re: John..........?
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:44 am
by mall
Reginald wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:03 am
Cokey wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 10:47 am
Without wanting it to sound like a game of Guess Who, did this gent have a beard?
Beard-no, not as I remember.
He was always clean cut and, if I remember correctly, he used to drink in the Dominics which used to be down at the bottom end of Rawlinson Street.
The last time I ever saw John was on the train from Barrow when we played at Worcester City-early eighties?.The train was rammed with Barrow supporters.
According to my mate-John was a foreman Electrician in the Yard-if that helps!.
I was actually sat in the same old fashioned 6 seater carriage as John Murray-he was a great guy.
That game at Worcester, was there a player for us called John Gerrard who
scored that day? my memories all over the place now so can't be sure.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Thu Dec 07, 2023 8:52 am
by Stu1
also on that train. I think the train was organised by a ramblers club who happened to be going to Worcester.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 10:36 am
by Trust Raffle
yeah it was definitely Mr John Murray RIP John what a man he was too Barra soccer through and through, he was also a foreman in the yard
Russ
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:25 pm
by blue nige
DIXIE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm
Remember the Worcester City away game well, fantastic day out. Think we were undefeated in the league at the time. Then Brian Kidd turned up, worst manager we ever had.
Norman Bodell !
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:58 pm
by Cubbins Paratrooper
blue nige wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:25 pm
DIXIE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm
Remember the Worcester City away game well, fantastic day out. Think we were undefeated in the league at the time. Then Brian Kidd turned up, worst manager we ever had.
Norman Bodell !
Will not argue with this.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:03 pm
by kenny lowe fan club
I think John used to run the club shop in the ground which was where they turned the floodlights on. I remember buying loads of old programmes off him when I was a kid and we always had a nice chat to him. Nice man
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 2:27 pm
by Lancaster Branch
Del M wrote: ↑Wed Dec 06, 2023 7:49 pm
@Reginald - a massive thank you for such wonderful memories of my dad. I've just found this thread and it means so much to me and the family to know that he - John Murray - is still remembered. Some of my early memories are being with him at the football, home and away, and - when he was working on those floodlights - staring up at him as the scuttled up the pylons! Later on I helped him in the shop at the ground.
If any of you are at the match on Saturday please listen out for the ball sponsor - on behalf of my family we are sponsoring it in dad's name.
I only get back to Barrow every so often and live overseas now, for the first time in about 30 years I will be there on Saturday and would be brilliant to hear more from some of you, especially if Phil Yelland is around - I remember him!
Going to see your Dad in that shop and spending my pocket money on old programmes was part of my routine for a good long while, all part of me getting ‘the bug’ that endures to this day.
He was a nice fella, your Dad.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:32 pm
by Del M
Cheers @Lancaster Branch that means a lot and so glad the bug has endured! Gutted the game is postponed tomorrow, saw a photo of the pitch today and it ain't good. All the best, Derek
Re: John..........?
Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:38 pm
by Del M
Spot on - thank you
@kenny lowe fan club - there was always a good chat in the shop. And I forgot that's where the switches were, I used to help dad switch the lights on when I was there, big switches! cheers, Derek
kenny lowe fan club wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 1:03 pm
I think John used to run the club shop in the ground which was where they turned the floodlights on. I remember buying loads of old programmes off him when I was a kid and we always had a nice chat to him. Nice man
Re: John..........?
Posted: Mon Dec 11, 2023 7:38 pm
by Cromwell58
DIXIE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm
Remember the Worcester City away game well, fantastic day out. Think we were undefeated in the league at the time. Then Brian Kidd turned up, worst manager we ever had.
Was the that the train journey were we all pilled off at what we thought was the main Worcester station and had to pile back on to another stop.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:19 pm
by Lancaster Branch
Del M wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 9:32 pm
Cheers @Lancaster Branch that means a lot and so glad the bug has endured! Gutted the game is postponed tomorrow, saw a photo of the pitch today and it ain't good. All the best, Derek
Good to see you got to the game yesterday - and a win too.
Lovely stuff.
Re: John..........?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:24 pm
by mickmike wilson
Nice thread brings back some memories & if you see any ex regulars around, stop & chat & encourage them to come back for a game or 3
Together we are Stronger
Re: John..........?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:28 pm
by bluessupporter
blue nige wrote: ↑Fri Dec 08, 2023 12:25 pm
Norman Bodell !
He was a male model before he joined Barrow!
Re: John..........?
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2024 6:27 pm
by Gazza
DIXIE wrote: ↑Sun Mar 14, 2021 6:47 pm
Remember the Worcester City away game well, fantastic day out. Think we were undefeated in the league at the time. Then Brian Kidd turned up, worst manager we ever had.
Until Jolley that is
