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Post by fanatical on Nov 27, 2014 12:53:38 GMT
Just to put the record (pun) straight about Rod Hull and the Rovers. Rovers were looking to put out a record which was the thing all football clubs wanted to do in the early 1970's and someone in the President's Club who was connected to both Rovers and the record industry was approached. We enlisted the help of a song writer ( Bryan Murphy from Wigan) who wrote the words and put them to the tune of 'She'll be coming round the mountain' (because it is a traditional song to which no royalties would have to be paid). A London agent Phyllis Rounce of International Artists who handled many of the top stars of the day was approached to see who we could get to record the song and as Rod Hull was due to appear at the Bristol Hippodrome in Pantomime he was suggested. A dinner meeting was held at Harvey's restaurant after one of his shows and he agreed to take part. The record was produced and was popular for a time and some income was produced for the football club. No-one received any fee from the venture including Rod Hull. Despite his 'comedy' with the Emu and many comedy shows he was quite a serious individual who read the works of William Shakespere and Anton Chekhov, and always wanted to be a serious actor but was never given the chance, he smoked a pipe, (he was once voted pipe smoker of the year) and was married twice with several children. He was never a supporter of Bristol Rovers but all credit to his memory that he did something to help us.
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Post by Rex on Nov 27, 2014 15:02:22 GMT
Just to put the record (pun) straight about Rod Hull and the Rovers. Rovers were looking to put out a record which was the thing all football clubs wanted to do in the early 1970's and someone in the President's Club who was connected to both Rovers and the record industry was approached. We enlisted the help of a song writer ( Bryan Murphy from Wigan) who wrote the words and put them to the tune of 'She'll be coming round the mountain' (because it is a traditional song to which no royalties would have to be paid). A London agent Phyllis Rounce of International Artists who handled many of the top stars of the day was approached to see who we could get to record the song and as Rod Hull was due to appear at the Bristol Hippodrome in Pantomime he was suggested. A dinner meeting was held at Harvey's restaurant after one of his shows and he agreed to take part. The record was produced and was popular for a time and some income was produced for the football club. No-one received any fee from the venture including Rod Hull. Despite his 'comedy' with the Emu and many comedy shows he was quite a serious individual who read the works of William Shakespere and Anton Chekhov, and always wanted to be a serious actor but was never given the chance, he smoked a pipe, (he was once voted pipe smoker of the year) and was married twice with several children. He was never a supporter of Bristol Rovers but all credit to his memory that he did something to help us. Well, that puts that one to bed! Thanks Fanatical, I don't suppose you could tell us whether it was or wasn't a penalty on Tuesday?
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Post by strung out on Nov 27, 2014 15:34:01 GMT
I always thought we did claim him as a fan. He also dead the ultimate football fan death falling off his roof while adjusting the TV aerial during an England football match. He had a armchair football warriors death and is now in the football fan armchair Valhalla. We salute you Rod, doing Black Power clenched hand salute with head slightly bowed turning to the north (I am from Somerset) towards Mendip transmitter TV mask. It was a Man United game Indeed - the only time that Man United have sent Hull down.
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Post by The Concept on Nov 27, 2014 18:56:10 GMT
Whitefield school if you don't mind! Steve went there in the 70s, I didn't go quite as often as I was supposed to I didn't realise he played football for us in the charity game, we must have been desperate- he was s***e at school!
Ah! Sorry, not a million miles off though. Yes, Yabbo's first touch wasn't that great, and his second ... well, we'll never know!
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Post by lympstonegas on Nov 28, 2014 7:32:04 GMT
suprised that no one has mentioned Sean Michael Verey (real) and Roy Cropper (fester fan) who are also linked to us as famous fans.... where/what is Princess court?
Princess Court Club, was a late 70's night club that played Funk music, was a top club at the time, on Park Row, off Park Street, I used to go most Friday/Sat nights, used to meet up at the Assize Court pub, near small street firstly, which was a mostly Rovers pub, and known to be, can remember a rough night one Saturday when it was converged upon by many upset and angry C*ity fans, needed to barricade the doors and windows, and repel borders!!.
m Yes it was the soul army crew with the likes of Larry lloydie gingerbob raft and Martin Starr
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Post by fanatical on Nov 28, 2014 16:05:35 GMT
Just to put the record (pun) straight about Rod Hull and the Rovers. Rovers were looking to put out a record which was the thing all football clubs wanted to do in the early 1970's and someone in the President's Club who was connected to both Rovers and the record industry was approached. We enlisted the help of a song writer ( Bryan Murphy from Wigan) who wrote the words and put them to the tune of 'She'll be coming round the mountain' (because it is a traditional song to which no royalties would have to be paid). A London agent Phyllis Rounce of International Artists who handled many of the top stars of the day was approached to see who we could get to record the song and as Rod Hull was due to appear at the Bristol Hippodrome in Pantomime he was suggested. A dinner meeting was held at Harvey's restaurant after one of his shows and he agreed to take part. The record was produced and was popular for a time and some income was produced for the football club. No-one received any fee from the venture including Rod Hull. Despite his 'comedy' with the Emu and many comedy shows he was quite a serious individual who read the works of William Shakespere and Anton Chekhov, and always wanted to be a serious actor but was never given the chance, he smoked a pipe, (he was once voted pipe smoker of the year) and was married twice with several children. He was never a supporter of Bristol Rovers but all credit to his memory that he did something to help us. Well, that puts that one to bed! Thanks Fanatical, I don't suppose you could tell us whether it was or wasn't a penalty on Tuesday?
having viewed the replay several times I suggest it was a penalty but as the referee did not award it it was not a penalty (how did you guess I was a politician
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Post by jozer on Nov 29, 2014 12:23:42 GMT
Remember hearing that Jane Crouch was Gas?
Re- Rod Hull, I recall it was the 1999 Man Ure CL final that he was trying to position his TV arial for.
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Post by The Concept on Nov 29, 2014 12:50:26 GMT
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Post by c4h10 on Nov 29, 2014 13:02:02 GMT
Wycombe - donner und blitzen (especially blitzen!).
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Post by boagas1883 on Nov 29, 2014 17:13:40 GMT
I've never heard anything about Massive Attack or their acolytes stabbing Rovers fans,like the other poster said they were too young surely ? I went to Primary and Secondary with Claude Williams and he started following the Rovers first. Like you, I also went to primary school with Claude & Derek, I too believe that Claude followed Rovers, not sure about his big brother though!.. I went to Colston Primary,that's where I met Claude.Then onto Cotham. I don't remember Derek at school. We've spoken before Taiwan although I can't remember your name.You went to Fairfield didn't you ? I think golf clubs may have been part of the convo
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Post by The Concept on Aug 24, 2023 19:32:18 GMT
Chris Broad ...
Stuart Broad was in Bristol today and featured on Points West. When asked if he would think about retiring to Bristol he mentioned that he still has family connections, and that "... my dad is still a big Bristol Rovers fan, but I follow Nottingham Forest..."
I'm surprised as although Chris Broad played for Glos his club side was Long Ashton, family members lived in Marston Road, Knowle, and close to the hump-back bridge in Whitchurch, plus the family business was in old Totterdown (where New Walls / Angers Road is now), before having to move to Montpellier.
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Post by shireblues on Aug 25, 2023 7:00:43 GMT
Chris Broad played for Knowle CC before Glos . He often stood in the south enclosure at Eastville Stadium. Spoke to him at last year's 'ex players day' and said he still looks for the Rovers result each week .
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Post by harrybuckle on Aug 25, 2023 14:12:53 GMT
The late Michael Parkinson said it was the most embarrassing moment if his TV career interview ing Hull & Emu and one of the one everyone remembers after Ali interview
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Post by The Concept on Aug 25, 2023 16:09:49 GMT
Chris Broad played for Knowle CC before Glos . He often stood in the south enclosure at Eastville Stadium. Spoke to him at last year's 'ex players day' and said he still looks for the Rovers result each week . I'm not aware of Chris Broad playing for Knowle CC (I've got connections to Knowle CC going back to the '70s), but know he was born in Knowle and that Broad family ancestors played for the club. I also have a vague memory of seeing him playing for Long Ashton CC at Knowle. The Knowle players who turned out for Gloucestershire in this period would have been Nick Finnan and Steve Windaybank. Earlier this year I was reading a reproduction of a Knowle CC History booklet (published in 1952 I think), and a Broad was very prolific in the early 1900s. This Broad must have been Chris's great uncle (Stuart's great, great uncle), and shows that performing against Australia is very much a family trait... To rival Chris's 86-87 Ashes tour of 487 runs including 3 centuries, and Stuart's 8 fer 15 in the 2015 Ashes, their forefather took 7 for not many against an Australian XI. Though these Aussies would have been made up from WWI servicemen stationed nearby. Thanks for the extras/sundries - interesting to know Chris would have been stood on the South Enclosure somewhere below my stand seat. Great win for Glos today, hope it continues!
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Post by dido on Aug 25, 2023 17:35:53 GMT
Nick Cooper?
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Post by o2o2bo2ba on Aug 25, 2023 19:05:04 GMT
Chris Broad played for Knowle CC before Glos . He often stood in the south enclosure at Eastville Stadium. Spoke to him at last year's 'ex players day' and said he still looks for the Rovers result each week . I'm not aware of Chris Broad playing for Knowle CC (I've got connections to Knowle CC going back to the '70s), but know he was born in Knowle and that Broad family ancestors played for the club. I also have a vague memory of seeing him playing for Long Ashton CC at Knowle. The Knowle players who turned out for Gloucestershire in this period would have been Nick Finnan and Steve Windaybank. Earlier this year I was reading a reproduction of a Knowle CC History booklet (published in 1952 I think), and a Broad was very prolific in the early 1900s. This Broad must have been Chris's great uncle (Stuart's great, great uncle), and shows that performing against Australia is very much a family trait... To rival Chris's 86-87 Ashes tour of 487 runs including 3 centuries, and Stuart's 8 fer 15 in the 2015 Ashes, their forefather took 7 for not many against an Australian XI. Though these Aussies would have been made up from WWI servicemen stationed nearby. Thanks for the extras/sundries - interesting to know Chris would have been stood on the South Enclosure somewhere below my stand seat. Great win for Glos today, hope it continues! Away to Leics on Tuesday .. C'mon the Shire!
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Post by Dr John Dee on Aug 26, 2023 6:39:28 GMT
I spoke to Rod Hull's agent while I was doing the Black Arab fanzine. He was doing panto in Reading and we offered to buy him a train ticket a pint in the Welly and a match day ticket. He was up for it, but I handed it over to Boycey Bradshaw, because his agent wanted him to stuff on the pitch at half time with Emu. Nothing happened, but he did send me a signed photo with "sorry it all got a bit too late" written on it. Not a fan in the sense of turning up eavery week, but still held Rovers in affection and was a celebrity supporter of the club. Emu attacking Nick Day would have topped even us getting him to read out a dedication to Mr Michael Hock, for "when will I see you again".
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Post by toteend3 on Aug 26, 2023 9:35:46 GMT
It’s strange nine years on and a thread is reactived. I remember Claude and Derek at the time, when I used to frequent the ‘Kenny’ in Redland -I recall. Claude was the quieter one and smaller wheaas Derek was as tall as me and had an infectious laugh.
Another memory from those days me and another mate used to drink in a ‘ci#y’ pub just up from Bridewell Nick - the bar was accessible via stairs to first floor.
It was a lively ol place and it sold Breakers which was a very strong lager. Thinking back now it was well known as a ‘ci#y’haunt and yet although quite a few knew (it rhymes!) I was gas I was never made to feel uncomfortable. In fact one night in particular illustrates that; MJ (no not Michael Jackson), was taking the shortish route to a confrontation armed with a knife climbing over tables knocking the odd beer over on the way, and (unbelievable Jeff) apologised to us when accessing our table..
Very funny times indeed!
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Post by Rex on Aug 26, 2023 9:51:27 GMT
It’s strange nine years on and a thread is reactived. I remember Claude and Derek at the time, when I used to frequent the ‘Kenny’ in Redland -I recall. Claude was the quieter one and smaller wheaas Derek was as tall as me and had an infectious laugh. Another memory from those days me and another mate used to drink in a ‘ci#y’ pub just up from Bridewell Nick - the bar was accessible via stairs to first floor. It was a lively ol place and it sold Breakers which was a very strong lager. Thinking back now it was well known as a ‘ci#y’haunt and yet although quite a few knew (it rhymes!) I was gas I was never made to feel uncomfortable. In fact one night in particular illustrates that; MJ (no not Michael Jackson), was taking the shortish route to a confrontation armed with a knife climbing over tables knocking the odd beer over on the way, and (unbelievable Jeff) apologised to us when accessing our table.. Very funny times indeed! The Wheatsheaf?
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Post by TaiwanGas on Aug 26, 2023 10:14:56 GMT
It’s strange nine years on and a thread is reactived. I remember Claude and Derek at the time, when I used to frequent the ‘Kenny’ in Redland -I recall. Claude was the quieter one and smaller wheaas Derek was as tall as me and had an infectious laugh. Another memory from those days me and another mate used to drink in a ‘ci#y’ pub just up from Bridewell Nick - the bar was accessible via stairs to first floor. It was a lively ol place and it sold Breakers which was a very strong lager. Thinking back now it was well known as a ‘ci#y’haunt and yet although quite a few knew (it rhymes!) I was gas I was never made to feel uncomfortable. In fact one night in particular illustrates that; MJ (no not Michael Jackson), was taking the shortish route to a confrontation armed with a knife climbing over tables knocking the odd beer over on the way, and (unbelievable Jeff) apologised to us when accessing our table.. Very funny times indeed! That’s correct totend4, Derek was a big lad, Claude much smaller, remember the Kensington well, used it on and off, was popular with Redland Gas Heads and RBB at that time. Not far from Bridewell was the Assize Courts Pub, they had a resident DJ on a Saturday night, was frequented by Gas as well as C*ty as it was a top Bristol pub, if Rovers were at home the Assize would have a good number of Gas, and vice versa, been a few times when the pub had been besieged by the other lot and had to barricade the entrance & windows, those that were left!.
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