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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 25, 2024 21:03:32 GMT
it turns out that the Dad of a friend of my son used to play for Rovers I'm afraid I don't remember him. There is an Alan Routledge who made his debut in 1981 per the below, which might be around the right age - bristolroverssc.co.uk/debuts-part-four/can anyone add anything? (paging harrybuckle....) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 21:07:59 GMT
I once lived down the road from a fella whose brother went out with a girl who saw Lorraine Kelly's cleaner in Tesco.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 25, 2024 21:11:37 GMT
I once lived down the road from a fella whose brother went out with a girl who saw Lorraine Kelly's cleaner in Tesco. You can do better than that shovelled. I’m looking for a little gem of a memory to feed back and show that he made an impact And not a made-up one |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 25, 2024 21:15:21 GMT
Absolutely, and I do apologise. Of course I hope this connects with someone who knows about the player. I was just being a mallard for comic effect.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 25, 2024 21:19:08 GMT
I think ‘you Mallard’ might work as a mild forum insult
Along the lines of Fools and Horses’ ‘plonker’
‘Don’t be a Mallard Rodney’
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Post by The Concept on Jun 25, 2024 21:25:00 GMT
Don't remember him. Not surprised though, looking at the entry history book...
Name: Routledge Thomas Alan
Career: 1980-81.
Date & Place of Birth: 06.05.1960 Wallsend.
Apps: 0+1
Goals: 0
Previous Club: 08.1980 Bath University.
Next Club: 03.1982 football in the north-east.
So just 1 substitute appearance and it was far away from home.
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 25, 2024 21:49:47 GMT
Don't remember him. Not surprised though, looking at the entry history book... Name: Routledge Thomas Alan Career: 1980-81. Date & Place of Birth: 06.05.1960 Wallsend. Apps: 0+1 Goals: 0 Previous Club: 08.1980 Bath University. Next Club: 03.1982 football in the north-east. So just 1 substitute appearance and it was far away from home. what a disappointment! many thanks The Concept. He is one sub appearance ahead of the vast majority of us. I'd have been delighted to get that |
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Post by harrybuckle on Jun 26, 2024 7:20:49 GMT
Here is his profile from Bristol Rovers History Group website
Thomas Alan Routledge. 1980-81.
Born, 6.5.1960, Wallsend.
5’ 9”; 11 st 5 lbs.
Début: 17.1.81 v Grimsby Town.
Career: Wallsend Boys’ Club; Bath University; August 1980 Bristol Rovers (released, March 1982) [0+1,0]; August 1983 Northwood; October 1984 Kingsbury Town.
Strong and tough full-back Alan Routledge made his début for Rovers reserves away to Orient reserves in August 1980, after leaving Bath University. His 28 reserve team games in the 1980-81 season included a goal in a 2-1 victory over West Ham reserves that April and earned a first-team call-up during the relegation campaign. Replacing Mark Hughes for the final thirty minutes of a 2-0 defeat at Grimsby, he was also an unused substitute against Bristol City a fortnight later. The son of Alex Routledge and Alma Robinson, Routledge “possessed good pace … and an excellent left foot” and scored four goals in seventeen games with Northwood before joining Isthmian League Kingsbury Town. Prior to that, he had played alongside Steve Bruce and the future Rovers winger Tony Sealy at Wallsend Boys’ Club. Armed with a degree in Materials Science, he worked from 1991 for Guardtech Cleaners and is married to Karen Lesley Routledge and living in Chilworth, Hampshire, he and his wife being directors of U4 Global Solutions Limited.
On our history group website we have biographies and images of almost every player who has played for Rovers first team.
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Post by eppinggas on Jun 28, 2024 17:26:35 GMT
it turns out that the Dad of a friend of my son used to play for Rovers I'm afraid I don't remember him. There is an Alan Routledge who made his debut in 1981 per the below, which might be around the right age - bristolroverssc.co.uk/debuts-part-four/can anyone add anything? (paging harrybuckle....) Alan Routledge. Ahaaaa. Ended up at Norwich City I think. |
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Post by a more piratey game on Jun 28, 2024 17:30:35 GMT
it turns out that the Dad of a friend of my son used to play for Rovers I'm afraid I don't remember him. There is an Alan Routledge who made his debut in 1981 per the below, which might be around the right age - bristolroverssc.co.uk/debuts-part-four/can anyone add anything? (paging harrybuckle....) Alan Routledge. Ahaaaa. Ended up at Norwich City I think. oh, very droll. Better than par for this board |
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Post by eppinggas on Jun 28, 2024 17:39:47 GMT
Alan Routledge. Ahaaaa. Ended up at Norwich City I think. oh, very droll. Better than par for this board How would it rate on Gaschat? Knowing you, knowing me. Ahaaaaaaaa. |
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