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  2. Posted

    I dont think the team is Norwich Corinthians shef, I think that was jnr football and the wrong colour kit, although daly can confirm that one. 

    As for the Tilbury and East Barnet connections, he could have played for them via him being posted down there in the Services, but I cant remember this, and it draws a blank in the remaining family.  I know he played for Cambridge Town/City(?), but thats it. 

    Thanks for all the help folks. I'll post back if I ever find out. 

  3. Posted

    58 minutes ago, Muffles said:

    A quick Google search of 'football played at the firs speedway norwich' has brought about the following links, which, suggest football was played on the ground, especially a line in one article about how the FA looked to ban football from being played on grounds which hosted Speedway or Greyhound meets.... 

    https://www.edp24.co.uk/lifestyle/shale-and-hearty-your-memories-of-the-stars-and-those-722426

    https://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/book-celebrates-norwich-speedway-star-ove-fundin-1723394

    https://www.speedwayresearcher.org.uk/keithfarmanfileseasternspeedway.pdf

     

     

     

    Thanks Muffles. I'll take a proper peruse this evening. 

  5. Posted

    On 10/05/2022 at 22:24, Foxy2600 said:

    Like a complete wind up… a precious 3 hours you’ll never get back. Like watching the last game of the season 🤣😆🤗🙄

    Sorry to have upset you Foxy, its definately not a "wind up". I honestly know nothing about the team apart from its supposedly in Norwich and it was probably in the early/mid 50's. I can send you my Grandads family tree if you like, but I dont think that would help with finding out the team or ground.

     

  6. Posted

    Thanks chaps, some gems there and the Speedway track could be a massive clue to what the team could be. Top darts fellas.

    My Grandad was Billy Pearce of W.E.Pearce butchers on Bishops Bridge Rd fame (if you remember that shop). He was a proper Norwich lad although was posted in Cambridge and married a Cambridge lass (Grandma) so the Fenstanton link could also be true too.

    He's front row, second left.

  12. Posted

    Currently 0-1 down at home against the Champions elect, Wigie.

    19/20 they came a solid midle table 11th with 52 points (66 if averaged out as covid ended the league)

    20/21 was a 9th place finish on 72 points

    If all stays as is tonight they'll not beat their 72 of last season and 66 of 2019 would be more likely... So, have they statistically found thier place as League One regulars, much like how they found their place in the championship for so long?

    Absolutely brilliant!

     

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    40 minutes ago, shefcanary said:

    I saw Alex Bruce working for his dad on the touchline for WBA a couple of weeks ago.  Didn't look like he was fit even for that standard of play.  He could hardly keep pace with his dad!

    Oh he should go back to the Binners then. He'll probably start on the wing. 

  14. Posted

    Only one of their starting 11 still plays proffesional football these days, loanee Giovani dos Santos who's at Club América in Mexico. Although both Alex Bruce and Kevin Libie are playing non-league at Macclesfield and VCD Athletic F.C in Craford repectively, so they both may line up against their old employers soon. 

  19. Posted

    My choice is, and will most probably always have been Knutsen.

    We're a wildcard team in this league, we should have tried a wildcard manager. He works with "buttons" budget and come on, thats what we'll always have compared to the rest of the Prem and a good section of the Championship.

    Smith seems a good bloke and along with Shakey are a great duo, but it just doesnt feel "us", its not Norwich City is it? As you can probably tell, I was at Brighton on Saturday. It feels "Hughton-y". 

  25. Posted

    This forum only wants *local players for a local team, nothing for you loanees here*. Amazing lilttle ol' Nodge vibes popping up yet again. Get a life lads, we're skint and we had a go at getting Premier League players on a Championship budget. Sometime it works, sometimes is doesnt. Remember we're paying the lowest wages in the league so you often get what you pay for.

    (*except most of these "local players" have come from Bedfordshire or that there Bluddy Lundon").

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