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« Reply #3510 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 11:04:04 » |
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« Reply #3511 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 12:42:38 » |
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Chester Barnes, top table tennis player from the 60's and 70's. Often in the papers and classed as "The George Best of table tennis" for similar sort of playboy reasons. After retirement from table tennis worked with Martin Pipe for many years as his assistant.
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Yesterday is history, tomorrow is unknown but today could be a whole lot better.
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« Reply #3512 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 12:49:27 » |
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Chester Barnes, top table tennis player from the 60's and 70's. Often in the papers and classed as "The George Best of table tennis" for similar sort of playboy reasons. After retirement from table tennis worked with Martin Pipe for many years as his assistant.
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You're my incurable malady. I miss the pleasure of your company.
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« Reply #3513 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 14:36:31 » |
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Peter Venkman
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« Reply #3514 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 14:44:13 » |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
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And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
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« Reply #3515 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 18:29:57 » |
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Chester Barnes, top table tennis player from the 60's and 70's. Often in the papers and classed as "The George Best of table tennis" for similar sort of playboy reasons. After retirement from table tennis worked with Martin Pipe for many years as his assistant.
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upon the rooves of Swindon Town"
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Jimmy Quinn
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« Reply #3516 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 18:44:25 » |
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See previous page mate Sorry JJ missed that one |
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« Reply #3517 on: Saturday, March 20, 2021, 22:00:17 » |
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Flicky Harrison, who did many articles on the local music scene etc in Swindon for the adver. As well as supporting local acts.
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« Reply #3518 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 08:56:05 » |
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« Reply #3519 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 09:15:14 » |
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Johnny Dumfries AKA John Crichton-Stuart, the seventh Marquess of Bute.
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Gutted to hear that, only 72 too. |
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« Reply #3521 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10:06:59 » |
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Gutted to hear that, only 72 too.
Absolutely, a hugely talented player. At the time (1979) this was one of the best goals I had ever seen (its still up there), up against an Ipswich team full of international players too.
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #3522 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10:17:06 » |
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Was he a coach here for a bit under Kingy?
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« Reply #3523 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10:27:12 » |
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Was he a coach here for a bit under Kingy?
Not as far as I remember mate, but he may have been. |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #3524 on: Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 11:14:45 » |
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Not as far as I remember mate, but he may have been.
Just found an old article, he was on the coaching staff for a bit in the Prem season |
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