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Sam Bartram and the foggy story - Chumley Warner style
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Sam was involved in a well reported incident when thick fog closed in on a game he was playing at the Valley.
"Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "[fog] began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily." The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area. And he wondered why the play was not coming his way. "After a long time," he wrote, "a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".'
Cue Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, I can just see it....
"three hours later and Sam is still poised, waiting for those Chelsea forwards to reign shots in on his goal" *Sam shuffles from side to side, hands up, surrender stylie, peering into the fog*
"Mean while, back at home, Sams wife has prepared Sams favorite dish for his supper, tripe and onions, yum" *Mrs Bartram taps her watch, frowns and shakes her head* "the tripe is ruined, she's not impressed. Sam's going to get it with both barrels when he arrives home!"
to be continued......
"Soon after the kick-off," he wrote in his autobiography, "[fog] began to thicken rapidly at the far end, travelling past Vic Woodley in the Chelsea goal and rolling steadily towards me. The referee stopped the game, and then, as visibility became clearer, restarted it. We were on top at this time, and I saw fewer and fewer figures as we attacked steadily." The game went unusually silent but Sam remained at his post, peering into the thickening fog from the edge of the penalty area. And he wondered why the play was not coming his way. "After a long time," he wrote, "a figure loomed out of the curtain of fog in front of me. It was a policeman, and he gaped at me incredulously. "What on earth are you doing here?" he gasped. "The game was stopped a quarter of an hour ago. The field's completely empty".'
Cue Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse, I can just see it....
"three hours later and Sam is still poised, waiting for those Chelsea forwards to reign shots in on his goal" *Sam shuffles from side to side, hands up, surrender stylie, peering into the fog*
"Mean while, back at home, Sams wife has prepared Sams favorite dish for his supper, tripe and onions, yum" *Mrs Bartram taps her watch, frowns and shakes her head* "the tripe is ruined, she's not impressed. Sam's going to get it with both barrels when he arrives home!"
to be continued......
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quality man0
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I thought it was at Highbury ?0
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I am pretty sure that game was at Stamford Bridge, but my memory is a bit foggy.2
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Cor blimey guvner, that's a real pea souper and no mistake2
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Was posted on the museum twitter account @chathmuseum0
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Was at Stamford Bridge.0
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The game was certainly at Stamford Bridge. In the centenary year in 2005 it was one of the stories we used with schools linked to the unveiling of the Bartram statue. My friend Cripsin Thomas from the Football Poets used the story in his poem about Sam which we put in the pack we produced for schools. Here it is: http://www.footballpoets.org/p.asp?Id=8678
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I heard he was out there for 20 minutes after the game was stopped - is that correct?0
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What year ?0
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Ah I remember it well, it was a dark and stormy night, and the wind blew and the captain said:-)SilentAddick said:1937
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Even if he couldn't see anything surely you'd expect to hear kicking and whistles?0
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Don't spoil it. Where's your romance for a great moment to remember?foxjam said:Even if he couldn't see anything surely you'd expect to hear kicking and whistles?
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Just found out that Sam is buried about 5 mins from my house. Going to pay my respects to the great man this weekend.4
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I would love to see his sports shop outside the Valley returned to what it was. Maybe when we get back to teh premiership and are loaded again, a project like that would be financially viable.0
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Gave it a clean and put some red and white flowers on the big man’s grave.12
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Well played sir!0
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Well done @CHG top man for that.0
