sadly a rather tragic life after his time as a young phenomenon. Injury/retirement led to excessive drinking and death at a ridiculously young age .. as said on here, a terrific defender .. one of if not the youngest ever to get to 100 league appearances .. R I P Tommy
great away day for the travelling handful who made it , plenty of room on the terraces to loop around
Was that the one where the boro fans were giving us the slit throat gestures to our left. And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
He was indeed a lovely guy. Last time I saw him was an away trip with the Junior Reds to Oxford Utd. (He was working there in some capacity). Came over and spoke to the kids (and us). He had an uncanny knack of remembering people's names.
great away day for the travelling handful who made it , plenty of room on the terraces to loop around
Was that the one where the boro fans were giving us the slit throat gestures to our left. And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
I believe it was. I went by train to this and we met a few Sunderland fans on the way home and had a decent session with them, drinking and passing around herbal cigarettes.
great away day for the travelling handful who made it , plenty of room on the terraces to loop around
Was that the one where the boro fans were giving us the slit throat gestures to our left. And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
I believe it was. I went by train to this and we met a few Sunderland fans on the way home and had a decent session with them, drinking and passing around herbal cigarettes.
Good player, Caton. Thinking about Alan Kernaghan, am
I right in thinking there was a match against Middlesbrough when we had Kernaghan
on loan from them and they had Colin Walsh on loan from us?
Good player, Caton. Thinking about Alan Kernaghan, am
I right in thinking there was a match against Middlesbrough when we had Kernaghan
on loan from them and they had Colin Walsh on loan from us?
great away day for the travelling handful who made it , plenty of room on the terraces to loop around
Was that the one where the boro fans were giving us the slit throat gestures to our left. And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
yep i'm certain it was
think this may have been the one i went to on my own on the coach ( i was a cabbles before his time ) and you and the others got the train up boozing in darlington or hartlepool where it kicked off between the locals .... all though all those northern trips blur in to each other back then
Yes - one of the very few times we got the train, you are right. But we just changed at Darlo and got the train straight to Middlesbrough, swerved the agro. The train back was better, we caught an earlier train from Darlo than expected and because of that it wasn't "dry". Happy boozy journey home...
great away day for the travelling handful who made it , plenty of room on the terraces to loop around
Was that the one where the boro fans were giving us the slit throat gestures to our left. And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
yep i'm certain it was
think this may have been the one i went to on my own on the coach ( i was a cabbles before his time ) and you and the others got the train up boozing in darlington or hartlepool where it kicked off between the locals .... all though all those northern trips blur in to each other back then
Didn’t realise it was that game. it was strange at first as we were in a working mans club outside Darlington station and every half hour about a dozen locals would look out of a particular window. turned out Darlington were at home to Hartlepool that afternoon and every time a Hartlepool train arrived, the people in the bar would watch a group of Darlington fans “welcome” the visitors with a side street ambush.
I remember bursting into tears when I heard the news that he had passed away. I think other than the playoff final (which were tears of joy) it's the only time I cried for anything football related.
He played a couple of years before I started going but I always remember him being the only Charlton player I could find in the pro set cards of that year...
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And the tannoy bloke give it “at least we’ve got our own ground”
I believe it was. I went by train to this and we met a few Sunderland fans on the way home and had a decent session with them, drinking and passing around herbal cigarettes.
Thinking about Alan Kernaghan, am I right in thinking there was a match against Middlesbrough when we had Kernaghan on loan from them and they had Colin Walsh on loan from us?
think this may have been the one i went to on my own on the coach ( i was a cabbles before his time ) and you and the others got the train up boozing in darlington or hartlepool where it kicked off between the locals ....
all though all those northern trips blur in to each other back then
it was strange at first as we were in a working mans club outside Darlington station and every half hour about a dozen locals would look out of a particular window.
turned out Darlington were at home to Hartlepool that afternoon and every time a Hartlepool train arrived, the people in the bar would watch a group of Darlington fans “welcome” the visitors with a side street ambush.
Loved Caton
Pates and McLaughlin were shite in my opinion but Caton was good and took a great pen