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Post by loyalgull on Nov 21, 2010 23:22:32 GMT
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Post by stefano on Nov 22, 2010 8:17:06 GMT
Interesting to see how the fortunes of the 24 clubs have fluctuated in the nearly 40 years since. 3 are in the present Premiership, 3 others have been in the Premiership and others in the old First Division, and 4 are no longer Football League clubs. We along with others have been out of the league and back again, and our promotion this seen will see us back where we were in 1971 when Villa came to town ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 9:07:54 GMT
Two things:
1. Which Torquay United personalities - managers or players; past or future - can you spot amongst the other teams?
2. Can anyone post a copy of the songsheet for the Dick Edwards song? My memory is that the original included the words "We're right behind you Torquay when the Villa come to town" in anticipation of Villa's FA Cup visit in November 1970. I'm certain the Torquay Times published a songsheet - a fold-over sheet of A4 - on the day before the game. I thought I'd kept one but sadly not. Memory also tells me that some of the words were changed for the disc that followed (as previously pictured by Dave on this site): eg "when the opponents come to town" and references to promotion "up into Division Two" rather than cup progress into round two.
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Post by Dave on Nov 22, 2010 9:15:25 GMT
On this site Barton there is an answer to part of your question www.peterice.com/ralabel.htmSingle: RA 5003 DICK EDWARDS TORQUAY UNITED'S WAR CRY b/w AROUND YOU Plain sleeve Side 1 is "We Shall Not Be Moved" adapted by United's player Dick (see LP for further info), into a song praising Torquay United Football Team, and includes the lyrics "we're going to Division Two". With piano and rhythm accompaniment, there is a vocal chorus that could possibly be some other team members? However, sorry to report that the optimists were relegated to Division Four at the end of the 1971/ 72 season! Side 2 has the same musicians accompanying Dick with one of his own songs. Recorded 1971 * Issued 1971 I think the first verse went something like this oh united the best team in the land
oh united we've really got things planned
we got the luck
we got the skil and we can see it thru
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 9:20:44 GMT
Side 1 is "We Shall Not Be Moved" adapted by United's player Dick (see LP for further info), into a song praising Torquay United Football Team, and includes the lyrics "we're going to Division Two". That's the other thing! It was - of course - the tune of "We shall not be moved" but I'm sure the Torquay Times songsheet mistakenly said "We shall overcome" (far too mournful for Dick I would have thought). |
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Post by loyalgull on Nov 22, 2010 11:14:10 GMT
Two things: 1. Which Torquay United personalities - managers or players; past or future - can you spot amongst the other teams? 2. Can anyone post a copy of the songsheet for the Dick Edwards song? My memory is that the original included the words " We're right behind you Torquay when the Villa come to town" in anticipation of Villa's FA Cup visit in November 1970. I'm certain the Torquay Times published a songsheet - a fold-over sheet of A4 - on the day before the game. I thought I'd kept one but sadly not. Memory also tells me that some of the words were changed for the disc that followed (as previously pictured by Dave on this site): eg "when the opponents come to town" and references to promotion "up into Division Two" rather than cup progress into round two. lew chatterley is in the villa picture and of course later came to us for starters,along with bruce rioch |
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Post by aussie on Nov 22, 2010 18:02:16 GMT
Frank Prince is in the back row of the Bristol Rovers photo.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 19:06:25 GMT
Keep them coming! I'm reckoning around twenty "associations" plus the fathers of several others.
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Post by loyalgull on Nov 22, 2010 19:19:24 GMT
mike green in the bristol rovers photo later to become our player-manager of course,and in the bournemouth photo david stocks who later played for us and before that the late great john benson
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Post by timbo on Nov 22, 2010 19:28:14 GMT
Aston Villa: Dave Rudge.
Bournemouth: John Benson,Dave Stocks,Mick Cave.
Bristol Rovers: Robin Stubbs.
Oldham: Jim Fryatt ?
Port Vale: Clint Boulton.
Wrexham: Andy Provan ?
York: Eddie Rowles.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 20:04:28 GMT
Well done so far. Look at those Bournemouth, Bristol Rovers and Wrexham pictures more closely!
Make haste before that Jon bloke logs on....
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Post by keyberrygull on Nov 22, 2010 20:39:47 GMT
Frank Prince is in the back row of the Bristol Rovers photo. Is that 'Lindsay Parsons' . I don't remember him having long hair but this photo would have been taken long before his Plainmoor days ? And what about Impey. Did he have a son called John? |
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Post by stuartB on Nov 22, 2010 20:43:13 GMT
John Impey
Linsay Parsons
Ted Macdougall
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Post by timbo on Nov 22, 2010 20:49:18 GMT
Bournemouth: Tony Scott.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 22, 2010 21:03:15 GMT
And what about Impey. Did he have a son called John?I think that's Alan Impey who was to play in Minehead's outstanding team of the mid 1970s which - believe it or not - was one of the best outside the Football League. |
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