norbold Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 For all you Hackney afficianados out there, I have just added a Hackney Album to my Webshots page. 37 photos in all ranging from the 30s to the 80s. Something for everyone! Even Uncle Ted for Shazzy... http://community.webshots.com/user/norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
born_2b_mad Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 BOOOOOO!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehone Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 probably get in trouble for this, but does Ted Hubbard look like a 70s porn star Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzybird Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Oh boy you really are going to be in trouble ............. now whats Uncle Ted's phone number again Some really nice photos there Norbold thanks for sharing them with us, Barry Thomas wasn't he lovely P.S your Barney Kennett isn't Barney Kennett Edited July 6, 2004 by shazzybird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Man Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Good collection of Pics Norman, nice to see Leathers rather than Pyjama's, but then thats just my opinion.........don't want to sound like a silly old F**t......even if I am one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 Oh boy you really are going to be in trouble ............. now whats Uncle Ted's phone number again Some really nice photos there Norbold thanks for sharing them with us, Barry Thomas wasn't he lovely P.S your Barney Kennett isn't Barney Kennett Thats the late Vic Harding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Yes, I'm so sorry. It is Vic Harding. I don't know how Barney Kennett got his name on the caption! I've just changed it. Edited July 6, 2004 by norbold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Steve Dixon Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 probably get in trouble for this, but does Ted Hubbard look like a 70s porn star Yip.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cheetahhawk Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Thanks for the memories Norbold. Good grief there's even TWO pictures of Colin Pratt actually smiling,must be rare ones. Loved the pictures of Garry Middleton and Barry Thomas,saved me getting in the loft to find my pictures of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevtheRev Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Great Pictures... many many happy memories. Especially like the picture of simmo on the centre green, cos it shows the fourth bend stand where I used to stand. One of the most precious places in this world, that sadly is no longer with us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I think for the sake of balance a Wimbledon album should be added,with no less than 30 pics btw isn`t it Chalcraft,not Chalcroft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Ooops. Yes. Quite right. I'm off to change it now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Also,Norbold.The pics of Hedgie 2 and Norman Hunter in that sash body colour when was that(1963?) as i have the same on of T.Hedge and one of Simmo that looks to have been taken at the same time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 8, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Yes. 1963. It was Hackney's colours in the first year of their revival. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryn Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Talking of Hackney (rather than "that lot" from SW19!) one of my abiding 'off track' memories of Waterden Road - apart from dear old Snowy's bacon sarneys in the Vic Harding lounge after meetings, was catching up with Mike Gerrie each week. Now I know his son Alisdair used to be a member of this forum (not sure if he still is) but I'm sure he won't mind me telling you a bit about his dad. It makes me laugh when i read all the whinges and moans on forums such as these for, I'd say to people who post regularly in such a way, put yourself in Mike's place. He is one of the most avid speedway supporters I've ever come across - and he's NEVER seen any of the countless meetings he's attended! He explained to me that, as a very small baby, soome sort of disease made him go totally blind. That didn't stop him thoroughly enjoying the sport, and being very knowledgeable about it too. Great sense of humour with it - once asked me to ask the female serving behind the Burger King counter at a motorway services if she fancied a blind date! Hope he's still going strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted July 9, 2004 Report Share Posted July 9, 2004 I had the pleasure of bumping into Mike about 18 months in Loughton, which I think is where he now lives. A truly remarkable guy who has such a fantastic sence of humour! Correct me if I am wrong but, did Mike receive the supporter of the year award at one of the Hackney end of season bashes? The old mind seems to be losing some of it's memory cells of late, but I suppose this happens when you reach 35, well so Bryn tells me anyway...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 My memories of Waterden Road are hearing good old Arfer every week walking round the stadium selling the Speedway Mail, buying memorabillia from the great track shop on the first bend. Reading the excellent Kestrel News done by Bryn every week. I found some old copies of the Kestrel News the other day and with it was a similar publication from that lot in SW19 as Bryn calls em called the Dons Digest. But I seem to remember Bryn leaving Hackney and working for that lot in SW19 in 1991 as PRO and writing the Dons Digest!!!!!!!! I went to every meeting at the Wick in 1996 when the team were called the London Lions and thought the promotion tried hard with ideas like Leo the Lion the team mascot and the nice birds on the centre green holding up numbers on cards at the start of every heat a la rounds in boxing. Hopefully the old London Cup could be resurrected one day??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbold Posted July 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Hopefully the old London Cup could be resurrected one day??? Hopefully, but where in London could a new track come from to race Wimbledon? Walthamstow's about the only place that's still got a suitable stadium and there's not much chance of a revival there I wouldn't have thought. It's all very sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 Well Norbold why couldnt they have a one off London Cup meeting at Plough Lane at the end of this season with Wimbledon using former riders Kelvin Tatum, Ray Morton along with their CL team and Hackney using Moggo and Chris Louis along with other CL riders. I am sure the place would be packed out if they advertised it enough. How about it Mr # Name Removed #??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 The suggestion links in with Norbolds other thread about why people don`t go any more.Hackney are no more and probably the vast majority of Hackney fans don`t go any more.To form a team in name only wouldn`t attract all those fans back for one meeting and regular fans would know it as a sham team.Wimbledon done it before with a Wembley team and it didn`t attract loads of Wembley fans(not many more than were already comming,any way) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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