iris123 Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, chunky said: Hate to be pedantic, but that is considered the bottom of Bishopsford Road; it changes to London Road the other side of Wandle Road. My mate Jeff lives opposite. Imperial Fields (or whatever it was before) used to be a training ground for Chelsea. Went there once to get David Hay's autograph, when he moved from Celtic. Peter Osgood used to have a boutique along from the training ground towards the Cricketers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, chunky said: Probably because they thought you had to have a fever or something just because you showed up to watch them! Me and 85 others then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Carnforth Rangers v Furness Rovers last Saturday (10/10, West Lancashire League, Division Two - level 13!). Most stringent anti-COVID measures I've encountered since football resumed. Included a temperature check at the gate. At Horsham a couple of weeks ago, i had a barcoded ticket, temperature test, NHS scan and had to sanitize my hands, before i got to the turnstiles. Pretty impressive stuff. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, chunky said: Hate to be pedantic, but that is considered the bottom of Bishopsford Road; it changes to London Road the other side of Wandle Road. My mate Jeff lives opposite. Imperial Fields (or whatever it was before) used to be a training ground for Chelsea. Hey; I'm supposed to be from the land of the pedants, not you . Based on their website, I'll give you the address, showing as Bishopstoke, although, as per Microsoft map here, and in real life, the ground entrance is actually beyond Wandle Road . Of course The National Trust are no help either putting Watermeads address as Bishopstoke; #membership refund request in the post. And as for Jeff !!!! Edited October 12, 2020 by Mr Ore spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Me and 85 others then! Including my friend Dr John, a retired neurosurgeon from Edinburgh. . A very interesting job but hardly brain surgery. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, Mr Ore said: Hey; I'm supposed to be from the land of the pedants, not you . Based on their website, I'll give you the address, showing as Bishopstoke, although, as per Microsoft map here, and in real life, the ground entrance is actually beyond Wandle Road . Of course The National Trust are no help either putting Watermeads address as Bishopstoke; #membership refund request in the post. And as for Jeff !!!! You want to talk about Pedants? It's BishopsFORD, not BishopSTOKE! Plus, that is Morden, and not Mitcham! Anyway, I also checked Google Maps which is different to that one you have! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted October 12, 2020 Report Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Ore said: Including my friend Dr John, a retired neurosurgeon from Edinburgh. . A very interesting job but hardly brain surgery. During the game, I got talking to the chap next to me. Turned out to be a John, from Edinburgh. One and the same, I suspect! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 hours ago, chunky said: You want to talk about Pedants? It's BishopsFORD, not BishopSTOKE! Plus, that is Morden, and not Mitcham! Anyway, I also checked Google Maps which is different to that one you have! Must stop feeding you the ammo to shoot me down with. . Damn predictive text, with a visit to Bishopstoke nr Eastleigh, 10 days ago not helping. I'll accept I've been outpedanted, but not reluctantly. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: During the game, I got talking to the chap next to me. Turned out to be a John, from Edinburgh. One and the same, I suspect! Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunky Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Ore said: Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . That is really bizarre! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customhouseregular Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Off to St. James, Leeds in the pouring rain. Not exactly a fun day out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topaz325 Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 Two nights in Grasmere Was very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Pyszny Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Mr Ore said: Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . I exchanged email addresses with John at the game. Earlier today, I passed on the apparent coincidence. This is what he said: "I was a member of the medical profession. However, I was merely a lowly general practitioner, in practice in a commuter town outside Edinburgh, rather than a specialist. Now, if there is another hopper [i.e. groundhopper] called John, in Edinburgh, also keen on going to matches at obscure venues, I would love to know who it is." Curioser and curioser? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 13, 2020 Report Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Curioser and curioser? That is very strange. Edited October 13, 2020 by Mr Ore addition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 14, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 Beckenham Town v Erith Town last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 14, 2020 Report Share Posted October 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Mr Ore said: That is very strange. 17 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: I exchanged email addresses with John at the game. Earlier today, I passed on the apparent coincidence. This is what he said: "I was a member of the medical profession. However, I was merely a lowly general practitioner, in practice in a commuter town outside Edinburgh, rather than a specialist. Now, if there is another hopper [i.e. groundhopper] called John, in Edinburgh, also keen on going to matches at obscure venues, I would love to know who it is." Curioser and curioser? A long story, but spoke with "my" John, and he never made it in the end. All very curious that 2 medical people, with the same forename were miles from home, in the same area and could have both been in a group of 80+. Would have been incredible had they met,. He is not really a football fan but seemed interested in taking a look, when the Lancaster game, we had spoken about as something to do on his hols, was postponed. A walk and meal were a better deal in the end. He owes me. Very weird coincidence. Ironically in a past job I received a, shall I say, intimate gift in the post, through head office with an apology and love letter. I had no idea who it was from, other than a first name, or what it was about but thought I’d better not hide from my other half, at the same time denying any idea of why I had received it. I have an unusual combination of first and surname , but incredibly received a call the next day from “my namesake” who was working as a temp in head office for a few weeks so not in the staff directory. That was an embarrassing meeting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2020 Colliers Wood United v Redhill last night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Farnham Town v Bagshot today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Ore Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, cityrebel said: Farnham Town v Bagshot today. Same level, different league; Lydd Town 1 v 3 Forest Hill Park. # birthday treat. Thought we could hear the sound of bikes from the speedway during 2nd half but turned out to be a plane taxiing at the airport next door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, Mr Ore said: Same level, different league; Lydd Town 1 v 3 Forest Hill Park. # birthday treat. Thought we could hear the sound of bikes from the speedway during 2nd half but turned out to be a plane taxiing at the airport next door. I was in Basingstoke earlier in the day, and i managed to find a way into the Camrose. What a shame to see it wrecked by vandals. I last saw a match there a couple of season ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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