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May 1stFifty years ago today.
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Got to tell you, Bob, that’s not the team in the photo.
Nice to see my dads name in the Team List. Tony Pickrell. He was the youngest in the team back in 61/62. Still supports City today.
Royalwithcheese is right though, wrong Photo.
By the way, Dad and I agree, your Blog is excellant reading. Very well done.
Best regards
Adrian Pickrell
Nice to hear from you again Royale, That photo was of the side which played at Sheffield United in August 1961 – I only used it because it was the best team picture I could find from that season.
Thank you Adrian for your kind comments and it’s good to hear that your dad enjoys the blog as well. You might be interested to know that your father was discussed in the thread relating to the piece I did on the messageboard I post on (I always put the stuff I do on there). It’s embarrassing under the circumstances to admit this but, being someone who saw his first game in October 1963, your father’s name was the one in that team that I didn’t recognise I’m afraid!
Here’s a link to the thread;-
http://www.ccmb.co.uk/fudforum/index.php?t=msg&th=319368&start=0&rid=19
I’m sure older supporters especially would appreciate it if you or your father were to to let them know what he did after he left the game and how he is now (you wouldn’t have to post on the messageboard if you didn’t want to – you could come back to me and I’d let them know about it).
Anyway, good to hear from you and pass on my best wishes to your father.
Paul/Bob
Dear Paul,
thank you very much for your reply. I am not a member of the Message board but Dad and I have no problem with you publishing the following information.
Dad was taken off at the Everton defeat (8-3) at Goodison park because he collapsed on the field. He played again against Villa but was diagnosed with TB (Tubercolosis) after the game.
This was a serious thing back in 62. After a long stay in Hospital he was told flatly by doctors thet he must never play football again. He was absolutley devastated, his career had just begun. He was only 19. He loved City and the thought of never playing for them again shattered him.
He could’nt bear to watch football again because he always wanted to play. So he took to watching rugby because he had no experience of the game, and he played a lot of cricket in the Neath league. it was not untill the famous Real Madrid game that he returned to Ninian Park. After that the desire for all things football was so strong that he played a while for Briton Ferry Athletic before becoming a linesman and finally a referee in the local leagues.
As a child I remeber the visits at home from Alan Durban, John Toshack but best of all for me was the fact that Ernie Curtis of 1927 fame was a frequent visitor, and his tales of the Cup Final war pure enjoyment for me. Dad remeined in contact with Ernie untill he passed away. Ernie even accompanied us to some games at NP.
I of course became a City fan and Dad and I often received tickets for the directors box, but Dad did’nt really like all the fuss and we discretely bought our own tickets for the Canton stand. Dad made a career of cartooning and illustrating, being commissioned to paint the 1927 Cup winning team and the 1960-1962 1st division squad.
We are not on the message board (please dont be offended anyone) but we do not like “Banter” all that much. I discovered the Mauveandyellowarmy by chance and because Dad does not have a computer I print all the entries and send them to him. he enjoys the no nonsense serious way of analysing and commenting that Paul publishes and more often than not completely agrees with the reports on the blog.
He sends you his best regards Paul and his thanks for such enjoyable constructive reading.
He is now 69, still fit and enjoying life.
Like all of us , he loves City. There never has been, and there never will be another team for him. Its such a shame that he had to stop with 19 back in 62.
My very best regards
Adrian
Thank you for such a great reply Adrian. Life can be cruel can’t it – your father is making his way in the game he loves, playing for the club he loves, one minute and the next he is being told it’s all over before he even reached 20 – it must have been terrible for him.
My mother had TB when she was a young girl and I know it was touch and go with her for a while, so I can understand why the advice to stop playing was given to your dad.
That’s great about Ernie Curtis – my story about links to 1927 team is not as good as that, but Hughie Ferguson lodged at my uncle and auntie’s house in Grangetown in Cardiff when he first signed for us.
Your father certainly sounds like one of those people who is good at anything he turns his hand to – drawing is most definitely not a talent of mine!
Once again, thanks to you and Dad for the praise of the blog and let’s hope that our wait for top flight football ends in the next few weeks.
Kind regards.
Paul