creditwhereitsdews Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just read that he has passed away. Will always have fond childhood memories of some of the great games we played under him in the late 1980s. A man who did so much for rugby league and Dewsbury RLFC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind side johnny Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Vdery sad news. A truly iconic figure in RL, in fact one of the characters of old that are sadly lacking in today's game. RIP Maurice. Sport, amongst other things, is a dream-world offering escape from harsh reality and the disturbing prospect of change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crown Flatter Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 It is indeed sad news. He may have coached our club, but I can remember him playing for us too. Legs, Dews, Legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Crown Flatter said: It is indeed sad news. He may have coached our club, but I can remember him playing for us too. Great days under Maurice. How sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wakefield Ram Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Some of my best memories were wins under Maurice Bamford. Beating 1st Division Wakefield 18-17 in the Yorkshire Cup, some miracle comebacks - think we were 28-6 down to Rochdale at HT and won 34-32 or similar. Drawing away at St Helens - some of the players Dennis Trembath, Marquis Charles, Dean Hall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Ram Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Happy days and happy memories- God bless you Maurice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grumpyoldram Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Reverend Ram said: Happy days and happy memories- God bless you Maurice Beans means Maurice. RIP mate. Censorship ends in logical completeness when nobody is allowed to read any books except the books that nobody reads. George Bernard Shaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therein73 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I was talking to someone the other day about Maurice Bamford....... Recalling how, as an eleven year old, I went to a Saturday morning training session at Saville Town which Maurice headed up......... He asked the question "What does practice make?" and we all, of course, replied "Perfect".......... "Wrong !!" he snarled at us -- "PERFECT practice makes perfect..........If you're doing it wrong, there's no point keep doing it wrong"........... Always remembered that and tried to apply it in different ways through my life. Sadly, the last time I saw him, he was greeting people at ASDA Morley, trying to entice them to buy wine.........that was after his days as GB Coach, TV commentator and Head Coach at a number of clubs....... Believe he was our Assistant Coach in 72/73 as well. Great guy -- R I P Sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarOutRam Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Very sad news. One of the characters of the game. Remember him coaching Dewsbury in the late eighties. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenelopeT Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 I remember throwing a wet sponge at him on the bench because he wouldn't let me take Neil Kelly off who I thought may have broken his arm, he had. I had respect for Bamford a man with a genuine love for the game. He must have also had some respect for me because he asked me to go to Bramely when he went to coach there in 1993 which I did. One of the lost characters of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 1 hour ago, PenelopeT said: I remember throwing a wet sponge at him on the bench because he wouldn't let me take Neil Kelly off who I thought may have broken his arm, he had. I had respect for Bamford a man with a genuine love for the game. He must have also had some respect for me because he asked me to go to Bramely when he went to coach there in 1993 which I did. One of the lost characters of the game. Blonde penny the physio?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PenelopeT Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Yep it's me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piggy's mate Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 3 hours ago, coolie said: Blonde penny the physio?? Good job you spelt the last bit right, I had visions of Glen Close running on to the pitch... Touch Rugby W(h)inger and part-time Super Hero (Thursday mornings by appointment) BATLEY BULLDOGS RLFC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolie Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 On 22/12/2020 at 11:05, PenelopeT said: Yep it's me Glad your still around rugby league, you was a breath of fresh air around the Rams at that time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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