jamescolin Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Hi everybody, just mY bit of variety from MOM. On my birthday I will celebrate 84 years of watching Featherstone Rovers. I am proud to be a FAN . UTR since I was 4 and went wsith my Dad, David Baden Powell Smith born 21st MaY 1900, hence the middle names. .MANY HAPPY MEMORIES. UTR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 If anybody is confused about my Father's name. It was during the Boer War and celebrated the relief of Mafekin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 On 11/05/2022 at 21:19, jamescolin said: Hi everybody, just mY bit of variety from MOM. On my birthday I will celebrate 84 years of watching Featherstone Rovers. I am proud to be a FAN . UTR since I was 4 and went wsith my Dad, David Baden Powell Smith born 21st MaY 1900, hence the middle names. .MANY HAPPY MEMORIES. UTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentoffagain2 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Have a good one James. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeymagic22 Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy birthday pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marklaspalmas Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Many happy returns young man. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrob Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy Birthday Colin, have a good ‘un Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy 88th birthday. There can't be many left who have watched Rovers before WW2. Can you remember anything of those very early games, if so, did you stand in the original Bullock enclosure which pre-dated the later and more famous Bullock stand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normy_Rover Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy Birthday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PonteBlue Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy Birthday Colin! Rovers fan and gentleman - 88 years young! FEV FAN 1964 - present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 7 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said: Happy 88th birthday. There can't be many left who have watched Rovers before WW2. Can you remember anything of those very early games, if so, did you stand in the original Bullock enclosure which pre-dated the later and more famous Bullock stand? Thanks everybody for your happy birthday comments. With TPH's question the answer is yes. I helped build evey new stand and also laid terracing. I well remember playing on the pitch at half time as a kid with my mates as it was allowed in those days. As we were a mining village most of our players were available during the war. I remembere us loaning out players to clubs that had their players called up for active service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 We played also in Purston Park pretending to be the players we admired, and attempting the moves we had seen..Most of our dads wore flat caps, chewed tobacco and enjoyed a few pints of beer. In Featherstone Square we played rugby on the muckstacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen T-k Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy birthday Im Fev and im proud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 26 minutes ago, Maureen T-k said: Happy birthday Thanks Maureen. UTR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam B Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Happy birthday Col, hope you've had a good one and here's to many more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gittinsfan Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 A Very Happy Birthday to you Sir. It's really nice to hear about your childhood memories watching Fev. I have happy memories of going to Mount Pleasant as a kid in the early 60's,but they don't quite match yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Slater Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Happy Birthday for yesterday Colin, you make me feel like a Pup (70 yrs old). What memories do you have of my Grandad, Frank Hemingway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squidward Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Happy birthday for yesterday Colin. Up the Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted June 1, 2022 Author Share Posted June 1, 2022 12 hours ago, Steve Slater said: Happy Birthday for yesterday Colin, you make me feel like a Pup (70 yrs old). What memories do you have of my Grandad, Frank Hemingway? Hi Steve, I remember him playing prop at the left hand side of the scrum. He ran hard and tackled well. I remember at that time Walt Tennant, Jackie Blackburn and Albany Longley were playing. All favourites of mine. I think Billie Williams was coach at the time. Memories of the past. We were a good team and played well. All the best. UTR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamescolin Posted June 4, 2022 Author Share Posted June 4, 2022 In reply to you all I had a very happy birthday. Thank you all for your kind messages. My wife Pat and I have been singing for the Liquorice Singers mostly at Care homes and centres. We are singing tomorrow at the Pontefract Town Hall at around 12 mid day. Get down to see us if you can. Around 30 of us mostly ladies. We have 17 songs on schedule. UTR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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