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19 Sep 02 - 05:51 PM (#787754) Subject: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: beachcomber Look , I apologise, in advance, if this kind of thing upsets anyone but I have been trying, since 2000 when I first bought this thing (PC), to discover what happened to my old football club, without success. I used to play with a team called GWR (It had been founded by employees of the old , original, Great Western Railway) Our home ground was at Vallis Way, West Ealing and I used to take a railcar from Ealing Broadway to Castlebar Park Halt on the Greenford line. We had , for the times, terrific facilities there and I had many friends, needless to say. I often wonder if the club still exists and would be very grateful for any information that anyone can provide. cheers |
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19 Sep 02 - 06:10 PM (#787771) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: GUEST Well there's a tennis club there:
Great Western Railway LTC Maybe worth ringing them, someone might know |
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19 Sep 02 - 06:38 PM (#787794) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: Liz the Squeak Or try the 'Friends Reunited' website, they have sporting connections too, or if they don't they might be encouraged to start some.... LTS |
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20 Sep 02 - 10:48 PM (#788389) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: GUEST Played rugby against GWR, thirty years ago... |
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20 Sep 02 - 10:51 PM (#788391) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: GUEST,Hrothgar That was me - have to fix cookie! |
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20 Sep 02 - 10:56 PM (#788394) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: GUEST,John from Hull I am in Hull, PS.I think they have run out of cookies, i just tried to get another one myself but there was none left. |
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21 Sep 02 - 11:34 AM (#788500) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: John MacKenzie O.K. Who stole the cookies? C'mon 'fess-up. |
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21 Sep 02 - 03:38 PM (#788622) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: beachcomber Hrothgar We are contemporaries then, that was around the time when I played there also, thanks Was that you too, the Guest who mentioned the tennis club?I remember often watching the Bowls and Tennis there on a summer's evening as I sipped a pint of Watneys. I live in Ireland now but will try the telephone no. you so kindly supplied. Thanks and Happy birthday also, to Liz. beachcomber. |
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22 Sep 02 - 07:44 AM (#788952) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: The Shambles One childhood sport, I am both glad and a little surprised to have survived, was brought back to my mind by this post. The sport (not football) required for those brave enough or stupid enough, to run along the platform at Drayton Manor and jump on the (slow) moving goods trains.... Jumping off again at Castle Bar Halt.... |
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23 Sep 02 - 05:40 PM (#789843) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: beachcomber Shambles, now I know why those trains were always so slow moving as they "ploughed" through a "swamp" of youngsters bodies along the tracks, (-:? Still I'll bet you enjoyed the "games", never even imagining how dangerous it was? Cheers beach |
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23 Sep 02 - 08:03 PM (#789919) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: Midchuck A mudcatter lady from Ealing Once claimed she had no sexual feeling 'Till a cynic, named Boris Just touched her clitoris And she had to be scraped off the ceiling. Sorry. P. |
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24 Sep 02 - 07:28 AM (#790170) Subject: RE: BS: Any Mudcatters live near Ealing?? From: The Shambles I must confess that I only did it once. I also killed a blackbird with a capapult in the elms growing along the railway embankment there. I only did that once as well.
Alas, although keen, I was not good enough to be picked to play football for the many teams playing locally. I did managed to get 'sent-off' while watching my friend play for the Boys Club team on Cuckoo Schools playing field. I was behind the goal when two chaps from the visiting team lifted up the goalposts about a foot, then left me alone behind the goal. When this was brought to the refferee's attention, he assumed that I was responsible and ordered me off! |