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pottsie

Registered: 08/14/06
Posts: 411

    12/06/09 at 05:14 PMReply with quote#1

A MAJOR ALLSTARS LANDMARK APPROACHES:

IT MAY NOT SEEM IT BUT IT IS 25 YEARS (A QUARTER CENTURY DOH!!) SINCE WE DID THE JOHN O'GROATS TO LANDS END RUN. IT TOOK 5 DAYS, 5 HOURS, 40 MINS NON STOP RUNNING IN RELAYS. I BELIEVE WE HEADED UP TO SCOTLAND ON 27TH DECEMBER 1984 AND WE GOT BACK ON 3RD JANUARY 1985. HOW TIME FLIES, NOT REALLY DONE ANYTHING BETTER AND MORE SATISFYING SINCE (BUT DON'T TELL THE WIFE). I WAS ONLY GOING TO DO THE LEG DOWN TO MANCHESTER BUT COULDN'T BEAR TO DROP OUT SO I PHONED IN SICK AND COMPLETED THE RUN WITH THE GUYS.  

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A RUN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR CHARITY AND TOWARDS THE COST OF BUYING KIT FOR THE TEAM. THIS WAS AT THE TIME WEHN WE WERE BEATING THE CRAP OUT OF EACHOTHER AT ABRAHAM MOSS WITHOUT ANY PADDING WHATSOEVER. THE UNIFORM YOU SEE BELOW WAS BORROWED OFF FYLDE FALCONS AND WE FELT SO COOL JUST PULLING ON A FOOTBALL SHIRT THAT WASN'T AN NFL REPLICA TOP AND A REAL HELMET (WOW...).

EVENTUALLY ALL THE MONEY WE COLLECTED ALONG THE WAY JUST ENDED UP PAYING FOR OUR GRUB AND THE HIRE OF ONE OF THE CAMPER VANS. HOWEVER THE FUN WE HAD AND THE TEAM BONDING LAID THE FOUNDATIONS FOR THE TIGHT MOTIVATED UNIT WHICH WAS THE ALLSTARS. WE GOT MORE CLASSIC STORIES OUT OF THAT TRIP THAN ANY OTHER ADVENTURE.

I'LL NEVER NEVER FORGET THE LAUGH WE HAD RUNNING ALONG LOCH NESS IN THE MIDDLE OF NIGHT WHEN IT WAS DARK AND SPOOKY AND WE NEARLY SHAT OURSELVES. JUST BRILLIANT..!! ALSO RESPECT TO BARRY POTTS RIP WHO SHOWED US ON THAT TRIP WHAT A GREAT GUY AND COMRADE HE WAS.








 
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hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    12/06/09 at 09:26 PMReply with quote#2
I GOT A SHIVER DOWN MY SPINE LOOKING AT THESE AND REMEMBERING THE GREAT TIME WE HAD. EASILY MY FONDEST AND PROUDEST MOMENTS IN MY TIME WITH THE ALLSTARS, THANKS ANDY FOR THE MEMORYS MATE
R.I.P.......ANDY POTTS AND LES BARTON............ashers if your looking in mate, try your best with the snooker clip ,I know les,s family look in     HANK
hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    12/06/09 at 09:37 PMReply with quote#3

SORRY ANDY A SLIP OF THE KEYS, HONEST,   BARRY MY MAIN BODY SNATCHER FOR THE PEARLY WHITES WOULD HAVE APPRECIATED IT.
hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    09/16/10 at 09:12 AMReply with quote#4
ANDY ,IF YOU OR DAVE LOOK IN , HOW MANY OF THE FACES CAN YOU PUT A NAME OR NICKNAME TO . I REMEMBER THEM ALL BUT I,VE ONLY NAMED 13.

YOURSELF
ME
DAVEY L
TONY
PEA-WEE
EDDY
BARRY
LITTLE LIZ
DAN MARINO
CHARLIE
EDDY
BELINI
AMIN
hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    09/16/10 at 09:16 AMReply with quote#5

THEY,RE THE ONLY 13 I CAN PUT A NAME TO, BUT I DO REMEMBER THE FACES AND CHARACTERS, THE BROTHERS, THE BOUNCER FOR MOTHER CARE, FRANK.............THATS 14 NOW.
hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    09/16/10 at 10:08 AMReply with quote#6

NOPE ,GOT EDDY TWICE, BACK TO 13
DAVEL

Registered: 07/21/06
Posts: 164

    09/26/10 at 12:44 PMReply with quote#7

There was Frank Lien, Colins sisters boyfriend at the time
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hank

Registered: 01/03/07
Posts: 1,236

    09/26/10 at 09:24 PMReply with quote#8

I BELIEVE HE TURNED OUT TO BE A PROPER NUTTER. SHOWS HOW YOU CAN MISJUDGE PEOPLE, AT THE TIME I THOUGHT HE WAS A WEAK WRISTED K+OB
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