Mickjj Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Forty four years ago today Pele graced the Hillsborough stage for the second time Due to the power cuts this game was played on a Wednesday afternoon. I and over 37,000 more wagged it of school or called in sick to work to be there. I remember Tommy Craig shadowing Pele for the last five minutes of the match and as soon as the whistle blew he was swapping shirts with him. Apparently he'd asked the ref to give him the nod that the game was almost over so he could grab his prize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ellis Rimmer Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How did he play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will i am Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 decent shimmy peno[if memory serves correct?/got banned from games for the year for skipping school to watch the master!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OxonOwl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Our school pre-empted the wagging and allowed us to go if we had a letter from our parents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How did he play? From what I remember he hardly touched the ball, was carrying an injury. I was in the uncovered seats next to their dugout in the hope of getting an autograph. Great occasion but the match wasn't up to much. I still think Pele and Best were the greatest players ever though and I've seen em both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Minor Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I was at the game, can't remember a thing about it except that I was on the Leppings Lane end and went to the dentists straight after. Don't know if we got the day off school or we excused ourselves. That referee is Gordon Hill though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 3 of us 11 year olds went to see to the headmaster to ask for the day off. He refused but my Dad took me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyto Alba Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Our headmaster warned everybody about not attending school on that day. My Dad said, 'If I find out that you've been to school and not gone to see Pele they'll be trouble.' He was working so I went with my uncle Alan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitechapel Owl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 My Dad (a blunt) always talks about wagging school to be there that day, must have been great to see him play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonowl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Never seen that picture before , ( the one from the kop looking towards the NW corner). Special for me, the one and only time , I have been in that bottom corner. Front row, by the corner flag could probably see myself if I zoomed it in the quality was better. Amazing. I asked my dad "why are we stood here"? we normally sat at the back of the lower south stand Then Pele came for a short corner and he was no more than 5 feet away from me ! Dont remember any school issues , but we lived in Swinton so wouldn't have been any big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarquin Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 I was working at Daniel Doncasters on Penistone Rd and we were allowed to wander along to see the great maestro . Think that was the last game where I stood on the open kop , had a season ticket on the open terrace at the time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
33 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Only game that my Dad ever took me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Minor Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 'If I find out that you've been to school and not gone to see Pele they'll be trouble.' Brilliant ! 31Dec1966 I think you're right that he (Pele) was carrying an injury. They had played Aston Villa a few days before and he'd picked up a knock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Was there too. Boss gave me the time off. Good bloke he was. Pele was carrying an injury as said and hardly did anything but he was/is an absolute legend and I wouldn't have missed it for the world. Edited February 23, 2016 by Dagmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradowl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Wagged school for this, got reight done next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musn't Grumble Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Pele! Probably the best player ever and certainly the best player I've ever seen, shading George Best and Bobby Moore. Pele had a tough time in England. He got a right old battering against Portugal in the '66 World Cup in the last qualifying match. Brazil lost and went home before the knock out stages. However, he was part of the great Brazil side of 1970 (Gerson, Carlos Alberto, Rivelino [some goal celebration he had], Jairzinho, Tostao...) which beat England 1-0 (England were defending Champions and still had a very good side) and eventually went on to cruise past Italy in the Final. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfmanjack Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Forty four years ago today Pele graced the Hillsborough stage for the second timeimage.jpg image.jpg Due to the power cuts this game was played on a Wednesday afternoon. I and over 37,000 more wagged it of school or called in sick to work to be there. I remember Tommy Craig shadowing Pele for the last five minutes of the match and as soon as the whistle blew he was swapping shirts with him. Apparently he'd asked the ref to give him the nod that the game was almost over so he could grab his prize. image.jpg image.jpg As previously stated, the club arranged the fixture to repay us for our support, following relegation. They then proceeded to double the admission price for us. I lost half a day's pay to watch the game and then had to fork out twice what I normally paid, just to watch the football equivalent of the Harlem Globetrotters. Made you feel really appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 The funniest thing at our school was that the headmaster caved in and allowed everyone to go, BUT the following week the Blunts had a cup replay against West Ham and their fans were expecting the same treatment. To their dismay he wouldn't allow them time off, wee wee taking aplenty ensued Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Owl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 IIRC didn't Myers Grove allow the kids time off to go on condition they made up the lost time following Saturday Morning (no doubt allowing teachers to attend!)? Sadly I was at Abbeydale Grange and we got no time off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 it was a bloody awful non event of a game , pele wasnt fit and just walked about with tommy craig by his side for 90 minutes waiting to get his shirt ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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