dunsbyowl Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 #OnThisDay 50 years ago - sounds familar? :-). The Wednesday Way. Jim McCalliog "The club keeps talking about success but it never seems to come. We are just not getting anywhere and I want to be in a side that is going to win something. I feel like I am playing in a vaccuum". But for a few seasons in the early 1990s we've had half a century of this but still #WAWAW " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clud17 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 Screw him, if he doesnt want to play for the Wednesday then get rid. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I'll drive him there myself. Hang on, did he go to Southampton? I'll drive him to the station then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickjj Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 1 hour ago, alanharper said: I'll drive him there myself. Hang on, did he go to Southampton? I'll drive him to the station then. He went to Wolves and Man Utd before making his way to Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanharper Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 31 minutes ago, Mickjj said: He went to Wolves and Man Utd before making his way to Southampton. That's alright then, I'll drive him. Hang on, I haven't even been born yet. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torryowl Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I don't recall him being skipper ….megson was still a regular at that time and he was always the captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypriot Owl Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 And now he runs a B&B..... There's success for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 12/05/2019 at 12:12, Cypriot Owl said: And now he runs a B&B..... There's success for you You've got to remember those guys weren't on the megabucks that todays players earn, dude. They couldn't play for a couple of years then retire set up for life on what they earned. Quite a lot of players back then would end up in menial jobs after they retired from football and a few of them would even end up signing on the dole. I have much more respect for the players of that era than I do for today's players. They were much more a part of the community and so, so many of them were loyal to the club they played for. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1948 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, cognacbarnowl said: They couldn't play for a couple of years then retire set up for life on what they earned Neither can some of todays millionaire players. Lots of them spend their fortunes on, bookies, booze, fast women, and lavish holidays, then squander the rest. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoots but cant hit Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 That was a really miserable summer the start of a dreadful decade that followed . Some great players just vanished into thin air and got replaced by mediocrity. Seen it a couple of times since then as well. This summer feels just the opposite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAnotherShez Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Did we still have Freddie McCalliog then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 12/05/2019 at 09:40, dunsbyowl said: #OnThisDay 50 years ago - sounds familar? :-). The Wednesday Way. Jim McCalliog "The club keeps talking about success but it never seems to come. We are just not getting anywhere and I want to be in a side that is going to win something. I feel like I am playing in a vaccuum". But for a few seasons in the early 1990s we've had half a century of this but still #WAWAW " problem the club has 'highlighted' by player, player to be 'disciplined' for it, way to go... I wonder why shortly after I was watching division 2 football? and as I remember the chant of the day was 'TAYLOR OUT, TAYLOR OUT, TAYLOR OUT', I had to ask my mate who this taylor bloke was who everybody wanted out? as the cushions went on yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 On 12/05/2019 at 09:46, clud17 said: Screw him, if he doesnt want to play for the Wednesday then get rid. and we'll make our way to the third division, and rot there until big jack comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy66 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Yeah that was the beginning of the end as far as us ever doing anything under Eric Taylor...we had a World Cup ground but wouldn't spend money in making the team fit for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendaryswan Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Summer of 69,the start of the slide.Thered been unrest all season long,Marshalls tactics had proved deeply unpopular among the players. I loved McCalliog,as most of us did,but watching him score the winner late in that wolves game in august 69,was like a dagger in the nutz,still hurts after all these years,my first real taste of what being an Owl fan would be like LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 I fell out with him when he was interviewed after '66 and sounded disappointed we had beaten Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 3 hours ago, mark1948 said: Neither can some of todays millionaire players. Lots of them spend their fortunes on, bookies, booze, fast women, and lavish holidays, then squander the rest. "Best" leave it there eh ? ... 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Tibbs Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 32 minutes ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: "Best" leave it there eh ? ... I feel like someone has stolen my wedding speech. But I dont think anyone would ever call Grandad's caravan at Bridlington South Beach lavish. Lavatorial perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWLERTON GHOST Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Just now, Sergeant Tibbs said: I feel like someone has stolen my wedding speech. But I dont think anyone wouldn't ever call Grandad's caravan at Bridlington South Beach lavish. Lavatorial perhaps. Shirley caravan park Ings Lane Near the Fisons Factory Just past the Level Crossing .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 1 hour ago, OWLERTON GHOST said: "Best" leave it there eh ? ... Getting into Marshy territory there , buddy. Could be someone comes along and Bowles you over, FFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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