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at 16:34 4 Sep 2025

Ah, that was the Mickey Walsh who scored the goal of the season for Blackpool - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mickey_Walsh

Our former manager Mike Walsh played for Bolton, Everton and also Blackpool - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Walsh_(footballer)
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at 15:35 4 Sep 2025

Charlton, away, 2017. Drunk as a lord and my throw didn't reach the Bury keeper. Mortified.
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at 15:34 4 Sep 2025

Doesn't get any easier to watch, does it?

I have a lot of time for Walshy. He laid a lot of the groundwork for the squad that got us into the second tier. What did he say in his reply?
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at 15:33 4 Sep 2025

Thank you. I was hoping someone might have some scans for this more 'personal' project. I had to go to Getty for the cover image of my second book which ended up costing me more than £500.
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at 09:17 4 Sep 2025

Likewise, thanks for such a warm welcome.
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at 19:13 3 Sep 2025

I regularly drink with the lad who scored our winner against Rangers in the 87/88 League Cup third round. Sorry lads.

I don’t however drink with the other lad who nearly ended Andy Sinton’s career in 1992.
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at 17:41 3 Sep 2025

Thanks for all your help everyone, you’ve been brilliant.
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at 17:40 3 Sep 2025

Yes, it was apparently in the strength of that game that Frank Sibley signed him.
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at 15:33 3 Sep 2025

I'm actually doing this for Brian and need the stills for the title cards between each club/selection of former teammate memories. I've got Don Shanks, Peter Eastoe and Phil Parkes from Rangers and from other clubs have got Chris Kamara, Gary Mabbutt and lots more lower league legends. It promises to be great.
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at 15:30 3 Sep 2025

That's quite the top five he's on there.

I've written a book about Bury's 1984/85 team in which Leighton James played his solitary season at Bury and I interviewed him for it. He was still as sharp as a tack and remembered everything. His death was upsetting.

I also used to drink in the Manchester pub of which Stan Bowles' sister was the landlady. I used to interview former players for the programme and she gave me his number so we could talk about his five whole games for the club. The next time we were at Brentford, I met him in one of the four pubs.
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at 14:47 3 Sep 2025

Thanks Bosh. Before I started this thread, that was the only image I was able to find.

I'll have a look at the FB group too, thanks. I thought there may be someone like my mate Pete who supports Bury; he's not employed by the club but he has thousands and thousands of pictures on his computer.
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at 14:38 3 Sep 2025

Thanks. I know his time in west London was brief and I've even seen some pretty nasty stuff about his time there in some online articles, but he's a top man and I'm very proud of the career he had.

I was at Loftus Road on the last day of 1997/98 by the way. Quite a drive back up the M6 as we stayed up and City went down that day.
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at 14:30 3 Sep 2025

Hi everyone, Bury fan in peace.

My uncle, Brian Williams, played for Rangers in the 70s after signing from Bury. It's his 70th this year and I'm collecting images of him throughout his career with us, you, Swindon, both Bristol teams and Shrewsbury.

Is there a Rangers fan, like I know there are Bury fans, who has a vast archive of pictures that might include some of him that I could use?

Any help in pointing me in the right direction of someone would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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