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Kiddy Dragon · 12th April 2017, 21.21:20

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Originally Posted by midlandred

There's only one Nine Acre Legend "Danny Harris"
Graced the field in 1960's. Welsh International.

Wasn't Danny Harris the neadertal pe teacher and Wales rugby forward who supervised cross country while riding his Lambretta down Park Avenue

Apathetic · 13th April 2017, 07.34:02

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Originally Posted by WasanActonlad

Roger Mostyn

Nicky Hencher may have played on 9 acre but definatly a 100 yards away at Bromfield...

Was'nt Niel Salathial ex groves

Did.nt a Kev Jones sign for Burnley as a youth mid 70's.........

Neil Salathial was a year above me in GP. Was a good sprinter also. I played for Wxm schoolboys and a few local teams but alas that's as far as it went.

Tony the Red · 13th April 2017, 10.44:16

Danny Harris was capped 8 times for Wales RU and then turned pro rugby league with I think Leigh, I believe Iestyn Harris (Leeds Rhinos , Wales Captain,Coach etc) is a relation of Danny Harris

Ci Sgoti · 13th April 2017, 13.48:41

L. Jones

jackwilliams · 13th April 2017, 13.55:50

DL Roberts, terrific athlete, scored some amazing tries including one on Park Avenue where he got the ball on the left wing and scored in the right hand corner, speedy right winger in football team but not very keen on tackling. That did not matter as there were others in the team who liked tackling and anything that went with it.
Owen Edwards was I think the most capped amateur footballer in Wales.

griff49 · 13th April 2017, 14.08:32

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griff49 · 13th April 2017, 14.17:00

As an 11 year old in 1960 I remember using the field .it was state of the art in those days and we couldn't believe our luck with wide open spaces and excellent changing facilities.only downside was the Rugby teacher. Whose idea of fun was to give the ball to an unsuspecting child and then tackle him from behind. now Max Freudmann was a different character and a real gentleman. I seem to remember 120+ of us being caned by Harris and Major in GP about a year later and that was when the welsh international was ,I believe , asked to leave and he turned pro with Leigh! As for DL an interesting character and ,if my memory serves me he ran the best time for the old 100 yards in GB in 1966 or7. It is a very central site and if there was also some community use it would be a wonderful facility for the whole town, but I guess it needs some cash spending on it.
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Kiddy Dragon · 13th April 2017, 14.31:56

We must have been there at the same time. I'm sure Harris caned every pupil on the school yard that day. Although it was raining he deemed it wasn't raining hard enough to let the lads into the building. The assembled students then rushed the prefects on duty only to find Harris waiting for them. He then lined up every student and caned for them for disobedience.

midlandred · 13th April 2017, 21.33:20

I must of been in GP the same time as Griff49 and Kiddy Dragon as I was one of the 120+ caned that day

I had Danny Harris for 3 years. He was in GP for the bad winter of 1962/63 as one day he decided to have a kit inspection. Half the pupils had only brought there PT kits as there was 2ft of snow covering the Nine Acre. Danny went ballistic and said "It was up to him to decide if we played rugby" He then ordered up to the Nine Acre, were we played in 2ft of snow, half the pupils in just t-shirts and pumps. Danny was shouting orders to do more tackling

After about 10 minutes, and most of us turning blue, he said we could go for a shower. He hadn't realised the water in our changing rooms had frozen, so we had to walk across to the other changing rooms naked to be showered in cold water.

Not surprised he was asked to leave.

13th April 2017, 10.44:16	#21-0 (permalink)
Tony the Red Squad Player Joined: Aug 2010 Racecourse Spot: Tech End (ERS!!) Real Name: Tony S Twitter: @	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" Danny Harris was capped 8 times for Wales RU and then turned pro rugby league with I think Leigh, I believe Iestyn Harris (Leeds Rhinos , Wales Captain,Coach etc) is a relation of Danny Harris

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Ci Sgoti Legend Joined: Feb 2005 Racecourse Spot: MRS Real Name: Scott Twitter: @ScottMoreton5	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" L. Jones __________________ "Britain has 700 varieties of cheese and if you include Dairylea Triangles Britain has 700 varieties of cheese"

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jackwilliams Squad Player Joined: Jul 2012 Racecourse Spot: anywhere Real Name: Brian Williams Twitter: @	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" DL Roberts, terrific athlete, scored some amazing tries including one on Park Avenue where he got the ball on the left wing and scored in the right hand corner, speedy right winger in football team but not very keen on tackling. That did not matter as there were others in the team who liked tackling and anything that went with it. Owen Edwards was I think the most capped amateur footballer in Wales.

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griff49 Squad Player Joined: Feb 2014 Racecourse Spot: none given Real Name: none given Twitter: @	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" As an 11 year old in 1960 I remember using the field .it was state of the art in those days and we couldn't believe our luck with wide open spaces and excellent changing facilities.only downside was the Rugby teacher. Whose idea of fun was to give the ball to an unsuspecting child and then tackle him from behind. now Max Freudmann was a different character and a real gentleman. I seem to remember 120+ of us being caned by Harris and Major in GP about a year later and that was when the welsh international was ,I believe , asked to leave and he turned pro with Leigh! As for DL an interesting character and ,if my memory serves me he ran the best time for the old 100 yards in GB in 1966 or7. It is a very central site and if there was also some community use it would be a wonderful facility for the whole town, but I guess it needs some cash spending on it. Posted via mobile theme

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Kiddy Dragon Cult Hero (info) Joined: Jul 2010 Racecourse Spot: Started in MR then The Boys pen and a graduate of The Kop Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" We must have been there at the same time. I'm sure Harris caned every pupil on the school yard that day. Although it was raining he deemed it wasn't raining hard enough to let the lads into the building. The assembled students then rushed the prefects on duty only to find Harris waiting for them. He then lined up every student and caned for them for disobedience.

13th April 2017, 21.33:20	#27-0 (permalink)
midlandred Squad Player Joined: Oct 2004 Racecourse Spot: Real Name: Twitter: @	Re: Nine Acre "Legends" I must of been in GP the same time as Griff49 and Kiddy Dragon as I was one of the 120+ caned that day I had Danny Harris for 3 years. He was in GP for the bad winter of 1962/63 as one day he decided to have a kit inspection. Half the pupils had only brought there PT kits as there was 2ft of snow covering the Nine Acre. Danny went ballistic and said "It was up to him to decide if we played rugby" He then ordered up to the Nine Acre, were we played in 2ft of snow, half the pupils in just t-shirts and pumps. Danny was shouting orders to do more tackling After about 10 minutes, and most of us turning blue, he said we could go for a shower. He hadn't realised the water in our changing rooms had frozen, so we had to walk across to the other changing rooms naked to be showered in cold water. Not surprised he was asked to leave.