Confessions

[DukeTyrion]

Okay, coming up to Christmas, it's about time for some light hearted threads, so I thought I would start a confessions thread. Naturally, I will start.

I recently took on a new employee in my department and forgot to ask a crucial question in the interview ...

... yes, I employed a Chelsea fan 

There, I feel a bit better have shared that, albeit a bit embarrassed too  :dft001:

[Burt]

You can fire him. He has insufficient service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal  :dft011:

[DukeTyrion]

You can fire him. He has insufficient service to bring a claim for unfair dismissal  :dft011:

It's a she, which is probably part of the reason why I forgot to ask.

[Fernhurst]

 Our family owe the club approximately £1.00


It may be more, we have never quite worked out how many times my old man got into games by climbing a tree in Bishops Park and dropping into the old gents toilets at the Putney End between 1913 and 1918. Saving his penny entrance fee each time.

They were gawd awful toilets, I'm old enough to remember them.

[Ichabod Magoo]

Our family owe the club approximately £1.00


It may be more, we have never quite worked out how many times my old man got into games by climbing a tree in Bishops Park and dropping into the old gents toilets at the Putney End between 1913 and 1918. Saving his penny entrance fee each time.

They were gawd awful toilets, I'm old enough to remember them.

Did the water freeze in the winter?

[RidgeRider]

I'm curious Mr. Fernhurst, how was the food back in them days and what was the staple of most supporters? Pies? How was the beer?

Sorry for hijacking!

[Rhys Lightning 63]

I stole cookies from my school canteen every day from Year 8 - Year 11 by hiding them under my plate

[RidgeRider]

My confession, I still tear up when I watch 'Old Yeller'

[ron]

I'm curious Mr. Fernhurst, how was the food back in them days and what was the staple of most supporters? Pies? How was the beer?

Sorry for hijacking!

Percy Dalton saved many a fan from starvation in those days of yore!

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

I remember when I was 19.
I went for an interview for BEA cargo (now merged with BOAC to become BA)
At the interview I was asked if I played football.
Although a Fulham supporter since 11, I had just had an unsuccessful trial for Chelsea)
(The coach asked me to mark another trialist called Peter Osgood, who of course I or no one had heard of. In the first 20 minutes he scored a hat-trick and that was the end of my trial.
I had recently come on as a substitute for Feltham v Barnet in the FA Cup, in the last 5 minutes. We were losing 6-0 and I made no impact on the final score.
Sorry to waffle, the reason for this monologue, is that because I played football he said you've got the job, you can go to Export Cargo, they have a football team. Import Cargo don't.
I won't go on but played for Heathrow Airport in the World Airline Cup and went to some great places, wonderful stories of " a stewardess for each player"  Ooops !!!
Went on to play for Hounslow Town just after their Amateur Cup final against Crook Town and then started globetrotting at 23, and that was the end of my 'career' although I did play for the casino I worked for in Iran in 1974-1976 against the local town (Ramsar)  Boring I hear you say, but not to me  :0)

[Fernhurst]

I'm curious Mr. Fernhurst, how was the food back in them days and what was the staple of most supporters? Pies? How was the beer?




Sorry for hijacking!

No chance of refreshments back then. Beer and pies were a distant luxury.

Beer was consumed pre game and as Ron rightly points out, peanuts sold outside in Stevenage Road was the only form of nutrition.

Some historians may be able to dig out when refreshment huts started to appear. 1950's would be my guess.
I have fond memories of the little tea hut under the stand behind the enclosure, not so much for the refreshment but for the characters and celebrities that gathered there at half-time in the earl sixties.

[JBH]

I remember the food hut at the back of the Putney end in the late 60's

As fo my confession I once put a dent in the back of a brand new 1 day old company vehicle by reversing into a 3 foot bollard and said that it must have been hit whilst parked in a customers car park, fortunately there was no CCTV  :022:

[BishopsParkFantastic]

Surely, being a Chelsea or QPR supporter in the workplace constitutes misconduct; and when other employees in the same workplace are Fulham supporters, it amounts to gross misconduct?  1500.gif

[Vinnieffc]

I remember when I was 19.
I went for an interview for BEA cargo (now merged with BOAC to become BA)
At the interview I was asked if I played football.
Although a Fulham supporter since 11, I had just had an unsuccessful trial for Chelsea)
(The coach asked me to mark another trialist called Peter Osgood, who of course I or no one had heard of. In the first 20 minutes he scored a hat-trick and that was the end of my trial.
I had recently come on as a substitute for Feltham v Barnet in the FA Cup, in the last 5 minutes. We were losing 6-0 and I made no impact on the final score.
Sorry to waffle, the reason for this monologue, is that because I played football he said you've got the job, you can go to Export Cargo, they have a football team. Import Cargo don't.
I won't go on but played for Heathrow Airport in the World Airline Cup and went to some great places, wonderful stories of " a stewardess for each player"  Ooops !!!
Went on to play for Hounslow Town just after their Amateur Cup final against Crook Town and then started globetrotting at 23, and that was the end of my 'career' although I did play for the casino I worked for in Iran in 1974-1976 against the local town (Ramsar)  Boring I hear you say, but not to me  :0)

What a co-incidence !! I played semi-pro for Hounslow until they merged with Feltham in the late 80's. Played for a season on their artificial pitch (a rarity in those days) before I went back to amateur as I couldn't combine their training regime with a full time job. Also I played in a few Airline World Cups however as I was working for Qantas I was representing Australia - maybe I should re-post this in the 'confessions' thread !! The airline football wasn't great but the locations were amazing (Aussie, Singapore, NZ, Hong Kong etc). Happy memories..

[Deanothefulhamfan]

My confession is I was a gooner when I first got into football....  I looked upto my next door neighbour, and was young and niave....thankfully my dad got me on the straight and narrow by taking me to Fulham games when I was old enough (10 years old ).... Ever since then I have never looked back.

Roger Interesting story.... Shame you had to mark Osgood on your trial haha, could have been such a different life for you if you were marking an average Joe

[Lighthouse]

My Dad as a kid used to walk miles to the ground, wait outside until the gates were open 10 minutes from the end and sneak in for nothing. At least thats what he told me.


Mr Ridge Sir. I never had any problems until my old age set in. The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe had me sniffling I think as it brought back memories of being read to as a child. As for the original Christmas Carol with Alistair Sim. Let us not speak of it.

[The Equalizer]

My confessions:

1. I once had a piss on the Hammersmith End terraces back in about 1993. I was 17 at the time.

2. I once smuggled an extra bottle cap into the ground so that I could seal my bottle of water once the guard had confiscated the original cap.

3. I once threw a burger into the river by the Hammersmith End because it was bloody revolting. I still hear the screams of the little fish sometimes in the dark of night.

4. I've smoked cigarettes in the Hammersmith End, both in the seats and by the MJ statue. I'm not proud.

[Sammyffc]

when i played rugby before a game i was rubbing deep heat on my thighs , not thinking about what i was doing i then whipped out my willy and went for a slash , forgetting i had deep heat on my hands. This led to me having to tell my coach i couldn't play because i had a tight calf , hiding the fact that i actually had a penis which felt like it was on fire  fp.gif

[K33NY]

when i played rugby before a game i was rubbing deep heat on my thighs , not thinking about what i was doing i then whipped out my willy and went for a slash , forgetting i had deep heat on my hands. This led to me having to tell my coach i couldn't play because i had a tight calf , hiding the fact that i actually had a penis which felt like it was on fire  fp.gif

LOOOL!! xD  064.gif 064.gif sorry to laugh but damn that must have been such a pain xD

[rogerpbackinMidEastUS]

What a co-incidence !! I played semi-pro for Hounslow until they merged with Feltham in the late 80's. Played for a season on their artificial pitch (a rarity in those days) before I went back to amateur as I couldn't combine their training regime with a full time job. Also I played in a few Airline World Cups however as I was working for Qantas I was representing Australia - maybe I should re-post this in the 'confessions' thread !! The airline football wasn't great but the locations were amazing (Aussie, Singapore, NZ, Hong Kong etc). Happy memories..

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Hi Vinnie,
Yep I played for Hounlow Town at Denbeigh Road,for a few games in the Athenian League (and a few mostly) in the reserves, after their hayday with a few ex-professionals in their team.
When I moved to Feltham FC at Glebelands I played in their reserves apart from the 1 appearance in the FA Cup, for a couple of years in the Surrey Senior League.
I was semi-professional, I received 4 pence per game for travel money. I was able to walk to the ground for home games and we car-shared for away games - so it was all profit !!
Also played Sunday West London Premier league for Feltham Colts and then the wonderful collection of raggle taggle players call Chase Rovers (approx 1968-1969, who ruffled a few of the top and more arrogant teams feathers)
You were lucky, Playing for Heathrow Airport the only away games we played were Jersey, Birminham and 4 days in Prague.(just after the Dubcek over-thow) Where our spending money was paid for by each of us selling a bottle of Black Label and a pair of Levis.
It was my first visit to a communist country and remember vividly that Wenseslas Square buildings were riddled with bullet holes.
We got beaten by CSA and that was the end of the dream (I recall they went on to play JAL in Tokyo)  GRRRRRR

Hi Deano, we haven't 'spoken' since me, you and my daughter, Sally stood on the Putney terrace some
15 years ago.
Not sure why he had me marking him, I was a striker and only 5'8" tall, mind you, from memory only one of his goals was from a header.

Sorry for waffling, reliving a part of my history.
Cheers