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Good for you! How come Scottish mates? You're maybe right about Willie. Probably in the kids team at Easter Road at that time but I don't recall him making the first team. Do remember him playing for the 'other' lot for a good while. Right good goal poacher wasn't he.

I liked this tribute from a non-fan. Beautifully written and highly gracious. Well worth five minutes of anyone's time - admirer or not. 'So I sat on the train and I read of David Bowie’s failings in early life. His knockbacks. And then I read on to what he achieved in spite of that. It conjured a feeling of inspiration and respect that I rarely feel when it comes to celebrities. To superstars. To artists in the modern world. He took that knock and just kept on rising. He showed what self belief, despite the best attempts at the system to knock it out of you, can achieve.' https://joemarsh

I think by the time I got to senior school (which I hated) I was already looking back with nostalgia at my junior school!

Willie Pettigrew? Would have been at Motherwell around the time of Brown Sugar?

There is nothing quite like music for triggering memories of events and people from the past. Particular songs hold many associations for most of us I think.

And here's some evidence, from testing on mice! Personally, and I must be talking for the majority here for obvious reasons, looking back at events and people does generally make me happy. I find I tend to look back to happier times and those are the ones that have stuck in my mind more than the other ones. It's OK to Be Nostalgic. Here's the Science That Proves It.

I'd imagined this thread was going to be about a housing estate in Hucknall!

I always liked a lot of vinegar on the appropriate food when I was a kid - still do actually. My mum used to tell me that it would 'dry your blood up'.

Plenty of 'crap' served up by Elvis after he sold out and Lennon after The Beatles. Plastic Ono Band - please...

Think Eric went to Metz in France, Ian. Was quite successful if I remember. He was a 'modern' kind of forward and a technically good player who got a couple of caps.

Oh yes! Nice one, Ian - Turnbull's Tornadoes! What a team they were: Jim Herriot John Brownlie Eric Schaedler Pat Stanton Jim Black John Blackley Alex Edwards Jimmy O'Rourke Alan Gordon Alex Cropley Arthur Duncan The best in my lifetime, they absolutely destroyed Hearts on New Year's Day 1973, 7-0 at their place.

Yeh, lots of happy memories too, mate. I'm a Hibs fan and always will be but I suppose I began getting taken to Notts and Forest matches soon after our family came to live in Nottingham. First season would have been 1966/67 and if I recall correctly, there were about 90 league places between Notts and Forest at that time (!) but I used to enjoy both teams equally. One of my great heroes, Joe Baker, was in his pomp playing for Forest (wow!) at the time but not long after, when a certain little Scottish guy came to manage the Meadow Lane boys, things began looking up for the Magpies. I've pos

Interesting one, thought I'd look it up. I certainly remember Bestie washing up at Dunstable but Wiki says he was there on loan in 1974 and never played a game? The same source states the Jeff was there in 1974-5 scored 25 goals but doesn't give appearances.

Only a personal opinion but it wasn't just the fact that it was a bit rough, I've been in much rougher, harder pubs and enjoyed a good time. I just thought it was a crap pub whilst there was a local landmark and in-place in the Flying Horse just a few doors away and lots of really busy, fashionable places nearby at the time such as the Dog and Bear, The Fountain, The QE and so on. The Exchange just wasn't on the radar of people of mine and my friends age at the time. To each their own and some will have loved it. I thought it was a bit of a boring dump - and with few girls in it apart from the

Still a pub I think? This place? https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m0!3m2!1sen!2suk!4v1452612058727!6m8!1m7!1srQJC_6w6rC0wA5qNYYz_6w!2m2!1d52.95319991761693!2d-1.147924247233249!3f174.5!4f3.819999999999993!5f0.7820865974627469

The Exchange wasn't a pub I walked past the Flying horse to get to very often.

That's a really nice article, Moz and I agree with everything you say about the great man.

That building is on the corner of Shakespeare St and North Sherwood St, Trevor.

I think he played a few games for Shrewsbury then finished his career with a significant amount of appearances for Mansfield. What a good, dependable player Arthur was, versatile too. He lived on the Plains Estate in Arnold when he was at Notts. Very sad the way he died.

An immense creative talent. In awe of his incredible back catalogue so I'll just choose a couple for today. A great loss.

I think Bobby certainly still had the pub into the 1990s and maybe beyond, mate. It was after Keith who I remember quite well being landlord at the Flying Bobbo.

Some of the early names I can remember from seeing Notts as a kid in the mid-late 1960s: Brian Bates Keith Pring Alex Gibson A young Les Bradd Don Masson (genius) Ritche Barker Barry Butlin (loan) Tony Hateley A young Dave Needham Barry Watling Mike Rose Bob Worthington Jim Murphy John Murphy My favourite day ever at Meadow Lane in the old Third Division:

It was a master stroke putting him back there, he read the game so well and strolled around in complete control! Hard man as well! Watched him at Notts the season after too but his legs seemed to have gone a bit by then.

Glad to hear it! Sammy was really excellent in that last season under Clough. Used his experience really well.

Yep, up in Arnold, mate. Sammy was excellent at the end of his time for Forest. Sort of had a new lease of life, i liked him.