Robin King

Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all !

Derby 2nd in Championship......where are Forest exactly? Billie Davies and Nigel Clough - not much to say 'cos neither of them made a good job of either Club. Nigel's back at Burton now but no idea where Billie's ended up.

Sorry about the last bit Nottstalgia - but what else can you do when your Dad is made a director in 1948? I used to sit directly behind Cloughie (for the short time he was there) and one thing's for sure - you keep your trap shut! Newly purchased Roy Macfarland from Tranmere had a bad habit of air kicking clearances from the penalty area: trouble was, I said "Oh Roy!!!" through clenched teeth and an explosion took place in front of me as Cloughie told me exactly what he thought of my comment, and ended with "You wanna go out there and shows him how it's done? Got some spare kit that'd be to

Nope, I'm not a lurker - just a retired Nottinghamian now living in Raunds, Northants. I joined the forum because in lurking (!) I noticed the post by Tom Barber and felt I ought to contribute something! I was born in Borrowash, Derbyshire in 1936: went to West Bridgford High School on Musters Road, and most of my father's eleven brother's and sisters, lived and worked in Nottingham. Since my sister's death in Nottingham in 2008/9 I have only been back to the place once - which is a shame because I understand it's changed out of all recognition now! Trams even..... I remember my mother ta

Hi Tom, I just found this forum and read your post and the replies with some interest. You may (or may not) remember Gil Williamson who worked at the Barber family solicitors, Robert Barber & Sons late of Castle Gate. She was my sister and, when I retired in 2001 I joined together two family trees for the Barber Family: one dated earliest 1870 to the present day, and the other from around 1700 to 1850. She needed this work done to be sure of certain relationships for her legal work dealing with the family trusts. She, sadly, died in 2008 but before that in about 2004 I made sure that Si