iris123 20,852 Posted October 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, chunky said: Hate to be pedantic, but that is considered the bottom of Bishopsford Road; it changes to London Road the other side of Wandle Road. My mate Jeff lives opposite. Imperial Fields (or whatever it was before) used to be a training ground for Chelsea. Went there once to get David Hay's autograph, when he moved from Celtic. Peter Osgood used to have a boutique along from the training ground towards the Cricketers Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Pyszny 206 Posted October 12, 2020 27 minutes ago, chunky said: Probably because they thought you had to have a fever or something just because you showed up to watch them! Me and 85 others then! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Carnforth Rangers v Furness Rovers last Saturday (10/10, West Lancashire League, Division Two - level 13!). Most stringent anti-COVID measures I've encountered since football resumed. Included a temperature check at the gate. At Horsham a couple of weeks ago, i had a barcoded ticket, temperature test, NHS scan and had to sanitize my hands, before i got to the turnstiles. Pretty impressive stuff. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted October 12, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, chunky said: Hate to be pedantic, but that is considered the bottom of Bishopsford Road; it changes to London Road the other side of Wandle Road. My mate Jeff lives opposite. Imperial Fields (or whatever it was before) used to be a training ground for Chelsea. Hey; I'm supposed to be from the land of the pedants, not you . Based on their website, I'll give you the address, showing as Bishopstoke, although, as per Microsoft map here, and in real life, the ground entrance is actually beyond Wandle Road . Of course The National Trust are no help either putting Watermeads address as Bishopstoke; #membership refund request in the post. And as for Jeff !!!! Edited October 12, 2020 by Mr Ore spelling Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted October 12, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Me and 85 others then! Including my friend Dr John, a retired neurosurgeon from Edinburgh. . A very interesting job but hardly brain surgery. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted October 12, 2020 30 minutes ago, Mr Ore said: Hey; I'm supposed to be from the land of the pedants, not you . Based on their website, I'll give you the address, showing as Bishopstoke, although, as per Microsoft map here, and in real life, the ground entrance is actually beyond Wandle Road . Of course The National Trust are no help either putting Watermeads address as Bishopstoke; #membership refund request in the post. And as for Jeff !!!! You want to talk about Pedants? It's BishopsFORD, not BishopSTOKE! Plus, that is Morden, and not Mitcham! Anyway, I also checked Google Maps which is different to that one you have! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Pyszny 206 Posted October 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Ore said: Including my friend Dr John, a retired neurosurgeon from Edinburgh. . A very interesting job but hardly brain surgery. During the game, I got talking to the chap next to me. Turned out to be a John, from Edinburgh. One and the same, I suspect! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted October 13, 2020 5 hours ago, chunky said: You want to talk about Pedants? It's BishopsFORD, not BishopSTOKE! Plus, that is Morden, and not Mitcham! Anyway, I also checked Google Maps which is different to that one you have! Must stop feeding you the ammo to shoot me down with. . Damn predictive text, with a visit to Bishopstoke nr Eastleigh, 10 days ago not helping. I'll accept I've been outpedanted, but not reluctantly. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted October 13, 2020 4 hours ago, Piotr Pyszny said: During the game, I got talking to the chap next to me. Turned out to be a John, from Edinburgh. One and the same, I suspect! Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,016 Posted October 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Mr Ore said: Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . That is really bizarre! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
customhouseregular 1,651 Posted October 13, 2020 Off to St. James, Leeds in the pouring rain. Not exactly a fun day out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topaz325 1,827 Posted October 13, 2020 Two nights in Grasmere Was very nice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piotr Pyszny 206 Posted October 13, 2020 17 hours ago, Mr Ore said: Was worried in case you thought my first comment was some sort of bad joke, but a total coincidence you mentioning it on here and him Emailing me on Friday to say that was where he was going. Has to be one of the same; late 60s with spectacles and a squint. Has a distinctive laugh too. The comment about him being a neurosurgeon is true too, as well as allowing the punchline. . I exchanged email addresses with John at the game. Earlier today, I passed on the apparent coincidence. This is what he said: "I was a member of the medical profession. However, I was merely a lowly general practitioner, in practice in a commuter town outside Edinburgh, rather than a specialist. Now, if there is another hopper [i.e. groundhopper] called John, in Edinburgh, also keen on going to matches at obscure venues, I would love to know who it is." Curioser and curioser? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Ore 204 Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Piotr Pyszny said: Curioser and curioser? That is very strange. Edited October 13, 2020 by Mr Ore addition Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cityrebel 2,960 Posted October 14, 2020 Beckenham Town v Erith Town last night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites