PotteringAround 633 Posted June 22, 2022 30 minutes ago, geoff100 said: blond bombshell "reg wilson king of crash" chris blythe Surely The Blond Bombshell was Graham Warren, and The King of Crash was Phil Bishop. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
geoff100 1,426 Posted June 22, 2022 1 hour ago, PotteringAround said: Surely The Blond Bombshell was Graham Warren, and The King of Crash was Phil Bishop. Perhaps copied by bill carman early 1970 mike man at derwent park Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted June 22, 2022 According to Dave Lanning-think he made them up- "The Dockland pearl" (Malcolm Simmons) and "Anchor" Norman Hunter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted June 22, 2022 I think Dave Lanning made up lots of stuff in his columns that were never taken on by others Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted June 22, 2022 17 minutes ago, iris123 said: I think Dave Lanning made up lots of stuff in his columns that were never taken on by others Yeah, he came up with a bunch of nicknames and monikers - usually alliterative - just for effect! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chunky 6,094 Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, PotteringAround said: Surely The Blond Bombshell was Graham Warren, and The King of Crash was Phil Bishop. Definitely... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted June 22, 2022 3 hours ago, BOBBATH said: According to Dave Lanning-think he made them up- "The Dockland pearl" (Malcolm Simmons) and "Anchor" Norman Hunter And Stan "the man" Stevens. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BOBBATH 467 Posted June 22, 2022 I miss Dave Lanning-wot a showman!! Thinking here of the 1965 Hammers when he used to write the programme notes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve roberts 9,246 Posted June 23, 2022 5 hours ago, BOBBATH said: I miss Dave Lanning-wot a showman!! Thinking here of the 1965 Hammers when he used to write the programme notes He was good at Cowley in 1972 "Let Battle Commence" as well as for a few years down at Arlington. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iris123 20,990 Posted June 23, 2022 Just my opinion of course but Dave Lanning was better on the mic than on paper. Reading back, most of his stuff is quite painful to read 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, iris123 said: Just my opinion of course but Dave Lanning was better on the mic than on paper. Reading back, most of his stuff is quite painful to read It used to amuse my friends and me that every time he wrote about Peter Moore or Ray Cresp, he always used the same introduction, "Droll leathery faced slick-gating Aussie...." 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fatface 2,554 Posted June 23, 2022 1 hour ago, iris123 said: Just my opinion of course but Dave Lanning was better on the mic than on paper. Reading back, most of his stuff is quite painful to read Agree. Barely legible. As a commentator, absolutely iconic. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 13, 2022 On 6/19/2022 at 5:30 PM, andout said: Split......or rather Squire Waterman got his nickname when he bent over and split his leathers all the way down......he was originally nicknamed Split Arse but Split remained until the end! I always understood Squire Waterman was called 'Split' because of his laugh? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
norbold 7,116 Posted July 13, 2022 12 minutes ago, JohnHyam said: I always understood Squire Waterman was called 'Split' because of his laugh? I've seen at least three different explanations for his nickname... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Historian 39 Posted July 29, 2022 Alan "Whacker" Hunt, Eric "Little man" Boothroyd Share this post Link to post Share on other sites