John Budgie Byrne.

oscar Wrote:

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> Hey Titch Authur Lightening was our hero when we
> were small..top goalkeeper I think Dbn United hey?

Spot on Oscar..he also did a stint will Middlesbrough and Coventry City

Len Sham Wrote:

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> > Hey Titch Authur Lightening was our hero when
> we
> > were small..top goalkeeper I think Dbn United
> hey?
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> Not sure Oscar think it was Addington football
> club..


Sorry thinking of Spanner Hartmann...

Len Sham Wrote:

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> Sorry thinking of Spanner Hartmann...

100% Len Spanner suffered from polio but was a top class keeper as was Georgie Ryder who played for City in the same era (tu)

agra Wrote:

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> All these names bring back fond memories of the
> old NFL days.
> I went to Jan Smuts Stadium quite regularly to
> watch pro football in the late 60's and 70's as a
> lightie.
>
> I also remember some othe English and German pros
> that spent a season or too in SA.
> Who remembers the Wegerley brothers. I think Geoff
> went on to ply his trade in the USA.


Yup I remember the Wegerlies...was Steve and Geoff... methinks. Also remember watching Budgie Byrnes in action at Rand Stadium against I think Powerlines ????

The Madji Wrote:

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> agra Wrote:
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> > All these names bring back fond memories of the
> > old NFL days.
> > I went to Jan Smuts Stadium quite regularly to
> > watch pro football in the late 60's and 70's as
> a
> > lightie.
> >
> > I also remember some othe English and German
> pros
> > that spent a season or too in SA.
> > Who remembers the Wegerley brothers. I think
> Geoff
> > went on to ply his trade in the USA.
>
>
> Yup I remember the Wegerlies...was Steve and
> Geoff... methinks. Also remember watching Budgie
> Byrnes in action at Rand Stadium against I think
> Powerlines ????

Magi ....Good memory. I forgot about Powerlines

The wegerlie brothers played for Arcadia Shepherds then did a stint in Holland before settling in the states..

Steve, Geoff and Mike Connel

Practised with all these guys............Played Addington U16 then Durban United U19 and then colts................all the time being a fanatical Durban City supporter Travelled to 4 Castle Cup finals at Rand Stadium.
The reason I couldn't play for City was I had a fight at school with the son of a senior coach.......(wouldn't have made the bench)

Arthur lightening coached us at United quite often ....great guy.

(Spanner Hartmann got shot by his missus who was tired of him reporting home at 3 am ever day!- eventually "thought he was a burglar")

rob faux Wrote:

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> Practised with all these guys............Played
> Addington U16 then Durban United U19 and then
> colts................all the time being a
> fanatical Durban City supporter Travelled to 4
> Castle Cup finals at Rand Stadium.
> The reason I couldn't play for City was I had a
> fight at school with the son of a senior
> coach.......(wouldn't have made the bench)
>
> Arthur lightening coached us at United quite often
> ....great guy.
>
> (Spanner Hartmann got shot by his missus who was
> tired of him reporting home at 3 am ever day!-
> eventually "thought he was a burglar")


Was that the same time as Lawrence Chelin who was a star player ...

I remember watching soccer at the Rand Stadium sitting high up in the stands, abiut 9 yrs old. My boet waz walking around selling coke and crisps. A shot balooned way over the crossbar and came straight at me. I jumped up and headered the ball. Fark me, my head squashdd into my neck and shoulders, I fell in a heap... was crying so much about my sore head my boet had to take me home. Cost him his job....

Len Sham Wrote:

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> > Practised with all these guys............Played
> > Addington U16 then Durban United U19 and then
> > colts................all the time being a
> > fanatical Durban City supporter Travelled to 4
> > Castle Cup finals at Rand Stadium.
> > The reason I couldn't play for City was I had a
> > fight at school with the son of a senior
> > coach.......(wouldn't have made the bench)
> >
> > Arthur lightening coached us at United quite
> often
> > ....great guy.
> >
> > (Spanner Hartmann got shot by his missus who
> was
> > tired of him reporting home at 3 am ever day!-
> > eventually "thought he was a burglar")
>
>
> Was that the same time as Lawrence Chelin who was
> a star player ...

Len ,Lawrence was a little after me (but I knew him well from business) I was at school with Richard Gomes and Grant McDade and Knocked around with Mike James!

rob faux Wrote:

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> Practised with all these guys............Played
> Addington U16 then Durban United U19 and then
> colts................all the time being a
> fanatical Durban City supporter Travelled to 4
> Castle Cup finals at Rand Stadium.
> The reason I couldn't play for City was I had a
> fight at school with the son of a senior
> coach.......(wouldn't have made the bench)
>
> Arthur lightening coached us at United quite often
> ....great guy.
>
> (Spanner Hartmann got shot by his missus who was
> tired of him reporting home at 3 am ever day!-
> eventually "thought he was a burglar")

We lived next to Stella in Brent ave and Art used to walk across to the club when he was coaching Stella

rob faux Wrote:

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> > > Practised with all these
> guys............Played
> > > Addington U16 then Durban United U19 and then
> > > colts................all the time being a
> > > fanatical Durban City supporter Travelled to
> 4
> > > Castle Cup finals at Rand Stadium.
> > > The reason I couldn't play for City was I had
> a
> > > fight at school with the son of a senior
> > > coach.......(wouldn't have made the bench)
> > >
> > > Arthur lightening coached us at United quite
> > often
> > > ....great guy.
> > >
> > > (Spanner Hartmann got shot by his missus who
> > was
> > > tired of him reporting home at 3 am ever
> day!-
> > > eventually "thought he was a burglar")
> >
> >
> > Was that the same time as Lawrence Chelin who
> was
> > a star player ...
>
> Len ,Lawrence was a little after me (but I knew
> him well from business) I was at school with
> Richard Gomes and Grant McDade and Knocked around
> with Mike James!

Under 16 ,and colts football were the most enjoyable years for me in football, and the easter weekend trips to Durban to play the local clubs.