John Budgie Byrne.

Stella in Durban has produced many top players..Alex Byrne races his horses in their colors..(tu)

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> 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)
Titch do you have Andy Ryder cell number for me, if you do send me a private message please.

Titch,I went to Stella quite often ........you would know Their 1 man boxing section.....Robbie Meyer................a mate thank God !

I shared a flat with Dave Neave,and his brother Craig was big in Football at that stage!

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> Titch do you have Andy Ryder cell number for me,
> if you do send me a private message please.

Andy living in the UK Sav

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> Titch,I went to Stella quite often ........you
> would know Their 1 man boxing section.....Robbie
> Meyer................a mate thank God !
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> I shared a flat with Dave Neave,and his brother
> Craig was big in Football at that stage!

Knew Robbie well ..do you remember Erol Meth??

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> > if you do send me a private message please.
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He came to cape town with the late Brian Max ,2 very good guys.

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> section.....Robbie
> > Meyer................a mate thank God !
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> > I shared a flat with Dave Neave,and his brother
> > Craig was big in Football at that stage!
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> Knew Robbie well ..do you remember Erol Meth??

Yip...........the Madji of Field St Tattersalls...............Rubber thongs and shorts was standard ..........a shirt with sleeves or a collar was formal!

(BTW that might have been Jean Meth..........I'm getting old!)

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> getting old!)

That was indeed Gene Meth..Erol's brother "Genie the plumber"

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> 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....

Those balls were heavy.........................can't remember who it was but a piledriver broke the fingers of one goalkeeper.
Another whose piledriver tore the net...................................Les Salton?:S

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> > 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....
>
> Those balls were
> heavy.........................can't remember who
> it was but a piledriver broke the fingers of one
> goalkeeper.
> Another whose piledriver tore the
> net...................................Les
> Salton?:S


bobby chalmers?

Titch,the Meths were not a family you wanted to be on the wrong side of ..............it was damaging lol

I am sure a younger family member posted here not so long ago..........I wanted to ask at the time!

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> > 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....
>
> Those balls were
> heavy.........................can't remember who
> it was but a piledriver broke the fingers of one
> goalkeeper.
> Another whose piledriver tore the
> net...................................Les
> Salton?:S


Mike, when The Madji was a lighty, they still used to kick around rocks and hunt for their dinner. <