dunsbyowl1867 Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 Quite a few of these young players made it through in the dark days of the 1970s andits wierd seeing payers like Rodger Wylde in that kit as Wednesday had reverted to stripes by the time I first saw them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fredmciverslovechild Posted June 11, 2007 Share Posted June 11, 2007 Quite a few of these young players made it through in the dark days of the 1970s andits wierd seeing payers like Rodger Wylde in that kit as Wednesday had reverted to stripes by the time I first saw them! When I was a kid, back in the 1960's, I used to know George McCabe; he's "trainer/coach" in the picture. He used to live on Stradbroke Close, just round the corner from us. He'd been a goalie in his youth and played a handful of games for Wednesday during the early Second World War years. But he concentrated afterwards on becoming a referee and got onto the FIFA list, or whatever it was called then. He reffed a match or two in the 1966 World Cup and then the 1970 Cup Final before he had to compulsorily retire through age. That gave him the chance to go back to Wednesday and start coaching the kids. What a really nice guy he was. He used to spend hours showing his scrapbook of matches he'd reffed and mementoes from games all over Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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