Her and me both Ed. Best regards,Scott.
> On 20 May 2020, at 10:56, Ed Morrish <[email protected]> wrote: > > Also, Anand is British Asian, so the context of visiting ER when the NF were > active is more significant to him than perhaps it might be to people on > here... > > (My wife is also British Asian, and the first time I took her to ER she was > *terrified*, as her experiences of football crowds had been... not positive.) > > Ed. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 20 May 2020, at 09:13, Richard Naef <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> It's strange how we can see the same thing so differently, maybe it's in >> through the lens of our view of the BBC? They mentioned Dirty Leeds, but >> discussed the context of it being of its time and how by the 70s we were >> playing beautiful football and discussed the NF at Elland Road, which my >> understanding was a real issue (I wasn't there) ? But also that it was >> confronted which was also true and a matter of pride to those that did it. >> Yes, It wasn't a football show, so didn't go into detail about the goals, >> but was led by real Leeds fans, mentioned that we were the best team, won >> lots but almost won even more, and that the grasping defeat from the Jaws of >> victory is our thing. Above all, for me, the first 5 minutes described >> quite well to a R4 audience what Billy and Leeds meant to people of a >> certain generation, maybe actually turned Matthew Parris into a leeds fan >> LOL! >> >> Sent from my Mobile. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Robert Heath <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2020 4:26:53 AM >> To: Richard Naef <[email protected]> >> Cc: [email protected] <[email protected]>; Leeds List >> <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [LU] King Billy - Geat Lives >> >> Yeah I was surprised that the Scotland "disgrace" incident didn't come up, >> but apart from that it was the usual litany of Dirty Leeds and racist/NF >> Leeds, and when they did focus on Billy it was the Sunderland defeat, the >> Wembley sending off, the Dave Mackay clash. No mention of his incredible >> record of scoring winning goals in semifinals (6 times, I believe) or indeed >> anything about what made him such a special player apart from tenacity and >> determination. >> >> I did like the stuff about Albert though, and I'd never heard that quote >> before about how Billy sorted out those who abused Albert. >> >> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 12:21 AM Richard Naef >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> Really Rob?, just listened to it and was imo fair, objective and honest, >> the inclusion of Rob Bagchi gave it real authenticity. It put the dirty >> leeds moniker into context. Also, importantly, mentioned Albert Johannensen >> and Billy's protection of him, was honest about the NF leeds fans in the 80s >> and what Billy did about it. What bits did you think were biased, I'm >> intrigued? The only thing that surprised me was no mention of how his >> Scotland career ended in disgrace. >> >> Anyone else listen to it, what is your opinion? >> >> Sent from my Mobile. >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Leedslist >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> on >> behalf of Robert Heath >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 8:57:38 PM >> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Cc: Leeds List <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >> Subject: Re: [LU] King Billy - Geat Lives >> >> Predictably managed to focus on every negative thing the BBC could drag up >> about Billy and the club. Absolutely typical BBC coverage of Leeds United. >> >> To counter all that, let me share with you a brilliant quote from Billy >> after he had retired which I only recently came across: " During my time at >> Leeds some supporters had grown from being children into young men. I felt >> partly responsible for teaching them positives; self-discipline, respect, >> never to give up on anything, to keep fighting for what you want and >> believe in." >> >> It was only when I read that that I realised how true it was that Billy >> Bremner was a huge influence on my life, because I was one of those >> children. >> >>> On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 4:45 PM Guy Thornton >>> <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Today on BBC Radio 4, 16.30 BST: >>> >>> Great Lives - Billy Bremner >>> https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000j80t >>> >>> Available on BBC Sounds (aka Radio iPlayer) after broadcast or download >>> podcast >>> >>> guy >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >>> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leedslist mailing list >>> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >>> To unsubscribe, email >>> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >>> >>> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >>> >>> RIP Norman MOT >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email >> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> >> >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >> >> RIP Norman MOT >> _______________________________________________ >> Leedslist mailing list >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] >> >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ >> >> RIP Norman MOT > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Norman MOT _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Norman MOT
