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The other side of West Ham and England’s Bobby Moore ‘King of the Bar Stool’

AS the West Ham faithful congregate at the Bolyn Ground to remember Bobby Moore, here are some memories of the maestro, not all of which are likely to be mentioned in the match programme…

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Moore’s drinking exploits were legendary, and a couple of crates of lager were always on hand when Bobby held court. He was once even sensationally dropped from the West Ham team for breaking curfew the evening before an FA Cup tie in Blackpool. Best friend Jimmy Greaves called Mooro the ‘King of the Bar Stool’. Usually, however, Tina and Mrs Peters were not involved…

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Posted: 25th, February 2013 | In: Key Posts, Sports | Comment


Lancashire Day In Pictures: The Most Famous Lancastrians

IT’S Lancashire Day. You thought every day was Lancashire Day. Not so. Only today. The rest of the year is Yorkshire Day. In honour of this auspicious occasion we bring you the top Lancastrians in pictures: featuring Cecil Parkinson, Cherie Booth, Dame Thora Hird, Eric Sykes, Geoff Hurst, Mystic Meg, Richmal Crompton, Les Dawson, Bernard Manning, Anthony Burgess, Julie Goodyear, Sir Norman Foster, Eric Sykes, Sir Thomas Beecham, Mike Leigh, Michelle Marsh, Saun Ryder, Emmeline Pankhurst, Peter Purves, Dame Joan Bakewell, John Inman, Henry V and…

How Lancashire Football Took Over The National Game

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British Prime Minister Tony Blair, with his wife Cherie Booth celebrates 100 years of the Labour Party at the Old Vic, central London.

Posted: 27th, November 2009 | In: Flashback | Comments (3)