Celebrity rant

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

My old mate Amanda Barry( Alma Sedgwick in Corrie) is a big blue. I used to work in Flannels and she came in at least twice a week with Sue Nicholls( Audrey Roberts) and the pair of em were the biggest flirts going! But lovely with it. Amanda used to tell me stories of her going to Maine Road in the 50s and loving Bert Traughtmann. She was even a City fan in Coronation Street. Another obscure one is that barman from Peaky Blinders( Neil something) he's been in loads of Jimmy Mcgovern series. Used to talk to him most days when I worked on a site, right next to his flat in Hulme. Nice guy and a big blue.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Very poor.
Comes from a big family of Blues - with the odd red thrown in there, one of whom is her cousin Elaine Bookbinder, more commonly known as Elkie Brookes. Another cousin (and Elkie's brother) was in the 60's band The Dakotas and the family also ran the ''Bookbinders'' club opposite Chorlton St bus station for 4 decades until not too long ago.
Susan's brother John is the last Englishman to score a winning goal at Wembley for City ;) He bagged the winner for City youth v Chelsea youth in a 5 a side game before the Full Members Cup final in 86 - City won 2-1
Here is John (front) walking off the pitch with Tony Book, Whitey, Ian Brightwell and Glyn Pardoe. Steve Macauley (left) and John Clarke a little further behind

I used to love Fookfinders :-D If you couldn't pull in there then something was wrong. I had Susan Bookbinder on Facebook before I came off it. I had a nice chat with her about her brother John and City. She was very humbled that I remembered him and also that I knew the fact that he'd scored at Wembley and that I was there watching it. A nice girl and massive City fan.

 

[Sheikh Rattle n Roll]

Very poor.
Comes from a big family of Blues - with the odd red thrown in there, one of whom is her cousin Elaine Bookbinder, more commonly known as Elkie Brookes. Another cousin (and Elkie's brother) was in the 60's band The Dakotas and the family also ran the ''Bookbinders'' club opposite Chorlton St bus station for 4 decades until not too long ago.
Susan's brother John is the last Englishman to score a winning goal at Wembley for City ;) He bagged the winner for City youth v Chelsea youth in a 5 a side game before the Full Members Cup final in 86 - City won 2-1
Here is John (front) walking off the pitch with Tony Book, Whitey, Ian Brightwell and Glyn Pardoe. Steve Macauley (left) and John Clarke a little further behind

Very interesting read, I had forgotten about the 5 a side match. What has stuck in my memories of that day was the lack of added on time when City started the come back......but get over yourself with your Poor Form comment

 

[denislawsbackheel]

I hope Roy Harper is on the list

And Rick Wakeman.

 

[quiet_riot]

Interestingly, Alan Rickman's face as he drops from Nakatomi plaza is real fear, the directors told him there would be a 3 count before he dropped, but the stunt co-ordinators dropped him on '1'

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Billy Duffy ?

 

[01282]

Jez Smith.... Mindbenders/John Lees Barclay James Harvest keyboards maestro

I knew Jeremy from his days working at Barclays but never thought of him as a celebrity City fan!!

 

[Paladin]

Billy Duffy ?

I had a fight with Billy when we were both ten.

 

[ColinBellsjockstrap]

I hope Roy Harper is on the list

Hats off to Roy...

 

[Henkeman]

The Wisden editor and Daily Mail cricket writer Lawrence Booth is a blue. And pops on here sometimes too.