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Post by Macmoish on Mar 27, 2011 19:08:23 GMT
A very different era Pathe: 1949 Click to View - www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=56489Trade schools for footballers. London. M/S interior of classroom with instructor talking, pan to pupils. Instructor lecturing about material. C/U Pupil (L. Pilkington - Arsenal), pan to Lennon (Queen's Park Rangers). C/U Campbell (Queens Park Rangers). C/U Campbell (Queens Park Ranger). C/U Lennon answering lecturer. C/U Pilkington answering lecturer's question. Various shots of footballers listening including McGowan, Farrel and Ford of West Ham. C/U of Stanley Rous, (FA Secretary) speaking. He talks about the new training scheme for footballers which is designed to give them a well paid livelihood once they are too old to play football. C/U plate outside college pan up to building. C/U footballers arriving at college. C/U Duffy of Arsenal and Gorman of Brentford meeting at door. C/U Gorman. C/U Duffy and Gorman going through door. C/U nameplate outside college. www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=56489
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Post by londonranger on Mar 27, 2011 20:48:39 GMT
Now I know why we had so much trouble in that division. Too much poplin. Almost got us back down
which we did as soon as Reg. left.
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Post by Lonegunmen on Mar 28, 2011 0:59:49 GMT
I wonder what those players did after they retired from the game?
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