canadablade Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Any of you remember Colin Franks who was a blade from 1973-1976 ? Just been on the phone with him for 20 minutes because the company i work for is doing business with the company he works for. We decided to have a pint and talk about the old times when he comes into town next time. Good centre back was Colin on some poor United teams and always a favourite player of mine. Regards CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Your post reminded me of Mel Rees's father phoning me up - circa 1996/7 - just to talk about his son (whom you will recall passed away at an incredibly young age). He found my name through the club as at that time I was still a season ticket holder. So he phoned to ask me of my memories of his son which I was more than happy to oblige with! I told him about Mel's performance at Everton when the Blades won 2-0; it truly was a top drawer performance. It's comforting to know that these 'stars' and their relatives are just like you and I and that sadly, the passing of someone both so young and with a promising future ahead of them places us all on a level playing field (no pun intended). Mel was a nice bloke. His father is too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadablade Posted May 4, 2006 Author Share Posted May 4, 2006 Your post reminded me of Mel Rees's father phoning me up - circa 1996/7 - just to talk about his son (whom you will recall passed away at an incredibly young age). He found my name through the club as at that time I was still a season ticket holder. So he phoned to ask me of my memories of his son which I was more than happy to oblige with! I told him about Mel's performance at Everton when the Blades won 2-0; it truly was a top drawer performance. It's comforting to know that these 'stars' and their relatives are just like you and I and that sadly, the passing of someone both so young and with a promising future ahead of them places us all on a level playing field (no pun intended). Mel was a nice bloke. His father is too. Yep Colin was telling me he still gets back every couple of years ( sounds like all us ex pats are the same ) and he was back last year and played golf with Tony Currie, Len Badger, Ted Hemsley, Geoff Salmons , Tony Kenworthy etc and also mentioned that Cliff Calvert was living not too far away and was a fireman now. Also mentioned he still plays football in an over 50's league here in Canada. Be nice to meet up with him over a pint and talk about the old times. Nice post Ouse Regards CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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