Pat Crerand the 68 team and Star Trek...

[cobblered]

Yes, I made it to the memorabilia show this morning. I completely misunderstood the opening times and was there at a quarter to nine expecting the signings to begin at 9.30, WRONG! Opening time was 10.00 signinings to start at 10.30. If that wasn't bad enough the bloke in front of me was about 30, had a belly as big as mine and was wearing a lycra Star Trek costume that had a two inch gap between the bottom of his shirt and the top of his trousers due to his gut. I don't know why, it must have been disbelief, but as much as I tried to look at anything other than Lycra man in front of me my eyes kept wandering back to him. Then it got worse, his bloody flies were wide open. As the crowds queing got bigger the louder the plea in my head got "PLEASE DON'T LET ANYONE THINK I AM WITH HIM" 😄
Anyway, with great relief they let us in at 10.00 and the signings begun at 10.30. Typically for the 68 team in attendence were all sat down except Pat Crerand. Tony Dunne, John Fitzpatrick, Jimmy Rimmer (with a very shakey hand) David Saddler and Alex Stepney signed my autograph book...


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They were all absolute gents in particular David Saddler who was keen to see the other United players in the book and was pleasently suprised to find out the other John Aston autograph was in fact John Aston Snr.
By the time they had finished Pat was back and after being shown the difference between silver and black markers by Alex Stepney and releasing a couple of expletives he signed my Northampton book on the page for ex managers and coaches such as Tony Marchi, Bill Dodgin,Kevin Wilson, Colin Calderwood and Stuart Gray.


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I am so pleased to finally get Pat's signature in the book. I was going to do a Knock knock on a former Cobbler, Mike Deakin, who lives about ten miles away but as I wasn't 100% sure it was his address I called ahead but he was going out and asked me to call round on another day with a bit of notice. Oh well, at least it is another definate address.
Sorry to have waffled on, it is sunday though and there isn't a lot going on. 😉
 

[ra1anne]

sounds like you had a great day (large trekkie apart lol) , love the united sigs, top stuff:^O

[swain6666]

WOW SOUNDS LIKE A GREAT AND LONG DAYCRACKING SIGS

[westiesx2]

2 great results for your book. Well done.

[sylouisetruebluechelsea]

Well sounds like you had a great and interesting day well done on getting your autographs ,and for taking your mate along with you nice gesture:^O]:)  

[milly6660]

sounds great fun,but we all know he was with you!
i remember being in a lift full of klingons once,and they looked at me like it was me who was strange :^O

[kimbub16]

you realize that was me standing in front of youX-(:^O have to say bit dissapointed not as many familier faces as other years passed on the utd boys had most of them did buy a nice framed mark hughes

[thehornets]

Nice day for you, and some great names in your report.

[wheel-lose]

bad news on the fat star trek guy mate:^O great news on the graphs you got,well done on a good days work mate:-)

[norwichcity78]

Well done mate hope you didnt spend to much money! :^O

[film4watcher]

Sounds like you had a brilliant day. You know, that was probably William Shatner standing in front of you! 😄

[tots-junction-baby-shop]

That was fab.....didnt you take a photo......of the man in Lycra? would have loved to have seen it...bless him!

[rcsmg1]

Well done with the United autographs but shame about the Trekkie who was reaching the final frontier!

[knockknock-66]

pmsl, nice one Ralph. I had a similar experience at CM at the Gmex, but i wont go into that 🙂

Really pleased you managed to meet Pat, he is a sound chap. Met him twice at his front door, once i was a tad too early for him lol:)

Well done Ralph, some really nice additions to your book there mate:)

[creefan04]

WHAT A CRACKING SET OF RESULTS AND A GREAT DAY YOU HAD WITH THE LEGENDS, WELL WORTH STANDING BEHIND THE STAR TREK TEMPTRESS IN FRONT OF (HA) YOU, NICE ONE.

[shatz123shanke]

a great story with the trekkie a really good day for you well done with the graphs

[robboh2006]

sounds a good day would love to have gone myself but couldnt afford to 😞 nice items

[cobblered]

Thanks all. 😄 for the Trekkie quips.

#7 There was some great stuff on the few football stalls that were there Alan.

#10 The seven Utd signatures cost me £52.75. I was going to pay £15 for Pat Crerand anyway so to get the rest for just over £6 each was an absolute bargain. Very pleased.

[kimbub16]

#18 agree about the football stalls, no one had a brian kidd index card thoe:-(

[obree]

Great story and great autographs Ralph well done .