Hugh Monteith 3:34 Fri Aug 14
Tony Millington R I P
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A great entertainer and goalie.and superfit sportsman
A Welsh International,somewhat flamboyant entertaining style of football.
But also a very brave feller who when called upon did everything possible to keep his team s defence untouched by goals.
I saw him once eating a pie whilst his team mate took a penalty against the opposition.
RIP Tony ,you were a great entertainer.superb Goalie and a Top Bloke
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Coffee
4:43 Fri Aug 14
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Hugh, this is WEST HAM online, not www.obscuregoalkeepersfromhistory.net
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Monk~koknee
4:52 Fri Aug 14
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I am coming to the conclusion that WHO needs a single, separate obituaries column instead of being overwhelmed with RIP threads. It's like the stereotypical old lady who checks to see who has died each day.
Maybe it could be called View from the Other Side.
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mentor
6:01 Fri Aug 14
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Never heard of him, but I'm sure he's dead.
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Steve P
8:55 Fri Aug 14
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Just about remembered him, WBA keeper.
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stoneman
9:40 Fri Aug 14
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I preferred Mary Millington.
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cygnet
9:56 Fri Aug 14
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There's some old video of an England/Wales international with Millington in goal.
I think he would've preferred it if the BBC had wiped that particular tape as he didn't get anywhere near anything in a 5-1 thrashing.
Hurst got a hat-trick and I'm sure Bobby Charlton smacked one oast the hapless keeper from some distance.
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shammer
11:08 Fri Aug 14
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stoneman wrote...
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I preferred Mary Millington.
Are you David Sullivan?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Millington
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Hugh Monteith
6:09 Sat Aug 15
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Footballers who have helped a football match entertain us at Upton parks boleyn ground deserve our respect.
I don't complain about the politicians or stage and screen entertainers that get 100 plus posts on a football site do I
If we fail to show regard to footballers on westhamonline.
Its a RIP to what we stand for.
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Hugh Monteith
6:52 Sat Aug 15
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Oh yeah by the way .he is a member of a family of fine full international footballers and all are decent people.
Some on here could learn a lot from them and benefit mankind
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Coffee
6:55 Sat Aug 15
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How can mankind be benefitted by fine goalkeeping?
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Monk~koknee
6:57 Sat Aug 15
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The benefits of saving are a lesson to us all.
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Coffee
7:00 Sat Aug 15
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Goalkeepenomics?
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Hugh Monteith
7:00 Sat Aug 15
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Relevant and decent posts are the key coffers.
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Monk~koknee
7:02 Sat Aug 15
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Net spending is a very important concept.
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Coffee
7:03 Sat Aug 15
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Monk, after yesterday's train crash of puns, perhaps better to stay off them for a bit?
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Ronald_antly
7:05 Sat Aug 15
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Coffee wrote...
"How can mankind be benefitted(sic) by fine goalkeeping? "
Well, I suppose if no goals were ever conceded by any team, then no football fan would have to suffer the anguish of defeat.
I think FIFA and the UN need to create a combined position and immediately appoint Hugh to that role.
He is clearly on to something here.
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Monk~koknee
7:12 Sat Aug 15
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If there were no goalkeepers then surely more goals would result each match rather than none.
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Coffee
7:14 Sat Aug 15
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Bloody hell, a combination of FIFA and the UN...
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Ronald_antly
7:23 Sat Aug 15
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Monk~koknee wrote...
"If there were no goalkeepers then surely more goals would result each match rather than none. "
That would seem a reasonable conclusion. Has anyone suggested such a change to the game, though?
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Monk~koknee
7:31 Sat Aug 15
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Ronno
It was my interpretation of what you wrote.....
"Well, I suppose if no goals were ever conceded by any team, then no football fan would have to suffer the anguish of defeat."
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