clint van damme
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bit before my time but I know he's a legend to those a bit older than me. RIP.
bit before my time but I know he's a legend to those a bit older than me. RIP.
He scored goals with his head as well as with his feet. Hard as nails too took no messing about from defenders. When I used to clean Ernie Machins windows,he told me once that George Curtis told the Hud to come back and help the defence. He ignored that advice and so Curtis had him round the neck,but Hudson laughed it off. Ernie said he was the laziest but as he scored so many goals,he got away with it.My dad’s favourite city centre forward. I started going up in 66-67 so just missed him myself, but heard enough about from dad to realise he was one of the best.
RIP George
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That rumour is true, remember Northampton were in the top division then, but a good number of Cov. fans went to Northampton games when fixtures didn’t clash.The first League game I saw, 6th April 1963, aged 7. Cov 5 Halifax 4, and yes, a debut hatrick for George. He was a hero, when Jimmy Hill sold him to Northampton, rumour had it that a couple of coaches of City fans went to Northampton to watch him. Maybe an urban myth, unless anyone knows different..... RIP George Hudson.
I got to know Ernie Machin fairly well due to being his window cleaner. Had a couple of chats over a cuppa after I'd done the cleaning, asked him football stuff. Great bloke and very modest, very down to earth. I asked him once if he could get me a couple of tickets for a game ? Was surprised to hear him say that he got nothing off the club. That was shocking.Too many of my boyhood heroes no longer with us, Ian Gibson, Ernie Machin, Ernie Hunt, and now George Hudson. 60’s Cov, a great period to live through, many good memories.
Yes. A customer asked me if I could go and clean a house further up on Ansty Road, as they were looking for a window cleaner. I knocked the door and the chap who opened it looked familiar, but couldn't place him. Anyway he saw my Cov City top and modestly said he used to play for us. Nearly dropped my squeegee in shock when he said he was Ernie Machin !Yes, I get the feeling he would be quite low key, a modest man, given his skill, a tremendous midfield player. Signed by Jimmy Hill (one of his first signings I think?) because ‘I liked his blue eyes’... Must have been interesting to chat to.
Being a Skyblues fan in the 60’s was indeed a magical experience, the whole City seemed to be behind our team. Jimmy Hill had got the team winning, the car factories offered well paid employment and Coventry was the place to be. I well remember the star hat badges, rattles turning to Dave Clark’s Glad All Over and JH’s pop and crisps parties....take me back.Too many of my boyhood heroes no longer with us, Ian Gibson, Ernie Machin, Ernie Hunt, and now George Hudson. 60’s Cov, a great period to live through, many good memories.
Crystal Palace use Glad All Over as their main song and walk out music. They nicked it off us !Being a Skyblues fan in the 60’s was indeed a magical experience, the whole City seemed to be behind our team. Jimmy Hill had got the team winning, the car factories offered well paid employment and Coventry was the place to be. I well remember the star hat badges, rattles turning to Dave Clark’s Glad All Over and JH’s pop and crisps parties....take me back.
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