I have a copy and it's an excellent read. I recommend it to anyone who supports Newcastle United and enjoys learning about the club's history. One of his team mates, Frank Brennan, was a good friend of my parents and was my sponsor at confirmation in 1959.
No, Stephen, you're right, the Aidan I know will be in his late 70s as am I. I was confirmed in 1959 at St Edward's and having Frank as my sponsor was the icing on the cake. A great man. He played at Jackie Milburn's testimonial along with some illustrious names including Ferenc Puskas. It was a great evening. Frank and Ernie Taylor were joking about something and he picked Ernie up and swung him around and all in good humour. We won't see their like again.
I visited Santiago last November & our Uber driver one night on hearing we were Newcastle fans claimed he was Georges grandson. Was a very short journey & around 2am after a canny session so my recollection is hazy so we didn’t get a chance to have a proper crack with him but seemed to have good knowledge of NUFC
Good recommendation! I’ll get the book, now that I’m strutting around interested in everything cup-related. The fifties seemed so long ago six weeks ago, but now…
I have a copy and it's an excellent read. I recommend it to anyone who supports Newcastle United and enjoys learning about the club's history. One of his team mates, Frank Brennan, was a good friend of my parents and was my sponsor at confirmation in 1959.
Always sat near my family at mass at St Edward’s Tony, lovely guy and a proper gentle giant
Stephen, are you related to Aidan Ord?
My son is called Aidan but I’m guessing you don’t mean him!
No, Stephen, you're right, the Aidan I know will be in his late 70s as am I. I was confirmed in 1959 at St Edward's and having Frank as my sponsor was the icing on the cake. A great man. He played at Jackie Milburn's testimonial along with some illustrious names including Ferenc Puskas. It was a great evening. Frank and Ernie Taylor were joking about something and he picked Ernie up and swung him around and all in good humour. We won't see their like again.
I absolutely love these anecdotes - brilliant stuff Tony 👍
I visited Santiago last November & our Uber driver one night on hearing we were Newcastle fans claimed he was Georges grandson. Was a very short journey & around 2am after a canny session so my recollection is hazy so we didn’t get a chance to have a proper crack with him but seemed to have good knowledge of NUFC
Good recommendation! I’ll get the book, now that I’m strutting around interested in everything cup-related. The fifties seemed so long ago six weeks ago, but now…