A plea to Venkys & Raos on behalf of Old Blackburnians & Associated Partners, QEGS (1977-80), 'The Invincibles'!

[Gav]

QEGS?

Bunch of posh boys living off mummy and daddy....

All the cool kids turned down the scholarships and toughed it out at Witton, Darwen Vale, John Rigby, Billinge....

😀

Edited March 31 by Gav

[Tom]

I once went to Qegs to watch my cousin in a play; I think it qualifies me to post here.

St Augustines 2000 vintage here 

[oldjamfan1]

32 minutes ago, Gav said:

QEGS?

Bunch of posh boys living off mummy and daddy....

All the cool kids turned down the scholarships and toughed it out at Witton, Darwen Vale, John Rigby, Billinge....

😀

Made me laugh out loud Gav

[Sparks Rover]

11 hours ago, Gav said:

QEGS?

Bunch of posh boys living off mummy and daddy....

All the cool kids turned down the scholarships and toughed it out at Witton, Darwen Vale, John Rigby, Billinge....

😀

Everton High

[perthblue02]

10 minutes ago, Sparks Rover said:

Everton High

Had a few mates who went there and most of the time they were 🙂

[Sparks Rover]

1 minute ago, perthblue02 said:

Had a few mates who went there and most of the time they were 🙂

It was rough up there.  Always seemed to beat them very easily at footy.  It merged with another school I think...

[Riversider28]

1 hour ago, Riversider28 said:

Ok, my mistake. I should have looked at the hair styles.

 

[Gav]

14 hours ago, oldjamfan1 said:

Made me laugh out loud Gav

I'm waiting for darrenrover to come online 😀

Got my tin hat at the ready 👍

[Paul Mellelieu]

He's an ideas man.

[oldjamfan1]

2 hours ago, Sparks Rover said:

It was rough up there.  Always seemed to beat them very easily at footy.  It merged with another school I think...

I don't think any of the team actually went to Everton School but Park Lane Rangers used to use it to train - so a future Rovers player definitely graced the place in the late 70s (Mark Patterson)

[LDRover]

15 hours ago, Gav said:

QEGS?

Bunch of posh boys living off mummy and daddy....

All the cool kids turned down the scholarships and toughed it out at Witton, Darwen Vale, John Rigby, Billinge....

😀

And Darwen Moorland....

[Paul Mellelieu]

In my time St Wildred's and Pleckgate were the best school teams in the town.

[rigger]

2 hours ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

In my time St Wildred's and Pleckgate were the best school teams in the town.

Early seventies Billinge always beat Pleckgate. Neal Parker was the stalwart.

[SIMON GARNERS 194]

Errrmmm...Have you made contact with Venkys yet darrenrover?

[Proudtobeblue&white]

Honourable mention for CRGS, as when I was 1st XI football captain in the 70's, we beat QEGS in the annual footy match between the two, can't for the life remember what the cup was called though.

[LDRover]

Mid 80s Moorland were top of the tree, beat Pleckgate in the schools final on the hallowed turf in 1984. Captained by the best schoolboy midfielder at that time, Neil Otley, with the stardust added by the sublime talent of Craig Moss. We were some side I tell thee.

[JohnGo]

2 hours ago, rigger said:

Early seventies Billinge always beat Pleckgate. Neal Parker was the stalwart.

The last time I saw Neal was at Russ Hargreaves funeral. It was a pity he had to retire at Leeds with a knee injury. He was one hell of a good footballer/cricketer.

[rigger]

20 minutes ago, JohnGo said:

The last time I saw Neal was at Russ Hargreaves funeral. It was a pity he had to retire at Leeds with a knee injury. He was one hell of a good footballer/cricketer.

Hard as nails helped.

[darrenrover]

22 hours ago, Gav said:

QEGS?

Bunch of posh boys living off mummy and daddy....

All the cool kids turned down the scholarships and toughed it out at Witton, Darwen Vale, John Rigby, Billinge....

😀

Ha, made me laugh out loud too: at the inaccuracy!

I presume your tongue was stuck well in your cheek, as if you were sucking a 2 inch diameter gobstopper, when you said that Gav! 😉

It may have been like that in your era: during my school 'holidays', starting as a 13 year old (no 'elf and safety' back then), I loaded 40' flat trailers 'handball', with 1200 cartons of vinyl wallpaper at Belgrave, roped and sheeted the trailers, pulled them off the bay with a Guy Big J4 shunter, with a Gardner 180 engine and David Brown box, shunted another trailer on the bay and started again.

Meanwhile my mates were on Knowle Field (Moorland) puncing a ball about and playing cricket....did me no harm though and just sayin'........

[Gav]

Posh boys protesting to much 🤣

Edited April 1 by Gav

[darrenrover]

1 hour ago, Gav said:

Posh boys protesting to much 🤣

Get yer bloody grammar right man.......did they teach you feck all at Billinge, John Rigby or Blackburn House? 😉

It should be TOO much: tha' missed an O out lad! 🤣💙💟

[Paul Mellelieu]

Born to rule.....

[Mike E]

32 minutes ago, Paul Mellelieu said:

Born to rule.....

Chip on shoulder...

[rigger]

This thread started as a reasonable debate. It has now turned into a bun fight. Grow up.

[HowieFive0]

26 minutes ago, rigger said:

This thread started as a reasonable debate. It has now turned into a bun fight. Grow up.

...or as they said at QEGS ..its now turned into a rather vigorous jolly good old souffle encounter dear boy ..