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 Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...

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markecky

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Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« on: November 30, 2007, 03:36:58 PM »

and not now!

"Much of the 1936/37 season saw Gowdy turning out for non-League Goole whilst he was on the Hibs transfer list. During this time he captained the club to the Yorkshire League title, before Hibernian received a satisfactory bid for his services. The surprising source of the £500 offer were another non-League club, Altrincham. Gowdy stayed just one season at Moss Lane, before having another brief spell back in the Football League with Aldershot.

Gowdy was described as "... a bundle of restless activity. Preferred the ball on the ground and endeavoured to keep it there; daring in method and inclined to rove."
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teasybeaver

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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #1 on: November 30, 2007, 03:47:37 PM »

So thats where Chris Senior gets it from!

Go on Gowdy lad!
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SW

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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #2 on: November 30, 2007, 04:08:46 PM »

For comparison purposes you could get a brand spanking new 3 bed semi in 1936 for around £400-500.
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thegazelle

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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #3 on: November 30, 2007, 06:27:19 PM »

it would be no good playing a semi detached house though

that would be a bad idea sw very very bad

only advantage i can think of, it would good at centre half and if fit would probably last 90 minutes although 45 of them it would be offside
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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #4 on: November 30, 2007, 06:53:02 PM »



only advantage i can think of, it would good at centre half and if fit would probably last 90 minutes although 45 of them it would be offside

play him in net
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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #5 on: November 30, 2007, 07:12:29 PM »

it would be no good playing a semi detached house though

that would be a bad idea sw very very bad

only advantage i can think of, it would good at centre half and if fit would probably last 90 minutes although 45 of them it would be offside

Be okay if it was terraced house, semi detacheds leave space tro get through though.
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Re: Amusing how we could offer £500 for a player in 1936...
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2007, 10:48:18 AM »

Well I reckon if Maunders had his way there would have been at least 11 of them on the pitch :-\
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