“Well, I think Kenneth Wolstenholme summed up the moment really well, when he said “Just look at Nobby Stiles””
So… what do we know about Nobby Stiles?
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The A to Z of HMHB
“Well, I think Kenneth Wolstenholme summed up the moment really well, when he said “Just look at Nobby Stiles””
So… what do we know about Nobby Stiles?
this leaden paul
Denture wearer. Third-most famous footballer from Collyhurst behind Sir Stanley Bowles and Carlo Sartori (Are you sure about this? – Football Ed.). Rumoured to have lost his virginity round the back of the Palladium Variety Club (later the Electric Circus). Kicked Eusebio round Wembley once (if we all live to be 500, the Portuguese will still be moaning about it).
31 March 2016
TOASTKID
A rhyming slang for haemorrhoids. Tangentially, another rhyming slang for “the other ‘roids” is Chalfonts, from Chalfont St Giles of course, and the chinese rapper on Tricky’s recent single Beijing To Berlin appears to be singing “Knock Knock Knock on me Chalfonts”, which one would think would be the last thing one would want knocked on. Sounds like it to me anyway.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xANN5UdRTg
skip to 36 secs in if you’re in a hurry.
31 March 2016
Huddersfield’s very own… Steve malkmus
You’re right, it does sound like she’s saying that. Whatever floats her boat, I suppose.
31 March 2016
Peter mcornithologist
Winners medals for both the World Cup and the European Cup. One of only three to have achieved this. He sold them owing to relative financial difficulties. They were sold for less than Rooney makes in a week.
31 March 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
Nobby at the moment is not well,he has Alzheimer’s.Being a collyhurst lad myself,I idolised the fella.Nobby was a pupil at st. patrick’s,I also was a pupil there and brian kidd as well.St. pat’s kit colours was the same as celtic’s kit(numbers on the shorts)Kiddo and nobby always came back to the school and give out medals every year at prize-giving,and bring their european cup medals and nobby’s mini jules rimet trophy to show the kids[which he had to sell due to being skint]Nobby was a altar boy and regular churchgoer at st.patricks.when he lost his virginity at the back of the palladium variety club was the girl johnny giles’s sister?every young boy in collyhurst,virginity was lost at the back of there,I live a good spit away from there now.My favourite slang words for haemorrhoids is jeremy kyle’s due to him being a c*#t,like chalfonts also, mine are chomping,should’nt have sat on them cold steps as a boy.so get well soon nobby and you will always be remembered as a legend to english football.
also R.I.P Johnny king.
(worth a look just for the translation)
http://futbol.as.com/futbol/2016/03/21/mas_futbol/1458542154_522906.html
31 March 2016
dr desperate
Nobby was one of only three Englishmen to win World Cup and European Cup medals – Bobby Charlton and Ian Callaghan were the others.
Signed to PNE by Charlton in 1973, scored once (against Sunderland) and managed them for four years after Bobby resigned.
31 March 2016
paul f
Didn’t Cally get his World Cup medal decades later? Winners’ medals were originally just for the 11 who played the final.
1 April 2016
TAYLO
Do the Stiles family still own the Funeral directors at the end of Thorp Road (and spitting distance from the original Newton Heath ground on North Road).
Brian Kidd lives near me in Alkrington Garden Village these days. Often see him pushing what I assume is his grandkid around. Despite his employers he did give me nodding respect when he saw my United scarf once on passing.
1 April 2016
Huddersfield’s very own… Steve malkmus
If so Taylo, he’s not the only boy of ’66 with an undertaking connection. Left back and former Huddersfield Town stalwart Ray Wilson was a funeral director in Outlane (by J23 of the M62) for many years after he hung up his boots.
1 April 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
Nobby’s uncle herbert ran the business,and sold it a few years ago to the co-op,and kept the stiles name.no comment on kiddo due to his employers,who i hate with a passion.the rumour about losing his virginity at the back of the palladium may be true,but it was the playhouse in collyhurst.the palladium variety club was in newton heath near the loco[united’s first ground before O.T]cannot remember what the electric circus was before.nobby married leeds’s johnny giles sister, which i believe he’s still with.carlo sartori was a st. malachy pupil, another collyhurst catholic school, which was opposite the electric circus.not sure about stan bowles being from collyhurst,as i thought he was from moston,he is not very well having alzheimer’s also.
1 April 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
The electric circus was the palladium variety club.
it was demolished in 1977,it was once owned by bernard manning.there was also a palladium palace in newton heath near the locomotive where united played as newton heath.
it was a stones throw away from the stile’s family funeral business.
there was also a playhouse cinema which backed onto a old disused sandstone quarry,which was a place for courting couples to go.
i was only 11 years old in 1977, and now the building’s mentioned are no longer with us.
http://auralsculptors.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/buzzcocks-last-night-at-electric-circus.html?m=1
2 April 2016
Dirk Hofman
Norbert frightened the other children playing football by pulling his comb-over the wrong way, taking his dentures out and grinning and drooling at them while he kicked them in the shins..
3 April 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
A fitting tribute and well overdue,
God bless you Norbert,
It’s a cul-de-sac
28 April 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/street-collyhurst-renamed-after-england-11252152
28 April 2016
Hendrix TATtoo
Nobby had a Street named after him today, In sunny Collyhurst outside our old school.
The poor man was too poorly to attend, So his wife took the honour on his behalf, Also there was other members of the 68 European Cup team Kidd/Law/Stepney and Paddy Crerand.
Congratulations Nobby.
13 May 2016
lord leominster
78 today. Happy birthday, Nobby.
18 May 2020
Chris The Siteowner
Now reunited with Kenneth Wolstenholme.
30 October 2020
Nagasaki ShinPads
RIP Nobby and JJ as well…
31 October 2020
HENDRIX-tattoo
His funeral was earlier today.
Farewell Nobby R.I.P
12 November 2020
EXXO
Alright Tone. Me and you got the same employer for a couple of months again. Just having a pint before my first shift.
http://viz.co.uk/category/postman-plod/
12 November 2020
hendrix-tattoo
Great to hear that Nigel, I recommend a good pair of headphones and some good music.
Good luck fella….
12 November 2020
dr desperate
Congratters, Exxo, and to any other post-punks out there.
13 November 2020