Street Names...

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

i have just put a deposit on no 8 Richie Humpreys Drive clappp

JohnnyMars · **Joined:** Tue Jun 12, 2007 10:24 am **Posts:** 2471

He might slip in that and be out for tomorrow refred

Frank_Reid · **Joined:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 473

I think that they have it just right with the lads they have named. So pleases for Mr Hornsey's family it is good to see credit where credit is due.

I am sure that in later years when Ken Hodcroft has done his time with Hartlepool United, he will be given the same honour.

Well done Kenny, Brian, Joe, Mickey and Ritchie. Poolie Hero's one and all.

Montpoolier · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:28 pm

Shame about the skunk banghead

but bravo for the rest. clappp

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:41 pm

Richard M. Head wrote:

Shame about the skunk

Allon?

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

Frank_Reid wrote:

I think that they have it just right with the lads they have named. So pleases for Mr Hornsey's family it is good to see credit where credit is due.

I am sure that in later years when Ken Hodcroft has done his time with Hartlepool United, he will be given the same honour.

Well done Kenny, Brian, Joe, Mickey and Ritchie. Poolie Hero's one and all.

Respected footballers certainly and this honour is as deserved as any other reason that streets are named for. But but heroes Frank ........................ nah! they just kick a ball about for money.

Frank_Reid · **Joined:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 473

indeed and you prat on for the sake of it.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

It's a message board, pratting on is what its for. You included.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:05 pm

Over the moon for them all!!!! clappp

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:48 pm

Mr I wrote:

Frank_Reid wrote:

I think that they have it just right with the lads they have named. So pleases for Mr Hornsey's family it is good to see credit where credit is due.

I am sure that in later years when Ken Hodcroft has done his time with Hartlepool United, he will be given the same honour.

Well done Kenny, Brian, Joe, Mickey and Ritchie. Poolie Hero's one and all.

Respected footballers certainly and this honour is as deserved as any other reason that streets are named for. But but heroes Frank ........................ nah! they just kick a ball about for money.

They are all heroes, in a none heroic kind of way Mr I, to most of us Pools fans.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37149

BillinghamPoolie wrote:

Mr I wrote:

Frank_Reid wrote:

I think that they have it just right with the lads they have named. So pleases for Mr Hornsey's family it is good to see credit where credit is due.

I am sure that in later years when Ken Hodcroft has done his time with Hartlepool United, he will be given the same honour.

Well done Kenny, Brian, Joe, Mickey and Ritchie. Poolie Hero's one and all.

Respected footballers certainly and this honour is as deserved as any other reason that streets are named for. But but heroes Frank ........................ nah! they just kick a ball about for money.

They are all heroes, in a none heroic kind of way

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BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 8:55 pm

Stop scratching your head Snowy, you know what I mean. :roll:

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37149

I know exactly what you mean, but I'm a tw*t. :laugh:

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

Sorry but this is my pet hate in the same way as Mr Snowy hates text speak. Heroes are people who risk or lose life and limb for others or do something entirely selfless for no personal gain.

Take for example a guy I knew called John Hamilton. He and another named Fozzie were under fire and Hamilton was shot. He ordered Fozzie to withdraw from the position so as to get urgent info back to those who needed it. Hamilton knew he was about to die but put down enough fire to allow Fozzie to try and escape (unsuccessfully as it happened). John Hamilton died in the action.

This is heroism, kicking a ball about as I said earlier is nothing of the kind. Be it Brian Honour or David Beckham.

Nevertheless I don't have a problem with a footballer having a bungalow named after him.

parmopooly · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:17 pm

I would replace Allon with the best centre forward Pools had in my time watching them. For service, goals, effort and determination, not to mention his good all-round quality - Mr Paul Baker.

TalbotAvenger · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:18 pm

parmopooly wrote:

I would replace Allon with the best centre forward Pools had in my time watching them. For service, goals, effort and determination, not to mention his good all-round quality - Mr Paul Baker.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37149

Mr I wrote:

Sorry but this is my pet hate in the same way as Mr Snowy hates text speak. Heroes are people who risk or lose life and limb for others or do something entirely selfless for no personal gain.

Take for example a guy I knew called John Hamilton. He and another named Fozzie were under fire and Hamilton was shot. He ordered Fozzie to withdraw from the position so as to get urgent info back to those who needed it. Hamilton knew he was about to die but put down enough fire to allow Fozzie to try and escape (unsuccessfully as it happened). John Hamilton died in the action.

This is heroism, kicking a ball about as I said earlier is nothing of the kind. Be it Brian Honour or David Beckham.

Nevertheless I don't have a problem with a footballer having a bungalow named after him.

I'm in agreement totally on this one...I do think the term is over used and taken completely out of context. They're entertainers/sportsmen, they're not my 'heroes' but I do admire them....somtimes!

BillinghamPoolie · **Posted:** Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:28 pm

Mr I wrote:

Sorry but this is my pet hate in the same way as Mr Snowy hates text speak. Heroes are people who risk or lose life and limb for others or do something entirely selfless for no personal gain.

Take for example a guy I knew called John Hamilton. He and another named Fozzie were under fire and Hamilton was shot. He ordered Fozzie to withdraw from the position so as to get urgent info back to those who needed it. Hamilton knew he was about to die but put down enough fire to allow Fozzie to try and escape (unsuccessfully as it happened). John Hamilton died in the action.

This is heroism, kicking a ball about as I said earlier is nothing of the kind. Be it Brian Honour or David Beckham.

Nevertheless I don't have a problem with a footballer having a bungalow named after him.

I think that we can all accept that the heroes that you talk about in your example are true heroes. But lots of words are used in the English language with differing levels of meaning, I have often called footballers who I have admired over the years, mainly Pools ones, as heroes of mine. I don't think that referring to them as heroes takes away anything from the truly heroic exploits of the selfless people who truly deserve that description.

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

Terry Yorath is a hero who was/is a footballer.

He risked his life to save people in the Bradford fire and had to jump out of a window to save his own life.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

3Quid wrote:

Terry Yorath is a hero who was/is a footballer.

He risked his life to save people in the Bradford fire and had to jump out of a window to save his own life.

Agreed, I can name another one too - Phil Stant. But in neither case was the heroism anything to do with booting a football.

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

Mr I wrote:

3Quid wrote:

Terry Yorath is a hero who was/is a footballer.

He risked his life to save people in the Bradford fire and had to jump out of a window to save his own life.

Agreed, I can name another one too - Phil Stant. But in neither case was the heroism anythingto do with booting a football.

I know what you mean. No footballers are 'heroes' really, just icons. I was just giving an example of one who was.

Phil Stant the ex-Hereford player? He was in the army wasn't he?.

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

3Quid wrote:

Phil Stant the ex-Hereford player? He was in the army wasn't he?.

Aye. Hereford United bought him out, he's an old mate of mine.

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:25 am

Mr I wrote:

Sorry but this is my pet hate in the same way as Mr Snowy hates text speak. Heroes are people who risk or lose life and limb for others or do something entirely selfless for no personal gain.

Take for example a guy I knew called John Hamilton. He and another named Fozzie were under fire and Hamilton was shot. He ordered Fozzie to withdraw from the position so as to get urgent info back to those who needed it. Hamilton knew he was about to die but put down enough fire to allow Fozzie to try and escape (unsuccessfully as it happened). John Hamilton died in the action.

This is heroism, kicking a ball about as I said earlier is nothing of the kind. Be it Brian Honour or David Beckham.

Nevertheless I don't have a problem with a footballer having a bungalow named after him.

Nit Picking Mr.I!!!! confised

We all know true heroes....but this is Football....not saving lives etc!!!! confised

I'm with Mr.Billingham....we all have Football 'Heroes'....and they usually play in Blue & White!!!! :sweeeet:

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2008 3:26 am

PS....Or sometimes they even Manage the Blue & White or even save them from Extinction!!!! :sweeeet:

mouldy old dough · **Posted:** Sat Feb 09, 2008 9:13 pm

Mutley says Nit Picking Mr.I!!!!

We all know true heroes....but this is Football....not saving lives etc!!!!

I'm with Mr.Billingham....we all have Football 'Heroes'....and they usually play in Blue & White!!!!

Not all 'Heroes' play in Blue & White Micky Fisher played in any colour shirt. rolfl

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

and odd socks :laugh:

TheGingerPoolie · **Posted:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 1:57 am

Surely Hornsey's a hero though, right?

And this idea's absolutely fantastic, I think. Better than giving streets a completely generic or boring name.

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

you mean like
darlington street
hereford street
york road
oxford road
chester road
inverness road
caledonian[thistle]
derby street
stirling street
argyle road
aberdeen road
ayr grove
dundee road
arbroath road
falkirk road
greenock road
kilmarnock road
midlothian road
motherwell road

anymore for anymore

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

carlisle street

berwick street
stpid

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

there is only two footy teams in there mr bus you are disqualified
as they say on crackerjack have another cabbage clappp

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

you been on the beer again :roll:

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

dont tell me you never watched crackerjack you have never lived clappp

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

at friday at 5 to 5 its crackerjack

no cant say i have

but i got a pencil :grin:

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

http://www.whirligig-tv.co.uk/tv/childr ... erjack.htm
:laugh:

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

Darlington Street

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

MadJohn wrote:

3Quid wrote:

Darlington Street

On t'Headland. Near the club.

My mistake. I never get over there much :uhoh:

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

NO PASSPORT THEN?

3Quid · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 9:11 pm **Posts:** 1791

I don't suppose anyone knows the only street in the town to be named after a racehorse?.

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

RED RUM ROAD
ARKLE CRESCENT
SHERGAR GARDENS

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

Sorry, I don't mean to get on my high horse but I don't like the term being too bandied about too much for things that are not heroic. I guess the premier league has much to do with this. I certainly don't see the likes of Gerrard, Owen and Terry as 'heroes'.

Back on the main point; is it a good idea to name streets after current players? as Mr Mad said to me the other day, theoretically Humphreys for example could go to Darlington in the summer and score against is next season (in the cup obviously) he could become a Darlington legend with a Hartlepool street named after him.

gremmlin · **Joined:** Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:23 am **Posts:** 3141

so tell me where we got honour from

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

gremmlin wrote:

so tell me where we got honour from

Calm down Ian, this is general not specific to RH, I just think its a bit dangerous to name current players when their next club could change everyones opinion of a player.

I know Brian Honour came from Darlington, but he made his name at Hartlepool.

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