Was given a book to read recently, "My father and other working-class football heroes" by Gary Imlach.

(Excellent book- highly recomended)

However......... to cut a long one short.

The authors father was a professional footballer back in the late 50's, (Forest, Derby, Bury) are a few of teams i can remember but he never saw his father play.

In a quest to find some momentos of his fathers career, the books first chapter finds the author at some sort of football memorabelia/ programme show... and i quote.

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

Was given a book to read recently, "My father and other working-class football heroes" by Gary Imlach.

(Excellent book- highly recomended)

However......... to cut a long one short.

The authors father was a professional footballer back in the late 50's, (Forest, Derby, Bury) are a few of teams i can remember but he never saw his father play.

In a quest to find some momentos of his fathers career, the books first chapter finds the author at some sort of football memorabelia/ programme show... and i quote.

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

But what if you collect northern soul and model trains

QoFxx

But what if you collect northern soul and model trains

QoFxx

Like someone from Bedford does/used to............. I saw both collections

Was given a book to read recently, "My father and other working-class football heroes" by Gary Imlach.

(Excellent book- highly recomended)

However......... to cut a long one short.

The authors father was a professional footballer back in the late 50's, (Forest, Derby, Bury) are a few of teams i can remember but he never saw his father play.

In a quest to find some momentos of his fathers career, the books first chapter finds the author at some sort of football memorabelia/ programme show... and i quote.

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

But isn't that just what it is? Don't make it bad but it is a nostalgia driven collecting scene.

Derek

Like someone from Bedford does/used to............. I saw both collections

QoFxx

I know a lot of people who find my vinyl/soul obsession rather strange.

To our credit though i think we are rated above stamp collectors and train spotters

I know a lot of people who find my vinyl/soul obsession rather strange.

To our credit though i think we are rated above stamp collectors and train spotters

But twice as boring.

Was given a book to read recently, "My father and other working-class football heroes" by Gary Imlach.

(Excellent book- highly recomended)

However......... to cut a long one short.

The authors father was a professional footballer back in the late 50's, (Forest, Derby, Bury) are a few of teams i can remember but he never saw his father play.

In a quest to find some momentos of his fathers career, the books first chapter finds the author at some sort of football memorabelia/ programme show... and i quote.

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

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How do we view train spotters etc, then you have your answer

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How do we view train spotters etc, then you have your answer

Oh dear! Gonna have to stop taking the p*ss out of the lads at the end of platform number four - Carlisle Station

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Interesting that!

Whilst in WH Smith at Kings Cross Station last week, I was struck by the headline on the cover of this months "Model Rail" Magazine.

The Editor obviously sees the similarity... and has targeted his publication accordingly.

Sean

I know a lot of people who find my vinyl/soul obsession rather strange.

To our credit though i think we are rated above stamp collectors and train spotters

Only just....lol

Regards - Mark Bicknell

My wife thinks we're not much better than trainspotters.. 'saddos' i think is her phrase Having said that she never goes to soul nights and doesn't see the social, dancing side of things, just the collecting side. I try to engage her in conversations about how some originals can be identified by the width of the run-out groove but for some reason she never seems interested

A woman down the road that she chats too on the school run was telling her she had a friend who is into soul music, Pam said 'Oh no, not one of them...'

QoFxx

Of course I could be persuaded to name names in certain circumstances

My wife thinks we're not much better than trainspotters.. 'saddos' i think is her phrase Having said that she never goes to soul nights and doesn't see the social, dancing side of things, just the collecting side. I try to engage her in conversations about how some originals can be identified by the width of the run-out groove but for some reason she never seems interested

Be very affraid when you meet a woman who finds chat about the width of a run-out groove interesting....although she might not be talking about her records.

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

personally couldn't give a flying f*ck what others think about us and the scene.

personally couldn't give a flying f*ck what others think about us and the scene.

Thats about the top and bottom of it Chalkster old boy.Spot-on man.

personally couldn't give a flying f*ck what others think about us and the scene.

me to, i'm glad some people veiw us sados or uncool it means the doos are not invaded by knob heads (well not to many)

Edited October 18, 200717 yr by andrew bin

Be very affraid when you meet a woman who finds chat about the width of a run-out groove interesting....although she might not be talking about her records.

is this the reason I make you nervous Martin?

Interesting that!

Whilst in WH Smith at Kings Cross Station last week, I was struck by the headline on the cover of this months "Model Rail" Magazine.

The Editor obviously sees the similarity... and has targeted his publication accordingly.

Sean

Huh - what were you doing looking in that section Sean?

is this the reason I make you nervous Martin?

How did you know I was referring to you? .......

me to, i'm glad some people veiw us sados or uncool it means the doos are not invaded by knob heads (well not to many)

it's only their ignorance that gives them the views they have I bet in reality they haven't a clue what NS is!

I work in a medium secure Phsychy unit and if ever the patients/service users/inmates----whatever the politically correct term is at the moment!!!!----ask what i do in my spare time --i mention rare/northern soul and they all look at me funny(average age 20---50) and they kick off or ask to be placed in seclusion----enough said----but we,re all happy ---so who gives a toss

Regards

Tony Coleby

it's only their ignorance that gives them the views they have

I bet in reality they haven't a clue what NS is!

Is there really that much difference between knowing what wheel configuration a GWR engine should have and knowing the importance of matrix numbes? Or even being able to quote Blackburn Rovers highest scorers for the last 40 odd seasons, how many goals they scored and the rest of it as my ex father in law could?

If it interests you then it interests you. If not feck off and leave me alone.

Huh - what were you doing looking in that section Sean?

I was just walking past it... (heading for the lads mags )... honest!

Funny though how it leapt out at me from the corner of my eye.... almost subconciously!

Same thing happens when you're scouring a list of 50,000, five dollar, pop n' rock records at a rapid 500 words a second intake... and the oddly named Ty Karim just leaps off the page!

Happens all the time!

My wife thinks we're not much better than trainspotters.. 'saddos' i think is her phrase Having said that she never goes to soul nights and doesn't see the social, dancing side of things, just the collecting side. I try to engage her in conversations about how some originals can be identified by the width of the run-out groove but for some reason she never seems interested

A woman down the road that she chats too on the school run was telling her she had a friend who is into soul music, Pam said 'Oh no, not one of them...'

just shown my wife this and she has burst out laughin in agreement at this

early eighties was not the best time to meet future soul wives - I was only taking an hiatus and didnt realise it was in my blood that much

I was just walking past it... (heading for the lads mags )... honest!

Au contraire - My spies tell me that you are "something" on the northern model railway circuit

Oh dear! Gonna have to stop taking the p*ss out of the lads at the end of platform number four - Carlisle Station

Yeah, they might be on their way to/from an allnighter!

just shown my wife this and she has burst out laughin in agreement at this

early eighties was not the best time to meet future soul wives - I was only taking an hiatus and didnt realise it was in my blood that much

Sounds like the same as me. I was 'on a break' in the early 90s and ended up meeting and marrying a non-soulie, but you're right, as the song says 'You Can't Get Away'. It's never affected our relationship but i'm still baffled how anyone, including my wife, can fail to be blown away by a stonking bit of soul

Ah well I suppose Chalky's right, who cares eh?

and my missus said she was going to buy me an anorak for xmas

Au contraire - My spies tell me that you are "something" on the northern model railway circuit

Look... I just don't want to talk about it...

...or at least on here anyway.

My thing on the Northen Mod Rail-Circ (as we like to call it) has got nothing to do with you.

OK.

End of.

Thanks.

Sean

Look... I just don't want to talk about it...

...or at least on here anyway.

My thing on the Northen Mod Rail-Circ (as we like to call it) has got nothing to do with you.

OK.

End of.

Thanks.

Sean

Gotcha!

Gotcha!

Yeh, well that's what you think.

You guys on the Southern Model Railway Circuit haven't got a clue!

All Diesel Engines and no Steam you lot!

At least I'm keeping it real... and sticking to me Routes!

Yeh, well that's what you think.

You guys on the Southern Model Railway Circuit haven't got a clue!

All Diesel Engines and no Steam you lot!

At least I'm keeping it real... and sticking to me Routes!

Show off.

OK, I take it back.

Respect due.

Still got this photo of the NMRC 1st Anniversary.

Sean looks on as a young bakcdoor Kenny"does the duck"

A young Malc Burton looks on from the background.

Edited October 18, 200717 yr by SteveM

Still got this photo of the NMRC 1st Anniversary.

NMRC?

Still got this photo of the NMRC 1st Anniversary.

Sean looks on as a young bakcdoor Kenny"does the duck"

A young Malc Burton looks on from the background.

Be worth a few bob that one Steve... in the right hands!

How much do you want...

... to keep it to yourself?

I'm told that model trains have a big underground following.

NMRC?

Northern Model Railway Circuit of course!!!!!

Steve, do try and keep up!

(I dont know, blummin suvverners)

Northern Model Railway Circuit of course!!!!!

Steve, do try and keep up!

(I dont know, blummin suvverners)

Sorry Sean. Where's the pic then?

I'm told that model trains have a big underground following.

That was true at one time Paul, but now it's been on the Telly and front page news on the Press stands it aint what it used to be.

Too many kids getting on the scene, with no real passion for it.

Just wanna get involved because it's 'fashionable'.

Just wait, give 'em 6 month and they'll be off chasing the next big thing.

Even the Southern mob are wanting a piece if it.

Where were they when you had to travel to the other end of the country just to get involved?

Kin' Divs.

The lot of 'em!

Sorry Sean. Where's the pic then?

We did a deal...

I

Sorry Sean. Where's the pic then?

Obviously I meant to attach it to the post Steve. With hindsight, its not really funny. (Apart from the Ken and Malc bits)

Obviously I meant to attach it to the post Steve. With hindsight, its not really funny. (Apart from the Ken and Malc bits)

B@5TARD!!!!!

You said you weren't going to show it!!!

I want my three quid back!

B@5TARD!!!!!

You said you weren't going to show it!!!

I want my three quid back!

looks like a scene from "Oh Mr Porter" how old was Sean when he appeared in that then?

Can anyone recommend any big TRACKS for the underground train scene???

Steve M at the NMRC 1st Anniversary.

Can anyone recommend any big TRACKS for the underground train scene???

Come On Train.

Train Keep On Moving.

Do The Choo Choo.

All pretty big at the mo, Paul.

Steve M at the NMRC 1st Anniversary.

Serves me f****** right for getting involved

(Funny though )

DJ Thomas, I believe he's on the right track

Steve M at the NMRC 1st Anniversary.