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RIP Ronnie Rees.
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duncanmckenzie
First Team Squad
Give Rees a Chance. He was a good left winger. Rest Easy
Harvey
Chrissy Cohen
Bit before my time but always sad to hear a former Reds player pass
RIP Ronnie
RIP Ronnie
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Ronnie Rees joined us from West Brom at a time when Forest’s fortunes were starting
to decline (having made his name at Jimmy Hill’s Coventry City).
I remember him scoring a cracking goal on Boxing Day 1969 against Arsenal.
R.I.P. Ronnie.
to decline (having made his name at Jimmy Hill’s Coventry City).
I remember him scoring a cracking goal on Boxing Day 1969 against Arsenal.
R.I.P. Ronnie.
Steve B
Jack Armstrong
RIP Ronnie
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
Sad to learn of his death.
I remember him preparing to take a corner-kick when he noticed a frog beside the ball.
He did no more than stamp on it before taking the kick.
I remember him preparing to take a corner-kick when he noticed a frog beside the ball.
He did no more than stamp on it before taking the kick.
Raymondo Ponte'
It's all about mid-table...
Colin Addison
Youth Team
RIP Ronnie, saw him play a few times from the Trent End
RedRobbo
Geoff Thomas
R.I.P. Ronnie.
Just 9 goals - seemed like far more…
Just 9 goals - seemed like far more…
Otis Redding
Try A Little Tenderness
Decent player whilst he was here. In fact, I remember seeing Ronnie have a terrific game for us when he replaced the injured Ian Storey Moore when we last beat Liverpool at Anfield. RIP.
I’m surprised at such a low total - I remember one season ( possibly our relegation season) when we had 3 joint top scorers with 7 goals each - Ronnie, Dave Hilley and Barry Lyons.
It might just be my poor memory though . It was a long time ago
congo_red_49
Ale Ape
I have to confess, and trying to say this as politely as possible, I had assumed he had died previously.
This was because I read about him having a very serious stroke years ago - and having looked up when that was, it was 1995.
When i say serious stroke - it took away his speech and ability to walk and forced him to retire from his post-football job aged just 51 (yes kids, footballers haven't always been blessed with ridiculous sums of money and many used to have to find alternative careers to support themselves in their post-playing days) working for Ford motorworks.
He was clearly made of stern stuff then, as he made it to 79!
This was because I read about him having a very serious stroke years ago - and having looked up when that was, it was 1995.
When i say serious stroke - it took away his speech and ability to walk and forced him to retire from his post-football job aged just 51 (yes kids, footballers haven't always been blessed with ridiculous sums of money and many used to have to find alternative careers to support themselves in their post-playing days) working for Ford motorworks.
He was clearly made of stern stuff then, as he made it to 79!
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
Definitely not our relegation season (71/72),Virgo-Hilley had left by then.I’m surprised at such a low total - I remember one season ( possibly our relegation season) when we had 3 joint top scorers with 7 goals each - Ronnie, Dave Hilley and Barry Lyons.
It might just be my poor memory though . It was a long time ago
I think you are referring to 69/70-although Ian Storey-Moore topped our scoring chart before
injury.You rightly say that Rees,Hilley and Lyons were amongst the goals that season.
I knew you’d know
Le Juif Rouge
Senior Mass Debater
RIP Ronnie.
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
I’ve just had a quick look at Ian Storey-Moore’s goalscoring record at Forest.I knew you’d know
He was top league scorer every season from 66/67 until 71/72 (with the exception of 67/68-
when Joe Baker topped our charts).
Even in our great season of 66/67 he outscored ‘King Joe’ by 5 league goals.
A fabulous player who seemed to keep us in the 1st Division single-handedly for a while when the slump really set in from 68/69.
Having thought about it a bit more - did Ian Moore score 11 (?) in his injury season, and were the 3 I mentioned joint runners up with 7?
I’ve just got some distant memory of those three players scoring 7 each .
God, I’m getting old!
Captain Sinister
Senior doom Monger
If you purchase a copy of "Give it to Moore - He will Score!" it has all his exploits and goalscoring records , plus it is really well written and the 2 authors spent a long time with the man himself. Thoroughly recommended!
Cloughie1975
John Robertson
A pretty good attempt,Virgo!
ISM did score 11 league goals that season.
Rees and Hilley both scored 8 with Lyons on 5 (plus 2 cup goals).
Interestingly,Henry Newton found the net 7 times that season.
Talking of ISM-he also got injured the previous year (68/69) but came back to score a vital goal
at Coventry late in the season as we drew 1-1 and finished 18th in the table and stayed up.
As a 10 year old desperately trying to find the score from Highfield Road,I remember buying
a ‘Football Post’ and seeing the headline ‘Ian answers the call’.
Great childhood memories!
Maybe at Christmas - might even get the ex to buy it me for a pressie.
Funds a little tight currently
Ian Moore Gone Little
First Team Squad
Why, thank you! That means a lot.
While I’m here, a reminder that Ian will be signing copies in the club megastore ahead of the Villa game on Sunday and I understand messrs Robertson and Birtles will be there. It’s from 10 until 12, at the club’s insistence, so apologies if that’s a bit early for some.
Ian Moore Gone Little
First Team Squad
We quote Ian talking about that Coventry game. Basically, he should never have played, but I bet the young Cloughie1975 was very glad he did!
Re childhood memories and the Football post - I remember if we had dawdled a bit up Arkwright Street, or had a bit of a wait at the chippy we could sometimes get an early copy of the FP at Mount Street bus station for us to peruse on the way home on the bus.
Failing that we would get off a couple of stops early as we neared our homes in Bilborough and wait with a little gang of ne’er do wells and miscreants and wait for the van to drop off the copies of FP at the local Newsagents.
As you said, great childhood memories .
