Danny Eccles

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In view of the visit of Chelsea tomorrow, a revisit to the past.

My understanding is that it was the visit to Leicester in the late 60s the transform the Kop to becoming Skinhead led - with Greg making the immediate switch.

Firstly is that right - was that the arrival of the skinheads to Leicester or were some around the city before then.

Secondly ... so smart!
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Long live Eccles: rare Chelsea Shed Boys pictures resurface

Yesterday on the unofficial Chelsea FC forum, The Shed End, a photographer named David Nicolson posted a couple of rare Chelsea Shed Boys pictures, including of their notorious leader, Danny &#8216…
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The pictures of Eccles remind me of the first game I went to on my own in the Kop in the 1966/7 season. My spectacles/testicles/Freeman Hardy and Willis sensible shoe combination must have struck the fear of God Only Knows into anyone who strayed in there without their requisite half brick and sawn off shotgun.
 
I never looked as sharp as any of the Eccles clan, not even the one who went round with Nelly Seagoon. My high point sartorially in those days was a Levi’s jacket that I was still emaciated enough to squeeze into five decades later, when the wife and I went on a micro-cruise on the Solent, and were forced to sit through Jayne Macdonald wailing her own inimitable cover of ‘So What’, by the Anti-Nowhere League.
 
channys6thswan said:
I never looked as sharp as any of the Eccles clan, not even the one who went round with Nelly Seagoon. My high point sartorially in those days was a Levi’s jacket that I was still emaciated enough to squeeze into five decades later, when the wife and I went on a micro-cruise on the Solent, and were forced to sit through Jayne Macdonald wailing her own inimitable cover of ‘So What’, by the Anti-Nowhere League.
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No Bullshit but I bought a Beefheart type Trout Mask fur coat from the Methodist jumble sale in Shilton for a quid, early eighties. The name in the name in the back was Madge Cheeter, me mam pipes up that she used to work with Madge and it can't be much good as she never gave owt away. :)
 
Mick Greenaway was another one from that era. Last seen selling fanzines outside Fulham Broadway!
 
borebage53 said:
Mick Greenaway was another one from that era. Last seen selling fanzines outside Fulham Broadway!
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Back in 66/67 season, Fowl Pen Looney and myself made friends with 3 Chelsea boys at Fulham (Boxing day I believe) who had dropped in to the game to support Leicester because they hated Fulham.

We arranged to meet them again for the Chelsea v LCFC match in the new year. We did, after the event. Minding our own biz we wandered around having a most enlightening footie chat until we turned a corner to be met at about 80 yards distance, by Greenway's mob. OH FUCK!

The cockney lads said 'Don't you move. If you run you're dead. We'll handle this.' They went ahead to meet Greenway and talks ensued. They came back to say that they had negotiated a 5 minute truce after when they would chase us down and ............ The worst bit of news for Irish John, Ron & their mate was that as they were with us they would also be hunted down like dogs too. Ah well! At least we had a bit of local knowledge in getting away. We sped like the wind.

Tylerd said:
Not anymore...died years ago.Think Babs is still going strong,last I heard.
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Saw One-armed Babs in Drakes after the infamous Erland Johnsen game. He was on his own so I went over and a had a chat. It was very civilised. All those years as sworn enemies, yet at that time nothing more than 'Hail fellow, well met. How you doing, chap?' Odd.

Did hear some years ago though Tylerd, that he had passed on. I'll check that one out 2mrw if I can.

BLUE ARMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Bruin said:
Back in 66/67 season, Fowl Pen Looney and myself made friends with 3 Chelsea boys at Fulham (Boxing day I believe) who had dropped in to the game to support Leicester because they hated Fulham.

We arranged to meet them again for the Chelsea v LCFC match in the new year. We did, after the event. Minding our own biz we wandered around having a most enlightening footie chat until we turned a corner to be met at about 80 yards distance, by Greenway's mob. OH FUCK!

The cockney lads said 'Don't you move. If you run you're dead. We'll handle this.' They went ahead to meet Greenway and talks ensued. They came back to say that they had negotiated a 5 minute truce after when they would chase us down and ............ The worst bit of news for Irish John, Ron & their mate was that as they were with us they would also be hunted down like dogs too. Ah well! At least we had a bit of local knowledge in getting away. We sped like the wind.



Saw One-armed Babs in Drakes after the infamous Erland Johnsen game. He was on his own so I went over and a had a chat. It was very civilised. All those years as sworn enemies, yet at that time nothing more than 'Hail fellow, well met. How you doing, chap?' Odd.

Did hear some years ago though Tylerd, that he had passed on. I'll check that one out 2mrw if I can.

BLUE ARMY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Saw a photo of a reunion only a year or so ago.Babs and Eccles both there...large as life...and looking remarkably well.
But,yeah...all getting to that age,so...?
 
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