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Tom Purcell's Clapham Memories

By Tom Purcell
Introduction
Somme Trip 2018
Somme 2018
Somme 2018
Visit to Jakes for tea and natter 2018
McL M and Westy P - Les Arcs 2019
Westy trying not to look embarrassed  with Dave wearing his bingo coat - Les Arcs 2019.
Les Arcs 2019
I found myself at the Somme Memorial 2018.
40th birthday - Stamford Bridge - June 2000
40th birthday - Stamford Bridge - June 2000
Robert Audino - we went right through school together from the age of 4.
Barrie O'Neil - an A classmate and teacher's pet, ha!
Terry Clegg - one of his science experiments went wrong!
Brian Sanders - French for sure.
Colin Garvey - telling history via Private Eye - brilliant.
Rob James - never got over me creeping into the changing room at The Arms Park!
Graham Hudson - let's do an economics field trip to Youngs Brewery?
Eric Tope - maths from another angle!
John Brennan - an Irishman's take on English, delivered with charm.
The Wests at the races after Jakes with my daughter.
Tommy McL on a 10 day rest with us in Cape Town. We partied and laughed.
The Three Toms at Newlands cricket for the England & Wales game v South Africa.
A golf tour to Ireland pre dinner gathering.
Paul West - his porno career CV headshot.
Mad Boy contemplating how he'll hide the body of the guy that just shouted 'Oi ginger, get the bucket'.
The Kiltimagh Golf Tour 19sometime. There's video evidence as well.
LV scubbed up well before breaking hearts in rural Ireland.
Micky, Brian, Brendan, Art, Anto and Carlos.
The smallest of the shouts for the black and cream nectar at the famous Dublin football and singing lock in.
Tommy and Anto on some golf course somewhere at some time!
Micky and Tommy
The Beehive post Oval - Westy, Roy Boy, Nick Crean and Ray McGuinness.
Anto and Dave - trying to kiss but their smokes got in the way.
Stevie George - classmate - tall, good looking, athletic : girls loved him, I hated him!
Mick and Tommy - not the orginal crazy sisters but a good likeness.
Dublin 1 tour party - fine men the lot.
60th birthday at The Oval - Jan 2020.
Westy on a visit to Glasgow to check if we were still alive.
Jake and his magnificent garden.
Jake's garden.
Jake's garden.
The Exclusive Global Golf Tourists land in Glasgow.
At Celtic Park for the worst game of association soccer ever witnessed v The Accies.
Dan the Man - another lovely soul who sought refuge in the second city of the empire - 2019.
6th form common room post A level papers - June 1978.
Whitbread Tour 1983 or 84 - it's a blur!
Whitbread Tour - great crowd
This bus did break down and we did have to push it!
Dublin Tour - exhausting!
2018 Lunch with Frank, Bob and Paulo Davis
2015 Lunch with Barrie and Frank
Nearly never made it but I was rewarded in the end!
My 2019 playing partners.
1970s hair styles - gotta luv 'em!
The c.1976 1st XI - 9 of us anyway, gathered for our 50th birthday.
Chez Jnr., Micky McGowan, Roy Boy and Johnny Flynn.
50th birthday gathering at The Oval - Jan 2010 - Chez, Bob, Nick and Frank.
Barrie, Johnny Flynn, Paulo, Nick, Chez and Frank.
Past Chairman explaining why I'll never be Chairman. He's right of course.
We were happy enough and there was still hours left to go.
Chris McLouglin (Tommy's lad), Johnny Mitchell ( a lovely and funny man), nice young lady (Chris' g'friend?) and Uncle Mick.
At a boozer in Chipstead - The Ramblers - Micky, Paulo and Brendan.
Bricklayer's Arms West Norwood - Dec 1990 - The Fields of Athenry were never sung sweeter by a deserving winner!
I was then made a Freeman of Athenry for putting their town on the map.
Butler and Ches at The Oval.
All dressed up and ready for another all-dayer in and around The Oval.
Dave, Brendan, Mick, Westy and Tony O'Flynn.
Stamford Bridge with Dave, Lawrie and Vic.
Chelsea outing.
Mick's 60th with Brendan.
At home with the lovely Paul Davis - his home - mine's not nearly as nice.
COXA Golf Day June 2015 - Tommy, Westy, Mick and Dave.
In Jake's garden with the man himself and Westy.
Irish spot the ball - Dave won - Micky and Eddie are still looking for theirs!
1974 - Norbury - I'm sure I burst the net with this effort - I usually did!!
1984ish - Hyde Park Fun Run avec halves of bitter - Jimmy T, Dave, Micky and Kev McKenna.

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