LaticsChris Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 OK there won't be any fooling you lot, this is obviously just a cunning plan to enlist your help. I've inherited a couple of signed balls over the years but don't know what seasons they are from. I was hoping the collective brainpower of OWTB members might recognise a few signatures and help me pin down a season. So the first ball here is from the early '90s. Other signatures include Roger Palmer, Andy Barlow, Nicky Henry, Mike Milligan, Ian Olney and Neil Adams. So can anyone identify these other mystery signatures? The other ball is from the late 90s/early 2000s I think, but I won't post pictures yet because many of you are probably cursing me for these big files already. Any help anyone can give will be much appreciated...... have fun guessing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 No 2 is Craig Fleming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Craig Fleming number 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Second bottom, Graeme Sharp? Bottom one looks to be De Icer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Graham sharp? Number 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Top one is Graeme Sharp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsslatic Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) No 2 is Craig Fleming No 3 is Mark Brennan. Edited February 11, 2013 by jsslatic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Is the bottom one Scott McGarvey ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyt84 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Bottom is Steve Redmond, guessing season 1992-93 first season of prem. I had a ball very similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGortonsMatches Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 5 Stitch? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 This is difficult, perhaps thats why i didn't get the job with the fraud squad. Although Scott McGarvey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpo Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 4th one is Gunnar Halle I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) Just checked my old autograph book. 1 might be Andy Barlow. 2 is Craig Fleming. 3 is Neil Adams. 5 is definitely NOT Steve Redmond or Andy Ritchie. Edited February 11, 2013 by maddog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudemedic Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Think 1 might be Andy Ritchie 5 might be Sean McCarthy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevie_J Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Whoever number 5 is, should have spent more time at school and less time on the bloody football pitch. A bloody disgrace, whatever it says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjointed Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Whoever number 5 is, should have spent more time at school and less time on the bloody football pitch. A bloody disgrace, whatever it says. So we are looking for an ill educated footballer, doesn't really narrow it down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 I think no 1 is Stitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BP1960 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 (edited) And today's signatures aren't any clearer; http://www.sportsign...com/OLDHAM.html Edited February 11, 2013 by BP1960 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 3 is Neil Adams, for definite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 They really are a nightmare to figure out, and figuring out the season its from is even harder. As Andyt84 says 92-93 seems likely, but the fly in the ointment is that Roger had left by then had he not? No2 is definitely Craig Fleming It seems. 3 is Neil Adams, for definite. It certainly looks like it, but this is on the same ball! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebOAFC Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Just checked my autograph book as well - 2 is Craig Fleming, 4 is Gunnar. None of them is Alex Moreno or Chris Eubank if that helps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_ragg1984 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Andy Ritchie's signature definitely isn't on there. I got his autograph so many times as a kid that I could recognize it straight away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyGortonsMatches Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 5 is Sean M'Carthorse. Dad had a ball he donated and remembers thinking a lazy sig. So 5 is Sean, Neil Adams is on there.... Therefore upon review of the evidence this dates the ball between Dec 93 and Feb 94 when their paths crossed at BP. H Poirot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaticsChris Posted February 11, 2013 Author Share Posted February 11, 2013 So 5 is Sean, Neil Adams is on there.... Therefore upon review of the evidence this dates the ball between Dec 93 and Feb 94 when their paths crossed at BP. H Poirot. So 93-94 season seems pretty much nailed on. I knew OWTB was for more than just shouting about ticketing arrangements. For some more fleeting spells at BP take a look at these from the (I think) late '90s: So far I've found Mark Innes, Paul Rickers, Steve Redmond and Andy Holt. Other than that I'm sure they just got the Latique checkout lass to do some scribbles. I think this one might prove a little more challenging, with the less vaunted names on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Guru Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Last one robbie jepson? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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