This game against the Jam Towners has now become quite important - it gives us a chance to regroup and sort out how we approach the season from here on in. It also gives us a chance to bag some goals and give the team some much needed confidence. I know it never really works out like that but this is no time for shirking the responsibilities of this time of the season.
Don’t forget you can get in for £5 for Adults ( and you don’t have to bring a child ) and £3 for concessions.
We should be alright eligorton, just as long as it doesn’t go to penalties!
eligorton wrote:
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Don’t forget you can get in for £5 for Adults ( and you don’t have to bring a child ) [/quote]
No change there for some then!!!
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What’s the origin of their nickname?
Are they just looking for self preservation?
Years ago Dodger the workers from Barnton always had jam butties for their baggin hence the the name " Jam Town " !
Eli, I believe Barnton was one of the first places locally to have an estate of reasonably priced houses that local people could just afford, but only if they lived on “Jam Butties”. The woman were also referred to as having “Fur coats but no knickers”. These allegations came from people who were jealous of the fact that the Barnton people had “moved up in the world”.
WHS.
Correct. The housing was provided by Brunner Mond and rent deducted at source, leaving what seemed a smaller pay packet. The rest of the town though the residents could therefore only afford to eat jam butties, which was untrue.
The source of this information is a history of Brunner Mond & ICI available from Northwich Library (can’t remember the title). The building itself was a gift from Brunner Mond.
Nothing wrong with a jam butty as long as the jam was RED. Think we reffered to them as door stoppers. Staple part of our diet when we were kids along with drippin’ !
To the tune of Dvorak’s New World Symphony;
“Eeeeeh he were a grand baker were our Dad…”
Ho,vis is a trip down memory lane isn’t it?
Is that a pun or a bun ?
I would settle for a trip down memory lane if we could pinch a few of the old players and bring them back to the here and now!!
WHS.
eligorton wrote:
Luxury! There were no drippin when I were a lad, or jam, we ‘ag t’ uddle infront o t’ meagre fire…
fire!! yous must hav come from posh part of town, all we
had was old tator sacks to keep us warm.
If I am not at the game tonight it is because I have gone on a trip with my old school, Weaverham, to help out, not because I don’t care or because I am boycotting the club!! Despite Rugby being on on Saturday I WILL be there at the ground to support the team as I recognise it is “All hands to the pumps” at the moment.
WHS
I have been involved with Witton for only 20 years, but every week it has been “hands to the pumps” time.
" Pumpin up the jam " tonight TT.
Dear Thatch,
You joined when we were in the Conference, it was good times then surely?
WHS.
What is this “CONFERENCE” of which you speak?
It is a deep and distant memory sadly.
WHS.