Bill Gates Dementia

[dalefamily]

Just watched superb interview regarding Bill Gates ex Boro player and his dementia on GB News.His wife talked brilliantly about the condition and what needs to be done now.Lovely to see a framed Boro shirt on their wall number 5.

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

Good player was Bill! I didn't realise he had dementia. Didn't he live abroad?

He got a great Testimonial V Leeds with a very big crowd - think it was 4-4 - I'm sure Erimus can confirm this!

 

[weemoby]

Just watched superb interview regarding Bill Gates ex Boro player and his dementia on GB News.His wife talked brilliantly about the condition and what needs to be done now.Lovely to see a framed Boro shirt on their wall number 5.

He’s a lovely gent, I didn’t know he was suffering from dementia .

 

[gizboro68]

Good player was Bill! I didn't realise he had dementia. Didn't he live abroad?

He got a great Testimonial V Leeds with a very big crowd - think it was 4-4 - I'm sure Erimus can confirm this!

He lived in the Caymans,don't know whether he still does.

 

[Fattyfoggon]

Good player was Bill! I didn't realise he had dementia. Didn't he live abroad?

He got a great Testimonial V Leeds with a very big crowd - think it was 4-4 - I'm sure Erimus can confirm this!

Yeah 4 - 4 with a big crowd I went to it, from memory I think it was around 39k but could be wrong but over 35k anyway

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

Yeah 4 - 4 with a big crowd I went to it, from memory I think it was around 39k but could be wrong but over 35k anyway

Yeah, I had 39k in mind.

His Sports shop was great back in the day.

 

[Erimus74]

Good player was Bill! I didn't realise he had dementia. Didn't he live abroad?

He got a great Testimonial V Leeds with a very big crowd - think it was 4-4 - I'm sure Erimus can confirm this!

Thats correct Wiseman, hew retired at the righht time, just as both teams were crowned champions, big bumper guarenteed

Read about Bill Gates dementia a while ago, sad to hear & see, I think I read the footballing bodies have started to take action regarding non heading at school level

31,643, boysend myself

 

[Wiseman_Vaughn]

Great pic that - being clapped out onto the pitch by the Leeds greats!

Thanks Erimus

 

[Erimus74]

Between 1961 to 1974, he made 328 appearences, 7 as sub, scoring 12 goals

Making his debut away to Luton on the 27th September 1961 in a 3-2 defeat, his final Boro appearence he wore the No12 shirt away to Hull City in a 3-1 win on the 16th February 1974, replacing Willie maddren in the 2nd half

He was registered No423 & throughout his Boro career he wore No's 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 12

 

[Erimus74]

IIRC, Brian Kidd broke his jaw in one of the many FAC ties we had with Man Utd in the early 70's, I can check later to see if its correct

 

[sprouts]

Another question for Erimus.

In these times of 'well paid' footballers it got me thinking as to how far we have to go back to find the last Boro player awarded a testimonial? Who and when?

 

[Corcaigh_the_Cat]

Between 1961 to 1974, he made 328 appearences, 7 as sub, scoring 12 goals

Making his debut away to Luton on the 27th September 1961 in a 3-2 defeat, his final Boro appearence he wore the No12 shirt away to Hull City in a 3-1 win on the 16th February 1974, replacing Willie maddren in the 2nd half

He was registered No423 & throughout his Boro career he wore No's 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 12

I remember the game, it was a thriller, but can't remember him coming on.


Great crowd for his testimonial, more than we'd had in the ground for most of the season ((officially only).

 

[HundredRoom]

Gonna be a damp squid here. Bill got a great crowd and a lot of money which set up for life in the Cayman islands. The big crowd was due to us winning promotion and everyone was on a massive high.
By contrast I think John Hickton only got around 11000 . A much more popular player.

Gordon McQueen played for Leeds that night and he got some real stick all match.

This Dementure / Football link case is getting stronger by the day.

 

[HundredRoom]

Just remembered his brother Eric had a more productive career with Ipswich and the mackems

 

[Erimus74]

Gonna be a damp squid here. Bill got a great crowd and a lot of money which set up for life in the Cayman islands. The big crowd was due to us winning promotion and everyone was on a massive high.
By contrast I think John Hickton only got around 11000 . A much more popular player.

Gordon McQueen played for Leeds that night and he got some real stick all match.

This Dementure / Football link case is getting stronger by the day.

Yes youre right Hundredroom, perfect timing for Bill Gates, yea big John, 10,500 there

 

[Markmywords]

IIRC, Brian Kidd broke his jaw in one of the many FAC ties we had with Man Utd in the early 70's, I can check later to see if its correct

That's correct. 6th round replay Old Trafford 1970.

 

[Erimus74]

That's correct. 6th round replay Old Trafford 1970.

Cheers Mark, thought so

 

[RotherhamBoro]

Another question for Erimus.

In these times of 'well paid' footballers it got me thinking as to how far we have to go back to find the last Boro player awarded a testimonial? Who and when?

Robbie Mustoe in 2000 ish would be my guess.

Against Borrussia Dortmund. Dreadful 0-0 but their fans we're entertaining from what I remember

 

[Erimus74]

Another question for Erimus.

In these times of 'well paid' footballers it got me thinking as to how far we have to go back to find the last Boro player awarded a testimonial? Who and when?

sprouts, Im sure it was Robbie Mustoe & Curtis Flemming 2000 & 2001

 

[fmttmadmin]

Colin Cooper had a testimonial in 2006 for the Finlay Cooper Fund. v Chievo.