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May 21, 2021
1 ROGER FREESTONE
2 WILFRED MILNE
3 LEON BRITTON
4 LIAM CULLEN
5 JOHN TOSHACK
6 MEL CHARLES
7 HERBIE WILLIAMS
8 GARRY MONK
9 ADRIAN AKANDE
10 LEWIS WEBB
11 WILFRIED BONY
12 ROBBIE JAMES
13 JOSH THOMAS
14 GYLFI SIGUROSSON
15 TIVONGE RUSHESHA
16 CHRIS COLEMAN
17 YAN DHANDA
18 LEE TRUNDLE
19 HARRY GRIFFITHS
20 ANDRE AYEW
21 FREDDIE WOODMAN
22 ALAN TATE
23 MATT GRIMES
24 IVOR ALLCHURCH
25 JOE ALLEN
26 BEN CABANGO
27 CONOR HOURIHANE
28 ANGEL RANGEL
29 KOREY SMITH
30 LUKASZ FABIANSKI
31 BOB LATCHFORD
32 MICHU
33 ALEX FERGUSON
34 BRIAN EVANS
35 NEIL TAYLOR
36 JAMAL LOWE
37 ALAN CURTIS
38 JOHN KING
39 MARC GUEHI (on loan)
40 ROBERTO MARTINEZ
41 JAKE BIDWELL
42 CHICO
43 LEIGHTON JAMES
44 BEN DAVIES
45 CONNOR ROBERTS
46 KEITH WALKER
47 JONATHAN DE GUZMAN
48 NATHAN DYER
49 DORUS DE VRIES
50 BILLY HOLE
51 SCOTT SINCLAIR
52 LEN ALLCHURCH
53 MICHEL VORM
54 JEREMY CHARLES
55 FERRIE BODDE
56 KRISTIAN O’LEARY
57 WAYNE ROUTLEDGE
58 JASON BOWEN
59 DANNY GRAHAM
60 DUDLEY LEWIS
61 JAY FULTON
62 COLIN PASCOE
63 TERRY MEDWIN
64 HARRY DEACON
65 FERNANDO LLORENTE
66 ALAN WADDLE
67 TUDOR MARTIN
68 SID LAWRENCE
69 JASON SCOTLAND
70 MEL NURSE
71 JIM McLAUGHLIN
72 DAVE GWYTHER
73 ASHLEY WILLIAMS
74 MIKE HUGHES
75 NIGEL STEVENSON
76 ANDY LEGG
77 COLIN WEBSTER
78 JAMES COLLINS
79 STEVE TORPEY
80 DAI THOMAS
81 TOMMY OLSEN
82 JOE SYKES
83 JACK FOWLER
84 KEITH TODD
85 FRANK SCRINE
86 LEONARD THOMPSON
87 RONNIE WILLIAMS
88 SAMMY McCRORY
89 CLIFF JONES
90 BRAYLEY REYNOLDS
91 KYLE NAUGHTON
92 STEVEN BENDA
compiled by Harriet Blackbury
April 2021
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Thank you for visiting my website Regards Harriet
May 17, 2021
Tune in to Tony’s Time Machine
at Noon on Tuesday, 18th May 2021
to hear Tony’s interesting interview
with Fernando Perdoma (the producer of RAM ON –
the 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney’s
RAM)
along with some great tracks.
Also on the show,
Tony will be reading the poem –
‘A Tribute to The Bay City Rollers’
written by Harriet Blackbury
and can be found on
blackbury-poems.com
May 12, 2021
1 N MY LARGE RUN 5 6
2 MUCH LIKE PIERS 6 7
3 I K PAINTER 3 6
4 O MY ABBA OR B Z 5 6
5 R GREEN DOOR G 6 5
6 HI – I AM AT SLICK MG CAR 5 7 – 5
7 THIS HUNCH OR G 5 7 (ex manager)
8 R MY YEAR OK 5 4
9 O GREAT HAT MR P 6 6
10 REWARD PET 5 4
11 HELP SEA NETS D 4 8
12 O I RAN NORTH B 5 6
13 ANY WHEAT MR 6 4
14 I WON S E LINER 5 6
15 AKA U GEZ U AN ALL 7 6
16 L Y LAND IN CUP 5 6
17 LAY UP A NAME 4 6
18 HE BEST P R NETS 4 8
19 RHYL SO CALM 5 5
20 S F TO EVEREST 5 6
21 OK HARK TO CANNY TEN 7 9
22 OK TO C MY MO 5 4
23 CAR PALS GO B? 6 4
24 IN THE WEB 3 5
25 LIKELY CLUB W 4 7
26 US WE KIND L 5 4
27 THE L A AIRWAY CO 7 6
28 L Y SHARE BEANS 6 6
29 SO A SOLAR TREND DR 7 8
30 U C RAP YET 5 3
31 VAR RED POPPY 4 7
32 CHEZ ROSE BARN T 6 7
33 U C IT AT LIMB DR 4 8
34 A B D MEDAL A 4 2 – 3
35 Y E FUN F DASH 5 5
36 MORE THEMED 5 5
37 ORLANDO FINE N 6 6
38 O C ONLY AL RAN ON 5 8
39 Y T GOES UP 3 5 (ex manager)
40 AH SHARE ZAK N A J I B HAL 7 11
41 NU BRO 5
42 AM A LA LA LAND 4 7
43 I D JOE SO QUIZER 4 9
44 MY HOME KIT P L C 5 7
45 O MISS U BY SAVE 4 8
46 AKA AMBERLY 5 5
47 R OFTEN C DRAWS 6 6
48 Q MY PALS RATE IT 5 7
49 O I DO C LEARNING 5 8
50 ME A BEST DRAW 4 7
51 TITLE E NET N BOLT 7 7
52 NBC AND WEEKLY 5 7
53 C THIS TRIAL AN WON 9 6
54 L E AV ZEST ANT E 6 6
55 I IS LAST CALLER AM EX 6 3 8
56 O E ON A DUAL ROLL 8 5
57 DO TACKLE AS V DID 5 9
58 C E RAN GREEN PARKS 6 9
59 B AND RUN 3 4
60 HANDMADE ON M 4 7
61 I D SEE SWELL TV 5 7
62 BY FAR OR B BELL 5 7
63 TESTING GATE V 5 7
64 L E SING N LOW 4 6
65 OIL B HOT BY L 5 5
66 AR TRY A G H 4 4
67 TWILL YET ALL 5 6
68 I ME AS MY J C 5 4
69 L SUPER AN LOVE IT 5 1 8
70 VAR E WALKED 4 6
71 N E STAND TEN 3 7
72 VAR SUB WENT SEETH 5 10
73 WIN PEN BAR O Y 5 6
74 MORN N GALA L 6 4
75 I KNOW GLEN SIR 3 9
76 VAR E TURNED 4 6
77 A HIP MAN CAN 3 7
78 N NINE DOORS D G 6 6
79 N ENJOY SING R 3 8
80 WENT AS B B 4 4
81 I B BOTH WING 3 7
82 I M ONLY SLIM J C 5 7
83 THE MR STOP IT 6 5
84 O U WANT ALPS 4 6
85 MY IMP SKI JOHN 5 7
86 Y U ALL GOLD W 5 5
87 SIT DEEP R READ IT 5 9
88 ANS E FIND MORE 5 7
89 DRY W PIER EDGE 5 7
90 E I C GRILL 4 4
91 STIR ROCK FYNE 5 7
92 NR GOAL YES NR 5 6
93 OH HY C COLIN N J M N 6 8
94 LION REALM 3 6
95 BIKER NEVER M N 5 7
96 Y I C A SILVER HEEL 7 7
97 PURR N BREATHE 5 7
98 HI ROBINS ON CAMEL 7 8
99 Y E BE DRILL 5 4
100 HE L NOT KING 4 6
101 Y I C BLISS LAD 4 7
102 UK GRANT ON 4 5
103 JO VIA DECK 4 5
104 A TOUR HOT DRAW 6 6
105 I D C Y HE TRAIN 4 7
The answers will appear on my website –
blackbury-poems.com
on 2nd July 2021
Compiled by Harriet Blackbury
(usual copyright rules apply)
Thank you for visiting my website. Regards Harriet
April 30, 2021
1 KEVIN O’CONNOR
2 PETER GELSON
3 MARCUS GAYLE
4 NEAL MAUPAY
5 HENRIK DALSGAARD
6 SAM SAUNDERS
7 IVAN TONEY
8 OLLIE WATKINS
9 PONTUS JANSSON
10 SAMAN GHODDOOS
11 JAKE BIDWELL
12 GARY BLISSETT
13 MOSES ODUBAJO
14 LUKE DANIELS
15 SAID BENRAHMA
16 BILLY SCOTT
17 JACKIE GRAHAM
18 VITALY JANELT
19 ALAN JUDGE
20 ARCHIE LING
21 CLAYTON DONALDSON
22 TERRY EVANS
23 RON GREENWOOD
24 KEN COOTE
25 MARCUS BEAN
26 ETHAN PINNOCK
27 DANIS SALMAN
28 NICO YENNARIS
29 SERGI CANOS
30 DAVID RAYA
31 PONTUS JANSSON
32 PATSY HENDREN
33 SIMON RATCLIFFE
34 KEITH MILLEN
35 RICO HENRY
36 BRYAN MBEUMO
37 ANDRE GRAY
38 MADS ROERSLEV
39 ROBERT TAYLOR
40 DEAN HOLDSWORTH
41 MADS BECH SORENSEN
42 GERRY CAKEBREAD
43 RICHARD CADETTE
44 KEVIN GODFREY
45 ANDREW McCULLOCH
46 WINSTON REID
47 JIM TOWERS (also No.74) – oops
48 CHRIS KAMARA
49 LLOYD OWUSU
50 MARCUS FORSS
51 BOB BOOKER
52 GARY ROBERTS
53 FRED MONK
54 CHIC BRODIE
55 MATHIAS JENSEN
56 THOMAS FRANK
57 JAMIE BATES
58 BOBBY ROSS
59 CHRISTIAN NORGAARD
60 JACK HOLLIDAY
61 GORDON PHILLIPS
62 IDRIS HOPKINS
63 ANDY SCOTT
64 TARIQE FOSU
65 GEORGE POYSER
66 EMILIANO MARCONDES
67 NICKY FORSTER
68 ROBBIE COOKE
69 ALAN NELMES
70 JACK LANE
71 JOSH DASILVA
72 ANDY SINTON
73 DAVID BUTTON
74 JIM TOWERS (also No.47)
75 HARLEE DEAN
76 TERRY HURLOCK
77 JOHN EGAN
78 TONY CRAIG
79 ROGER CROSS
80 GEORGE PARSONAGE
81 RICHARD LEE
82 NEIL SMILLIE
83 ADAM FORSHAW
84 TOUMANI DIAGOURAGA
85 BILLY LANE
86 ALAN McCORMACK
87 GEORDIE REID
88 PAUL EVANS
89 STEVE PHILLIPS
90 GEORGE FRANCIS
91 FRANCIS JOSEPH
92 JOE CROZIER
93 TOMMY HIGGINSON
94 MICHAEL DOBSON
95 BILLY DARE
96 PAUL BENCE
97 ERNIE WATKINS
98 JOHNNY RAINFORD
99 ALAN HAWLEY
100 FRED CORBETT
101 GEORGE BRISTOW
102 PAUL SHRUBB
103 JIMMY BAIN
104 JOHN DOCHERTY
105 ALLAN JONES
106 DUSTY RHODES
107 IAN DARGIE
108 MEL SCOTT
109 JOE JAMES
110 KEITH JONES
111 BRADLEY WALSH
compiled by Harriet Blackbury
April 2021
usual copyright rules apply
Thank you for visiting my website Regards Harriet
April 24, 2021
1 FINE MONTY 3 6
2 AKA N HELD WORLD 6 7
3 VAR O YES E R G 3 7
4 E IN ALL EX 4 4
5 OPEN THEM SPORT 5 8
6 SHALL BY LINK 4 7
7 MAN NIGH N URGE G C 4 10
8 S A MADLY CLEAR 3 9
9 U INVADED G N T 5 6
10 TREE PRIDE 5 4
11 I SURE MANAGE 4 7
12 PLAN AS IVAN 4 6
13 AS EVEN BID 3 6
14 ME MORE GROUND G D 6 8
15 ROME IN BATH UK Z 3 10
16 WAX SEAL ON D 4 6
17 J HIM MIST 3 6
18 O NEARER J G 3 6
19 CIRCA LISTS NOT 5 8
20 Y E WON U MEAL 4 6
21 MY MY OTHER DOC T 5 8
22 O MY DID SAVE 5 5
23 AND G NEARLY ON 4 8
24 MINDER BEFORE JACK 8 8
25 TICK HTL CRUISE 5 8
26 LAUGH REGAL PAL 4 9
27 A N E MILE POINT 4 8
28 L REALLY ASK N 4 5 2
29 U C D R LANDED 6 4
30 L ONE MILLER 4 6
31 DELIVER AS NINE 6 7
32 ADD VIA CLUES 6 5
33 O LEAN TO J W 3 6
34 I D AH DELAY V 5 5
35 TRY MR MOST OBE 5 7
36 SLENDER STAGE 4 2 6
37 NEW SHARED HUG 6 6
38 N PUTTING HAUL ON 4 10
39 FANS DRILL HERE 7 6
40 L I IN MY SALAD 4 7
41 E HARD ANAGRAM EX L 6 9
42 I MAY B LOST S 3 7
43 SWELL RED CHAIRS R C 7 9
44 C HE SAVED N 4 5
45 LEARN A B WON 4 6
46 SIR MSM JOY 5 4
47 I SO BE MR J ASK LINE 4 3 8
48 JOY IN BELLS 5 5
49 VAR IS E HIM L C 4 7
50 BACK HAVE MID D 5 7
51 DR TOAST B P 4 5
52 OH SALON NINE D J 6 7
53 CALM SOUND VALID 6 8
54 ME C TO LARK 3 6
55 D J T OR YEARS ON 6 6
56 PLUCK AN NAME 4 7
57 O HEAR JLS 4 4
58 VAR BEGS P END PEN 4 3 3 4
59 JOIN N PARK 3 6
60 REASON PEN B 3 7
61 CARER N TRADER 6 6
62 HEAR ANGELS SAVE 4 10
63 J H LOADING URL 6 6
64 I C S L DOT ART 5 5
65 NEARLY SO N D 4 6
66 L J W SHONE H 4 5
67 COLUMN B ALSO IN R 6 8
68 U PAIR B RACKET 7 5
69 E G D IN ACADEMY 5 7
70 E C HIM TRY P S 5 5
71 WORTH SHARING TEA 6 9
72 Y GRAB RAIL Z 4 6
73 I D E LED WISE 5 5
74 L JAK RAN YELL 4 5 2
75 LARGER WITH ETC 3 10
76 THINK R WON GRAFT ON 5 11
77 Y LANES VALID 4 7
78 O PENNINES OR J 6 6
79 LIKE WE MISS 4 6
80 K IN CROSS 4 4
81 BE IN ANY ROOM 5 6
82 IN CORNER PLOY 6 6
83 EER CREDIT P M B 5 7
84 R REG OR EYE G B 6 5
85 I NEAR MASTER J 5 7
86 O FORWARD BY BBC 5 8
87 Y ME AND ENSO F 4 7
88 O L THE GROCER DO GF 6 9
89 E U C HIM WINNING ALL 6 10
90 SO ME B B HOL 3 6
91 E G ROSES GRO 6 4
92 I B BY BOAT B TEE 5 7
93 B MAXI JET R 3 6
94 U R A B EXCEL 4 5
95 TRY SUN OK 3 5
96 D IN DAY R K 4 4
97 MY ONE WISH AL 5 6
98 CAKE N J M ON 3 6
99 Y CREAM TEA N D 4 7
100 HECK I C A SALON M J 7 7
101 Y SAW G N RAN 4 5
102 UK GRANT ON 4 5
103 EGS CHISWICK RD 5 8
104 BIG EARLY HIT W 6 6
The answers will appear on my website –
blackbury-poems.com
on 18th June 2021
Compiled by Harriet Blackbury.
usual copyright rules apply.
Thank you for visiting my website.
April 23, 2021
With ten consecutive Top Ten hits in 5 years,
The Bay City Rollers entered the UK charts in 71.
Their first hit reaching No.9 on the Bell label,
was ‘Keep On Dancing’, and so their magic begun.
Four more Top Ten hits followed in 74 –
at No.6 ‘Remember (Sha-la-la)’ & ‘Shang-a-lang’, at No.2.
Next came ‘Summerlove Sensation’ at No.3,
and at No.4, ‘All Of Me Loves All Of You’.
Three more Top Ten singles came in 75 –
the first two, both gold selling No.1 hits.
‘Bye Bye Baby’ and ‘Give A Little Love’,
followed by ‘Money Honey’ – thrilling fans to bits.
In 76, still on the Bell label,
at No.4 was ‘Love Me Like I Love You’.
And ‘I Only Wanna Be With You’, also a Top 4,
for this group, who no wrong could do.
In 77, now on the Arista label,
making No.16, was ‘It’s A Game’,
and at No.34 ‘You Made Me Believe In Magic’,
so apt, as their last chart entry claim.
This Scottish band, loved by so many –
(founded by brothers Alan & Derek Longmuir)
won every teenage heart in the 70’s,
with their music, so wonderfully pure.
Thank you for the music.
R I P Alan Longmuir 1948 – 2018
R I P Les McKeown 1955 – 2021
written by Harriet Blackbury
April 19, 2021
1 O GREENER FOREST 5 9
2 REFINED WILL M 7 5
3 OR BOLT IN NET 4 7
4 L U NICE MALL 4 6
5 J CAN SHOOT H K 4 7
6 L HE S REAL M C 3 7
7 I SIR H W LABEL ME I 6 8
8 MARK N ROY G 5 4
9 I D ARENA AND A K 6 6
10 L WE B WISE B 5 4
11 I ON YR FIELD W B 8 4
12 E R J I SAME BOB 6 5
13 J T HASH O SO M 4 6
14 YOURS IF G S SING LO 5 10
15 RING HOVE SEA HUTS 7 8
16 L SO NICE CHARM 5 7
17 HANDY AND A 3 6
18 L LED U ENTER 3 7
19 Y HIS FAR RIGHT RF 5 9
20 EYE N AWARD 5 4
21 AIM DO DEFEND ROW 7 7
22 A TALENT A 4 4
23 MASTER IT M G 4 6
24 VAR O CHURCHILL 4 9
25 J LEO LANE 3 5
26 A NEON BAG B C 3 7
27 U HEAR NOON CHOIR 5 9
28 ANGLE ANGLER 5 6
29 O MR HITS KEY 5 5
30 AKA FLANK BIZ IS US 6 9
31 FAB COLD BROTH 3 9
32 I MUCH 5
33 E LARGE SUN FOX 4 8
34 VAR ANS BE IN 5 5
35 O I NET RALLY 4 6
36 O ME A WALL J 5 4
37 A TURN SAIL C 4 6
38 H N JOKING 4 4
39 EG I CHARM U 4 5 (on loan)
40 RE A RITZ TROMBONE 7 8
41 WE LABEL KID J 4 7
42 OH I C C 5
43 ON MIGHT E SEA L J 8 5
44 SEND A VIBE 3 6
45 B T CORNER SO ON R 6 7
46 THEIR LAKE K W 5 6
47 JOG AN HUNT AMAZED N 8 2 6
48 HE ARTY AN N D 6 4
49 RIO SERVED US D 5 2 5
50 LEO BY HILL 5 4
51 COAST SIR CLINT 5 8
52 LUNCH CALLER H 3 9
53 L ME M V CHOIR 6 4
54 HERE S MY EARL J C 6 7
55 O BIRD FEEDER 6 5
56 Y SKI NEAR RIALTO’ 8 6
57 GREEN LED WAY OUT 5 9
58 J B WON AS ONE 5 5
59 HNDY ANAGRAM 5 6
60 Y DID WE SELL U 6 5
61 AT N OF JULY 3 6
62 COOL SPIN ACE 5 6
63 MY RED WINTER 5 6
64 CARRY ON HEAD 5 6
65 ENTER ORLANDO N EFL 8 8
66 ED AND ALL A W 4 6
67 U R DOIN ART T M 5 6
68 C NEW DEAL SIR 3 8
69 A LONDON CAST J S 5 8
70 RULES N ME 3 5
71 L MAILING CHUM J 3 10
72 WHAT EVERY D G 4 7
73 WAY I SHALL SMILE 6 8
74 HUGS ME HIKE 4 6
75 SEEN SOLVING NET 5 9
76 E G GLAD N Y 4 4
77 NR WEBSITE LOC 5 7
78 SO ME ALL IN JCS 5 7
79 Y PETER VOTES 5 6
80 I AM TO DASH 3 6
81 MOSTLY ON ME 5 5
82 SEEKS JOY 3 5
83 J WALK FORCE 4 6
84 K T HE DO IT D 5 4
85 FINE R R SNACK 5 6
86 PHONE DR SOLOMAN T 7 8
87 WIN LINE R AIM LO S 6 8
88 MY MY R MC OSCAR 5 7
89 C J LEN IS OFF 5 5
90 R BLEND SOY YEARLY 7 8
91 Y KEN NOT LAUGH 4 8
92 E BAND EVENTS 6 5
The answers will appear on my website –
blackbury-poems.com
on 21st May 2021
Compiled by Harriet Blackbury
(usual copyright rules apply)
Thank you for visiting my website. Regards Harriet
April 4, 2021
1 COVER K ‘N ONION 5 6
2 TENSE ROLE P G 5 6
3 SAY U C LARGE M 6 5
4 A MENU PAY AL 4 6
5 A REAL H D AS DR KING 6 9
6 US AN DREAMS S 3 8
7 I T AN ENVOY 4 5
8 I WILL TAKE ON S 5 7
9 JUST NANS SPOON 6 7
10 HAS GO AND SO MOD 5 8
11 E J B LED I WALK 4 7
12 BY GREAT LISTS 4 8
13 O ASSUME DO JOB 5 7
14 AS LINE DUKE L 4 7
15 A HAND BEAM SIR 4 8
16 C Y TO STILL B 5 5
17 AKA E MARCH I JG 6 6
18 TALL YET IN A V J 6 6
19 U ANGLED A J 4 5
20 G IN CHARLIE 6 4
21 L Y LONDON AND COAST 7 9
22 ENTRY SAVER 5 5
23 GORDON NOW ERE 3 9
24 CEO TOKEN 3 5
25 USE AN M B CAR 6 4
26 NINE NACHO PKT 5 7
27 SALAD N MAINS 5 6
28 NINE RAN SO ICY 4 8
29 E CROSSING A 5 5
30 A YARD VIA D 5 4
31 NOON JUST SNAPS 6 7
32 YR NEAT SEND P H 5 7
33 C NO TARIFF SMILE 5 9
34 KITE HILL MEN 5 6
35 O IN CHERRY 4 5
36 O MAY B NUMBER 5 6
37 GRAND YEAR 5 4
38 SEVERAL MOR D S 4 8
39 ROYAL B T ERO R T 6 6
40 HERALD OWNS HOT D 4 10
41 NB MEN HEAD S SCORES 4 4 8
42 CRY BAKER AGREED 5 9
43 I C CHARTER DATED 7 7
44 O FIND EVERY K G 5 7
45 L C NEW CHARM CLOUD 6 9
46 I D WINTER SON 7 4
47 O MR J T WISE 3 6
48 AKA SIR CHARM 5 6
49 Y SO WOULD U L 5 5
50 U CROSS ARMS F 6 5
51 O E B OK OR BB 3 6
52 GO STAR BERRY 4 7
53 ROK N ED FM 4 4
54 I DO C C B HIRE 4 6
55 TEAS AN SHINE M J 7 6
56 A THANKS FROM 6 5
57 E IS A TEAM J B 5 5
58 SO BY BROS B 5 4
59 CAN SING A THIRD ROAR 9 8
60 I D OK CALL JAY H 4 8
61 O SHOPPING DRILL 6 8
62 SIR H DO SKIP IN 5 7
63 DO STAY N C T 4 5
64 U Q FOR I TEAS 6 4
65 O YES ROGER E G P 6 6
66 O MIRACLE MAN ON SIDE 8 9
67 C ENTRY FOR SKI 5 7
68 O I B ROCKO BEE 6 5
69 L E LEN AN SAM 4 6
70 C A ANKLE J 4 4
71 DJ VISA ALSO H 4 7
72 DONNY SAT IN 4 6
73 O DVD U B IN AT T 5 6
74 O MR WISE J T 3 6
75 NEE A HERALD 6 4
76 L HURRY ROCKET 5 7
77 EG JONAH N 4 4
78 O Y RING A T C 4 5
79 GROCER ROSS 5 5
80 P O GARAGE SO GREEN 6 9
81 E DR CHARLIE 7 3
82 L LINE IS MILE 4 7
83 HAD WARM SOFA 4 7
84 ADAM A GROUTING I O U A 7 10
85 Y LINE BALL 5 4
86 CLOCK CAMRA MAN 4 9
87 ID O RIDER GEE 7 4
88 U PLAN SAVE 4 5
89 VESSEL HILT PIP 5 8
90 ENGAGE SIR OR FC 6 7
91 C PHONE SIR AS F J 7 6
92 O ZERO RICE J 3 7
93 MY NIGHT SONG MOI 5 9
94 MD SOLO IN BEACH 7 6
95 DEAR LILY B 5 4
96 PANEL CUBE 4 5
97 E ASK IN WINTER 5 7
98 RON N JO FRIDAY N H 6 8
99 A N E HALLWAY 4 6
100 BETTER O DR FC 4 7
101 O BIGGER TOWERS 6 7
102 AH PS R U BULB 4 6
103 I MY MAN I J B 5 4
104 O C J D NOT HENRY 4 8
105 AL NELSON A J 5 5
106 YES TODD RUSH 5 6
107 I A READING 3 6
108 C ME LOST T 3 5
109 O E SAME J J 3 5
110 NEE O THIS K J 5 5
111 REALLY DASH B W 7 5 (The Chase is on)
the answers will appear on my website –
blackbury-poems.com
on 30th April 2021.
Compiled by Harriet Blackbury
(usual copyright rules apply)
Thank you for visiting my website Regards Harriet
March 31, 2021
1 STEVE BULL
2 BILLY WRIGHT
3 DEREK DOUGAN
4 JOHN RICHARDS
5 CONOR COADY
6 RON FLOWERS
7 DEREK PARKIN
8 ROBBIE KEANE
9 STAN CULLIS
10 JOLEON LESCOTT
11 DIOGO JOTA
12 PHIL PARKES
13 JACK GREALISH
14 HUGH CURRAN
15 RAUL JIMENEZ
16 KI – JANA HOEVER
17 JIM McCALLIOG
18 BERT WILLIAMS
19 BILL SLATER
20 RUBEN NEVES
21 ANDREAS SONDERGAARD
22 JONNY WOLVERHAM
23 ADAMA TRAORE
24 GEORGE BERRY
25 FABIO SILVA
26 PAUL COOK
27 KENNY HIBBITT
28 DAVE WAGSTAFFE
29 WILLIE CARR
30 PETER BROADBENT
31 RAYAN AIT – NOURI
32 BOBBY GOULD
33 MATT DOHERTY
34 FRANK MUNRO
35 JONNY OTTO
36 JIMMY MULLEN
37 LEANDER DENDONCKER
38 ROMAIN SAISS
39 RORY BROWN
40 WILLY BOLY
41 PAUL INCE
42 NELSON SEMEDO
43 JOAO MOUTINHO
44 PETER WITHE
45 MICHAEL KIGHTLY
46 JOHNNY HANCOCKS
47 DANIEL PODENCE
48 ANDY MUTCH
49 DARREN FERGUSON
50 MATT JARVIS
51 RUI PATRICIO
52 KEVIN FOLEY
53 MAX KILMAN
54 PEDRO NETO
55 ALAN SUNDERLAND
56 SYLVAN EBANKS – BLAKE
57 FERNANDO MARCAL
58 DENNIS WESTCOTT
59 JOHN RUDDY
60 MIKE BAILEY
61 ANDY THOMPSON (also No.67) oops!
62 LEO BONATINI
63 WAYNE HENNESSEY
64 MORGAN GIBBS – WHITE
65 MIKE STOWELL
66 KEVIN DOYLE
67 ANDY THOMPSON (also No.61)
68 MALCOLM FINLAYSON
69 DEAN RICHARDS
70 BILLY HARRISON
71 MEL EAVES
72 ROY SWINBOURNE
73 EMLYN HUGHES
74 ROBBIE DENNISON
75 MATT MURRAY
76 BOB HAZELL
77 RICHARD STEARMAN
78 MICK KEARNS
79 PETER EASTOE
80 TOM BADDELEY
81 ALF BISHOP
82 NORMAN DEELEY
83 ANDY GRAY
84 TOM GALLEY
85 BILLY HARTILL
Compiled by Harriet Blackbury
March 2021
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Thank You for visiting my website – Regards Harriet.
March 29, 2021
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