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Ray Clemence


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He was mates with our local butcher in Huyton when I was growing up. I was in there with my mum one day, I was about 7 and remember just standing there while Ray was behind the counter talking. He came out and started talking to me but I was dead shy. Next time we went in Ronnie (the butcher) said Clem had been back and left a present for me. He’d bought me an autograph book and the first two pages were filled with all the autographs of the 1971/72 first team squad. One of my most treasured possessions. 
Hope it works out for you Clem.

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1 minute ago, Talismanic said:

He was mates with our local butcher in Huyton when I was growing up. I was in there with my mum one day, I was about 7 and remember just standing there while Ray was behind the counter talking. He came out and started talking to me but I was dead shy. Next time we went in Ronnie (the butcher) said Clem had been back and left a present for me. He’d bought me an autograph book and the first two pages were filled with all the autographs of the 1971/72 first team squad. One of my most treasured possessions. 
Hope it works out for you Clem.

Local Butchers? Those were the days.

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1 hour ago, Talismanic said:

He was mates with our local butcher in Huyton when I was growing up. I was in there with my mum one day, I was about 7 and remember just standing there while Ray was behind the counter talking. He came out and started talking to me but I was dead shy. Next time we went in Ronnie (the butcher) said Clem had been back and left a present for me. He’d bought me an autograph book and the first two pages were filled with all the autographs of the 1971/72 first team squad. One of my most treasured possessions. 
Hope it works out for you Clem.

That's a fantastic story. What a man. 

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2 hours ago, dockers_strike said:

I remember the day. Ive never seen a former player returning to his club and getting such a reception. And the smile on his face was something to behold.

me too - I was too young to get emotional about it then; if it happened now I'd be in bits

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