Petition to reinstate Oedipus Rex

Well I liked him.

I'll sign your petition to re-instate Harry Cripps if you will sign mine.

I haven't got a petition to reinstate Harry Cripps.

Am I getting mixed up?

oh it was thingy, wasn't it. The guy that I had a chat with on the phone about football programmes.

anyway sign my fackin petition PLEASE

Yes, Tony (which by coincidence is also Harry's real name)

Also known as Knobby Cheese and Cupid Stunt.

He lives in Clacton these days, and had major heart surgery a few months back.

hope he's ok, he sounded a great bloke and a real character.

I think he told me, although I could be wrong, that he went to Essex to be near his mum who was not well.

Iirc, that's correct.
He was posting under his own name on the Newham Story forum, but I haven't been on there for ages.

Must me 7 maybe 8 or 9 years since my converstion with him. Tempius Fugit.

Tempus

I know. lol

Last time we 'spoke' on the Newham Story forum he said he was fed up and gave me his mobile phone number so we could 'talk bollocks' instead of typing it.

I sent him a message back that my phone is pay-as-you-go, not a contract, and I get no 'free minutes' on it. 

I asked for his land line number, and sent him both of mine, as I get free calls on the landline, but I never got a reply.

I should check on the forum to see if he has posted and that he ain't brown bread.

Has he chatted on here on the horsey forum, as you mentioned on your pm?

I sent you a PM?

As far as I'm aware his main interest was betting on football, not horses.

Just checked.

He's not dead, he posted 2 days ago on the Newham Story forum.

That's a relief.

When you sent the pm you were asking if the other fellow could post to his bookie mates. Got mixed up.

I've remembered now. It was an email, not a pm.

He used to play a bit in the 70s, here's a picture he posted this week of a programme for an all stars testimonial for Frank Lampard senior.


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http://i57.tinypic.com/2vvrwqf.jpg

Harry cripps aka Tony Byerley still stands at Romford dog track. I used to bet with him when I was still at school when he had a pitch on the cheapside at Catford. He must be among the oldest bookmakers still standing.

Harry wasn't liked much on here by the luvvies.

Doesn't like the 'tanned chaps' that much, but all his birds are from the Caribbean.

So he can't be racist.