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Mitcham Training Ground
The Imperial Training Ground on London Road brings back many memories of bunking off school, to watch my favourite players train on a Thursday.
I spent alot of time there in 1995 & 1996, they even let me be a ball girl from time to time. Spent most of my time Watching Nigel Martyn train with Vic B and Rhys Wilmott. I collected alot of autographs and pictures back in the day. My most vivd memories of being at the training ground, is the day Nigel Martyn gave me a kiss. Ray Houghton told him it was my Birthday, so he gave me a Birthday kiss. It wasn't my Birthday, but hats off to Ray, it was priceless! The second memory was a young Clinton Morrison, inviting me and a female friend into the showers with him. He called through the window of the shower block, for us to come inside. Obvious he believed he was gods gift to girls. But I always remember turning down my chance with Clinton. And the cheek of him asking in the first place, naughty boy! My third memory is spending alot of time with Thomas Martyn, when Nigel's missus came to pick him up a few times. He was 4 years old at the time, and a real sweetheart. He didn't want to go in the club house, so he'd play outside the enterance where us youngesters would be waiting to meet the players. He was lovely, he came and chatted to me, and showed off by trying to do a Michael Jackson dance. Mitcham training ground, holds many other great memories, but way too many to share. What memories do you have?
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BBS just locked up on everyone, and has posted my thread twice. Nods please delete, thanks.
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What do you expect eh? I drank to excess yesterday.
Don't take the piss, he who decided to put his jacket on a random chair at the front of the Vicarage Road stand for absolutely no reason, then walk away and leave it there. Touche!
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You don't remember?
I take it you have no memories of Mitcham Training ground then?
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I remember around 1989/90 when I was serving in the Army in York, I took a bunch of soldiers down to the Mitcham Training Ground to do some radio exercises. A colleague and fellow Palace fan arranged it with Pete King I think. Had a great couple of days there with the likes of Nigel Martyn, Ian Wright, Garry Thompson, Mark Bright etc. Seem to remember Mark Dennis being around as well. Got stacks of photos and autographs. Steve Coppell was also a star.
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Yeah used to like the old Mitcham training ground watched a few reserve and youth team matches there , always used to see a coloured kid there hanging around , I think he was a ****** but seemed to like fetching the balls when they went out of play , also used to drive down the the Cricketers to watch the cricket in the summer, good memories
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What is now in place of the old training ground?
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Tooting and Mitcham FC ground.
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another ron noades development
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Think Maurice Drewitt was in charge of the training ground at Mitcham. Anyone know if he's still around ?
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Great video bubbs , it brought back loads of memories. I used to go down there quite abit and always ended up in the canteen having a drink and just listened to the banter .
I remember one training game on the back pitch had Richard shaw putting in some right solid tackles which made me wince . I think alan Smith was taking the session with wally Downes assisting . One of the players was moaning about smith when downes said “ don’t listen to that **** “. Mark Dennis would turn up late and looking worse for wear , with some unsavoury hangers on with him . Ah so many memories
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The reason was Alan Mullery didn't like Mitcham. If I remember correctly, they returned with the appointment of Steve Coppell.
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He moved down to Blandford Forum area in Dorset. He run a successful stall at car boot sales and fairs selling specialism handmade sweets such as fudge. Has now retired but still speak to him occasionally.
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In the late 90s I worked in Colliers Wood. There was a game against Chelsea arranged (may have been reserves, not sure they had u23s then) so I popped down to watch the second half in my lunch break.
I was just standing on the touchline, no stands of course, so it was just the same as watching a Sunday League match, except that Rudd Gullit was playing! It was quite surreal.
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