{"id":3830,"date":"2012-02-21T15:54:29","date_gmt":"2012-02-21T15:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/?p=3830"},"modified":"2012-03-15T16:57:09","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T16:57:09","slug":"trotters-loved-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/trotters-loved-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Trotters Loved Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: right; margin:5px 0 5px 5px;\">\n<amp-auto-ads type=\"adsense\"\r\n              data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\">\r\n<\/amp-auto-ads>\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s obvious that the Trotters loved football as a sport. Clearly Rugby is for Grammar school kids and there was a fat chance of Del or Rodney getting to Grammar school. Two GCE&#8217;s was pushing it!<\/p>\n<p>Del wasn&#8217;t a Millwall fan as he was quite derogatory &#8220;Stone me Rodney, a\u00a0<em>Millwall<\/em>\u00a0fan could have worked that out! Rodney Don&#8217;t keep on at me Del, at least I&#8217;m trying ain&#8217;t I, which is more than I can say for you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>So what was the football connections or soccer connection for our new USA fans ?<\/p>\n<p>Rodney was a <strong>Chelsea<\/strong> fan as he claimed in Sids cafe\u00a0&#8221; Chelsea dropped 3 on\u00a0Saturday\u00a0&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Grandad (Ted Trotter) was a <strong>Millwall<\/strong> fan as was Reg Trotter (Del&#8217;s Dad)<\/p>\n<p>Grandad reveals that Reg Trotter was a <strong>Millwall<\/strong> fan. &#8220;Your dad always said that one day Del Boy would reach the top. Then again, he always said Millwall would win the cup&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Joan Trotter was a Charlton fan &#8211; We all know Rodney inherited his middle name <strong>Charlton<\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"d7386eeb5bdcd2f43c1295b58ceaf130\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:5px 0 5px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ofah2-response -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1609637348681190\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5593259115\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Some say Del Boy was <strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong> as there was always a scarf hanging in the hallway in the early episodes<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Del Piero\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/images\/delpieroL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"302\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Albertini\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/images\/albertiniL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"302\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" title=\"Rodnaldo\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/images\/rodnaldoL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"302\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Real Proof the\u00a0Trotters Loved Football<\/h2>\n<p>Few people realise the Trotters won the world cup in 1966<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1289\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1289\" title=\"world cup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/worldcup-450x550.jpg\" alt=\"Trotters are the Champions\" width=\"450\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/worldcup-450x550.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/worldcup.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trotters are the Champions<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/david-peckham\/\">David Peckham<\/a><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/trotters-loved-football\/\"><img width=\"125\" height=\"125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ofah.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/worldcup-150x150.jpg\" class=\"alignright tfe wp-post-image\" alt=\"Trotters are the Champions\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><p>It&#8217;s obvious that the Trotters loved football as a sport. Clearly Rugby is for Grammar school kids and there was a fat chance of Del or Rodney getting to Grammar school. Two GCE&#8217;s was pushing it! Del wasn&#8217;t a Millwall fan as he was quite derogatory &#8220;Stone me Rodney, a\u00a0Millwall\u00a0fan could have worked that out! 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