Peter Gelson

[thickobee]

Seem to recall him playing for Bedfont Sunday in the Fleet Town six a sides sometime in the eighties.
Is my brothers all time favourite Bees player.

 

[sonofabee]

Same to you and yours mate,

But I still reckon that now Ealing Bee has dumped you, you're trying to groom me. I know about your penchant for young, good looking boys like me....

Not sure someone hasn't hacked your account again and I'm getting a dictionary for Christmas in an attempt to impress
and win back Ealing Bee!

 

[kaebess]

Done a piece this week for Fletch and Sav, do not know air date yet

 

[wanderer paul]

Just went to Peter Gelson's house, what a gentleman.

Spoke about the old days, we both did..... lol

Still sees Roger Cross, Jackie Graham, Alan Hawley, Gordon Philips, Paul Bence, etc. Spent a good half hour chatting

 

[Paul USA]

Bumped into him with his wife and daughter at the M&S Cafe in Staines a while back. He took the time to have a chat about Brentford. I took the time to tell his ladies to take great care of him as Legends deserve that ����

 

[Aberdeen flyer]

He was at our last home game of the season.

 

[ruislip bee]

IIRC he was the only one of our players that was going to make the QPR side if their takeover had succeeded in 67. One of my all time favourites.

 

[North London Bee]

IIRC he was the only one of our players that was going to make the QPR side if their takeover had succeeded in 67. One of my all time favourites.

Hawley Phillips and Docherty were also I the frame.

 

[Milton Keynes Bee]

Had every opposing CF in his pocket - except of Jack Howarth of Aldershot.

Bees Legend!

 

[wanderer paul]

Hawley Phillips and Docherty were also I the frame.

Yes, definitely those 3 plus Peter and even Bobby Ross I'd have thought.

 

[sonofabee]

Had every opposing CF in his pocket - except of Jack Howarth of Aldershot.

Bees Legend!

Was Peter still playing when the scouse ginger Afro Billy Ashcroft got sent off at GP playing for Wrexham when you had to have committed GBH to get sent off?

 

[wanderer paul]

Was Peter still playing when the scouse ginger Afro Billy Ashcroft got sent off at GP playing for Wrexham when you had to have committed GBH to get sent off?

Has to be 1972/73? More than likely.

 

[sonofabee]

Has to be 1972/73? More than likely.

Memory playing tricks but pretty sure Ashcroft battered Peter from start until he was eventually dismissed.

 

[Billy Hunt]

Yes, definitely those 3 plus Peter and even Bobby Ross I'd have thought.

It was mentioned in Denis Signy's qpr book. Can't find it, or the chapter I typed up on the gpg.

 

[wanderer paul]

It was mentioned in Denis Signy's qpr book. Can't find it, or the chapter I typed up on the gpg.

It's all in this thread.

https://griffinpark.org/forums/showthread.php?t=107070&page=5&p=2209917#post2209917

The Team was this,

The merits and demerits of goalkeepers Peter Springett and Gordon Phillips (Brentford) were argued. Was Peter Gelson a better centre-half than Ron Hunt? How did Alan Hawley, for whom Rangers had made an enquiry and later a bid, compare with Tony Hazell? Would John Docherty (now with Reading) and Ian Lawther win places in the Q.P.R. attack?
I don't think it was ever clearly resolved, but a team of the time (remeber this was January, 1967) read: Springett (or Phillips); Hazell, Hawley; Keen, Gelson, Sibley; Lazarus, Docherty, Marsh, Sanderson, Morgan R.
It is interesting, on reflection, that Rangers have since been interested in both Phillips and Gelson as well as Hawley.

But I'd have thought the squad would've included a couple more.

 

[kaebess]

Peter buys his own season ticket as he does not want to feel that he is taking advantage of the club or owner.

After all the years he still sees it as the club gave him more than he gave in return.

A truly remarkable chap that many could learn from today, in all walks of life.

 

[TW1Bee]

I've seen him a lot at GP and still looks fit and could still put in a 90min shift.

 

[sonofabee]

Peter buys his own season ticket as he does not want to feel that he is taking advantage of the club or owner.

After all the years he still sees it as the club gave him more than he gave in return.

A truly remarkable chap that many could learn from today, in all walks of life.

Peter is an absolute gent, worked with him at the airport and looks as good now as he did 30 odd years ago. They say you should never meet your heroes in case you are disappointed, he was the opposite, passionate about Brentford and happy to talk football all day.

 

[ruislip bee]

Peter is an absolute gent, worked with him at the airport and looks as good now as he did 30 odd years ago. They say you should never meet your heroes in case you are disappointed, he was the opposite, passionate about Brentford and happy to talk football all day.

I think I've posted in the past that when we were about 14 my mates and I were having a kick around in Gunnersbury Park one summer and Peter was doing some running on his own keeping fit. He came up and joined in for a bit. Seemed a really nice bloke.

 

[moribee]

Peter Gelson

Happy 75th birthday to an old school legend

 

[BlueJayBee]

Happy Birthday Peter!

 

[TW3Bee]

True Bees Legend.

Happy Birthday Peter.

 

[Beefletch]

Have a good one Pete! One of my first Bees heroes .

 

[North London Bee]

Have a great day.

 

[HerefordB]

A true Bee in every sense. They don't make 'em like that any more. Enjoy your birthday Peter!

 

[Keighley Bee]

The rock at the heart of the defence. Belated happy birthday, Peter.

 

[ruislip bee]

The rock at the heart of the defence. Belated happy birthday, Peter.

Great great player. Should have played at a higher level but remained a Bee. Happy B'day Peter (belated).

 

[Bookham Bee]

Great player always gave 100%.Seem to recollect at the end of his career he guested for a Local Sunday team.Can anybody confirm?

 

[thickobee]

As posted previously it was, iirc Bedfont Sunday.