Happy birthday Neil Diamond

[Altofts tiger25]

80 today
Many happy returns and hope to hear him many more times on the final hooter at the Jungle.

[Tigers1926]

SWEET CAROLINE and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mr Diamond ✌ COYF

[JIN JER]

Hateful song.

[casjunction]

What's New Pussy Cat.

I know you've moved back to Trin

[SuffolkTiger]

A headline I never thought I'd see on the this forum....

He sets the tone for not giving in to advancing years....

Many happy returns Neil.

[tigerfeat]

That song will always remind me of the summer of 2017 happy memorys and the most fun I can remember having following Cas

[old cas lass]

That song will always remind me of the summer of 2017 happy memorys and the most fun I can remember having following Cas

And the most times it was ever played in a season.

[heritage1926]

Was driving down WR yesterday afternoon and just before I got to the ground, Sweet Caroline came on. Hopefully an omen to better times ahead!

[gateman]

like the song or like it not I hope it's with us for many years to come can't wait to hear it down the lane again

[Piquad1]

Love the song and the atmosphere down lane when we all get going. God I miss those days please bring it all back for our sanity.

[FIat Capper]

Not surprisingly I've been barred from doing it on the karaoke at a certain hostelry in Fev but I enjoy doing it where ever I'm allowed.

Anyway, belated Happy B to Mr D.

[Ken Smith]

I’ve always liked Neil Diamond and especially Sweet Caroline. The first lines ‘where it began’ are so appropriate fitting into the rebirth of Cas Tigers under Darryl Powell. When my wife died 11 years ago, at her funeral I had the opening words of the late Dave Whitfield played “When you lose the one you love, how lonely life can be,, those loving souvenirs can only bring you tears when you lose the one you love”. Those words have always given me comfort even though I doubt that anyone remembers David Whitfield today who was a Yorkshireman born in Hull.
I once tried to rewrite Sweet Caroline with the words Great Castleford which of course they are, but it didn’t quite fit. Nevertheless from one octogenarian to another, happy birthday Neil.

[hazzy]

Hateful song.

Don't care what "JIN JER" says,,, I think he has a bit of a soft spot for Cas.

[JIN JER]

Hateful song.

Don't care what "JIN JER" says,,, I think he has a bit of a soft spot for Cas.

Hour for hour I may well have spent more time in Cas than you.
And a lot of my friends are Cas fans, it does happen you know.It is after all “only a game”.

[hazzy]

Na ! Sorry "JIN JER" lad,,,, born and bred in Cas, now in my 80's unfortunately,,, but good on yer being a bit of a Cas fan

[Tamworth Tiger]

I’ve always liked Neil Diamond and especially Sweet Caroline. The first lines ‘where it began’ are so appropriate fitting into the rebirth of Cas Tigers under Darryl Powell. When my wife died 11 years ago, at her funeral I had the opening words of the late Dave Whitfield played “When you lose the one you love, how lonely life can be,, those loving souvenirs can only bring you tears when you lose the one you love”. Those words have always given me comfort even though I doubt that anyone remembers David Whitfield today who was a Yorkshireman born in Hull.
I once tried to rewrite Sweet Caroline with the words Great Castleford which of course they are, but it didn’t quite fit. Nevertheless from one octogenarian to another, happy birthday Neil.

Very moving post Ken. Thanks for sharing

[gateman]

i am having it played at my funeral as people leave the crem

[SuffolkTiger]

I’ve always liked Neil Diamond and especially Sweet Caroline. The first lines ‘where it began’ are so appropriate fitting into the rebirth of Cas Tigers under Darryl Powell. When my wife died 11 years ago, at her funeral I had the opening words of the late Dave Whitfield played “When you lose the one you love, how lonely life can be,, those loving souvenirs can only bring you tears when you lose the one you love”. Those words have always given me comfort even though I doubt that anyone remembers David Whitfield today who was a Yorkshireman born in Hull.
I once tried to rewrite Sweet Caroline with the words Great Castleford which of course they are, but it didn’t quite fit. Nevertheless from one octogenarian to another, happy birthday Neil.

Thanks for sharing that in such an open & honest way. Take care mate..

[Tigers1926]

Just shows how powerful some words can be when put together in a song, poem, or a sentence or two, and how they can bring comfort to someone. Take care Ken.