I need a wordsmith!
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mattyc69

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337 posts

181 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Hopefully someone can help me out here,

One of my guys is retiring, very well thought of and a die hard Norwich City fan,

He started with us in 2004, I have managed to procure a new old stock special edition 2004 city shirt from when they won division 1 (the last it was division 1 before it became the championship). Also managed to get hold of some period letters / numbers for the back which will be his surname and 17 for his years service with us. It’s going to be placed in double sided frame so he can see the name / numbers on the back and the reference to 2004 winning season on the front.

Now not 100% set on this but I am thinking about a quote of some sort on a little plaque on the bottom of the frame based around 2004 being a golden year for city and his start with us, but I am sh** at coming up with anything that does not also sound sh** or should I just leave it as it’s a sh** idea.

Options welcome good or bad!

Edited by mattyc69 on Friday 30th July 20:20

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,006 posts

264 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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2004 was a mustard year hehe

(Pathetic I know)

hyphen

26,262 posts

119 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Lots of inspiration for you


Jonboy_t

5,038 posts

212 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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There once was a bloke from Norwich,
He retired,
Here’s a t-shirt you can only look at.

(Seriously though, lovely thing to do, nice one fella!)

Monkeylegend

29,189 posts

260 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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On the ball s hitty.

Lozw86

903 posts

161 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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I heart Delia

thebraketester

15,764 posts

167 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Gooooooooal…… and another!!!

talksthetorque

10,821 posts

164 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Since you started here you can count the number of Norwich promotions on one hand.








(It’s six)

Monkeylegend

29,189 posts

260 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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talksthetorque said:
Since you started here you can count the number of Norwich promotions on one hand.








(It’s six)
Are you saying us Norfolk boys have a bit of inbreeding going on? smile

DanL

6,586 posts

294 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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Given that it’s a football themed retirement present, “they think it’s all over, it is now” or some variation might work…

SCEtoAUX

4,119 posts

110 months

Friday 30th July 2021
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How about:

"With heartfelt thanks for 17 years of loyal service.

p.s Norwich City are ste"

23.7

28,960 posts

212 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Brilliant and tacky at the same time.

See if you can get Alan Partridge (or even better) Paul Calf to present it.

Spare tyre

12,546 posts

159 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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Big eared farm boy to present a gift

67Dino

3,644 posts

134 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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What a lovely idea. A few suggestions:

A reminder that 2004 wasn’t just the year you started at XYZ limited.

A momento from 2004, and all you’ve done since. If only Norwich City could have worked as hard and achieved as much.

This momento of what 2004 brought for you is a token of our gratitude for what 2004 brought for us.





zetec

5,193 posts

280 months

Saturday 31st July 2021
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hyphen said:
Lots of inspiration for you

That was the first thing that came into my mind when I read the OP laugh

MrGTI6

3,304 posts

159 months

Monday 2nd August 2021
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thebraketester said:
Gooooooooal…… and another!!!
st! Did you see that!?

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,006 posts

264 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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What did you finish up with then OP?

Jenny Tailor

1,727 posts

66 months

Friday 1st October 2021
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Get this.
https://www.notonthehighstreet.com/sewheartfelt/pr...


Should give you some inspiration and a few giggles from the audience.

Throw in a crap trophy - and you are there.

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

32,006 posts

264 months

Friday 7th January 2022
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2 sMoKiN bArReLs said:
What did you finish up with then OP?
Are we never to know? weeping