When I heard that there was going to be a pitch inspection at 5p.m. the pre-Christmas beers at work were starting to kick in and I must admit that I was hoping … [Read more...]
Rootin’ Tootin’: Sunderland-Luton
It’s a good job I’m grey already as being a Sunderland fan these days is giving a lot of us grey hairs. It was my first game at the Stadium of Light for a year … [Read more...]
Home Away Game
A bright half-moon was hanging over Ladbroke Grove W10 as I left home at 7.15 p.m. for the away game at Loftus Road. The steward at the School End (Lower) … [Read more...]
My Back Pages
In the early Sixties Shack’s was what we called our local off-licence on Durham Road, just west of what’s now the Metro line. The proprietor, though I didn’t … [Read more...]
To Hull and Back
A mate and I were in Hull way back in 1967 when a lad across the street shouted, “Hey, you!” I shouted back, “Get offa my cloud” which maybe wasn’t such a good … [Read more...]