His first game was a home game to Chester which we lost 2-0. I remember it well. I lived in Chester as a lad and used to go watch them most weeks (I only used to get to see the lads 5 or 6 times a season back then). I travelled over with a few mates who supported Chester - we just went into different gates in the Roker End and chatted through the fence during the game. Seems a bit bizarre now. From the age of 14 to 17, I used to idolise Stuart Rimmer who they had bought a couple of seasons earlier from Everton for £15k and who just couldn’t stop scoring. Then he scored in that game! I got some stick on the way home. By the way, I was also there when the same Stuart Rimmer scored all 3 when Walsall beat us 3-0 at Roker to end their 15 game losing streak - I tried to hate him after that but still idolised him a bit


. Now totally off topic, but… I was at Walsall when they beat us 2-0, they then drew their next 3 league games, then lost their next 15 league games, then I saw them beat us 3-0. How did we manage that!!!