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More Mag fiction ?

The ‘author’, if memory serves correct, is the same who penned the ‘knowing nods and winks’ article much derided a few years back. Amazing that this has taken 40 odd years to be made public. I lived in east London for 15 years, worked with loads of Hammers, to a man they didnt have a good word to say about NUFC.
 

Exile in Ayr said:
I was in the Fulwell main stand paddock that night and had a decent view of Kevin Arnott knocking a rebound in.
Stan Cummins sealed it late on if I recall correctly. However it was bedlam at the end so I stayed for the lap of honour and drove back to Durham at about half ten when the traffic was lighter. It must have been quite emotional for Pop Robson who played for West Ham and us in his career. Come to think of it he played for them up the road starting about 1964 so he was in the twilight of a distinguished career after the game. He made the half time draw against Coventry a fortnight ago and probably the first time I had seen him since that night 44 years ago. Anyway maybe some mags who allegedly travelled to the game on that glorious night were there to watch one of their former heros in Pop. Lived at Chester le Street did Pop, a mackem mate of mine used to wash his car for a while, possibly when he was still playing for the mags as it was the mid to late sixties. Tbf I was at the Fairs Cup Final with me dad against Ujpest Doza in the A paddock as we used to get in for nothing. However my grandparents moved to Roker when I was 6 so was staunch red and white by 1960 as used to see them when Sunderland were at home. I was at Wembley in 1973 while my dad was there in 1974. In 1966 at St James Park I suffered Alan Suddick scoring twice and then they were singing we are gonna hoy Jim Baxter in the Tyne. However later the same year we beat them 3 nowt with Mulhall, Martin and O'Hare scoring. Aye generally speaking either me dad or me were happy although not very often at the same time. I think when I watched Man City beat Newcastle 4 3 with me dad I was absolutely ecstatic as at halftime it came up on the scoreboard that Sunderland were winning 2 1 at Old Trafford and it stayed like that. That meant that City won the league. Imagine if it meant that either the red and white wizards or them winning the Premier league if Man Utd and City were the opposition. However realistically West Brom on Tuesday night need dispatched and we don't want the team in red and white stripes on Friday night to win.
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I can’t recall what I had for breakfast
 
Any 32 said:
The ‘author’, if memory serves correct, is the same who penned the ‘knowing nods and winks’ article much derided a few years back. Amazing that this has taken 40 odd years to be made public. I lived in east London for 15 years, worked with loads of Hammers, to a man they didnt have a good word to say about NUFC.
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Who does? Shrewsbury :lol:
 
Hi Brian! It really flummox's you doesn't it that not every fan base would bend over and beg like you lot did!? Say what you like about the scousers but they let the Saudi's know they aren't welcome else LFC would be Liverpool owned.

The Saudi's are going to destroy football as we know it and it is pathetic that at 58 you can't see that.
 
Any 32 said:
The ‘author’, if memory serves correct, is the same who penned the ‘knowing nods and winks’ article much derided a few years back. Amazing that this has taken 40 odd years to be made public. I lived in east London for 15 years, worked with loads of Hammers, to a man they didnt have a good word to say about NUFC.
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I made a few West Ham mates when I lived down there and travelled up tomorrow game with them once. Met up a few times after and, as you say, they aren’t fond of our neighbours at all
 
buster said:
Never heard about this in all my years , and I was at this match .

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It sounds like an episode of the Tales of the Unexpected. I was one of those locked outside and never saw any bother from any Mags. Don't know why they feel the need to make these things up.
 
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