The walk to the ground from the station is depressing. I recall a wet Tuesday night in the Stimson era for a 0-0. The quality of the football matched the weather.
Any club that falls on hard times, have a few relegations, but still think they are Billy Big Bollocks. Sunderland at the moment, but there will be others.
I have strong memories of the Everton games and also the Cup game against WBA in the early 80s. We played really well and were suckered by a late Statham goal.
I've had to look up the year, but I remember it was a 2-2 draw against Mansfield. Research tells me it was 1974, so I'd have been 7.
I blame my aunts for taking me, thus leading to a life sentence.
I've worked throughout, however the move to working from home has been a real eye opener and I'm not alone in not wanting to go back to the office on a full time basis. It will be interesting to see how employers react to this. We are due to move buildings next year and the current plan is to...
Has anyone on here decided not to have it? No damning words (at least from me), just interested to know the reasons why.
Wife has her's this morning, and obviously as I'm considerably younger, I'll have to wait a bit longer....
I've been to Dover in Tasmania, which achieves the impossible and makes our version look upmarket.
Conversely, the Tassie town of Swansea is lovely, on the Freycinet peninsula with some of the best seafood I've tasted in a long time.
Every country has the right to produce a wicket to suit their strengths, but questions have to asked if, as seems likely, a test match finishes in a couple of days.