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There was a thread on here when Chaplin signed about him being 125/1 or similar for League One top scorer. I was silly enough to think he'd be the new McNulty and that was value. Thankfully only a couple of quid each way wasted. About the price of a pint of Guinness so I'll stop at 7 tonight...

‘A magical figure’: Trevor Francis on being the first £1m player, 40 years on Interesting article, apparently only 2 clubs were prepared to pay the £1 million, Forest and... Coventry City! Never knew that.

Being born in 1983 I don't remember too much of Speedie but I do remember being gutted as a kid also when Gallagher was sold. However, the Wegerle/Quinn strike force that followed was part of my formative years as a city fan. Nostalgia is a weird thing as it often over sentimentalises things but...

Read this site a bit for news etc but just signed up now to say I'd definitely be up for some sort of East Mids group. Am in Leicester too (didn't realise there were so many of us in exile over here!)