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Hey thanks! Not pedantry at all. An important correction. Where did I get 6th from? Must have been confusing it with 69/70.

Here's Part Two: Back to 1977/78. At the start of that season, Brian Clough made a key tactical decision. As John Robertson explains in his autobiography, Clough didn't think he could afford to play with two wingers now they were in the top flight. In Division Two, he'd often put Robertson on...

I'd love to hear more. Which school? What age? In his book Gordon tells a great story about how he met Edith, his wife. He was playing tennis with his Preston teammate David Kerry and on the neighbouring court were two young girls, Edith and Barbara. The lads started 'showing off' - and it led...

This is my first post on here. I've been researching the career of Gordon Milne and his father Jimmy, a truly remarkable tale that stretches across seven decades. The story was so fascinating that I was thinking of contacting him and suggesting we write a book together. Little did I know that...