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He probably hailed him as The Saviour not so long ago - as most of them did.

Screenshots if any use...

Abridged. It must've got all too much for him. (Apologies if already posted. Can't keep up).

Bloody hell. A 25 page thread elsewhere already? You guys got nothing else to do? 🤣😉

Bid in? https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d8n4kp?at_custom2=twitter&at_custom4=68D1FC50-6646-11ED-8B71-E5ED15F31EAE&at_custom3=LR+BBC+CWR&at_campaign=64&at_custom1=image&at_medium=custom7

I was 14 - and was nearly 6ft at 11yo! Looked ridiculous wearing a cap as we had to for the first two years at school. I ended up at 6ft 2in within a year or so but reckon I'd have been much taller but for my 40 a day habit 😉

Yes, definitely well over the quoted official figure. We got there really early, just after the gates opened, and got a pretty good spot. Rammed though, as you say. My mate being a shortarse struggled, but at 6ft 2 I had no problems seeing (or breathing!).

The promised land?

It wasn't great, no. Since it passed from Ochiltree ownership it was in a steady decline, but nothing like it is now, obviously. You were probably talking about a realistic six-figure renovation when it was closed. Now, it really needs razing and starting from scratch. Not sure anyone has the...

All well and good, and I remain hopeful something can be done, although much of the grandstand will need replacing, so temporary facilities will initially be required. My worry, though, would be that Horton and Sandhu still have some kind of interest. Please God, no!

And you got the figure correct too. You see that quoted incorrectly so often. (I was in the covered end).

No dirty yellow anywhere though. Not having that!

However, this one might be seen as more appropriate...

Ha. I actually played that last night, and Coming Home by Delaney & Bonnie. Both superb tunes.

Think you missed the RFL reference TBF.

If it's down to the RFL, they're really in the shit.

Yep. Don Fardon. The whole Woodhouse thing was a travesty.

We used to use the Plough at Eathorpe much more than the Red Lion. A mate's parents ran it for years before retiring and it being taken over by a certain well known local... which I'm sure many will know of. Another favourite was the Woodhouse. Another mate used to do the music for the Saturday...

Used to be...