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Playing the Last Post? Apt, at least.

Wouldn't want the fuckers at the Butts. Shithouses.

There's a weather theme here 😂 Been over the bridge many times, but the first time was scary. I was on a BMW going north to a camping weekend and the wind was absolutely howling in off the North Sea and there was a 30 limit set. I'm convinced I was leaning that bike 45 degrees all the way...

It was the same day. 8th December. I was living in the sticks in S Leics at the time, and had Saturday morning overtime in Cov. I set off early in rain, which turned to snow as I hit the M69. By the time I got to the southern end it was coming down in absolute buckets, and sticking, badly, and I...

I was wondering what position he plays. And if he's related to Oswald.

Not the plastic flag then?

Massive clash. Theirs has 'COV' on it.

I got the bike out for the first time in ages recently. I was fcked by the time I'd cleaned the dust off and pumped up the tyres. Lokks nice now though, back on its stand.

Thinking on, that couldn't have been Milwall. We beat them 3-1 at home on the last day of the season, two weeks after beating Wolves 3-1 at home.

No, it was the year after that I reckon, on bonfire night or very close to it. They were firing rockets at us, and vice versa. We lost. 2-0 or 2-1 I think.

I know it's not a general rule, but I recall standing on the South Bank at Molineux in the mid-sixties (or slightly after), and there were an awful lot of us.

Best way to be. My late father-in-law retired at 65, subsequently sold his house, and spent his money travelling. He passed last year at 99 and 11 months, having still been visiting his son in NZ in his mid nineties. He lived in a sheltered flat in Evesham that only cost him a couple of hundred...

Yes, he was at Cradley for a good few years.

Just noticed that Colin Pratt, who died a few days ago, hasn't been mentioned yet. You'd need to be a speedway fan to know who he was, but he was important at Brandon and one or two other tracks. Good man too.

Yes, loved that, even though it wasn't 'my' genre. Always remember seeing Paul & Barry's mum Marion in panto (aladdin I think, but not sure) at Cov Theatre (must've been very early sixties, or even fifties). Fell in love with her there! RIP Barry.

I'm off the ale atm (fighting the flab, doncha know) but that sounds like one I'd like. Maybe next month though...

As Macca says, you're all reaffirming my absolute despair of allocated seating. Give me a terrace where I can just keep moving away from the utter half-cut morons.

There appear to be quite a few come over from Brum, and there'll be a perfectly adequate stadium available there post Commonwealth Games. 18000 seats after the games. More than enough. Just saying.

I'd love to know what percentage of those actually paid to get in.

Oh, and I remember the mascot incident too, although I can't recall who it was that day (either Claire, Nigel, or Mark Harrison. Possibly Claire iirc). Whatever; went down like a sack of shit. Quite funny at the time, but I recall the Harrisons overdoing the outrage afterwards. Just like them...