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Apparently it was meant to be Colchester, but it wasn’t actually their nickname (think that came from the Sky Blue History podcast).

I remember "We want the old five" being chanted in the West End in the 70's.

Imagine it on here, if we'd lost the first game of the season 3-0 to a promoted team that most people expect to struggle.

He seems to be at his best when he does things instinctively, not so good when he has time to think. I recall one of the managers in the 70’s (might have been Shankly?) saying that when he was scouting a player he was always looking to see what he did when he had time.

This thread does remind me of two years ago when I seem to recall posts saying that King was playing too much hardball with Gyokeres and that he'd kill the transfer to Sporting and Vic would walk away for nothing in 12 months.

Twenty minute intervals!

While we’re on the nostalgia kick, anyone else in the BC years (before Ceefax) used to phone up the ground to find out the score?

It was the (non) signing of Franz Carr that cost me (my Dad).

Does every thread have to get derailed by people doing obvious wind ups? Bloody school holidays.

Seems the exact opposite. Investment in the training facilities and bringing in experienced senior management.

The worry is that those innocuous looking injuries often turn out to be bad ones.

Very sad news. RIP Matt.

Apparently the number came from the ticket office.

On one of the other threads someone said 11,600

Thanks Pete.

Pretty sure that Fergie got our goal that day. Think it made it 4-1?

Good point - missed that and it was Hutch as well!! Don’t remember the all red, but sounds plausible against a team with blue/navy shorts.

Think it was red shirts and blue shorts?

No, Derby was in the September (IIRC) and WBA came a few weeks later.

My attempted humour is clearly too subtle…