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Block 15 as usual with the lads. Given my gentle advance towards senility and decorum I’m usually selective in joining in with the singing but I expect to turn the dial up to full bellow on Boxing Day.

I was also at the infamous match, at the tender age of 15. Kick off was delayed as 38,000 tried to pay at the turnstiles, including 15,000 from Bristol. We were 2-0 up and cruising. The fact is that if Sunderland got a point at Everton then either us or Bristol would go down. Bristol came back...

Used to be the way in the West End in the 70s. Two parallel barriers from back to front about a metre apart, filled with coppers, with both sets of fans flobbing at each other across the divide. The good old days.

A few years ago went to the old Dell at Southampton one bitter winter day with the old man who was about 63 then. Half time dad opened a hip flask with whiskey in it. One of their stewards told him to put it away. Old man told him to fuck off and nearly got arrested. Would have been one of the...

Glad you’re ok

Went toe to toe with a Premier League standard squad, not just an eleven. Could and should have won. Goals change games and 2-0 to us would have probably made their home atmosphere toxic and made it very hard for them to come back. 1-1 gave them momentum and they took advantage. No doubt they...

That’s football. Pity is that it feels a bit like Wembley. We should have scored three and then we’d have won, but we missed sitters. Under the cosh first half but all over them second. We were stood right next to the mutants and when we were on top they all turned their backs and could’t look...

Standing on a box as a kid so as to see.

Some of their former big wigs should really be in prison. Is it too late for Duggins, Reeve, Maton & Co to fund a rescue package? I suspect if the full truth ever came out there might be several collars felt by Inspector Knacker, as never has a relationship looked more corrupt. Likewise...

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What the hell, went for the £500. No fool like an old fool

I’m glass half full. Last year turned 60 and was branded a ‘senior citizen’ which I didn’t much care for. However the reduced price helped me get over the calumny. This year they announce that I’m no longer a coffin dodger but charge me £400!

Can you begin to imagine the Sunderland meltdown if we kick off late, know their score means we just need a point, and Boro and us kick it about for the last few minutes. Please God, let that happen.

The Southam CCFC Supporters Club is pretty impressive for such a small place, filling a coach to a lot of away games

Ali G was amongst the Year 12s furious at us for most of the match. Very scary bunch (if you were Year 10 maybe). There was one special chap in a black T shirt who when Vik scored acted like he was King Kongs harder brother. A few seconds later a plastic bottle was lobbed from our side which...

The noise in the corner was that loud today I wasn’t even aware other parts of the ground were singing. In the old West End in the 70s you sometimes couldn’t hear your self think but today was the loudest I’ve ever known

The noise was unbelievable in the concourse half an hour before kick off

Those were indeed the days. Really thought we were heading out of the league.

The question which I have never seen answered satisfactorily is why empty blocks are needed for segregation at the CBS but not at Celtic, Chelsea or any other Premier League ground? Agreed that it’s not an issue when the ground is half full, but not when the demand is there, as it is for...