I’d love to skip it but won’t. This will all eventually become a sad part of the bigger story. The only thing I know for sure is there will never be a Doug King statue outside our stadium.
Exactly my feelings. I was really looking forward to this one as it’s the kind of game we often pull out a stellar performance but it’s now overshadowed by the politics.
He will inevitably end up somewhere else and we’ll watch with envy as he builds an entertaining team. Hopefully for him it’s with an owner that understands football and what it means to the fans.
Jimmy Hill took a small unsuccessful club and brought them to the giddy heights of the fist division. He has a statue to remind us of those great times. There should have never been another contender for our best ever manager.
But there was.