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I got Alf Wood right, thanks to years of listening to my Dad. Bellamy undid me too.

You'll not convince me how great the Tories are, I'm afraid. As I said the number of children who have slipped into poverty doesn't suggest they are good any cleaning anything up. Apart from more cash for themselves, of course.

Good for you. There are millions who won't want to give Tories "thanks". The quarter of a million children pushed into poverty since they came to power, for example.

There was a global financial crisis. And as FP pointed out Osbourne certainly hasn't made things any better. The problem with the Tories is they are idealogical. They want to batter the working man and cut taxes for the rich. They always look after themselves.

18 for me.

Mmm. Maybe. Anyone visiting Warwick will be sorely disappointed though. It's a bit of a one-horse town.

Always wondered why they did call it Warwick and not Coventry. Bit odd that.

No, I'm not saying redundancies are a direct consequence. I'm saying that it never looks good when on one hand loads of people are losing their jobs and on another the same employer is bailing out a joint enterprise company set up to run a stadium that is sitting empty.

No, it's not what I'm implying. I should know I work for one and have had to reapply for my own job on more than one occasion! I know it's not just CCC or WCC. And yes, Shmmee I know what cunts the Conservatives are.

Maybe it didn't. But the average bloke in the street doesn't feel the same way about the Council that you do. They will see cuts, closure of the pool and redundancies on one hand and a nice fat bail-out to ACL on the other for a stadium that isn't even being used. #

"Someone like me", eh? I'm happy for the football club to be given access to the "council asset". Whether that's through a rental deal or some other way. Because at the moment, who is actually getting anything from this "asset". Maybe you'd like to tell me why that £14M was well spent and...

Ah yes, "different pots". As I said, I'm sure that will be of some comfort to those being made redundant.

Maybe he's Ian Wallace?

But they don't need the club. They've told us enough times.

Great, isn't it? I'm sure each and every one of the thousand people who are going to lose their jobs will feel a little better every time they drive past the Ricoh; "At least the community asset is safe for the people of Coventry" they will sigh. The future's so bright I gotta wear shades.

Yeah, could be. They all had the same haircut in those days. Well, apart from Wally.

Yes, one of the one's that sticks in my mind too. Along with a 4-4 draw with Brum on our first ever Sunday game and that great 5-4 Forest League Cup match.

Best of all. You weighed three stone heavier every time it rained.

Well, no one's looking. Is it Donal Murphy?

Nice one, Wingy. Those years 77/78/79 where the seasons where I started going to most home and away matches with me Dad and where the bug really kicked in. Wally and Fergie were my heroes. My favourite kit too. Great memories.