Be afraid, be very afraid.Leigh Sebba wrote:Is there a danger of Bob Bull doing the same ?
Leigh,
My complete contempt for 'soccer' is well understood by listeners to Three Counties ("I don't even know which end of a football you hit with a stick"), however, I will confess to you, but not for general dissemination, that I was once conned into attending a match at Barnet FC. As a rather naive and gullible school boy (what's changed ? Well other than the 'boy'), I along with the whole school was advised by the headmaster that a really special match was being played and that everyone should go along at support the team. Muggins went along and witnessed Barnet FC playing a Met Police team!!!
My only memory of this momentous occasion was the Met Plod goalie being carted off after being struck in the stomach by a ball. What a shame!
This is my sole experience of the 'beautiful game'. This historic event would have been about 1950 too early to have met you there I suppose, however, I expect you remember the local bully boys, the Darcys?
Sadly I cannot at this time recall if I attended the re-opening of Donington, but I certainly went there quite a lot in the 70's 80's and even the 90's.
Please be assured that should I see you at the 'revival meeting' I will most certainly nod at you.
I must stress that the foregoing is of a most confidential nature as should it get into the public domain my reputation as a serious motor sport editor, could be jeoparidised. I know I can rely on your disgression in this matter.
Fan Boy Bob.
, the free meals (and beer), the free champagne tour of the Donington Collection with Kevin Wheatcroft, the Richard Plant BBQs, the Chas supervision on my brakes, and the rain holding off until the end of our races.
