I'm behind that goal in possession of a full head of hair, all my teeth & full mobility. happy days indeed.
It was a lovely day too. mild & sunny. I was impressed by the homely feel of the Cottage as a ground.
I imagine it's changed a bit. I'd certainly be surprised if you could still go to the bogs in the away end & stand looking over a neck high wall into people's gardens seperated by only a small embankment & a chain link fence.
There was a family having a picnic lunch in one of the gardens. One of our lot climbed over the wall, down the embankment & over the fence. Went & said hello. Came back wth a ****ing sandwich they gave him.
All a bit bizarre.
When we went up the stairs into the stand we could see we'd taken over 2 whole sides of the ground. Was almost like a home game. Must have taken 5 to 6 thousand at a guess.
Nice walk back to the tube past the tennis courts in the evening sunshine too. A bit surreal to be honest. More civilised than any other away trip I can remember.
Certainly more so than my next London away trip. ****ing Millwall. Talk about the sublime to the ridiculous. From sandwiches on the lawn to having bricks chucked at you by 9 year olds.
He lived in Nottingham and had bought tickets. I only remember because I'd arranged to go to Fulham with a cousin having forgotten about the prior engagement with my uncle... had to phone my cousin back and cancel out.
