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I also played for Evington U12's 67/68 season we won the league and the cup the final of which was due to be played at Bloomfield Road but heavy rain caused a change of venue to the Co-Op sports ground on Preston New Road. The following season I left after a couple of months to follow the Pool...

Played along side a young Billy Ronson in a team called Evington 68/69 season more recent times I was at a friends 60th birthday party and he introduced me to his son in law Alex Baptise

August 1968 Aston Villa somehow managed to con my parents that I was going with a friends father the reality was a trip on standerwicks coach from poulton road in Fleetwood big adventure for a 12 year old. March 1969 Bolton the match was moved to an evening kick off to avoid a clash with the...

Round 1 replay against Wigan November 1979 who where non league then stood on the grassy bank behind the goal

After relocating with work to the North East in 1997 apart from a couple of trips to the riverside always in the away end ( with Big Bertha sourcing tickets) so to Sunderland away December 2010 I along with another Blackpool supporting work colleague were invited to the match our hosts was the...

First time a game preview made the front page of the Daily Mirror on the morning of the game

Middlesbrough for the last 26 years

The Hull away game followed the 3rd thrashing of Wet Spam

Nearly 50 years ago I worked for Fylde Coast foods during the summer holidays before embarking on me journey into industry. One of the perks (and the only one) was you was able to create your pie for the following day tea break my favourite was cheese and onion the size of a dustbin lid...

The point I was trying to make if Maxwell had used a little gamesmen ship and stayed down the 'dodgy' just might have blown for a foul

A lesson to be learnt if Thompson had collapsed after the push into the hoarding and Maxwell had gone to ground after the assault by the Scottish thug would the ref had taken different decisions?

Yes I worn shin pads

He presented me with the medals for the 67/68 season in the BAYC leagues at Grange park social Evington under 12's league and cup winners a fine gentleman

Early 70's Blackpool had some cracking night clubs as a out of town young un was introduced to the original 007 which in now under the foundations of the Hounds Hill shopping centre Brian London always kept control of his customers . The Adam & Eve started the cheap drinks night on a Tuesday at...

The Queens /Showboat