Skircoat Shed Archive

Kevin told me at the reunion that Hartlepool gave him a 5-year contract. Unheard of in the lower leagues back then.

You may be thinking of the crash that tragically killed his team-mate Dave Wiggett https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Wiggett

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/football-club-fears-for-its-future-after-135k-injury-claim/5102253.article

I agree. 1994 to 2008 were awful, with the exception of 1997/8. A couple of the most recent years not that great either, but the journey back up the leagues was enjoyable for novelty value.

Unlikely to win the league due to finances. We're only a couple of points off the play-offs during a tough opening few games and without our first-choice strikers. Our only defeat was down to a wonder-goal at Stockport. We're doing OK.

Maybe a fiver each card

Twice a month. Home games tend to be successive fixtures so space the cards out.

There was an Aldershot fan on Twitter the other day saying that they had really hit rock bottom now they were below a club that no longer exists!

Interesting that it's the 9 with longest unbroken spell in the PL rather than most seasons, which would exclude Man City (and Southampton).

Comparable with Vardy in his first spell. Both had blinding pace & both execellent finishers

He was actually in the Arsenal manager Terry Neill's office when Town rang with Derby's offer https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-county-bobby-davison-arsenal-4095341

Stockport likely to be in the frame for automatic promotion won with a wonder strike & only kept out Summerfield's effort with a world-class save. We were also missing a couple of decent forwards. Based on that we should do OK.

Agreed. I would have been buying Shaykehands' & Eddies Mate's drinks by then!

Two commentaries at different stages of the match Edit: refresh sorts it

Finally