The above came to mind for some reason, a gentle, skilled, sophisticated midfielder who played for United at Colchester in the league cup first round in 1970. It was an exciting time, only the second or third game as a league club, at Layer road that throwback to the 40s and 50s, intense in the atmosphere, excellent in all ways.
You wont get his like today.
United are away to Colchester, who have a new ground, its clinical, clean, sparkly, modern, and empty, devoid of emotion atmosphere. Neutral.
As the game will be, a procession, numb, meaningless, just a way of passing time, the brand of football impotent as it comes, lacking in all things.
Im thankfull i lived in that era....not this one, by the way united lost 5-0.
You wont get his like today.
United are away to Colchester, who have a new ground, its clinical, clean, sparkly, modern, and empty, devoid of emotion atmosphere. Neutral.
As the game will be, a procession, numb, meaningless, just a way of passing time, the brand of football impotent as it comes, lacking in all things.
Im thankfull i lived in that era....not this one, by the way united lost 5-0.

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