Villa or Fulham

[sinkov]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

My wife thinks I am some sort of autistic and quite mad football freak, I have this daft gift of being able to remember almost every game I have ever seen or played in.

When I am in her company and meet up with old mates, all I get is "here we go again!" I once told her about a Cup Final I played in, we won 6-1 and I missed a penalty.

Two weeks later I was walking down Blackpool promenade with her and I bumped into our old centre-forward who was also walking down the prom with his missus. He said do you remember me scoring a hat trick in the 1967 Cup Final and you missing a penalty!

To further compound her woes he sent me a photo of the team, which the wife had framed and is now on my study wall. Great times!

[The Bedlington Terrier]

Your recall of detail is far better than mine BT, you must be quite a bit younger, so it's not so far in the distant past for you. I saw so many big games in the 60s, but I can remember very little detail from them now.

One that really surprised me recently was seeing a photo of us descending the Wembley steps after receiving losers medals in the 62 Cup Final. It was clearly raining quite hard, men had macs on, women with those plastic rainhoods they used to wear. I was there, and stood out in the open, but if you'd have asked I would have said it was a fine day, I have no recollection of rain, or getting wet whatsoever.

I was ten at the time and I cried all the way back to Crewe where the train broke down. My grandad threatened to throw me off the train unless I "grew up and remembered it's only a game!" I still prefer Bill Shankly's take on the beautiful game!