Originally Posted by
Stan Marshall
Just after Craig Short’s dismissal as Notts County manager, I wandered into a West Bridgford hostelry with my wife for a quick lunchtime drink. To my amazement, I stumbled upon virtually the entire playing squad and management team having a farewell drink with Craig. They were all sat in a large circle, taking up virtually the whole of the bar.
I ordered a drink for the two of us and we managed to grab a seat in a corner. Anyway, after a while, Lee Hughes, joined the group and happened to be standing in front of us. At one point he turned round and apologised for crowding us out. However, Mrs M explained that I was a big County fan and told him not to worry. We ended up having quite a lengthy chat with Hughesy but the highlight was when he bought a round of shots for everybody and insisted on us both having one too.
Despite the circumstances, we had a very enjoyable hour or so mixing with what was a very talented group of players.
Wasn’t as good as bumping into the Krankies though!! 😂