At the other end of the scale I particularly remember a defeat at a freezing, wet and very windy Blackpool, early 70s and, same era, another defeat at an even colder, windier and even wetter Huddersfield.

Never thought I'd feel that cold again at a game, ever. I was wrong. EM Derby weekend, our game was on the Sunday. Notts County were home to Tranmere on the Saturday. We went. Couple of beers in the NCFC fans bar and then just nefore kick off we took our seats in the stand. COOOLLDDD!!! HT we went back to the bar as it was warmer in there. On the way back to our seats I stopped off at a foos kiosk and boght a steaming hot pie. Up to my seat with and it was almost impossible to eat. Nowt wrong with the pie other than it wouldn't stop still long enough for me to take a bite. I was that damned cold my hands were shaking so very vigorously that when I went to take a bite I kept missing it.......... Damned awful. They won, 3-2, Jon Stead score 2 and got the assist for the 3rd. Still didn't feel warm though. That took till about 9 in the evening.