Talk of downpours has triggered a few more random memories! In the days when all football supporters were treated like animals, I remember an away game at Sunderland when we were vying with them at the top of the table and lost 4-0. The police kept us outside the railway station for about 30 minutes in torrential rain. We were still wet when we got back to Nottingham. I also remember a game at White Hart Lane in the rain when Tristan Benjamin played centre back, and every time he headed the ball there was a visible shower from his afro! I think there used to be a poster on here called 'Benji's afro' in years gone by. Then there was a cup game at Highbury on a freezing cold day which I think we lost 2-0. On the train journey back the heating had broken down and it was like travelling in a bloody fridge!

In the 70s we went to most away games on Supporters Club trains organised by (I think) Claude Bishop and Neal Hook. The trip to Carlisle was the most enjoyable, it was like a free sightseeing trip through the heart of the Lake District.