The sad part for me was the older members of the audience wanting a return to the success of the past. They had waited nearly 20 years for more success and yet it would be nearly 20 more before it truly came and that would have been too late for some of them. I really hope the gentleman that questioned if he would see it before the “end of his days” did so.I agree with every word said there, great post, great memories (mostly).
Came across this by chance. Of course this was in the midst of the Lee v Swales campaign.
Couple of observations.
1. John Maddock was a test. So far up Swales'sarse he might as well have been his taste buds
2. Big Mal always played to an audience but it strikes me with him and Franny that once you establish that bond with fans because of what you did on the pitch then it can't be broken (even if you do daft things)
3. A lot of suited and booted fans
And if he had just accepted the situation and left when Frannie first made an offer, he would have been saved from all the stress that he had to put up with, and might have lived longer.Remember that very first Monday night match, and thinking what the XXXX, we had not seen anything like it with the dancers and fireworks. The Footballers Football show, I didn't see at the time, I couldn't afford sky, what does come through is how we the fans felt, the time was right for change, sad, Peter Swales couldn't just accept the situation, if he had just gone and not tried to hang on. I went with everyone else when we protested outside the main stand, could have all been avoided.
Probably pretty similar to his job at City. What the fck would he actually have been doing?Maddock worked at the Daily Sport a few years back - had a mate who worked there, said he did fook all, just used to watch the horse racing and stick bets on all day.
What is Scott upto these days any ideas ?few old faces on there. scott loney playing with is hair. paul nolan leather jacket man jackie heap bernard buckley tommy muir . The good old days MAINE RD....
I had an interview there, and he was in the interview for - so I got to meet him... about a week later, after hearing nothing off them, my mate who worked there told me there had been a reshuffle - think redundancies too, and the job I'd had the interview for no longer existed... so guess, that's why he was there!Probably pretty similar to his job at City. What the fck would he actually have been doing?
That is scary - me in just over 5 years!And if he had just accepted the situation and left when Frannie first made an offer, he would have been saved from all the stress that he had to put up with, and might have lived longer.
He was only 63 when he died.
You must be slightly younger than me because my 63rd is less than five years away.That is scary - me in just over 5 years!
Would have thought he was 73
58 next month!You must be slightly younger than me because my 63rd is less than five years away.