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Ey Up! Roy
Hector Clough here. Names no coincidence, changed it during 70’s and
seen nothing since to mek me think about changing it again.
Well, the
lads have asked me to jot down a few things about The Rams and
football in general and I’m only too happy to oblige.
What a summer
eh? What with World Cup and all that scandal in Italy. After 30
years lobbying UEFA and t’ FA over 1973 Juventus semi-final, I
thought I’d finally had a breakthrough when the shit 'it the fan. I
was convinced we’d either be awarded the tie, setting up to play
Ajax in a restaged final, or at least get a rematch against Juve.
Seeing Kev, Rog and some of the other lads had kept themselves in
good nick, I quite rated our chances. I couldn’t believe no bugger
answered me letters! Even when I asked council to hang fire with
T’Baseball Ground in case it was needed,
the sod’s went and bulldozed it anyroad.
Well England
have gone from bad to worse. How about that Paul Robinson? Me
grandson said “Eh granddad, can you imagine Robinson on those muddy
pitches you tell me about” but I says “aye, point taken lad but in
them days ‘keepers could pick up back passes as long as they didn’t
take more than 50 steps or hold the ball for more than ten minutes
at a time”. Proper Skill & Entertainment in them days like.
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Colin God -
"would tackle a bloke, leave him for dead and run off with the
ball, without conceding a foul" says Roy and every other old git
you come across.
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How about the
current crop? Me grandson likes that Lupoli (bloody Italians again).
I told him – he might have put a couple in the onion bag but he
wouldn’t be so cocky if he had to carry 5lb of mud on his boots each
week. And the boots weren’t them slippers they wear nowadays either.
Well, our lad had the cheek to say “if he got tired we could just
bring a sub on”, subs? SUBSTITUTES! Prostitutes more like! Mincing
up and down the touchline waving their arse around! In my day, if
the keeper broke his arm, you just put on wing for the last 89
minutes. He could still run. Christ almighty, next thing you know
they’ll start painting the penalty spot on before kick-off……
Anyway until next time, don't
forget the good old days.
Roy Hector Clough
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