A Spireite in his 40's with a love for all levels of football, particularly non-league. Always in search of that wonder-goal.
I even try to play tennis too ๐พ
Big Stan, what a superb player. Amazing longevity, tenacious around the court, had all the shots. Good to see a fitting humdinger for him in his last hurrah as well.
Unai Emery is probably going to win the Europa League with Sevilla, Villarreal and Aston Villa.
Thatโs like some kind of Football Manager save goal to succeed with all the teams with โVillaโ in.
Goal of the day
The Carling Cup tie between @ChesterfieldFC and Manchester City was locked at 1-1.
Then Derek Niven produced this incredible goal to win the match and send Saltergate into uproar.
#spireites
This goes back to my local library tomorrow, a fantastic image (including some poetic recollections of locals and their discussions on public transport) woven 13 years or more ago by @d_gray_writer
Poetic stuff, well worth a purchase (or a borrow).
In 2021 Carlisle United award their Man of the Match with a takeaway curry after the game. Joe Rileyโs face when he received a korma after their 2-1 defeat is incredible. ๐๐
He really helped in the immediate post-Brown time. I met with him, Tony Benn & Dennis Skinner & the 3 of them really supported the CFSS route and subsequently wrote and spoke to the authorities which unquestionably helped me & Ian Yeowart get the EFL to withdraw an expulsion vote