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Colour of Spring is a brilliant album. Spirit of Eden/ Laughing Stock are two of the greatest artistic statements of all time. Apparently the A+R man of EMI sobbed when he heard SOE for the first time - a) because it was so beautiful and b) because it wouldn’t sell. And then Mark Hollis packed...

Like the pre-match Radiohead, but would prefer something from the Kid A/ Amnesiac era

fuhgeddaboudit

I visited Naples in 2022 and had absolute blast. Wonderful city, great value and loads to do. Never felt threatened or witnessed any crime. 1-1 today.

The point was that, under Robins, we haven’t had these prolonged spells of consecutive defeats/ winless runs. After 1/2 bad results he normally finds a way of stopping the rot.

But not 7 in a row

The thing that’s stood out over the past 5/6 years, compared to days of yore, is that we haven’t gone through bad runs. The odd bad result/ performance, sure, but I can remember under most previous managers where we’ve gone, something like, 11 games without a win. Or 6 defeats in a row. Under...

Wasn’t Gurney the subject of “physical intimidation” by Gary Pendrey after criticising Strachan in the relegation season (or maybe before then)? Adam Dent was lovely to me when I did work experience at the CET.

Was 2 Glazepta?

Worst: There have more traumatic/ sickening moments in the intervening years (actual relegation x 3, Saturday), but can remember feeling absolutely certain that we were going down following a 1-2 defeat to Derby in May 1997. Absolutely heartbroken leaving HR that day. Also another vote for the...

Bidwell is exactly the kind of player we should be keeping if we’re serious about challenging. Excellent back-up and can play in the back 3.

Kevin Gallacher for me

Other than the Leicester incident, probably the most scared I’ve been at football was walking back to Cov station after a game against Liverpool (mid 90s). Was caught in a group of Irish Liverpool fans singing pro-IRA songs.

When I was a kid in the late 80s, a guy was doing an extension on our house. On a Saturday he asked if I wanted to go and watch Birmingham v Barnsley with him (I know, how could I resist??) Was struck by how much of St Andrew’s resembled building site, so can imagine slate being used as a weapon…

Jeez! Fair enough, managed to stay away from many of the above named grounds. Roof slates sounds…well, scary! My Grandad, god rest his soul, reckoned that Liverpool fans threw “spears” at us in the early 80s. He also used to claim that he was the first white man to beat a black man in a 100m...

Only time I’ve ever had coins thrown at me was at Filbert Street in 1998. Whelan scored a completely undeserved equaliser about 10 mins from time. Also barbed wire present in the away end.