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Leaving to go abroad the other Sunday and from my airport Greggs viewpoint I spot a 50+ bloke with his missus and he was adorning an SAFC home top and a hold all with FTM across one of the big pockets on it. Actually looked like it was embroidered in and not just that one of the bairns had been messing about with a marker pen or something. Unbelievable...in fact no it's not.

Win a trophy? Just how long is this contract? He'll still be playing for us when he's about 60 and still might not have won one. Just the pessimism the club have instilled in me over the decades I'm afraid.

Mad that he got away with that. Looked through the nufc.com archives and the game I was at was 87/88 but funnily enough was on 23rd September so almost to the day again. Garth Crooks got both Charlton goals and it was game over early on . Good job I expected little else in those days.

Think I recall seeing us lose 2-0 to Charlton at Selhurst one year?

Did we use 3 keepers that night? Chris Hedworth maybe? Don't recall Martin Thomas ever being that bad.

My daughters 1st game was toon v Wimbledon at Selhurst. Not quite 4 years old and in tears when Shearer scored as the noise was so loud under that tin roof. Plenty more tears where they come from watching this club I thought. In all seriousness though she was soon hooked.

Always fancied the Shay at Halifax. Looks a nice big old school ground. Midweek will put me off though

A mate of mine is a regular follower of Worksop Town and he was telling me how Perch was playing against them for Ilkeston Town the other week.

Ah man. He used to get some stick but was around during some dark years at the toon until KK arrived in 82. A familiar face from watching the club growing up in my teens. RIP Steve.

Really looking forward to watching Evertons collapse on MOTD

Blue Star missed a golden opportunity today. 2 up after about 15 mins v Hallam in the FA cup 1st qualifying round. They gave away a pen which was saved early in the 2nd half but Hallam scored from the resulting corner. They equalised from another corner soon after. Heading for a replay when a sloppy Blue Star pass on the half way line resulted in the Hallam winner from, you guessed it, yet another corner. Blue Star? More like blew it star. Did tremendously well to get passed North Shields and North Ferriby away to get that far though.

Yip, wouldn't have lasted 5 mins if it was up after that late Liverpool capitulation last season.

Bloody hell! I am out of touch. Wife been in hospital so not been following things.

Is Clark away to Ipswich? Been busy but thought I heard it mentioned on total sport.

Great comeback win for Blue Star away at North Ferriby, who I think are a league above. 2-0 down and seemingly dead and buried, they won 4-2 AET. Sheffield club Hallam at home next.