Chrissie Price bombing down the right hand side. Howie Gayle and the two Super Simons. Nicky Reid’s energy. Gennoe’s commanding presence. Big Col finding his feet as a pro. 23 games unbeaten, many victories after going 1-0 down. Happy, happy times following the Rovers. Just a shame Selhurst Park 1989 didn’t give us the perfect climax to that era.
I'm a fan of Neil Young but there are only so many versions of his songs I can listen to. I felt the same about the Beatles anthology series as well. I played a few from Vol 2 today but had to look quite hard to find stuff I hadn't heard before on bootlegs etc.
But you're dead right he's an interesting artist. I would imagine a very difficult bloke to work with!
One of the few situations where the cover version is arguably better than the original. Though I do also like George Jones' original recording of this. One or two of EC's big hits were actually cover versions.
I remember Richard Wilson, the other guest on that show, being aghast at Manning's behaviour. In truth I think by that stage Bernard was a rather pathetic figure, a bit like the clown left behind after the parade had gone by.