@arbitro my partner’s cousin is reffing today’s game Tony. Anthony Backhouse, a Carlisle lad. Hope I’m not putting the mockers on him but he normally has a good game whenever I’ve seen him.

Harsh Reality - Tobacco Ash Sunday

Neil Young - Roll Another Number For the Road

You may have missed the irony - I'm fairly sure that's what it was anyway.

The Tom Robinson Band - (Sing If You're) Glad To Be Gay

This has to be done I'm afraid..... Marvin Gaye - I 'Heard' It Through the Grapevine

Are we sure Tony didn't say we have signed a 'keeper' not a 'Kipre'? That Teeside accent can be a right bugger.

The Jam - Life From a Window

Simply Red - Look At You Now

Same Mark. I used to love that blue, amber and white kit.

Roman Road - a lot of the schools and youth teams used those pitches as I recall?

Nasty Mark! Coldest I’ve ever been on a footie pitch was at YMCA in Mellor during a particularly bad blizzard. Blacksnape was very exposed to the elements - my last Lancashire house in Hoddlesden looked onto those pitches; happy memories mate!

Not to mention Bell and Johnson

Welcome to Ewood Park, Knobcracker.

Ben Harper - Gather Round the Stones

Three of the first four singles by The Jam contained the word 'World' Take your pick from: All Around the World The Modern World News of the World

Tony Sheridan and the Silver Beatles - My Bonnie

The Vapors - Here Comes the Judge

I wonder if it was the same fella Tony ha ha ha

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Everyday I Write the Book

Indeed, and only second by 6 balls as well! Which is incredible and the equivalent of about a 1.5 second gap in a marathon race given that Jimmy and Kumble both bowled 30,000+ deliveries to reach 600 wickets.

I have no idea mate - but anyone who wore them back then stuck out like a sore thumb. Imagine wearing white boots on the mud of Blacksnape.

Paper Lace - Billy, Don't Be a Hero

HE'S DONE IT!!!!!!

Ha ha absolutely mate. Many years ago I was playing for Darwen Olympic up at Blacksnape. I was just a cocky kid who thought I was invincible really and it was against Conver Foam, who had the likes of Ged Puzon, Martin Atherton, Steve Eggleston and Billy Preston playing for them, so no mugs. Their centre half had on a pair of those white Alan Ball boots that were all the rage at one time. As we lined up I pointed at his boots and said "You'd better be a fooking good 'un mate wearing those fooking things!" Needless to say he wasn't the bravest I've ever faced after that!