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July 13th 1973
“Work. Went up Nigs. Mart P. came up, went to have a game of football. Mart R joined us” 2-a-side football eh? Jumpers for goalposts?
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May 5th 1973
“FA Cup Final – Sunderland 1 Leeds 0″ / “4.26 wages” / “In evng mormor gave me watch as early confirmation present, bludy smart watch – atomatic” 1973′s FA Cup Final has always been lauded as one of the best in … Continue reading
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May 1st 1973
“Gym – M + Dick bt Nob + Clodge. Play’d football in evng with Nig & Mal” As someone who has just joined a proper gym – for the first time ever – at the ripe old age of 51, … Continue reading
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February 23rd 1973
“H-Term” / ” Went into Eastleigh and got new glasses frame – will cost £10.80 (Phew!)” / “Bort new record cloth in Rumbelows” / “had to go out on bike at work – Roger’s got flu” Wow, specs were expensive … Continue reading
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February 15th 1973
“Lost to Sned at table tennis 21-9, 21-9, 21-9″ / “Opticians Appointment 3pm, Dental Appointment” / “Got ‘ome early” / “GF3″ They say that the key to success in sport is “consistency”. As you can see, I was terribly consistent … Continue reading
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December 14th 1972
“Monty Pyfon” / “Didn’t score in games but set up two and got muddy” Oh no! Got muddy? Quelle horreur! I bet when she saw my gym clothes my Mum used an inappropriate swear word or two. 36-years later and … Continue reading
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October 22nd 1972
“in morning dun typing, in afternoon plyd soccer + scored 10″ / “carried on with project” TEN! (Sign me up Scolari!) In “soccer” too. Shame it wasn’t in football?! Why the hell, in 1972, would I have called it soccer … Continue reading
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