Great piece, and - like others - poignant for me too.
My Dad took me to my first ever game at the Goldstone, 1980 against Liverpool. From then on I only went with friends - he was a Newcastle fan, and having done the father/son rite of passage and taken me to my first game, was content to let...
I love that Dunk goal at Fulham. The way he carves through the Fulham midfield to lay off Knocky. The galumphing charge and tumble to the ground in front of the fans. The Brighton fan who ends up hugging the Fulham steward. Love it.
Another classic from Mr Hayward, who wrote so many great pieces during the dark days.
Do kind of object to the description of us "falling to pieces" in the play off against MASSIVE though - bit of a harsh way of describing that day, which saw probably saw more stretchers on the pitch than...