Everton That.

At that time I was doing my teacher teaching in London. That resulted in me starting my teaching career in South London. No free tickets to give out but I was the "scasser" teacher which meant a few hairy moments.

That brought back some good memories - it really was the light after a long darkness.

At that time I was doing my teacher teaching in London. That resulted in me starting my teaching career in South London. No free tickets to give out but I was the "scasser" teacher which meant a few hairy moments.

That brought back some good memories – it really was the light after a long darkness.

By the end of the game I was that wet the sleeves where touching my knees.
What a day though.

Moved to Worcestershire to forget about football and the pain of our transition into shite whilst the neighbours won everything.
I watched motd that night and Gray's header 6 inches off the ground amidst raucous Evertonians in full cry.

Pulled me right back in it did.

It was in the days when the Southern and Manchester based media used to refer to us as the "team with no stars". Andy Gray was the only player we had that was widely known outside of the "football" fraternity, mainly due to his record transfer fee move to Wolves and Page 3 girlfriends.

The game has already been well documented, my abiding memory was travelling on "the ordinary" from the opposite direction with people who looked like they were going to a Smiths or Echo and the Bunnymen concert.

I went to that game, having finished at Trent Poly and got a job in Nottingham. I don't even remember it raining. I went to watch County now and again, and Forest.

I worked in a nightclub where mostly County players would show up. Brian Kilkline, and Rachid Harkouk were often to be seen. The latter I recall was a complete twat.

On the morning of the game, I watched Football Focus and the good old Beeb were concentrating on the chance of an upset. They interviewed a fat middle-aged man with a little Jack Russell. The dog had been to all the previous games, I think. The man was very confident and the emphasis was on an upset (even though County were a Division 1 side).

I was amazed at the header. Gray was as brave as they come. I walked back to town with a mate and we saw the fat bloke with his little dog. They looked crest-fallen. We had a good laugh about it on the way to Yates Wine Lodge.

Now how can I get the video recorder wired up again?