I’ll have you know Gary Speed was a slightly trimmer version of me ;-) Sent from my iPad
> On 1 Aug 2023, at 11:09, John Boocock <[email protected]> wrote: > > This is a fabulous post about the MOALM fron Gav: > > From [email protected] Tue Mar 26 12:14:45 1996 > Reply-To: Gavin Burnage <[email protected]> > Subject: LU: Meet Report > > Time for a change at the top of our club I think - Wilko has worked > many wonders but now we need a fresh approach. What we saw on > Sunday is something I've seen too often over recent months and > years. > > Football aside it was a memorable weekend, and in the style of > Boocock here are some of the things I remember in an incoherent > order. > > == > > Roger's suit and tie. The man was a model of sartorial eloquence > (he still went round bellowing "bollocks" every two minutes though) > > First ever public appearance of Muckshifter > > Brendan McWilliams being 5' 1" instead of the widely expected 7' 2" > > Vic's custom-built [email protected] jackets > > David and Kate Brennan's his and hers matching wembley 96 t-shirts > > Voice's brother being a total Boffin > > Simon Cunningham and Voice continuing the "trendy bands no one's > heard of" thread (I made an excuse and left to avoid saying anything > embarrassing like "what do you reckon to Abba then?") > > Graham White looking, erm, staggering > > Four people in Leeds tops in a Pizza parlour asking for their > white wine to be properly chilled and served in an ice bucket > > Being I told I don't look like Cantona any more but that top cool > trendy Italian blerk whose name I've forgotten again (remind me > DRB) > > James Lundon buying me a pint > > Boocock's banner even if it didn't get on telly, complete with > stains > > Champagne and curry > > Guy Thornton's threadbare wolley hat and the little plastic model > of him above the bar in the Constitution (right down to the > moustache) > > Stuart Lee nibbling his pint of lager nervously till Bob Case > arrived with his raffled ticket > > Singing outside the Fox and Hounds after the police "raid" which > some intemperate next door neighbour provoked at the uneartly hour > of 10:45pm. > > Finally meeting another of the list's Andy Kings > > John Lee being described as "a fat version of Gary Speed" > > The extremley loud-mouthed whingeing lass sat behind me in the > ground shutting up a bit after I told her to (well really it was > worse than the list on one of its hungover/pissed off days except > that I couldn't delete it) > > Some blerk winding Vic's elbow up and down saying "I am a Leeds fan from > Leeds, You are a Leeds fan from Los Angeles: I shake your hand" > > Revd Lee distributing Opal Fruits at half time > > Talking Welsh to Mike Cheetam's girlfriend > > Talking crap to just about everyone else (okay my Welsh wasn't > exactly much kop either) > > The poor kid who wandered into the Constitution, packed with Leeds, > with a Man U bag on his back. > > Wobbley Stadium - 3.20 for a "double hotdog"? "We don't sell chips > separately"?? I'll be bringing salmon paste sarnies and a flask of > Mellow Birds for the Euro 96 games (anyone else off to that btw?) > > Realising there were two Boococks about - Boocock and Brother of > Boocock. A sobering thought, but not for long > > Gary MacAllister walking resolutely round the Leeds fans at the end > of the game to acknowledge us - Nice one Gary. > > Police-people irritatingly making us walk the length and breadth of > Wembley train station to get to our train on the way back instead > of letting us straight down the steps to it - then shouting at Adam > Woodhall for sticking his foot in the door as we sprinted to make it. > > Becks getting bought drinks by everybody, all the time > > Wondering whatever happened to Mark Humphries and Glynn Robinson > > Rumours sweeping the pub that Joo Tan was present > > Tim Sherlock laughing at an Amazing Joke which he refused to repeat > > Nigel Kinder leaving as soon as I arrived > > Voice of Football is a wanker is a wanker > > ... well that'll do. Well done people who did any organising for > the meets. It was Probably The Best List Meet In The World. > > Shame about the footie. > > Cheers, > Gav > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P. _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ Dave Dowden, a legend, a Totty Twin, a pie man! R.I.P.
