I’ll have you know Gary Speed was a slightly trimmer version of me ;-) 

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> 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
> 
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