R's rue

Sixty years. That is how long I have been supporting Hull City. There have been many ups and downs but when you support one of England's less famous, least glamorous and least successful clubs you have to be prepared to take the rough with the smooth. This afternoon we were playing in Rotherham which is a large town that abuts Sheffield. It was almost like a home game for me - just a short drive in the Clintmobile. Rotherham United's home ground is called The New York Stadium. It's a nice purpose-built little ground that can hold 12,000 people. It was named with regard to the iron and steel manufacturing company that once blossomed on the site and famously made hundreds of red fire hydrants for export to New York City. I had arranged to meet my friend Tony before the game. He had kindly bought me a match ticket for my birthday.  It was a delightful day for football. Blue sky above and green grass below. The air was still and the temperature was balmy for late Octo...

  Angry Albert has spent the night on my shoulder tonight He’s fucked off big style  I’ve just gone with the flow from Going Gently https://ift.tt/wo0GTlC

  I dropped Nigel at the train station in Chester at lunchtime. He didn’t want me to make him breakfast so bought him a bar of chocolate to eat on the way home .  It was nice to have him visit after a six year hiatus.  I’ve known nige over 32 years. We joke together in the short hand way only old friends can and we talk bollocks for hours at a time . The dogs wound themselves up because of the visit, but Nigel understands their ways and calmed them down with it too much effort.  We drank wine and ate pizza and talked more And the cottage seems very quiet again this afternoon after he had gone. I’m falling asleep watching and old episode of  The Wire  from Going Gently https://ift.tt/JNkPeYb