[Maddix]

Can i just say that for several years, North Ferriby United were my second team so I would often venture down to their matches when Wednesday had no match due to International weeks as I lived in the next village. I once got into a row with Ron Futcher there, who was manager of Ashton United, after I abused his team too much & kept banging on the roof of his dug out.

Incidentally, North Ferriby is where David Hirst first pulled on a Wednesday shirt. Wednesday had a friendly arranged there on the day that Sgt Wilko signed him. The team coach had arrived already but Hirsty arrived in Wilko's car and played the opening 45 minutes. Cannot remember much about the match except that my wife (Fiancee then) spent the whole second half chatting to Siggi Jonsson and looking for excuses to touch him.

Don't think this gives me much of an advantage but at least I can visualise the ground even if I am garbage at crowd predictions.

I once claimed a Budwieser T-shirt in an overnight stay at an hotel in North Ferriby   You got a token with each bottle of Bud and needed 15 for the shirt   I was on expenses   What a contract that was