Yes. 50 bloody years. I've been waiting all these years just to see North End's results in the first part of Match Of The Day. I can remember as a schoolkid scrambling onto the football special in Lostock Hall outside the Pleasant Retreat pub. Seven pence (7p) I think it was? Fishwick's Bus provided our transport. Leather seats. The bus was crammed. We stood up all the way. The smell of the ground greeted us. Bovril, or was it Oxo? Mum sent us on our way. It was 1970-something or other. Don't be late home she'd say. "We didn't have a clue what to do", as Brian from Sweet once said.
The half-times scores would go up along the alphabetical score cards around the pitch.
The Lancashire Evening Post would be ready with the final scores.
We missed the Fishwick's back home.
Off we'd plod to Preston's finest new bus station.
There was a pink edition of a newspaper. I can't remember if it was the Evening Post or the Manchester one?
We had to pay extra money to get home, but no. We would save money by walking home!
Me and Trev, my brother, decided to walk it. We got to the River Ribble on Broadgate and thought it would be fun to play in the river. Bad mistake. There was a police motorbike already looking out for us. Mum had already rung the Police and reported us missing.
Preston North End. Don't put me through that again :-(
The half-times scores would go up along the alphabetical score cards around the pitch.
The Lancashire Evening Post would be ready with the final scores.
We missed the Fishwick's back home.
Off we'd plod to Preston's finest new bus station.
There was a pink edition of a newspaper. I can't remember if it was the Evening Post or the Manchester one?
We had to pay extra money to get home, but no. We would save money by walking home!
Me and Trev, my brother, decided to walk it. We got to the River Ribble on Broadgate and thought it would be fun to play in the river. Bad mistake. There was a police motorbike already looking out for us. Mum had already rung the Police and reported us missing.
Preston North End. Don't put me through that again :-(
