Its like having an old mate who you can see is into irreversible decline, but you still keep hopes that he'll recover and get back to being what he used to be. So you keep on visiting and saying "we'll have that pint one day" (or whatever) - you know its unlikely, but you cant let go of keeping some hope

John Davis 1975. He was allocated to Reading from Oxford. Oxford were allowed a guest until a replacement arrived.   Step forward John Davis.

We currently have a ridiculous situation. There should have been one league, with the clubs with top flight desires bringing in their stars to supplement and additional one home and away match, and semis and final. It may have been only a handful of top meetings but the regular one league meetings to make a season viable.

I’m pretty sure that has already happened. I’m sure someone on here can remember the rider involved.

I do sometimes feel like if I walked away then the sport would collapse alltogether, it wouldn’t obviously but I feel like I’m somehow being emotionally blackmailed by it, I love it that much. Sad really 

I’ve made you & your mate @You have 2 minutes a Xmas playlist. Crying - Roy Orbison, Big girls don’t cry-4 seasons, Get by with a little help from my friends- The Beatles, just the two of us-Bill Withers, tears of a clown- Smokey Robinson. 💦💦💦