Remember, the time of year
when the future appears
like a blank sheet of paper
a clean calendar, a new chance.
On thick white snow
You vow fresh footprints
then watch them go
with the wind’s hearty gust.
Fill your glass. Here’s tae us. Promises
made to be broken, made to last.
by Jackie Kay (1961 – )
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New Years Day Wednesday 1st January 2025
Northern Premier LeagueMidlands Division 1
Loughborough Students 1
Aiden Brazil 81,
AFC Rushden & Diamonds 1
Charlie Green 40,
Referee: Thomas Hales. Official Attendance: 233
Admission: OAP £5.00 (£8). Programme: ON LINE
The bad weather across the country defeated all our best intentions and we ended up at the solidly reliable Holywell Park. The rain eventually stopped and these two relative under achievers put on a competitive encounter which looked for long periods to be going the way of the visitors after a first half strike. The students pulled back the arrears late in the second period and the draw was probably a fair result. There was a healthy gathering of away support and the crowd looked more substantial than the official attendance indicated. With John Main.
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Saturday 4th January 2025
EFL Championship
Norwich City 2
Amankwah Forson 90+1, 90+5,
Coventry City 1
Milan Van Ewijk 24,
Referee: James Bell. Attendance: 26,682
Admission: OAP £21.00 (£31). Programme: £4.00
Smash and grab! Only my sixth visit since 1968 when Blackpool were the winners and, as a student in Liverpool, I drove down overnight for the match. For long periods in this match, after Coventry’s 24th minute opener, this game drifted into infinity and …. suddenly woke up in added time right at the very end when The Canaries grabbed two goals (91 & 95 minutes) to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. With sons, Jim and Mike and grandson, Freddie.
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Pre match lunch in The Gunn Club – from left: Mike, Ed, Jim and Freddie
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Grandson, Freddie and Grandad, Ed
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Ed at the front with Freddie next to him and Jim and Mike beyond!
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Brilliant day out! Jim drove us all to Peterborough and we caught the 10.40 train to Norwich, arriving at 12.11. It was only a ten minute walk to the stadium and we were booked into The Gunn Club for lunch at 12.30pm. Excellent meal, good seats in the stand, Coventry City should have won! Norwich after a lacklustre performance for ALL of normal time, redeemed themselves with two goals in added time at the end of the match. Then it was the 17.50 back to Peterborough, Jim drove us back to Corby and got himself home to Banbury before the snows arrived!
