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KingstonMariner
February 5, 2018, 11:39pm
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Vs Leeds, John McDermott’s first testimonial, Aug 1996. In my first season watching Town we beat Southend 4-0 on the last day and still went down. It was an early insight into just how disappointing it can be following Town.


My son's first game, even though he was just a phoetus at the time  

Do you remember the fox running round the pitch before kick off?


Through the door there came familiar laughter,
I saw your face and heard you call my name.
Oh my friend we're older but no wiser,
For in our hearts the dreams are still the same.
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My son's first game, even though he was just a phoetus at the time  

Do you remember the fox running round the pitch before kick off?


Even the foxes give it a miss nowadays  


When Leeds trainer Les Cocker was once told Norman Hunter had broken a leg, he asked: “Whose is it?”
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Even the foxes give it a miss nowadays  


There was a paw print on that hoarding with the Fenty Out graffiti. Just saying.


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Weren't you a bit young for whiskey and cigars KM? We were only allowed beer and f@gs 'til we were 15.
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Even the foxes give it a miss nowadays  


They're sly them foxes.
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Weren't you a bit young for whiskey and cigars KM? We were only allowed beer and f@gs 'til we were 15.


Wellllll. Would've been rude to say no wouldn't it?


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Was that a Saturday night game? Think I was at that game we signed Keith Cockburn left winger from Bradford PA and he scored that night on his debut. Do not believe his career with us lasted too long.

That was it, Cockburn did score for Town. Its amazing what you can recall when prompted !!!!
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07 Jan 1978 Grimsby Town v Southampton in the FA Cup- a 0-0 draw - I don't remember much but the gentle creaking of the Barrett stand and smell of cigar smoke!. We drew the first replay 0-0, before losing the second replay 4-1. I should have read the signs....


The second replay was at filbert street and we queued for ages, to the extent that we hadn't got in,  when the roar of a goal went up - knew it was Southampton - Alan Ball I think.


Blundell Park - The Home of Grimsby Town Football Club (still)  
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Forgot to mention I only started watching Town in my late teens.

I was born and grew up in Hull in my early years.

My dad who was a Tigers fanatic used to take me to Boothferry Park to watch the likes of Chris Chilton, Ken Wagstaff and Ian McKechnie.



And Chris Simpkin and Ian Butler. Went to see them as well a few times, and I reckon Jimmy Armfield was playing for Blackpool when Hull beat them 2-0 in the FA Cup - 3rd round. They lost 2-3 to Stoke in the 5th round - when Waggy scored 2 but Stoke came back and won 3-2 with Terry Conroy bagging a couple.



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The second replay was at filbert street and we queued for ages, to the extent that we hadn't got in,  when the roar of a goal went up - knew it was Southampton - Alan Ball I think.



I was there........the other replay I went to in that era was the Wolves replay at the Baseball ground.


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