A pleasant sports story...

...and a reminder of a different era.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cr...es-Hall-returns-Accrington-CC-Sportsmail.html

 

I was very proud to get his autograph at the SB Hainsworth eleven at Fenners ground sometime in the 60s

 

Another one here too, barring the sheep sacrifice

http://m.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41846596

 

thanks for the link. it's a good example of what we have lost with the huge salaries that sportsmen (not so much sportswomen) earn now. it breaks the connection with the communities and weakens the links to the places that they purportedly represent.