Recent content by BigMick

Alan Ball: "He was the best one-touch player that I've come across." I'd agree with that.

Yes he should have. I always thought it was a once in a lifetime shot from Nicholl until I saw that he'd done it at least once before. Talking of once in a lifetime... Martin Buchan's last minute equaliser at Old Trafford early 78/9 season after we'd completely outplayed them. Georgie Wood in...

Three great goal there Dario. The Gates goal - I remember almost the whole crowd applauded it, Paul mariner said he couldn't imagine any other crowd doing that. I remember the Catt raving about the brilliance of Clyde Best's goal. Someone else mentioned Viv Anderson's ridiculously brilliant...

Not sure if this has been posted already but it's worth a look, despite the terrible robotic voiceover

From today - the only big stag on the moor, and with a collection of 26 hinds, so I'd declare him the Champion of 2025

Not sure Twain actually said that but I prefer these anyway: "Hain't we got all the fools in town on our side? And ain't that a big enough majority in any town?" - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn "Let us be thankful for the fools; but for them the rest of us could not succeed." - Pudd'nhead...

It's mainly Eastern Moor where they congregate, Curbar and White Edge area. Yes it's not far from Sheffield and the Yawkshur boundary.

No idea but I'll have a guess - Labby

Nice tribute to the Former Players' Foundation in there.

A few more

Derbyshire deer rut in full swing...

Those attendances including the Central League! Proper working class game in those days.

Should have won more easily and a late blunder by Georgie Wood cost us the vital away goal :(

In August I spent 6 days in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq - it wasn't a holiday other than a half day guided tour of the Nineveh archaeological site, where archaeologists from all over world are working to save what they can from the destruction wrought by ISIS. However, ISIS inadvertently...