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11:40 train out of Retford for me…
My experience was in February 1956 the first game I was allowed to attend with friends and no adults, catching the bus at Askern and walking through town up to Belle View. The walkways were packed with over 34,000 in attendance as were the special trackies and buses laid on for the match. After getting our bag of humbugs outside the ground sold from an old suitcase we went in and booked our places on the wall on the main stand side, the who;e place was packed. we knew the players like Smith, Norman, Blanchflower, Brooks, harmer, and Robb from cigarette cards and cards in bubble gum wrappers collected and swopped at school. We lost 2-0 with goals from Smith and Brooks but the memories are still there all the friends I was with sadly passed away, but the happy yimes are still in my memory. So have agreat day take in the occasion and hopefully we can do well if not win. Moments like this don't come along often take it all in and enjoy.
We are on the coach currently driving on a small road with hedges either side of the road.