Great stuff Becky. Tears stream, down my face….

There’s you, name-dropping everyone, while the only VIPs I met (very briefly, making their way up the Main Stand) were Tony Kay, Mike Pejic, and a writer who has somehow managed to capture the day perfectly.

Loved this Becky. Word perfect and sums up how we all feel. I was “unlucky” to not get a ticket. I say unlucky as I was fortunate to spend the whole experience in a mobbed and loud Wilmslow. Easily the second best place to be on the day.
I’ve not seen you since the Netley days. Hope your well? I saw you on the pitch with Tony at the end. I met him whilst playing vets footie in south London and even in his dotage he was a shining star. I said I wished he was still playing - “so do I” he honestly replied.
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Thanks for that brilliant article Becky. Living in Crete now, I had to make do with Sky's TV coverage and my brother's first hand account.

Do you remember when we went to visit Gordon West in Crosby? I guess it was research for one of your books. What a lovely man he was and such a shame he couldn't have been there at Goodison's last hurrah. Many others in that category of course.

Many thanks for the article Becky. Wonderful to read how the day went for you and the former players. They are all cherished, none more so than Tony Kay who is a true legend and a real gentleman.

Is it really almost four weeks since we lived through that momentous day? It still hasn’t properly sunk in that we are moving home. Perhaps the publication of the fixture list next week will make it seem real.

Stuart (3) Gordon lived only a couple of hundred yards from me. I often bumped into him along Bridge Road as well as sharing a few train and bus rides with him from town. He was another fine gentleman, so easy to chat with. I remember him describing how much he hated playing at Molineux with the home crowd pelting stuff at him throughout the game. The opposition player he hated most was Ray Crawford of Ipswich; not least for the blatant handball goal at the Street End in the 2-2 draw in January 1969. More than forty years after the event Gordon had still not forgiven the referee, a certain Mr Fussey!

Great article.
Thank you, Becky

Wonderful article Becky, thanks so much. Does anyone know why Dave Unsworth was not in attendance?

John#4. I remember that Ray Crawford goal well. But forty years to harbour a grudge, it’s ridiculous, isn’t it?

48 years since Clive Thomas. And counting.

Brilliant retelling of a special and emotional day. Thank you Becky.

Brilliant retelling of a special and emotional day. Thank you Becky.

I savoured this article.
So rich in detail & written by a seasoned journo clearly as starry eyed as the rest of us and with quality writing which included us as 'insiders' on this memorable occasion.
Your love of our Club shone through brightly & proudly.
Many, many thanks Becky.