GOODBYE TO A FOOTBALL MAN – Roy Sambrook (1932-2021)
For 45 years Dad and I went to football matches together – games from the bottom of the pyramid to a Wembley League Cup Final.
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As the 70s continued few would hazard a guess when a second English European Cup triumph would happen – let alone a third, fourth, fifth and sixth.
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‘Buffalo Springfield Again’ is a record so textured and deeply resonant it becomes a West Coast version of ‘Sgt. Pepper.’