ARTICLE: A Texaco Cup win in the afternoon against Norwich

[ClaretTony]

It's 1973 and a bitterly cold Tuesday afternoon at the Turf in the Texaco Cup

See link
https://www.uptheclarets.com/a-texaco-c ... st-norwich

[strayclaret]

Yes Kevin Keelan did play a blinder and it certainly was cold. I think that was the day the beer hut at the junction of the Longside and Beehole couldn’t serve any beer because the pipes were frozen solid.

[Nori1958]

The teachers knew where we were

[sjb]

The teachers knew where we were

Indeed Nori. There were 4 of us in my class all got detention for taking the afternoon off. For some reason the teachers didn't believe my explanation that my parents were both working so I had to look after the cat....

[ClaretTony]

I was one of the missing thousands because of work

[Nori1958]

Indeed Nori. There were 4 of us in my class all got detention for taking the afternoon off. For some reason the teachers didn't believe my explanation that my parents were both working so I had to look after the cat....

We thought we'd got away with it, until our names were read out the next day..... Some teacher has volunteered to attend the game and see who was there