Hi all,

As promised last week, this blog is not as it would usually be

A daily look at happenings during the week but this is a little insight into me!

Saturdays would never be the same I was 8, my Dad took me to a game.

For the commentary box and the hospital broadcast he was bound

My first visit to the Walsall FC ground

Sitting still and quietly was a must - very hard for me

From that moment, little did I know,a Saddlers fan I would always be!

Several years passed and back I went with Jean, my friend

Standing and watching from the enclosure or the laundry end.

The fun, atmosphere, camaraderie - all the fans I met

The football, players and the heartthrob - Stan Bennett

Completing crosswords with Jimmy McMorran in the Clover Milk bar

Fetching the pink paper with my Dad, always a sweet treat - not far in the car.

College, teaching in London and watching Newcastle then West Ham

Going to Walsall with Jean, Dave or my Dad was much more glam

Things change - my dad died, I married had children (Rebecca and Rachel) lots of fun, sadness too

Walsall FC was constant in my life - I'd return again I knew

Working with children and Mick Kearns in his Community Room and I was back

Games - home and away, now I was certainly on track.

Many football highlights over the years

The highs, the lows, the laughter and sometimes the tears.

At Chesterfield why was the ball always up in the air

And Peterborough matches called off just as Joyce and I got there

The Millennium Stadium, a day I was looking forward to and dreading

No need we WON 3-2 - thank you Darren Byfield - against Reading.

Full circle I have come and now my dream, working here - my father would have been proud

At the 'Saddlers Learning Centre' as Team Manager (not of the team)- that would NOT be allowed!

Lots of children of all ages, working on different projects come to learn and are always excited

We have FUN and for some I hope Walsall FC will become their favourite team instead of Manchester United

No other team will do for me

That's the way it will always be.

Bye for now

Sue