Was given a book to read recently, "My father and other working-class football heroes" by Gary Imlach.

(Excellent book- highly recomended)

However......... to cut a long one short.

The authors father was a professional footballer back in the late 50's, (Forest, Derby, Bury) are a few of teams i can remember but he never saw his father play.

In a quest to find some momentos of his fathers career, the books first chapter finds the author at some sort of football memorabelia/ programme show... and i quote.

"Surely this wasn't a love of football, just nostalgia and a love of collecting, which chance or childhood might as easily have pointed towards model trains or Northern Soul"

Is this really how outsiders view the scene?

  Sean Hampsey said:

Come On Train.

Train Keep On Moving.

Do The Choo Choo.

All pretty big at the mo, Paul.

"Love train"

"I'm breaking Train In"

back up train

Night train

Midnight train to Georgia

Train Robbers

Tracks Of My Tears

One Way Ticket To Nowhere

Standing Room Only (!!!)

Engine Number Nine, Get Me Back On Time

Engine Number Eight Will Be Two Hours Late

I think that some people or most would say ok he collects Northern soul which is cool and that but as soon as you talk about who produces, writes, alternative versions and covers and all that they will say your sad cause you become obsessed with wanting to know all the details where most people would prefer 1 simple record to listen to

  Steve G said:

Magnificent looking locomotives the rebuilds, Steve.....great photo

My name is Derek, and I'm an anorak.......

  DelTee said:

Magnificent looking locomotives the rebuilds, Steve.....great photo

My name is Derek, and I'm an anorak.......

Welcome aboard Derek - whooooo whoooo.

Thinking of organising a venue

Classic Steam in the Main Hall

Deisels and Electric in the Upstairs Room

  okehgaz said:

Thinking of organising a venue

Classic Steam in the Main Hall

Deisels and Electric in the Upstairs Room

Nah, it'll just split the scene.

One room is the best policy.

Keep it all together, after all, most of us like a little bit of everything.

  okehgaz said:

Thinking of organising a venue

Classic Steam in the Main Hall

Deisels and Electric in the Upstairs Room

Typical of the Classic Steam dinosaurs to lump Diesel and Electric together.

Locomotives WERE still being made after August 11th 1968 you know!

Edited October 19, 200717 yr by sweeney

  sweeney said:

Typical of the Classic Steam dinosaurs to lump Diesel and Electric together.

Locomotives WERE still being made after August 11th 1968 you know!

Should that be December 31st 1969

Agent "00" Soul