8th March 2008. It's only 100 yards from where this picture was taken to 'Lucky Turnstile D1', which is in the middle distance at the far side of the main glass fronted section of The Blackburn End.
It is 1pm, the turnstiles have just opened and the coast looks clear.
The mission is to get from this point to the turnstile without being asked to sign up for "your Club's credit card" at least twice.
This simple task has yet to be achieved.
By anyone.
The green coated MBNA reps have the same ability as the shopkeeper in Mr Benn to appear 'as if by magic'. Like U Boats they tend to hunt in pairs and will patiently watch as you fend off the challenge of one of their colleagues, only to nab you a few yards further along and ask the same bloody question.
I don't understand how they can look so hurt when the second one is asked if they are attempting some form of humour and that, if inserted in the right way, a good place for their card could be suggested.
Sometimes I am not Mr. Angry and just sign up anyway.
Sometimes I even use my own name.
Match result: Rovers 1 (Gamst) Fulham 1 (SoF)
March 30th 2008. The memorial at St. Annes marks the loss of the entire lifeboat crew on 9th December 1880. They set out in stormy weather to rescue a German barque called Mexico, but all the crew died in the attempt.
