SAFC vs Bristol City Who are You?: ‘awesome Owers, Stead, Martin Scott’

Phil Clarke, on the far right (not in the Marine Le Pen sense) with, from L-R, the son, James, of his uncle – our own Wrinkly Pete – Pete himself and Phil’s son Red

Pete Lynn, aka Wrinkly Pete, writes: Phil Clarke*, is my nephew and, sad to tell, a lifelong Bristol City fan even though his origins, like mine, are in Sunderland. I did my best to persuade Phil to abandon the Robins for the Black Cats last season when he and his youngest son Red made their first ever trip to the Stadium Of Light. Before the match, the family visited the shop where my parents – Phil’s grandparents – met, without which meeting none of them would exist! Best not to dwell on the game itself, as the Lads were Gabbiadinied by Southampton … what follows is a good read made all the better by a wonderful Martin Scott anecdote …

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