Peter Miles (Sydney ,Australia)
Hugh Johns !
His 'Star Soccer' commentary which was received down here in Sydney as far back as 1969 was the main catalyst for me becoming a Rams fan then at the ripe old age of 11 or 12.
Little did I know back then ,that the games being beamed in were 3 months old when they were being shown, and little did I know also at the time that Star Soccer was a Midlands Only television network! Thus I only ever got to see games between Cov, Fester, WBA,Villa,Brum ,F*r*st and of course the mighty Derby County Rams!!!!!
So the localised TV coverage is probably part of the reason why I was not like every other lemming in Australia in those days ,that followed one of the big clubs like Liverpool, Man U or Arsenal or Tottenham.
Also perhaps because I liked being unfashionable, and I also admired the guts and grit shown by Dave Mackay, Kevin Hector etc of those days as they ploughed their way through what was affectionately the 'bog' of the Baseball Ground....aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh
those were the days ..eh?
c2001 Peter Miles