| Details posted December 2002 | |
| Name | |
| Simon Blyth | |
| Viewing Position | |
| Behind the goal whichever end Hinckley are attacking, unless I'm on duty as a Steward. | |
| How many years supporting Hinckley? | |
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My first game was in 1980. I won the raffle, a bottle of Emva Cream. (DJ note: at least it wasn't one of Sid's pickled onion jars!) |
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| Favourite League Football Team? | |
| I always look for Dumbarton's result first | |
| Favourite Hinckley Footballer, Past and Present? | |
| Past - Without a doubt Morton Titterton. Full of energy, spirit, 100% committed, led fantastically, skillful, brave and a lovely bloke as well. | |
| Present - Stuart Storer. Always positive, dependable, brave, great tackler and I'm sure one day he'll make a great manager. | |
| Favourite League Footballer, Past and Present? | |
| Past - Tommy Wright, ex Leicester City and Middlebrough | |
| Best and Worst Non-League ground visited? | |
| Best - Broadfield Stadium, Crawley Town. Though I've always had a soft spot for Ladysmead, Tiverton | |
| Worst - Diplomatic Immunity please | |
| Best and Worst League ground visited? | |
| Best - Anfield, Liverpool. On New Years day still drunk from the night before | |
| Worst - Abbey Stadium, Cambridge United. Might not be as bad as some, but appears to be when you've travelled there on a 125cc motorbike in the pouring rain to watch Leicester City lose 5 - 1 and not get back until 3am because you get a puncture on the way home, then have to take a week off work being very very ill. | |
| Best and Worst Hinckley game attented, and why? | |
| Best - There have been many. Kettering in the FA Cup gave an indication of exciting times ahead. The spirited comeback at Yeovil was amazing. For me though it has to be the FA Cup game at Weymouth. Their fans before hand said we were a pub team, even some of our fans didn't fancy us either, I knew we'd win. The game was special but that Jamie Lenton goal (cross or not!) just did it for me, a truly life affirming day. 15 minutes after the game I had to leave their Social Club and sit in the stand for a little cry, I was so overwhelmed. | |
| Worst - Worcester City, last season. We were fantastic but lost in dramatic fashion in the last 3 minutes. It's the only time I've not clapped the lads off the pitch, because at the final whistle I ran out the ground trying to convince my partner that I had a fly in my eye and definately wasn't about to blubb (again!) | |
| Best and Worst League game attented, and why? | |
| Best - Swindon v Leicester, play-off Final. It was an amazing day, good crack between supporters, a good seat at Wemblry (!?) and a game of football I'll never forget. 3 - 0 down at half time Leicester stormed back, it was pure fantasy stuff. When Steve Thompson scored the third goal I thought my head would explode. All around people were cheering, kissing, dancing and screaming. An emotionally draining experience. If you were there, you'd understand. | |
| Worst - Er, the above game when Swindon were awarded a decidedly dodgy penalty. | |
| Hinckley United Wishlist (realistically!) | |
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