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POPPING MY FOOTBALL CHERRY

by
The Late Tackle Magazine Team
19 December 2012

‘ORRIBLE IVES’ of Wigan Athletic fanzine The Mudhutter remembers the first time

Springfield Park

IT WAS around about 1973-74 that I first attended Springfield Park. Rather than take the long walk over what was locally-known as ‘The Gant’ like most people did from round my way, I got a lift off my Grandad.
Not in a Morris Marina or Vauxhall Viva like most people did.
Oh no. Ives went in one of the light blue threewheeled Invacars. You know the ones I mean. They looked like a whistle and were made from fibreglass.
My Grandad had one due to him losing a le...

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