Engineering works meant that Thameslink services were not able to cross London, while no trains were running on the Caterham line, so JCFC had to ignore Leggy's recent advice and venture onto the East Grinstead line. The initial walk from hotel to station had been accompanied by steady rain, but by the time the train arrived, a patch of blue had appeared and the sun peeped through. It was too good to last, of course, and the Dutchman soon lost his trousers. Victoria's bloomers were a dingy grey, but dry - just as well, as the Underground spewed JCFC forth at an unfamiliar spot, from where a wrong turn resulted in quite a walk. By the time the train reached Selhurst, there was enough blue sky to preserve the modesty of a whole regiment
of Dutchmen - though Dutchmen are usually less concerned with such things. Shortly after alighting at Upper Warlingham, JCFC was overtaken by a young man in the familiar referees' track suit. JCFC retook the lead when the young man stopped to check his phone, but was quickly outpaced on the way to
Episode 6
Sunday 23rd October 2022
FA Vase 1st Round
Whitespace 7 v 1 Snodland Town
Colman O'Meara (NW London): Steven Perry?, James. Grimley.
AR1's name is as published, though the PA announcement sounded more like Nagutis.
MOAS lists AR1 as Sikiru Idris.
I do like the idea of Whyteleafe being renamed Whitespace
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