also contacted Mike Bennett a couple of weeks ago as he was centre green announcer at Canterbury for the last season or two and was a lot of fun, but unfortunately he is working next weekend.
unfortunately it is a problem with the younger generation ... bringing up dyspraxia doesn't make any difference here as there are kids out there with no problems whatsoever dat post with dis and dat all da time.
THAT is the point i am making.
and i'm quite happy to take the mick out of anyone.
i get it, and i give it back.
there was someone else and i think they had the surname of Beaton ... not sure if it was Bobby or not.
if i remember rightly i'm sure he rode for a Northern club.
Glasgow and Hull are in my mind which is why i thought it could be Bobby Beaton for Hull
i have looked through my pictures and this is the only one i can find that has Roland in ... it's at a Hackney training morning in 1988 and i am about 90% sure number 24 is Roland.
number 29 is Ian Cox and number 21 is me
i used to love going to White City ... always one of my favourite tracks to visit for Overseas and Inter Continental meetings as well as some Rebels matches.
got quite a bit of video still of some of the big meetings held there.
i have a picture showing a bit of the stadium in the background ... the picture is of my dad and Ivan Mauger on the day Ivan got his MBE at Buck House ... i have a feeling Ivan was riding there that night because i have another picture somewhere of him in his top hat and tail with his bikes there.
picture can be seen here
Ivan wrote that note at the bottom of the print too