Never Say Never Again

Almost 25 years ago Messrs Wilson & Lewis stood forlornly outside Rockingham Road hawking the last few issues of the last Patgod fanzine they ever produced.  "Never Again" we declared as we adjourned to the Social Club and proceeded to drink the profits bundled the takings together to hand over to the club.

And we've been as good as our word.  Until now.  We were contacted by Ritchie during the close-season to see if we wouldn't mind producing a one-off Patgod as part of the 150th Anniversary of the Club.  All we had to do was prepare the copy and "his people" would take care of the rest.  Well, this plan didn't survive once we submitted tons of material to Ritchie's printer who threw a paddy.  Nor did the next plan of Shorty taking the bull by the horns and getting the damn thing sorted for us.  When he dramatically flounced away from the club like an entitled contestant on Strictly (only joking Shorty!) we thought our chances of preparing a 150 Anniversary Special had flounced off with him.

Eventually we thought, why don't we do it ourselves?  And before you could say, "Hey, gang, why don't we throw some bean-bags on the floor and have the concert here....?" we'd bloody well knocked the thing into some sort of shape.  Thanks then to a local company called, and I kid you not, "Poppy Print" we now have the shit loads of Anniversary Patgods awaiting either sale of being used to insulate my loft.

We're not entirely sure how to sell them though.  Even though it's been fully 25 years since we stood in front of you lot desperately offering our wares, it still seems only like yesterday and the constant rejection still burns.  That, and we don't have a big bag of 50p's.

There's a chance we MIGHT have some with us for the away game at Peterborough Sports, if only to further wind-up the easiest to wind-up people in the world.  We'll probably ask Gary Graham if he wouldn't mind stocking some in the bar.  I may even see if Ken Samuel wouldn't mind selling them alongside the programmes and his crooked Klondike tickets?  I think he should.  He definitely owes me...

Coming Soon to a Skip Near you!