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against Norwich where I lobbed Bryan Gunn twice.
I’ll never forget that game. I missed a penalty against him
though in the quarter-finals of the Coca-Cola Cup later that
season, and for that Barry took me off at half-time!
It was a bit like Barry saying: “Get back down to Earth,
Jonathan!”
Do you still keep in touch with any of your old team
mates from the time?
Yeah, Gary Poole and Gary Breen are two of my best mates
and I’m still in contact with Paul Devlin and a few others.
Dev was in the Blues Midlands Masters team last
summer. I don’t suppose you fancy turning out with
some of them again?
I haven’t been asked actually! I’ll get onto him about that,
I’d certainly consider that, getting the old boots on again.
Do you still keep up with football then?
Bits and bobs. I’m particularly happy right now
because I’m a Spurs fan and we’ve got a final to look
forward to – I think whatever team Arsenal put out the
other night we’d have beaten them, there was just that
look in the Spurs’ players eyes.
What do you get up to in your spare time?
Horse racing mostly; watching and with the Somatics
as well.
I’m a competitive person so I like to be around a
professional game where I have somewhere to channel
that spirit.
I’ve also had a little boy recently, Ozzie, so that’s a full
time occupation in itself!
Thanks for your time, Jonathan, and best of luck.
Bert pictured front row, second from the right, in the Blues squad photo ahead of the 1968/69 season.
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