earlybirder: EDDIE GRAY GOALS v BURNLEY

Sunday 16 August 2015

EDDIE GRAY GOALS v BURNLEY - 1970

I was lucky enough to see Eddie Gray play towards the end of his career and he has had an illustrious affiliation with the club as a player manager, coach and media pundit ever since. The fans love him. I was at the Reading match today and as I drove away from the Madejski stadium I stopped to let him cross the road in front of me which he acknowledged with a nod and a smile. I will admit to being completely starstruck. 1970 was the year I started supporting Leeds as a five year old boy and Eddie Gray's performances were inspirational.

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Look at the sky, listen to the birds and smell the flowers....

Why the 'Earlybirder'? As a boy I slept in a room overlooking gardens and an old orchard. I preferred to sleep with the curtains open and as it became light in the morning I would get up and, armed with a heavy old pair of binoculars and an even heavier and older bicycle, head out to explore the Welsh Harp, Ruislip Lido or Cassiobury Park.

I like the exclusivity of early mornings. It's the best part of the day...the air is often still and fresh and the birdsong is not masked by the hum of lawnmowers or background hiss of traffic. The sun of a new day sheds a uniquely bright light which gives everything, from flowers to feathers, a lustre which fades in the less-forgiving light later in the day. The world belongs to you and you feel so alive. While others sleep the rest of the world awakes. To witness a sunrise, focus on the incredible richness of a nightingale's song or watch a newly-hatched mandarin chick dry in the warmth of a pool of morning sun is to experience life at its purest. Bed can wait...

Sunday 16 August 2015

EDDIE GRAY GOALS v BURNLEY - 1970

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