Bumped into ' Scrappy' Morris the other day, and I hadn't seen him for a long time. Scrappy is one of those people who you don't see for a long time, but he picks up the conversation where he left off, or it seems as if he does.
"Hello Scrappy" I said. "Well Bradders, I told old Ted Archer that I would...." was his reply.
He is amazing in that he never seems to say hello or goodbye or any of the usual greetings or farewells, just starts talking in the midle of a conversation, it appears.
I had a mate called Bob who finished off every sentence for you.
"I went to the Villa last week and they....", Before you could finished Bob would say "were rubbish".
It was amazing how he knew what you were going to say.
It's a bit like listening to James Alexander Gordon doing the football scores. You can tell by the tone of his voice what the score is... Liverpool one, in a slightly flat voice, means Arsenal one. Or in slightly brighter tone, Walsall one... so you know it's Tranmere nil.
I've spent many a minute on Saturdays listening to Sports Report and trying to work out the scores from the tone of his voice.
Going back to Scrappy Morris, I'm not sure why he's called Scrappy, it's one of those nicknames lost in time. He isn't a scrap dealer and never has been, but perhaps he got into lots of fights when he was a nipper. To be honest I don't know what his real name is, or how I come to know him. You just do.
Mowed the lawn on Saturday. Honestly, it's the middle of February and I mowed the lawn.
The truth is I'd been cutting back some bushes and the bits were all over the grass but I couldn't be bothered to rake them all up, so I got the mower out and did the rest of the lawn. It looked alright too, even though I say it myself.
A lady stopped me in Morrisons and asked why I always wrote about sport in this column every week.
Well, it's because I enjoy it and I think it's a big part of life for a lot of people. I am one of those that thinks sport and being part of a team is good for you,and would encourage all youngsters to become part of a sporting team. You learn a lot about comradeship, loyalty, being reliable and the like.
Talking of shops, I went into one the other week and a large bottle of Diet Coke was £1.36, but two bottles were £2.78. Now I may not be good at maths but....
Leeds tonight. Come on Warriors. l Dave Bradley is the BBC Hereford & Worcester sports correspondent.
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