A Saturday without football? I really enjoyed it

What a bonus for this old football junkie.

YES!! I CAN LIVE WITHOUT IT.

To pass the time I’ve been reading my journal from 1970 and that includes lots of scribblings about three days backstage at the Isle of Wight festival.

Many details I had forgotten.

Procol Harum’s roadie Brian drove me to the site, after having already driven 2,000 miles that week.

Of course it wasn’t totally a day without football.

Because friends kept calling to chat about Usmanov’s $1bn offer for Kroenke’s shares.