The Melchester Odyssey - Part 182
Top Flight Time Machine
Andy Dawson & Sam Delaney
4.8 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2023
⏱️ 43 minutes
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A new lamp, a pupdate, Roy goes ABC, a soaked petition, high Penny, and Brinsden’s gang buys a paper.
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| 0:35.2 | This is tough flight time machine, I am Andy Hopper, Dorsen, bye bye bye. |
| 0:38.8 | I'm saying this to Delight, he's so good. |
| 0:40.7 | Welcome along, it's another Melchester Odyssey for your delight. |
| 0:46.5 | In my left hand, I have the 28th of January 1984 issue with Roy of the Rovers, |
| 0:55.1 | it's got a very red background which is appropriate I think because the theme |
| 1:03.1 | emotion on the front cover is anger, it's that in a minute. Before that at the top it says |
| 1:09.5 | Norwich City Star in sign please. Okay, which is a poster of 1984. I'll have a guess as |
| 1:18.8 | well. When I think of Norwich in the 80s, I suppose I think Steve Bruce, I can't imagine |
| 1:25.1 | them having him though and this is maybe a bit early for Steve Bruce. I think the other one |
| 1:31.9 | I remember in this era of Norwich City was of course Kevin Drinkle who was their star striker wasn't |
| 1:39.6 | I. I'm thinking of Keith Birchin. I can't remember him. Shall we open it up to see who it is? |
| 1:46.3 | Yeah. Any more guesses before we go to that? Oh hang on, hang on. |
| 1:50.0 | I'll tell you what, here he goes. I've forgotten this. |
| 1:53.2 | Did Chris Woods play for Norwich before he joined Glasgow Rangers? |
| 1:57.7 | I think he did. I think so. I'm going to go to Matt No Neal. |
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