Postbag: Football crazy

When Match of the Day started on BBC television it was on BBC Two only and we only had BBC One at the time. As we lived in a flat over the top of a TV shop, I arranged with the shop manager to set his time switches to make sure the telly in the window came on for Match of the Day. My brother and I would then go downstairs and stand on the pavement outside the shop window watching the football on TV.

Unfortunately, we couldn’t hear Kenneth Wolstenholme’s commentary and we would stand out there in all weathers. It was snowing one night, so we took a flask. But it was worth it and the story was featured on the 500th edition of the programme. And yes, we were mad!

Mike Payne, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire.