This was my childhood Wembley

Had to clear out the shed today. It is falling to bits and will get pulled down tomorrow ahead of a replacement arriving midweek.

In amongst a hundred weight of half empty paint tins and tester pots, garden tools, my golf clubs and various items of exercise equipment was this my childhood table football game.

Rescued from my parents' garage a few years back it has now warped and the pitch has more slopes and dips than a pitch in Graves Park. It might be heading to the tip, but my son saw it and excitedly said - "I didn't know we had that!". Maybe we will keep it after all.