[jambutty]

Matthews was unique Mancie.

He is the one person who could have lived with today’s game at the age of 38. A non smoking teetotaller he was superbly fit. Fit enough to play his last game for Stoke in the first division at 49. Read about his career.

I lived during that era and watched the game. You did not. Thus I can make a comparison based on what I saw not what I heard about.

But have it your own way. I don’t propose to argue as to who has the blackest cat.