By Ollie Irish
A triffic little report on Millwall’s relegation scrap in the George Graham era (early 1980s). The incomparable Danny Baker is your guide:
We learned today that Danny, the piratical genius of the airwaves, is battling cancer. This sucks, as he is one of the few broadcasters who know anything about football and why it really matters. Play up Danny – we are all right behind you, sir.
Danny himself is upbeat about the battle ahead: “Once the quacks have soundly thrashed this thing I shall return like a rare gas and as if out of a trap,” he said, as poetic as he ever was.
For another appreciation of Danny Baker, I recommend a visit to our friends over at Two Footed Tackle