I caught a glimpse of Matlock Town's Causeway Lane ground on a baking hot August Bank Holiday last year, wandering in through the adjacent cricket club to have a look at a stadium that has a prime town centre location and one of the finest views in football, that of Riber Castle, at one end.
It stirred some memories from long ago as the Gladiators were one of the teams who featured in 'Tividale to Wembley', a favourite book from childhood with journalist Brian James following the path of the FA Cup from the preliminary round to the final.
'I'll make sure to come a game' was my thought at the time, Matlock being not too far from Sheffield, and because football is always with us and there's always another match around the corner.
Not at the moment, however, due to the coronavirus outbreak and maybe not in the future as clubs such as Matlock and many others battle for their survival.
A fund-raising appeal has been launched, which can be accessed here, but even at such a difficult time thoughts are with others and NHS workers can get free season tickets for the 2020/21 campaign.
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