Its wierd, i always seem to be coming to the defence of the perrys these days! I just wanted to add, since i had a few years at the club myself, that the club must have cost a fortune to keep running. The bar never did 'make' alot of money, even the bar turnover was reasonable, to keep the punters it had to be cheap! The money taken from the gate served to pay for the electric used by the lights, and the players wages, and there was not a lot left after that! i'm sure the 'profit' made was not nearly enough to cover the renovation of the bar, nor the erection (yes denzel, Erection!) of the stands. I can say from personal experience, Keith at least Loved the club with all his heart, and funneled a great deal of money into the place to keep it going as long as he did. As for the rest of bedlington, when i was a kid there was a choice of things to do, between the local youth clubs and just amongst my friends. Where i grew up tho, a big group of kids was considered to be a good thing, as we were all safe, and should an old lady need a hand with something, ie their garden, several of us used to go trowel in hand for no more of a reward than all the pop we could drink and a 20p mix-up! Now, my nephew has resorted to taking his bike apart and putting it back together, as all his friends are on MSN or playing on their PSP's. My point is, All their is to do for them these days is hang around in bus shelters or stay in their rooms! My, What a rant! i'll stop now, i need a breath...