

Greg Davies, the amiable narrator, spoke to Ken Loach and Tony Garnett (director and producer respectively) and Dai Bradley who played Billy Casper and who took Davies on a tour round Hoyland Common where the book and film were set. I watched a documentary on BBC4 last week that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the film Kes. Here, Pete Sixsmith rues the passing of a man SAFC fans of our generation will never forget …

The sad news is that Martin has died, aged 78. I once met someone in a Belfast pub who, on hearing I supported Sunderland, told me with obvious pride that they were cousins. He was a dependable, cultured footballer and, by all accounts, a throughly decent man. Monsieur Salut writes: to Sunderland fans of a certain age, Martin Harvey epitomises all the was good about our club. FOR A MESSAGE ABOUT OUR INABILITY TO PUBLISH COMMENTS, PLEASE SEE THE FOOTNOTE WHERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND LINKS TO ENABLE YOU TO MAKE CONTACT WITH SALUT! SUNDERLAND …
