I was coming out of the Solent Hotel tonight after a swim and there were loads of people hanging around in Leeds Utd tracksuits. I was thinking it was a bit strange for so many grownups to be in full football kit. I held the door open for someone with a large sports bag, “oh you look familiar”, I was thinking… “wait, you’re Neil Sullivan, the Leeds goalkeeper”. Outside was the Leeds team bus and at the bottom of the steps was Ken Bates, the chairman. He was shaking every player’s hand as they got off the coach and it sounded like all the players were saying, “Hello Mr Chairman”.

It sounded odd, I would have thought they’d call him Ken, or at worse Mr Bates, but Mr Chairman?