So You Call This A Cold Snap!
Memories Of A Title Race Resolved In Mid-June
Long before under-soil heating and local radio and Internet appeals for snow shifters, football had a major problem when the winter weather did its worst. Unburdened by the demands of health and safety, though, clubs generally sought out an orange ball, expected spectators to arrive with an extra tot of whisky and carried on regardless – without a snood or a pair of gloves (goalkeepers apart) in sight.