When I looked after the turnstile for Romford FC in the 1990s, Bill McKenzie would tell me about this match. Sadly for me, it was 18 years before I was born, a year the club also won the Southern League, 1967. Also sadly, Brooklands was shut down before I had the opportunity to go there and it wasn't until 1992, when the club reformed that I finally saw my first match. Now, 30 years later, I've clocked up well over 1,000 competitive matches in varying roles, currently running the boardroom. Anyone coming over to Mayesbrook Park (Barking FC) to see our home matches now is sure to see faces they know from the old days and have a good chat.