CAN you remember wanting to do something as a child — really wanting to do it?
There can’t be many things that you wished for as a kid, that you still yearn for now. Which holds the same burning desire across four decades — the longed-for fulfilment of which plays a big part in your life 40 years on from putting away your “childish things.”
And then 40 years on, finally achieving your ambition.
From pirate statues to surplus Wembley seats, The Dripping Pan offers a reminder that the game’s soul survives beyond the Premier League glare, writes LAYTH YOUSIF
MATT KERR charts his bike-riding odyssey in aid of the Royal Marsden charity and CWU Humanitarian Aid
Morning Star international editor ROGER McKENZIE reminisces on how he became an Aston Villa fan, and writes about the evolution of the historic club over the years



