Chapter Six Grimsby and Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire, the United Kingdom
Ralph Wilkinson stood and walked to the bar of The Angel pub in Grimsby. “Same again, mate,” he told the barman, who picked up a circular tin tray ready to receive the first of four pints of bitter for Ralph and his workmates. When the JCB driver reached their table with his round of beers, they were arguing about football, their usual after-work topic of conversation.
“What do you think, Ralphie?” asked Bill Whitney, the g**g leader. “Frank reckons that new midfielder is just a Flash Harry.”
“He’s all show, that one. Just using Town as a stepping stone, if you want my opinion,” Frank Tilson, a carpenter, repeated for Ralph’s benefit.
Three sets of eyes gazed at him as he settled back into his chair. They
