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If you hear or see anti-social behaviour text the Club’s hotline direct on07860 404 069using the followingkeywords: As the carnage cleared, a lone limb appeared from the mass of humanity to poke the ball apologetically over the line. It belonged to Mike Small. To add insult to injury, he was probably offside (a position he would later spend most Saturday afternoons). Nonetheless, he celebrated with the massed ranks in the away end like he’d won the World Cup. And why not. The midas touch deserted him. It was as if overnight, he lost all his reserves of good fortune. The scuffed shots bobbled out of play, the mis-controls were gobbled up by centre-halves. With every passing game, the confidence drained from his very being. It was awful to watch.

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I was in First Sport, trying in vain to convince my mum to let me buy a pair of Diadora football boots. I’d seen them worn by Roberto Baggio during Italia 90 and from that moment on waged a PR campaign that had led to this point on Maidstone High Street. During the murder trial in March last year, Elliott had admitted to being involved in stealing the cash. Unfortunately, my public relations masterclass hadn’t taken into account the price differential between my prized Diadoras and my Mum’s budget for football boots. No matter what I tried: promises of chores, eating more vegetables, spending less time on the Amiga, she wouldn’t budge. And despite my increasingly juvenile protests, it became clear that I was going to end up with the same basic pair of Gola boots that I always did. The highlight of Small’s time in Claret and Blue came during four glorious days at the end of October when the First Division fixture computer conjured up successive games against Tottenham and Arsenal. We had a disastrous start against Spurs when our central defenders, as they so often did in this era, contrived to leave Gary Lineker – England’s captain and goalscorer supreme – totally unmarked on the penalty spot. Defending Elliott in the burglary trial, Rupert Hallowes said: “In proceedings that occurred in this court in the early part of last year was the first time you made a public admission confession to committing the robbery.

A hopeful Ian Bishop cross drifted aimlessly into the box where it caused mass panic amongst the gaggle of professional footballers waiting for its arrival. At one stage the ball became an innocent bystander, watching in disbelief as ten burly men pushed, shoved and fell over to no clear purpose. On Green Street in the 90s, they used to call that “closing time”. In the Barclays First Division, they called it a set piece. At this stage, it was hard to work out what Small was. There were times when he looked unstoppable. And then there were others when he looked like he wasn’t on speaking terms with the ball. Those incidents could happen mere minutes apart in the same game. He was an enigma. A quandary.

He barely played for the club again. In fact, he barely played professional football again. Loan spells at Charlton and Wolves followed, then short stints in Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. A derby against Chelsea neatly summed up everything about Small’s time in east London. His confidence was high and he was all hustle and bustle from the first whistle, bullying the Blues’ defence. He hit the bar twice in the first half, initially with a sensational drive that deserved better, then with a toe-poke from close range when it was far, far easier to score. In the second half he got the goal his sheer effort deserved, bundling home the opener from a yard out after Colin Foster hit the post. Supporters and guests are encouraged to report any inappropriate behaviour to the nearest steward, or anonymously to [email protected]