Neil Hood Was My Hero
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:58 pm
After all the gloom and doom surrounding Accies of late, I genuinely had one of my most memorable moments at tonight’s match.
I was at prematch hospitality for the first time tonight and there was a Q&A with 2 players - Gary Clarke and Neil Hood.
Neil Hood played centre forward in my first ever Accies match v Clyde on 4/11/72, and I have been a regular ever since.
I spoke to him after the Q&A and told him I remembered him scoring many memorable goals for Accies including a hat-trick against Don Revie’s Leeds Utd in a 4-3 win during preseason. That was in the days where preseason matches were competitive challenge matches and not the glorified training sessions they are today. Leeds were probably the top team in England at that time.
Neil was an absolute gentleman this evening and it was a genuine thrill for me to meet him. They say that you should never meet your heroes and Neil was mine as an 8 year old kid. I was not disappointed, and it was a timely reminder of why I have loved Accies for 50 years. Here’s hoping we can one day unearth a striker with a fraction his ability and charisma.
I was at prematch hospitality for the first time tonight and there was a Q&A with 2 players - Gary Clarke and Neil Hood.
Neil Hood played centre forward in my first ever Accies match v Clyde on 4/11/72, and I have been a regular ever since.
I spoke to him after the Q&A and told him I remembered him scoring many memorable goals for Accies including a hat-trick against Don Revie’s Leeds Utd in a 4-3 win during preseason. That was in the days where preseason matches were competitive challenge matches and not the glorified training sessions they are today. Leeds were probably the top team in England at that time.
Neil was an absolute gentleman this evening and it was a genuine thrill for me to meet him. They say that you should never meet your heroes and Neil was mine as an 8 year old kid. I was not disappointed, and it was a timely reminder of why I have loved Accies for 50 years. Here’s hoping we can one day unearth a striker with a fraction his ability and charisma.