I came across a couple of videos that might interest those who have recently expressed their condolences in remembering my dad when he played for Wolverhampon Wanderers. They look great! The movement. The commentary. The atmosphere.Â
This Day In History, 70 years ago, my Dad played for Wolverhampton Wanderers FC and won the F.A. Cup in 1949âœïžđđ„đ
30 APRIL 1949
My Dad (also Jimmy Dunn) stepped out onto the hallowed turf of Wembley Stadium under the captainship of Billy Wright before a crowd of 98,000 people and beat Leicester City 3 - 1 to win the F.A. Cup đ âœïžâœïžâœïž The Wolves were later swarmed by thousands of fans at their Victory Procession đđđđ„âœïžÂ
MY GRANDAD - A WEMBLEY WIZARD
I mentioned in my blog about my dad that he often felt overshadowed by his father. Of course they both played in vastly different times with vastly different attitudes. He had no reason to feel like that.
The video I have included herewith
It seems April is a significant month on the footballing side of my family.âœïžđđ„
29 APRIL 1933 : This day in history, 86 years ago . . . my footballer grandad, (also Jimmy Dunn), đ„ won the F.A. Cup đas one of the Wembley Wizards under the captainship of the legendary Dixie Dean as Everton Football Club faced off against Manchester City and beat them 3 â 0. âœïžâœïžâœïž
Iâm talking about Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club â the Wolves â the team whom my professional footballer Dad won the 1949 FA Cup with!
It had been a long time since following the Wolves, but looks like they are doing well in the Premier League so far - beating Arsenal 3-1, Chelsea 2-1, West Ham 3-0, Everton 3-1⊠and the F.A. Cup, all the way to the Semi Final!
I watched the highlights to the F.A. Cup Semi Final between Wolves vs Watford. I have to say I was blown away by their performance, it was a good game marred only by a dubious penalty decision by the referee which gave Watford (undeservedly) the upper hand and secured their place in the Final. Nevertheless, Wolvesâ performance outshone the London club.
I felt proud that the club my father once played for had made it to the semi-finals (no mean fete) with a chance of going all the way and taking the F.A. Cup again. Damn that refereeâs penalty decision! Wolves were certainly the better team on the day. Still, vindication came on Saturday, when Wolves beat Watford 2-1 in the Premiere League!
I was surprised to see what giant killers Wolves had actually become, seeing off a number of other big name clubs along the way. Beating Manchester United 2-1, TWICE, in the Premiere League early April and in the F.A. Cup Quarter Finals!
I wondered what my Dad would make of it all.
The last time I looked, Wolves were in 7th place in the Premier League, just one below Man U â however, not sure what effect the win against Watford will do.
But for Wolves to finish the season in the top 10 clubs is highly commendable. I hope next season they will draw on the strengths and determination theyâve shown this season and go even further.
Kudos goes out to the Wolves team and their Manager.
Iâm sure my Dad would be very pleased.
(Cue Happy Wanderer song)Â
Phew! Common sense prevails. Finally, we can leave the club â the once common brotherhood, set up with relatively good intentions but, somehow over the years evolved into a cumbersome, anonymous dictatorial machine - whose small print changed from what it originally set out to achieve.
 So, hearty congratulations go out to all who bravely voted to take back control of their destinies.Â
Not forgetting, all those who worked so very hard behind the scenes on securing the E.U. Leave Campaign. Including those whose political slant wasnât particularly in line but who recognised common sense when they saw it - like Boris Johnson, Kate Hoey , Lord David Owen and many others who looked beyond their personal political affiliations for the common good of the British people. Â
 Of course a huge acknowledgment should be extended to the original architect of the Brexit campaign â the very capable and no-nonsense Nigel Farage, whose experience and âcall a spade a spadeâ personality on the front line of E.U. shenanigans initially shone the light on all that is wrong with it. His courageous crusade in exposing and informing the British people on the E.U. situation was priceless in keeping the population in the loop.  Something governments over the last forty years should have done but failed to do. Iâm sure a couple of pints of best bitter are well within order for Mr. Farage.
 No matter what anyone says, this historical result sends a positive message to the world, whether the world knows it or not at the moment. The message being:  Britain will NOT be dictated to. Especially by an elite few, or those of global corporate interests who benefit from massive tax evasion, at the expense and exploitation of labour resources and crippling, sometimes nonsensical E.U. policies. Nor will she be dictated to by self-serving decisions made by a faceless, unaccountable bureaucratic system which severely impacts on the daily lives of British people. The small businesses, farmers, manufacturers and fisheries - the real people who actually keep Britain ticking over.
 So watch out future political animals, the British public wonât easily buy into your smoke and mirrors.
 This outstanding result shows the world that Britain has an individual voice and quite rightly so.
 It is a monumental achievement and will surely signpost the way for others in the E.U. to follow suit. I hope so. Why should any country with decent ambitions be dictated to by others? For too long, politics have been led by unimaginative, political drones, dictated to by corporate suggestion. Money. Profits. GDPâs. Being the major motivating factors. Itâs time to get into a new mind-set, not only in Britain and Europe but world-wide.
 This world is in dire straits at the moment. Global warming and ecological trauma is a massively serious issue and not given near enough consideration.  Globalisation of multi-national companies basically doesnât work, except for the companies involved â THEY are the only beneficiaries, since they have choice â cheap labour etc. But what does it achieve in the long run? All they do is remove manufacturing and creativity from their own country and transplant it into a country that will do it cheaper. Not exactly rocket science and not particularly beneficial to the country as a whole.
 Hopefully.  It is a new and welcomed paradigm-shift, away from a world too eager to embrace corporate and financial services philosophies, purely based on profit margins, which only seem to benefit a minority faction, and with no accountability or even information, to any trusting voting public.
 It is a major step towards political openness. At last, real democracy, fair play and equality are within grasp, according to the majority consensus. As it should be, in a democratic society.
 Elected politicians must finally LISTEN to the general populace and serve the people as they are supposed to do. They are the elected servants of the people and they get paid pretty handsomely for the privilege.
 The time to put the Great back into Great Britain is now upon us and like many moments in Britainâs great and varied history, when her back is to the wall, common sense does prevail.
 Well done Brexiteers for believing that Britain has what it takes again. For once, a truly incisive decision from a political campaign which has actually worked and hopefully, a good and much needed political kick up the arse.
 Inevitably, there will still be the naysayers. But then I can only assume those people live in a totally different zone to the majority â maybe for some their comfort zone has been rattled. Cool. So it should. There is nothing wrong with that. Hopefully they will come to realize that a better, more inclusive Britain for ALL is possible.
This referendum is NOT a popularity poll for a general election. Therefore any decision should not be taken on whether we like or trust a certain spokesperson for whatever choice is made. Itâs about Britain becoming a true democracy again.
The front runner personalities involved, on either side of the equation are immaterial and should not distract or influence its outcome. They should be there simply to voice the pros and cons they think applicable based on their own political viewpoint â nothing more.
It is the peopleâs choice and as such should be a choice based onÂ
the simple, common sense facts of the issue.
David Cameron may throw up doomy warnings against leaving the E.U. But in common sense terms, given the fact that David Cameron along with most of his supporters who validate staying in the E.U. live in a different world to the majority of the British population, any decision should take that into consideration .
He bangs on about future job opportunities â well if thatâs the case, why isnât it already working at that level? Letâs face it, weâve been in the E.U. for a while now, so why is he suggesting that to vote to stay will suddenly swing things for the better?
He also suggests 70% of Britainâs current success lies in the financial services sector. Banks. Insurance etc. Now we all know how reliable they are. Who benefits from all that other than the major corporations and the financially secure?
Whereas â the leave campaign suggests, getting back what we once legitimately owned and were capable of trading on the world stage. What could be wrong with making our own decisions again?
Who are these people making decisions on our behalf? What are their credentials? Whatâs in it for them? To make a better world? Or just to score brownie points to further their careers?
There have been lots of âwarningsâ from other countries, propagated by many of the mainstream media, about how leaving the E.U. would be detrimental to the world. Funny how, from all the spin, the welfare and dignity of the British people seem to be one of the least of their concerns.
Are we going to be âblackmailedâ by vested interests?
So the questions we need to ask ourselves are:
Does Britain need the E.U. more than they need us?
Are we not one of the top contributors to funding the E.U.? And for what?
Does Britain really need to be a member of an expensive club, of faceless, unelected bureaucrats, who insist on living our lives for us, with no accountability to the British public and pay an extortionate amount for the privilege â money that could be much better spent elsewhere throughout the British Isles?
Does British law wish to regain its judicial powers?
Does Britain wish to retain her sovereign status, be able to make her own decisions about what she does and what she stands for?
Ask yourself:
Has your life been improved by the E.U., say, over the last 10 years?
What about your neighbours?
What about those who have fallen through the cracks?
Has quality of life degenerated?
Can there be a better Britain?
The simple and overriding answer should be obvious.
We NEED a new paradigm.
We CAN be the gamechanger.
Any change may be uncomfortable at first, however change suggests a willingness for betterment.
But to keep the status quo & remain in the E.U. will only continue to benefit the few when in reality itâs about Britain as a whole.
It is NOT ok for any country to hand over its wealth, integrity and respect on the world stage to a faceless bureaucracy who dictate how we conduct our affairs based on the advocacy of lobbyists hired by corporations.
To Vote Leave is NOT turning our backs on Europe.
To Vote Leave is to tell the world the mandate to rule our land is firmly in our own hands.
Vote Leave and Rule Britannia.
(Cue Sir Edward Elgarâs âLand of Hope & Gloryâ)
I think I originally wrote this song around about 1979 â sounds about right, given the slightly ska influence - probably one of my knee jerk reactions to Margaret Thatcherâs Reign of Terror at the time. MORE about the song.
