Those were top sporting days my friends - let’s hope they will never end

By Robert Gledhill
Published 8th May 2020, 16:59 BST
Updated 10th May 2020, 10:16 BST
Continuing our series of magical sporting occasions witnessed by members of our sports desk, Robert Gledhill delves into his memory banks to provide these sporting reminiscences...

IT is the worst of times; it is the best of times.

Apologies to Charles Dickens there but that does seem the situation concerning the world of non-sport at the moment.

It is the worst of times because coronavirus has robbed us of any live action – professional darters trying to make a fist of it from their garages or man-caves notwithstanding.

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Eddie Gray in action.Eddie Gray in action.
Eddie Gray in action.

It is also the best of times because sports writers the length and breadth of the country have been providing top-class coverage of the games they love despite the enforced hibernation.

While I admit it cannot go on ad infinitum, you will be hard-pressed to find more informative, imaginative, entertaining and thought-provoking pieces online or in print than those that have been appearing in The Yorkshire Post during the lockdown.