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21 November 2008 12:36
Middlesborough FCs star player
I had a lovely letter from a very nice Mr Frost this morning, who - overcome with Aga nostalgia - decided to share his story.
Picture the scene: it's 1976 and his parents are working as House Mother and Father for Middlesborough Football Club. They live in a Victorian house that has been converted into a 22-bedroom hotel. It's full of character and retains original features, such as the internal bell system.
The scullery - where Mac the Chef was often found prepping vegetables - was everyone's favourite room. While less grand than the rest of the house, (frankly, I'm told, it was a little dowdy) it was home to the Aga and that's what made it so popular.
Club managers, including Jack Charlton, Malcolm Allison, Bobby Murdoch and John Neil, declared it the place they preferred to eat their pre-match lunches and discuss tactics with the backroom boys. Apparently the Aga's gentle warmth provided the perfect backdrop for delivering the final team talk before battle commenced.
The most appreciative person ever to lean on the Aga was a young goalkeeper who had travelled from Australia to make his name in English football. Now remember this was the 70s, when we had real weather, and the poor boy arrived during a period of heavy snow.
Mr Frost vividly remembers coming home from work and finding the boy, miserable and shivering in front of the Aga. He was surrounded by his belongings and was wearing a hat, coat and scarf. Sitting on a rocking chair, as close to the Aga as possible, he remained there for three days until his demand to be repatriated to warmer climes were met.Sadly, as Mr Frost recalls, he didn't even see an English football pitch, let alone play on one.
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