July 24th

Things I love about Darren Ali
That he’s not a Mackem but a regular Geordie
He’s a passionate knowledgeable free thinker
Pretty good talker, pretty good drinker
A real companion with strong ideals
But self-deprecating which strongly appeals
He is widely travelled so worldly wise
He’s one of my favourite and closest Ali-es
A third millennium guy unique and urbane
Who wakes me up when I sleep on the train
He’s a new but really good friend to me
And now my only contact at Wembley