Burton 1 Macc Lads 1

Macclesfield's most famous export is The Macc Lads. They were a post-punk, hard rock band around in the 1980's notorious for the lyrical content of their material. I remember they were due to play in Burton but the nature of their performance led them to be banned. They responded by playing a gig on the back of a flat-bed lorry and driving around the town centre.



As teenagers we used to giggle when we heard their songs, as they talked of willies and bums and swore a lot. That's the kind of thing that teenagers find amusing. The musical version of Chubby Brown but without the wit. Listen now and what strikes you is how they are abusive and unfunny as some sort of compensation for a complete lack of talent. Tipton's "Cum To Bedlam" were funnier and even they had the grace to admit to their shortcomings. In short, The Macc Ladds were rubbish.

Last Tuesday, Macclesfield Football Club came to town to play Burton Albion. Macc are one of League Two's notorious and perennial strugglers and are not noted for anything other than battling but basic football. Their reserves visited the week before and left on the wrong end of a 6 - Nil pasting.

This evening, like the Macc Lads, Burton were rubbish. Lucky to draw 1 - 1 in a game they should have won. Our strikers didn't turn up.

Mind you, neither did I.