During today's match I was chatting with our erstwhile correspondent, AKA Whiskylion.
He sends his regards to everyone on here, as he is apparently still unable to log on.
I reproduce below the message he sent me just after Stansfield scored for Brum today...
"Like father, like son.
He's the son of the late lower league striker, Adam Stansfield.
I was at Exeter that stormy night in 2009 when he (Stansfield) crossed the ball from about 40 yards out.
The ball bent like a boomerang in the gale and beat Fordey all ends up for the freakiest late equalizer you'll ever see.
Made it 1-1, the final score.
It was one of the last goals he was ever to score. Adam died from cancer 8 or 9 months later, I think. Tragic."
The coincidences mount after that. I told Jim that Exeter was my Dad's team and I was born there.
He then told me that he has in his programme collection the programme from Exeter's first ever professional game.
The opponents that day? Millwall, of course.
Funny old life, innit?