Last saw Alan before last Christmas in The Peel Park as usual in the company of Barry, he told a smashing story about having to pick up the task of writing and sending Christmas cards after his wifes passing. He said that on his late wifes Christmas list against a good number was the annotation CC which puzzled him for many a while. It was only after cards started arriving from far and wide that the penny dropped.
CC stood for Cheap Cards.
A thoroughly nice chap. RIP