As we've got a special feature on Friday this week, we've moved our weekly fan interview to Monday. So it's a case of having a 'Monday moider' rather than a 'Fans Focus Friday' this time round. Our interviewee this week is Les Pegler, who is a fan of both Bangor 1876 and Bruce Springsteen.

What does Bangor 1876 mean to you?
Our club means an awful lot to me. I’ve supported football in Bangor since I was 6 years old, from 1962 onwards, and it’s always been an integral part of my life. I obviously miss our Farrar Road days, and although I of course continued to support Bangor City when we moved to Nantporth, it somehow didn’t feel the same, the later years proving to be particularly difficult. The major step to form a new, fan owned club was a tremendous leap of faith, it’s been less than 12 months, and a lot has happened during that short period of time! I am absolutely delighted with the way that the fans have come together as one, creating a buzz on matchdays at our new home in Treborth, but also during the week in the city. Cath says that when we walk down town, I’ll always get stopped and moidered by random people, quite often not even football fans, about how 1876 are getting on. I am proud to be on the board of 1876, but more importantly, to be a part owner in our new adventure. It has given me a new lease of life, and has made football enjoyable once again.

What have been your highlights of the season so far?
There have been loads of highlights, both on and off the field. On the field, our trip to FC United of Manchester was unforgettable, our first game, with over 200 travelling fans, including 2 bus loads of moiderers, I mean supporters! The scenes behind the goal when we scored were something else. I’ve enjoyed all the away trips, especially the experiences of visiting new grounds, and look forward to many more. The home games at Treborth have seen larger average gates than we expected at the outset, a record attendance for the visit of Bontnewydd with 440 on a Friday evening, and a great atmosphere at every game, with our fans coming together to have a good time. It’s been particularly pleasing to see many old faces returning to watch football in Bangor, some following an absence of a few years, together with lots of new faces. I suppose the Penycae Welsh Cup game stands out in the memory, to be behind all game, including through the penalties, and to then snatch it at the death, with obviously the last kick was breath taking. Off the field, I am delighted with the way that the larger local community have rallied around us, obviously through share ownership, but also our sponsors, who have helped to make our club financially sound.

Apparently you're a bit of Bruce Springsteen fan. What songs by 'The Boss' would like you like to hear over the new PA system at Treborth and why?
Better Days for a start – that’s self explanatory! Dancing in the Dark – for evening matches. No Surrender – that’s our call to arms, as in ‘blood brothers in the stormy night with a vow to defend, no retreat baby, no surrender’! We could finish with The Promised Land! I’ve left out Glory Days, as that looks back, rather than forwards.

If you were going to a Bruce Springsteen concert somewhere a long way from Bangor the day before an 1876 match, would you drive all night in order to make it back to Treborth in time?
Yes, of course, as it says in the song ‘you’ve got my love, heart and soul’, which must refer to 1876! I have actually driven all night on my own home from a Bruce gig in The Stadium of Light, Sunderland, eventually arriving home at 4.00 am.

What do you plan to do in order to keep occupied during this period without football and have you been suffering football withdrawal symptoms?
Yes, it’s early days, but already Llysfaen away seems a long time ago. Football, and especially 1876 is a big part of my life, and withdrawal symptoms are kicking in. The Euros were going to tide me over the summer, with the trip booked to Azerbaijan and Italy, but no longer. Cath and myself will go for walks while we can, and she’s also been moidering about doing some painting, help please! I’ve got no major plans to learn a new language or skill, or anything like that!

Read our previous fan interviews:
Huw Pritchard: click here
John Dexter-Jones: click here
Llion Jones: Cymraeg / English
Mared Rhys: Cymraeg / English
Joe Shooman: click here