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It certainly brought back memories of the bus trip to Genoa in 1990. Leaving Glasgow at 9pm on a Saturday night was always going to a problem waiting to happen. I don’t think anyone dared to use the toilet onboard after about 1 hour on the road! [emoji90][emoji2961][emoji90][emoji2961][emoji1785]

Well that was fun, on a packed train heading back east, lots of singing and drinking. I was never in doubt was it! [emoji2957][emoji482][emoji2528]

Anyone had their vaccine passport checked coming in yet. I waltzed in just before 4 without any hint of a check.

Absolutely buzzing for this now. On the train from Fife heading through. About 1/3 of the folk on the train seems to be going to the game. It’s also a bit like a mobile pub just now. [emoji482][emoji1634][emoji481]

English football has so many ‘big’ clubs with a great history but it’s not surprising given their population and the fact they were the first to have professional league football. When I was growing up in the 70s I am sure Villa had the record for number FA Cup and League Cup wins. They also had a large amount of league wins but most were in the 1800s. Everton were also a club that were talked about as being part of the big 5 in the late 80s and big team Spurs have never won the league since The Beatles had their first hit single!

Yes Newcastle are a massive club in England and one of the best supported. However they are also massive underachievers, to put a bit of perspective on it, the last time they won a major trophy (The UEFA Fairs Cup) Chelsea had yet to win their first ever FA Cup.

Was it Billy Connolly who was said that the fact someone wanted to be a politician should immediately disqualify them from ever being one. How about everyone gets a chance to serve as an MP, councillor, MSP etc on a similar way that people are selected for jury service. I can’t see that causing too many problems. I could certainly live on £82k and have a few mates in London who could let me kip on their sofa saving a bit on expenses! [emoji2957]

Should I look out my old ZX81 from my parents loft and a cassette player to load the programs! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Upton Park was one of my favourite grounds to go to,so compact and always a passionate crowd. If I hadn’t lived at the other side of The Smoke I may have gone there more. I do remember going to a league cup game in the late 80s against Liverpool that they won either 4-0 or 4-1. Paul Ince played a blinder for West Ham that night and the atmosphere was rocking. I used to like that quirky box/shelf terrace they had in the corner of the north bank.

It helped give me an appreciation of the uniqueness of each stadium, every one had something distinctive going for it unlike the identikit soulless new grounds today. The Shelf at Spurs, Marble Lined entrance to the main stand at Arsenal, The Cottage at Fulham, Shed end at Chelsea, Etc I ended up going to work in London in 87 and used to try to go to a different ground every week depending if one of the big ‘northern’ teams were in town or if it was a local derby. Most games you could just turn up on the day and pay to get in. There was always a threat in the air at some games but I didn’t see too much trouble. It might be a bit stereotypical but every time I saw a Millwall game there was a always a bit going off somewhere in the ground. Due to where I was living I ended up going to Palace more and more and eventually ended up getting a season ticket when they got promotion in 89. That came in handy when they reached the cup final at the end of that season. I managed to go to all the games in the cup run and a few away matches on their football specials including a 9-0 defeat at Anfield. Football fans at the time in England were probably considered as worse than drug dealers but there was a comradeship among them and a humour on the terraces that was soon to disappear when Sky came along and Fever Pitch was issued. I feel luck to have been able to go to football at that time.

In the old days you could just walk into most grounds and have a wee look round. I remember on a holiday in London with my folks in the early 80s spending a day on the tube with my dad visiting Chelsea, Fulham,QPR, Spurs, Arsenal and West Ham. At every ground we were able to get in and have a look at the empty terraces(sad I know). I think it was at Spurs someone said if the new stand hadn’t been under construction we would have been able to have gone to the club office and had a photo with the FA cup. Wembley did have tours in those days though.

I have just finished reading 1984 and it was frightening how relevant it is today especially when you consider how long ago it was actually written.

Has Dross blamed the SNP for it yet? [emoji23]

I would welcome goal line technology but nothing else. For fun they could try a Who wants to be a Millionaire system of 50/50, phone a friend or ask the audience for any decisions that are controversial! [emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Pretty much sums brexit up!

Those guys May and Main who have scored the winners in the last two matches look a bit useful could be worth going for! [emoji2359]

Headlines to make it sound like some mercy mission to a 3rd world country. When you actually read the story the army are doing the same in many parts of England as well.

What about the Peoples Front for Judea and the Judean Popular Front?

You do realise that rail services were reduced due to lack of use as people have been working from home and to free up track space in anticipation of more goods being transported by rail as I believe we have a wee shortage of HGV drivers at the moment. I got this information from a project manager with Network Rail before you ask.

Accies will be all fired up to do it for Jimmy Greaves!

He once said ‘’you will never walk alone!’ Unless you support Hamilton Academical that is.’ He loved to wind us ‘Jocks’ up especially with his co host being the Saint. We used to sing ‘are you watching Jimmy Greaves?’ during the Dons European successes in the early 80s. A sad loss and one of the greatest goal-scorers ever.

Good luck with diplomatic relations with Israel and the Middle East from now on!

I am almost certain the plan will be for a reformed Third Lanark to be parachuted into the top league. [emoji6] That is definitely what our game has been lacking for the last 50 or so years. [emoji848]