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@26th of foot mentions Joe Baker. What a centre forward. Colin Stein with booster rockets. Smashed himself up in a car crash while at Torino but recovered to play for Arsenal and England. But despite his place of birth and the nationality of his dad he was a Scotsman. Unlike Denis Law he talked like a Scotsman but like Law he played with the talented Scotsman’s arrogance. Wilson was a very proficient ‘keeper and played excellently for Scotland but otherwise he didn’t seem very Scottish. Played with the absolute confidence of English goalkeepers of his vintage. Joe’s brother Gerry played for St Mirren and quite well for Hibs but was not in the same class as Joe. Gerry was capped by the US! One Scotsman played for England and his brother for US. Can’t be right.

Jack Charlton was manager not player but I know what you mean. There was always some elasticity between South America and Spain but the great Hungarian, Puskas playing for Spain was a bit odd.

Thistle v Spiders - an absolute powder keg. Makes El Salvador and Honduras look like an afternoon in the Church House Library.

The Alban Polis will be after you for that. Hate crime by implication and by inference.

Nothing to discuss. 100% right.

Maybe only you and I will mind this, compo, maybe @Billkeekin’ out of his pram but this team, no Gers, no Celts, would do fine: Brown (Dundee/‘Spurs) Hamilton (Dundee) Parker (Falkirk/Everton) Cumming (Hearts) Captain Yeats (Dundee Utd/Liverpool) McKay (Hearts/‘Spurs) Leggat (Aberdeen) Young (Hearts/Everton) St John (Motherwell/Liverpool) Gilzean (Motherwell/‘Spurs) Mulhall (Aberdeen/Sunderland) Players like Law who never played in the Scottish League are omitted but there was enough talent for the reserves, Slater, Cox, Ure, McCann, Beattie, Quinn Martin and plenty. I missed out John White! Dottled early today.

That’s a remarkable feat. How do you do it?

Brora’s first game in weeks. What will they be like when they get match fit?

Nope. Lost my hearing aids.

celtic supporters, more likely.

The Form Book says you are right but I have a foreboding that it’s going to be Chelsea and Southampton. I started the Chelsea v Blades but gave up after twenty minutes. Could have been Kilmarnock v St Johnstone. Never mind the football. Chelsea are getting the results.

You never know your luck, gs.

An attractive set of league fixtures but I’m glad there’s nothing at stake except reputation, prestige and terrifying the opposition for next season. That last bit’s quite important. So nerves and anxiety for 5x90 minutes as usual.

Hammers score five, Arsenal score one. Just a pity for the Hammers that some of their radars were misdirecting.. Chelsea v Sheffield Utd was dreadful. Gave up after twenty minutes.

I don’t think so, gs. Red card because of recklessness rather than evil intent. Should Roofe have gone for it? I can’t make up my mind. @PoohBear and @johnnykhave different opinions. Either could be right.

Rangers seem to be getting the hang of the Statement business. Vast improvement on Traynor’s abysmal offerings and unlike Thimothy, no begging to be awarded the tie.

Fulham 1-2 Leeds BHA 2-0 Mags Hammers 2-1 Arsenal Villa 1-1 ‘Spurs Effy Cup Bournemouth 2-1 So’ton Everton 1-3 City Chelsea 3-0 Blades Leicester 0-2 United The Cup’s going to Manchester or Salford.

I’m assuming Kamara’s abuser knelt. Failed gesture.

I’m a powerful bad loser. Normally it’s toys thrown, dummy spat. But this season, this team, I forgive them.

That’s the team I call the Rangers. Though I know perfectly well that on most of the occasions I watched Ian McMillan, Harry Davis was his protection and Alex Scott was his winger.

Now you’re talking.

McMillan is the most accurate passer of a football I have ever seen. Long, raking, slide rule passes into space for Scott to race onto or lightning quick short passes to foot to ignite Henderson, he was brilliant. He could also bring a ball under instant control despite harassment from defenders and he scored a few. Can’t remember much about his heading ability.

Do we really need a guard of honour from them or from anyone else?

Agreed. What’s the point?

It’s probably different in modern, corporate, career-path days but in the long ago, it was normal for high-flying members of the Faculty of Advocates to take time away from private practice to do a turn as Advocate-depute in the Crown Office for a few years before going back to gold mining. It was seen as a sort of honourable thing for a decent chap to do.