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Geordie Young had retired, his replacement from Buckie Thistle via Queens Park, John Valentine wasn’t up to the task, Rangers suffered a heavy cup defeat and Willie Moles hadn’t the experience to plug the gap so off to Love Street for this man. He sorted things out. Willie Telfer. Edit: Just noticed something wrong with the socks.

He’ll actually be able to walk?

If you’ve got a car to sell you don’t tell the market it’s near to clapped out. “It’s so good I don’t really want to sell it” is the line to take.

Would rather watch the East of Scotland Swimming Championships at Forfar Baths than either celtic or Scotland. In very olden times the telly was bbc1, bbc2 and ITV. bbc Scotland did sort of exist as an occasional opt-out from 1. Of course it wasn’t the viewer who did the opting. One Saturday afternoon Grandstand was covering a thrilling Lord’s Test Match, England v West Indies but suddenly the picture faded to be replaced briefly by a snowstorm then by a fellow from the Glasgow studio announcing that lucky Scottish viewers were being taken to the above mentioned venue to watch the above mentioned event. So instead of Hall and Griffiths in their prime we got the spectacle of folk splashing up and doon the watter. I wasn’t best pleased then but now offered celtic or Scotland at the football or the Forfar aquatics, the watery event might be a relief

REME?

He didn’t need specialist Yank trainers. His wife had him under the cosh.

The Everton-Scottish: Tommy Ring, Clyde, Alex Parker, Falkirk, George Thomson, Hearts, Alec Young, Hearts, Alex Scott, Rangers, Ian Durrant, Rangers, Stephen Naismith, Rangers and from older times Jimmy Caskie and Torry Gillick plus Walter and Archie. Any others? Coming the other way, Stuart McCall, Trevor Steven and Gary Stevens. What a trio. We won’t see their likes again. Nikica Jelavic wasn’t really Scottish, only a bit.

I see he kept his Blackpool socks.

Faute de mieux, but yes, the ‘keeper should do more, much more. Anticipate, intercept, manage the penalty area and above all, get the angles right. Comes to naught, though, if he lets a trundler through his legs.

Not a penalty under the old laws. Disregarding the letter of the law, ancient or modern, it just wasn’t a handball.

And for football in general.

Do I detect a note of irony? Why select defensive players at all? Why not ten Cruyffs and a ‘keeper?

Hope so. 2-0 to the Toffeemen.

Sorry. Wrong one. Here’s the correction.

The great Garfield

Five-nil to the Arsenal. I favour the Gunners in this title race but @ChelseaBoy is a decent cove so I’ll restrain my exuberance..

An upsurge in support for Partick Thistle, Falkirk, Third Lanark.

The paean for Willie Woodburn contains the lines: We know your heart’s at Ibrox Park With the boys in Royal Blue Royal Blue features in the anthem Who’s That Team. I always thought “light” was to distinguish Rangers from the dark blue of Scotland but more knowledgeable folk say it’s derived from an early newspaper report describing Rangers as “the light and speedy blues” presumably because they ran rings round a team of cumbersome heavy-footed opponents.

We don’t rate the opposition.

Bit harsh. Maybe.

Did you not mention him a while back?

Great game today, yesterday not quite so much but you’re absolutely right, the FA Cup is a tremendous competition especially the earlier rounds before it gets too tense.

Jings. Coventry from 0-3 down equalise with a penalty in the fourth minute of added time. Simms played no part in the lead-up play bit he appealed very well. Extra time. United should do it now. Coventry’s adrenaline rush will be exhausted and their legs as well.

That chap used to play for the Hearts - what was his name, Knott-Goodenough Simms? - has scored for Coventry. Coventry let United get three first, unfortunately.

Richards at three was no incentive towards bowling out Haynes or Greenidge.