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Some hefty attendances in Division 3 and look at Wednesday in 1.

What happened.

Nicely done but the wee guy on the goal line is offside? I’d have booked the scorer for ridiculous posturing if I’d been the ref. Sent him to bed without any supper if I’d been the kid’s dad. Still a good strike though.

The Father of All ‘Keepers, Frank Swift, City and England. Big haun’s.

Quite good for an exhibition match with some flashes of old-style Brazilian play. The speed over the ground of their passing was impressive or was that just an illusion?

Some players after recovering from injury run out of the tunnel and carry on as before. Most need a run of games to find either match fitness, or form or confidence or any combination of the three. I suspect Sima falls into that category which is a great pity because the team is coming to the part of the season when they can’t afford a run of games for an under-performer. A pre-injury Sima would be a mighty asset.

Coronation Derby winner, Pinza and jockey Gordon Richards later knighted.

Might have a look at Brazil.

Cup winners?

Another racer, Dr Roger Bannister. I remember hearing on BBC the live commentary on his sub-4 minute mile. The race took place in May 1954 at Oxford in the late afternoon. Bannister worked in the morning at St Mary’s Hospital Paddington as usual then took the train from London to Oxford. A sort of upper class Alf Tupper.

The poll is flawed. I don’t want to release JL but I don’t want to renew his existing contract. Bill is correct. Offer a one year contract on new terms. If he can do better elsewhere, thank you very much and goodbye with best wishes.

Thanks. Should have known that. Confused by the bend. Must have been 220 yards. Another Liddell. Billy of Liverpool longtime Scotland outside left.

Remind me. Brian Hewson?

It truly was. Beautifully balanced. Did you ever watch a better non-Rangers Scottish side than that? Smith already had league medals at Hibs and Hearts but less well known Wishart also had one 1955 at Aberdeen.

Correct. He also played against Wolves for Blackburn Rovers in the 1960 FA Cup final. Rovers lost to the Wanderers 0-3.

Nat Lofthouse, maybe the toughest of them all, waiting at the pithead to board the Bolton Wanderers ‘bus for an away game.

Another battling English centre forward Jackie Milburn.

Stan Mortensen. Score three to win the FA Cup and no one remembers you.

Booooooooooooooo!

Wolves and Liverpool were just about safely through and then the world turned upside down in the last minutes. Chap called Amad Diallo scored in extra time to equalise then got the winner a minute later. Bring him home. EDIT. Got carried away. He only scored the winner. Not good enough. Rashford got the et equaliser.

The OT pitch was like Wembley in May.

United sensational for fifteen minutes, 1-0, Liverpool dreadful for forty then it all changed. 2-1 to the scousers at HT.

What a day. Wolves v Coventry, Wales v Italy, a bit of Ireland v Scotland, Manchester City v Newcastle and now France v England. Best of all, Mrs 7 is working so peace to watch it all.

One of the most surprising except maybe Southampton, Wimbledon, Sunderland and Birmingham City. So not all that surprising really.