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Good old effy cup. Thrills and spills. Wrexham should have won it, the Blades were scarcely in it in the first half. Who was the vagrant dressed in grey that the camera kept turning to?

Deepdale’s not the place it used to be.

Had a look at afc chat to see how they are coping. I hadn’t realised the extent of their obsession with Rangers. What team is most mentioned in the Hibs v Aberdeen match thread? Neither of the two who were actually playing. One of their intellectuals writes that he would feel better with news that Edminston (sic) House had burned down and all inside it perished.

Agreed.

I left to go to Walsall v Leicester. Brendan leading 1-0 by a stroke of luck. Even match apart from the fluke goal.

With a quick follow up then a couple more early second half, then a barrowload. Those were the days. I’m really fed up of clinging on to narrow margins.

Because Holding was on a yellow and was struggling to cope with Haaland A second yellow was inevitable.

You’ve don it now. 0-2. Medicine Man, @Rousseaubans folk for that sort of thing.

Meanwhile in another competition City and Arsenal start their effy cup-tie like trains but run out of steam after half an hour. 1-0 to City in the end though Arsenal had more and better chances. Trossard looks worth the money. Young Lewis a mighty prospect. Overall an enjoyable match.

Fair enough - for Evertonians. Some would say Joe Mercer or Tommy Lawton. As an outsider looking in, I’d say Andy Gray, Trevor Steven or Gary Stephens who all went on to an even higher level.

Jimmy Shand?

See big Goldson, near got it right so he did. Arfield came on to a decent game. Kamara, unexpected flashes of brilliance and Alfie at the end - prophetic words? Hope not.

From the resumption, season 1947/47 up to 1964/65 Rangers were ten times champions, Hibs thrice, Hearts twice (should have been three) Aberdeen, Dundee, Kilmarnock and another team all had one championship. The same teams occupied the runners-up spots if they weren’t winning. Some third places are interesting. East Fife and Jags twice each, Motherwell, Third Lanark and Dunfermline all once. We all know what happened after that. As buster says, Aberdeen had a brief flurry and United managed it once. So, yes, Rangers are one of the two pikes in a pond of minnows, so, mighty to that extent though not able to compete with ocean-going sharks. A warning well given.

Alfie got it right first time.

What? Alan Morton didn’t wear these. He’s your model on and off the park.

Aye. Don’t confuse might with fame. Rangers are still famous but their might is considerably reduced. Can’t compete with Southampton in money terms. Southampton! Good God. I expect @compo is thinking of a time when the Arsenal at their mightiest could just about compete with Rangers.

What’s wrong with that? Had a great career at Liverpool.

Hand wringer and he needs a razor blade, scissors and comb.

Rangers’ best, certainly pre-bunion.

Best right winger: Mrs Thatcher was never registered as a player so the nominations are Waddell, Scott and Henderson and the winner is Wullie. Best outside left: Nominations are Hubbard, Wilson and Johnston and the winner is Davy

Anyone in mind, ascottil?

Is it as bad as celtic at home to caley? Don’t think so. Infinitely worse than Berwick.

Does he not get a dram? Fair play to Goodwin. He shook the scorer’s hand at the final whistle. His last act as manager?

Lamps out. Who’ll light up the darkness at Goodison? Bielsa? Gerrard?

Was it not the Fiscal’s office that lost the evidence? No doubt the Enquiry will be reporting soon.