The only team that came close to that Brazil team was the Holland side. of 74 under Rinus Michels playing fantastic ‘total football’.Sadly they never won  a World Cup beaten by a Teutonic tactical masterclass in the final.Krol,Haan,Neeskens,Van Hanagem, Cruyff,Rep,Rensenbrink etc.

Not quite as good as Tostao,Gerson,Rivelino,Pele,Jairzinho,Carlos…[Read more]

Keep going @hunnybunny you’re getting there.

I remember watching this live in 1970. We didn’t have a TV set then so ended up watching it at the local National Children’s Home. Why we had to go to a nearby orphanage to watch the World Cup Final is a complicated story. It would have been like for most people at that time, in black and white.

This was the pinnacle of Brazil’s brilliance. It…[Read more]

Someone mentioned that great French poet Cantona a while back and I came across one of his quotes yesterday when looking something up about Pele.He compares the great man’s pass to Carlos Alberto in the World Cup final 1970 to the early poems of Rimbaud.It really is a thing of beauty ,so casual,almost a ‘no look’ pass to no one in particular…but…[Read more]

You guys are so literal-minded.Also she always says it’s my best feature,doesn’t say much for my face does it?

Or was that a good thing?

She quit because all she could see of you all the time was your arse.

There has been a sharing of trophies this year at the top end.Liverpool with the title,Man City Community Shield,Newcastle League Cup,Palace FA Cup,Spurs Europa League and potentially Chelsea Conference League.It’s good to share.

When I lived in the Fraserburgh area quite a few followed Aberdeen but here in Brechin/Montrose it’s more Dundee Utd…[Read more]

They were staggering on the streets of Montrose when I dropped my daughter off at the train station around 7.00 pm.It’s Mofest weekend and though it’s not what it was pre-covid the pubs do a steady trade.

As for the footy there were probably more disaffected,self-entitled Celtic fans.

Well at least Arsenal won something this year. Certainly the year of the underdog. Aberdeen must be well supported round your way @BrianN? Are they dancing on the streets of Brechin tonight?

Thought you’d come back with something like:”The Fall had a sound engineer?”

As for the Bunny roasted and wasted is my guess.

So @ixan57 I know you won’t sleep if I don’t give you that link.One of the Frank Chickens is married to Grant Showbiz who was The Fall’s long time,long suffering sound engineer.Must’ve been on over half of their studio output and many gigs.

Must be the most thankless task in all pop music given Mark’s penchant for fiddling with knobs during…[Read more]

Sheff Utd 1-2 Sunderland.My old man would’ve loved that.Almost felt sorry for Chris Wilder but I don’t like him,so no.

That’s a relief I couldn’t find any recipes for hats though I came across beef wellington.

<p style=”text-align: left;”>Your hat is safe @brianN. So are ABo puppies. Another long long gap in The Challenge.</p>

As I’ve said before my wife gave it a go doing the downstairs as I did upstairs and you guys never did guess why she quit after one day.What we need is a really clever scientist to visit the BP and work it out but what are the chances?

Hey @vuelva in the interests of Anglo-Dutch relations I must say we Brits have never produced a player of the…[Read more]

Oh, good call @vuelva. She does a great job on my windows.

Get yer ladder ‘n’ bucket down ‘ere Brian. My regular wind cleaner has done a runner. Having a baby apparently.

I  know you are glazing hygiene technician or some such thing but putting that on one side, are you a window cleaner or a windowcleaner? Or even a window-cleaner?

This site is nothing if not informative.