Not to mention England 8 Netherlands 2 (Huddersfield 1946). Still feel the pain ofc. (The only games I attended in 1996 were Ghana 3 Italy 2, and some Bayern München home game in the Olympiastadion.)

BTW Tried to learn English by writing down Supertramp lyrics in my youth and what do you know ended up in both England and logic, but you’re right I still have no clue about the hidden layers of meaning in English songs; climbed up to Solsbury Hill to check (three times even; completely flat though nowadays), but no city lights, watch kept on…[Read more]

I think that was worthy of Eric Cantona.

Netherlands 21 UK 16 (Cannes, 1959)

England 4 Netherlands 1 (Wembley 1996)

Let’s call it quits.

in baume kerve is idd nie onschuldag. as ut dan toch mot geif mè maah y tú qué has hecho da’s teminste poeties.

Op het eerste gezicht leek ‘Sing Little Birdie’ een onschuldige deuntje, maar in werkelijkheid bevatten de teksten een diep verontrustende en alarmerende boodschap die ik hier vanwege moderatieproblemen niet kan bespreken.

Another of my long-held trophies (186,990 in BP-6-15) gone, thanks to @desperate-dan . Congrats to @anton249 for getting the trophy; to me on a par with his country (Land der Berge, Land am Strome…) winning eurovision. Overigens volkomen terecht dat Teddy Scholten won destijds, als je het mij vraagt, dat Engelse lied was niets. Ook niet verwacht…[Read more]

Happy Birthday @hunnybunny. Have fun.

Wow, Twiggy called it correctly. Austria win. Double rations tomorrow

An Austrian manager has won the FA Cup today. Will it be an Austrian double tonight? Or did Twiggy predict the wrong event?

Personally I don’t actually care. But two years ago Eurovision was the last thing my wife really enjoyed before she passed away. So it has a special significance for me regardless of how awful it usually is.

Twiggy has chosen Austria for Eurovision, clearly sticking to her Germanic origins here. Can’t say I agree with her but perhaps her dog ears can hear things humans can’t.

Won a trophy today that someone had held for 9 years but 13 hours later it was gone. Not even the Challenge level.

Why is there a strange unmarked car parked outside my house?