1906-1921 the worst years of my life, purgatory in its true catholic sense and now I’ve got to go back there on Sunday. I’d rather be at the altar stuck into some mouldy old dough. Surely I can withstand 2 hours at OT having survived 15 years? Well, 15 years minus the war, I must […]

Liverpool 0 Sterling 3. Even without the murderous Sergio and Silva the Cherries were picked off with consumate ease. This time the spray passing was provided by the guns of De Bruyne and Otamendi (nice to get away with one, he could have walked early doors). It was so pleasant to witness the #togetherness as […]

Still pinching themselves. They play in our 1968 FA Cup winning shirts. Other things we have in common; Sylvain Distan, John Bond, Mel Machin and beating the Rags (FA Cup 1984, Harry Redknapp). Although the Cherries shouldn’t be a banana skin we need to remember they are above Chelsea, “But most of the league is” […]

Well we gave Paul Simpson a warm welcome; I’d forgotten he was so vertically challenged. Course this was lucky; hiding behind a toothpick he could easily dodge viewing his team’s annihilation. A murder of Magpies it certainly was. At least the balding lentil conceded they were seen off by pure class. Whilst their team took […]

After dispensing with Germans now Geordies. Steeped in history we took their rich club title off them and any trophies they had an eye on too, that’ll teach them for beating us in 1955. Recently, apart from winning ‘goal of the season’ not a lot has gone right for the Magpies, strange name for a […]