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I liked this effort from a few years ago

The fundamental objective in a game of football is to score more goals than the opposition. That is not the same as outscoring the opposition by the maximum possible number of goals. In a league game you would be entitled to do so because there may be a point where goal difference is an issue, but in a cup game there is no justification. If you are, say, one or two ahead, going for more would be a good idea; because the other team might start scoring and get back into it However, if you are into the last ten minutes and you are, say, four ahead, that game is over, the winner has been established. Acknowledge that, play the game out and move on. No one is there to be humiliated to to humiliate anyone else.

I thought he'd been shot.

Why would I ask a Dutch person? There is nothing wrong my eyes nor my brain and I know what I saw. It suited Holland to lose by one or two goals. As soon as they went two down in that game they went up the park and knocked one in from 25 yards. They then played out the rest of the game looking like a team who could score when they wanted. I know I said they wanted to avoid Argentina in the next round which is true. But the reality is that they were the best international team in the world in the seventies, Yes, they never won the World Cup but they got to two finals and on each occasion they lost narrowly to the host nation. In fact in '78 it was after extra time. In other words in that final they got a draw over 90 minutes against the hosts. And thank you Mr Pedantic over there in the corner, I do know that they didn't get to he final in 1970. One last thing, now that I've given you another perspective on Archie's wonder goal, take a look at it on YouTube and see what you think.

The must win games are the ones against Ayr United If we manage that we'll have a chance.

Best goal of the World Cup ever? C'mon now. In fact I've always thought there was something a bit iffy about that goal. He gets the ball in the inside right position and he gets six touches, all with his left foot. Meanwhile the Dutch defenders are doing a good job of jumping out of his road. Remember also the best result for Holland that afternoon was a narrow defeat. That meant they would qualify from second place and avoid Argentina in the next round.

I'm sure could have had Peter Houston as manager. When we punted Lennon he was out of work and looking for a job. If we'd made the right decision then, I'm quite sure we'd still be in the SPL.

Am I the only one who remembers YEET. Young east end team?

Have you any idea of the answer of the question - life, the universe and everything?

Given that I'm in a pedantic mood tonight, that should be "you're enlightening".

Hmmm. Thruppence stopped being currency in 1971.

Will be later if there's extra time.

My memory is not what it used to be. Did Tony Fitzpatrick play that night? Was it for the opposition?

On again now

I've still got a few copies of the original Saint which came out in, I think, the seventies.

Despite the risk of appearing pedantic, I can't help wanting to point out that the words cancellation and postponement are not synonymous. And he should have been saying postponement.

Lions are not really jungle animals. There much more likely to be found in the savannah.

Stranglers: Go Buddy Go.

Tony Fitzpatrick. What a player he was. What's he up to these days?

I notice that he was on Parkinson four times. Then he died from Parkinson's disease. Just sayin' like.

When is the other Top Gear starting. The one with Clarkson and the guys in it.

You didn't have to go. It was on the TV. The commentator said "Hee drum hooo".

I thought he'd signed for us.

I seem to remember there were eight different scorers in that 6-2 game.

Heard a lot about this on the news today. I didn't know he was a local guy. Barshaw was it?