PHILINFRANCE

A very balanced and well written post.

Closely followed by Allan (Sniffer) Clarke? Or even David (Bloody) Kelly .

Memories play funny tricks, of course, but I also remember fondly such German greats as Uwe Seeler and, our destroyer in 1970, Gerd Müller, der Bomber.

Whilst I saw him play (in his usual elegant manner) several times on TV, I never saw him play in the flesh, as it were. I did once meet him, however, back in 1980 or 1981, when a Bayern Munich team including the two Rumenigge brothers were competing in an indoor 5 a side competition in Munich during the German winter break. Dressed very casually but smartly, he was a spectator very much at ease meandering through the crowd and stopping frequently for autographs and photographs and happy to stop for a brief chat with his adoring fans, always with a smile on his face.

I used to love the Old English and the green ones.

I think that was the case in the QPR vs Manchester City game involving the famous French philosopher Joey Barton, where Man UTD thought they had won the League, had started to celebrate and were listening to the closing stages on the touchline, only for City (Aguero) to score very late.

I don’t think that, technically, you are allowed to say that any more .

Barmaid or Barman?

And, judging by the number of times he 'misspeaks', presumably the same English exam.

Ably assisted by Holland-Dozier-Holland.

Both Arsenal and Liverpool can't afford an FA Cup replay. Why can't they say 'Neither Arsenal and Liverpool can afford an FA Cup replay.'

I gave you a laugh, but that was pretty awful. Shame on you .

One of my favourite records back in the 1960s, and certainly one of my favourite groups. I used to love Tamla Motown.

Hey, you should have sent me a PM. I’ll try and improve, but I get your point. Or have you already blocked me?

Reminiscences of Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition.

Based on your earlier post, I should hope that @BigTone's 'O' Levels were somewhat better than yours .

I suspect that you may be posting 'tongue in cheek', but I actually think this is quite a good idea.

Or even bigger than Wings, the group The Beatles could have been .

Much to my surprise, I watched the Beckham documentary over Christmas and, even more surprisingly, I quite enjoyed it. Unfortunately, as you say, he and, at the same time, his wife, were hounded by the media, but Goodness, didn’t they milk it.

India left with 79 runs to win. Will it turn out to be a thrilling finale or a damp squib?

They also seem keen to promote his sister, forever quoting her messages of support, which is fine, but always accompanied by that photo of her in the orange top. I hope he gets a protective manager or agent soon.

Thanks for your fair and well presented response. For what it is worth, even though I voted for the sub forum to remain, I am not too fussed one way or the other, although I suppose I lean towards the majority view prevailing. We shall see what happens.

I have voted to retain the sub forum. It was several days (weeks?) before I realised it existed, but now I am aware find it quite useful. A random post on a former player, manager or whoever drops very quickly on the main site and, if one is absent from the forum for a day or so, is missed totally - at least, that is my experience. Similarly, a quick glance at the sub forum sometimes reveals an interesting thread that would have gone unnoticed were it to have been on the main forum.