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Never mind all that. Is he any good? Got anything on that?

How (very) dare you .... tell Danny Dyer not to ..... celebrate .... Fiorentina beat Roma this season ....

Micky Droy, when Chelsea were Chelsea (ie like this season, kids).

It's not wholly surprising that, all these years later, you remember a strip club Ruud

It’s pretty sobering when the outstanding kids you played with/against end up as professionals but "only" defenders.

What about an Anglo-European Cup competition for second tier sides around the continent not in the happy position of receiving Parachute Payments and probably not going to make the play-offs? Once upon a time, Bristol City was run by the sort of visionary, outward-looking, Euro-scentric people sadly lacking by today's tax-dodging little Ingerlunder football administrators .....

Argentina '78, proper World Cup, fer me. Exotic. Miles away, commentary over crackly lines, ticker-tape, military junta, no Ingerlund (no cry), Archie Gemmill, Mario Kempes, tons of players you'd never heard of (Teofilo Cubillas) and never would again (they just disappeared). Dodgy goings-on, path to the final "smoothed" for the hosts, Willie Johnston, Big Ron waiting at the airport, Adidas Tango balls, the ITV theme tune, the ball wobbling all over the shop from long shots, that Dutch team, Ubaldo Fillol. The Scots making an absolute tit of theirselves. Rene Van der Kick-off, bandages, delayed star. Dodgy. Same old Argies (we'd never do anything of the sort). It's always 78 for me, but everyone's different. Always found Argentina fascinating from June 1978. Still hoping to get there before @GrahamC and @EnclosureSurge.

Terrible football, great tournament/times

Moyesie going full on "David Pleat, Maine Road" here, his orgasmic, joyous abandon explained by the fact that despite a very respectable managerial record at the top level, he'd never actually won anything. You can't do this (above) not even when steering Everton in to 4th place and the CL qualifying rounds in mid July.

Tbh, Premier League teams should be winning - or at the very least going deep in - these cups in Europe more often. West Ham v Alkmaar in budget terms must be chalk n cheese, Dave and Goliath?

It's the "Cup Winners Cup" but they've won it (again). They can get a "progressive" manager now, play some lovely, more "progressive" football, and not winning anything again for thirty or forty years.

They get a place in the Europa League, I think?

Great moment for Moyesie.

He's gonna go, like Eric Morecambe, like Tommy Cooper, like Jock Stein (minus the European Cup), on the job. Possibly following another hapless refereeing moment at Ashton Gate.

Joe Bryan: never go/track back. He was alright going forward mind

We offered Joe one year, or three if he promised to track back a bit more energetically

Cos he never tracked-back! Drove Harry nuts. Plus, he's nice and read books, possibly (allegedly). I couldn't say. I rather hoped Harry would've back-tracked on our Joe's relaxed attitude tward tracking-back, but it wasn't to be.

I know, Dave. Was just having a little fun with you there.

He set a club record for consecutive league defeats, Dave, in 16/17. That was pretty bad going.

S'OD took over here with us bottom of the Championship, and then left us third bottom of League One. (Then Cotts came in, with us third bottom of L1, and left us third bottom of the Championship).

Reminded me of Spike Island, 1990.

Man City players jumping there without arms in the air?

Liam Oasis is the opposite of them shirtless Geordies and northerners away midweek in sub zero February temperatures

Nige has handled the younger's what exceptionally well?

So, ball touches hand: free kick/pen. End of.