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Wow, never heard of that one! It looks similar to Chipper.
My parents bought me this one, I much preferred Subbuteo, but my mates loved it. It was very simple to play and was ready to go straight out of the box. The pitch was made of metal and indentations sloped towards the players, so the ball - a ball bearing - would roll to their feet. The outfield players couldn't move anyway.
Haha good point! Back in the 70s, you could get an interchangeable goalkeepers set, comprising two stalks and six goalkeepers on semicircular bases, each base with a slot so the stalk could be attached. That meant the 'keeper could be detached and flicked in the same way as an outfield player.
The two problems with them were that they did tend to come loose quite easily and when used to kick the ball like an outfield player, they produced weak kicks because the slot in their bases made the bases lighter than those of the outfield players.
I've grown blackberries at home, to eat as fruit and to make blackberry liqueur. The latter is a doddle to make and is a great replacement for cassis in a kir. I used a native bramble, you just plant it, water it, cut it down to about nine inches high straight away, then leave it to do its thing. It will need pruning quite often, but you could get eight or nine good bowls of fruit per plant and the flowers are bees' favourite.
Mint will grow almost anywhere but spreads readily, so put it in a bucket, then bury the bucket.
Oregano is easy to grow, smells great and is very popular with pollinators.
"He has walked every 18 months. Yes, maybe to get another job, but he has walked. He choses not to stay. That's a fact".
It is only a fact if you change "choses" (sic) to "chose". I understand that past behaviour is indicative of future behaviour, but people can change their ways.
To lighten the current sombre mood a little, here's an absolutely bonkers conspiracy theory, about Man City's first Premier League title, for you to chew on. Bonkers!
Phil Parkes. My neighbour pointed him out once, he - Phil - was working at a nearby property, fitting a kitchen, I think. I didn't realise it was him. Phil was happy to chat away about the Rs, he was friendly and interested and completely down to earth.
Lee Cook. Donating his sign on fee, going to watch our games and sitting in with we plebs, a great player too. I met him at an away game at Cov once, he was mingling with the Rs fans like any other punter, and was happy to give me his autograph. Top man.
Someone I once worked with was close friends with Shaun Derry. They said he was very conscious of how lucky he was to have football as his career and that he tried to always make time to speak to the fans.
Wow, we're coming up to our peridot - 16th - anniversary with this official. So many memories, not all of them great, like when he thought it was fine for Kodija to boot Lumley in the head
In fact, we go back so far together that Pellicori started in the first Rs game he refereed. Shudder. The Pelican makes Lloyd look like Mo Salah. I quite like Lloyd, by the way. Anyway, I'm waffling now. Thanks for the piece, as ever. Bye.
Gazza, genuinely, I'm glad you are now more relaxed about players' ages than you were back in March, when you proclaimed: "We have one striker, an old man called Frey".
Surely QPR will qualify too? If they're handing out places for ridiculous reasons like the one below, there simply has to be a place for the team with the nicest kit. 👌
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