They were shown far too briefly, is my understanding.

The replays were being displayed on the screens in the stadium. That’s what the Cameroon players were pointing at when they were surrounding the (exceeding ineffectual) referee.

Can’t use that word – the Saffers will sue! What’s being exposed is England’s lack of a Plan B when they’re not playing on a road. Having to play the exceedingly underwhelming Vince doesn’t help either.

Why single out poor Ian?

He sounds like a thoroughly modern politician to me. Leadership potential.

Just unsure what he might lead without boycotting it first.

Yes. Those two albums, Blood’s and Harding’s, continue to grow on me.

My Dad listens to 6Music all day, nearly every day. He’s 76.

You’re Dead, Flying Lotus’s last album is astonishing. Best album of 2014 in my view.

In fact, this has prompted me to buy his latest. I’d overlooked it so far.

The Vampire Weekend and Sharon Van Etten are OK from first listens. Slightly surprised they didn’t list Weyes Blood or Aldous Harding.

I think the average 6music listener would be highly flattered to be considered part of the kids, or indeed to be down with them….

Good point as long as they overturn clear mistakes within a reasonable time period and the process is visible to all, players, officials and fans. I think I would be in favour of a challenge system like in tennis or cricket.

Yes. Which means you’re in the right place.

I may secretly listen to the music and even buy it if I like it, but I don’t want to be seen as ‘down with the kids’, and even if I was, they wouldn’t want a 58 year old around embarrassing them or making them […]

The most impressive thing here is that Max Hastings has heard of Alan Partridge.

@Neela – Im not sure tbh – I loved the Ghost on Ghost album and this one but have not been hugely impressed by his other stuff. He has a fabulous voice though. Mind you Joey Burns and John Convertino must be one […]

Hey, my top four albums of the year (so far) are amongst that lot, so this surely means that, a few months before I turn 50, I am finally down wig ver kids! James Blake, Little Simz, Karen O & Danger Mouse and […]

Yup. Missed that too. Wasn’t it Linda AND Mary? Huller om buller?

My un-requested opinion:
Not impressed with Vampire Weekend or James Blake (purely based on Sotify and YouTube cherry picking) – although there was a very small echo of Elvis Costello-ism on Vampire […]

Isn’t Iron & Wine massively underrated?

I found myself standing near the front once at a Joan Armatrading gig, of all things; the place was packed and stiflingly hot…and I duly fainted and had to be helped to the wings to recover. In my defence, that […]

Well if the standard of refereeing is that bad surely a second pair of eyes and slow motion replay on tricky decisions is a good thing?