Ah! Now I understand 😂

Did you know Father David Lupton? He was my football coach and mad Man City supporter.

Holehearted is a great song.

I’m a few years older than you Sean and went to St James-the-Less on Burnley Rd and then All Saints High. The record shop was on High St IIRC. We moved to Durban the year you were born. Small world though!

I think it’s the way I part my hair.

My teacher Mr Griffin refused to play said record at the end of year disco.

I’m sure that this single did absolutely nothing anywhere but to my ears it’s a near-perfect slice of pop, overflowing with strings like a 60s Glen Campbell classic. Great singing too.

When I was nine I went to the only music shop in Rawtenstall and asked the lad behind the counter if he had a record called ‘We Don’t Need No Education’.

Don’t forget Dundee Utd’s Hamish McAlpine either.

That’s a great spot Sam, you’re a lucky man.

Like Colin Hay James Reyne is excellent accompanied only by himself on acoustic guitar. Ditto with Lloyd Cole who I caught here in Melbourne last month. Proves that there is life after being in a successful band.

Real name too according to Wiki. Who’d have thought it? Darryl.

You could certainly find a worse spot to hone your surfing skills than Durban, SA. Like me he has now moved to the outskirts of Melbourne.

Ooh nice. I had this on my VHS compilation of videos taped off the telly.

I may be wrong but I don’t believe Australian Crawl had much traction outside of the Antipodes. This spiky ode to Errol Flynn is just one of many great songs that I hear on local radio.

Of course here in Oz we had big Merv Hughes with the handlebar arrangement and David Boon with the bushy Melchett-like ‘tache.

Celtic defender Danny McGrain sported an unfashionable full beard in the 80s.

And Bruce Grobbelaar who was just an arse.

You’re saying he invented Zuma, Donovan style?

It’s difficult to argue with Little Steven’s sentiments but where are the musical protests against Mugabe’s regime in Zimbabwe or indeed the post-Mandela ANC government under Jacob Zuma in South Africa?

Luther Blissett, what a great name. To a kid growing up in 70s Scotland the first wave of black players in England seemed so exotic. Then of course after the 78 World Cup Spurs signed Ossie Ardiles and Ricardo […]