I am, by nature, a Guardian reader. I do think they’ve rather lost their collective sense of humour in the last few years, though. With that in mind, I put together a small quiz for fellow Guardian readers…you m […]

In a similar fashion, since 2015 there have been three songs – by famous singers – called Ghost Town (Adam Lambert, Madonna, Kanye West). If memory serves, two of these were released at the same time.

Come […]

There have been many variations (Elvis, Bill Haley to name but two) of ‘it feels so right/it can’t be wrong’ over the years – that sort of excuse will never convince a jury.

Yes, playing out from the back works if you have defenders who are technically good. Spain didn’t score last night, but every player is comfortable on the ball. When defenders can play a forward pass, you can […]

Tell Her This by Del Amitri is a wonderful song, and it works as evidence that some songs really get you at certain times of your life. They’ve done some great songs, although one of their biggest hits, Roll to M […]

I’m surprised he’s gone in with such a vituperative attitude. It’s clear that he’s got no great love for the PM, but the nature of politics tends to lend itself to the bland and evasive. He’s clearly got a well-pa […]

I have a Pogues CD called ‘The Rest of the Best’ – it’s a belter. The Red Roses for Me album is good; If I Should Fall From Grace with God is better, but Rum, Sodomy and the Lash could be their best album.

Julian Cope’s autobiographies (Head-On/Repossessed) are excellent.

I Can’t Believe it’s not Bitty McLean – tea well and truly spat over the computer screen!

To paraphrase Niles Crane, I find those suggestions rude, puerile – but impossible not to laugh at.

There was a kid in my school who was fairly well known for wanting to be a pilot. For five years, he was nicknamed Pontius.

It has a large number of pubs that’ve reopened, even though their outside seating is extremely limited. One place only had eight seats – I had more success getting a pint when I was nine with my fake ID (Clint S […]

A few mentions of Van Morrison on here – he was interviewed in Saturday’s Times. Not much of a fan myself, but it was nice to see that he really is as much of a cranky old bore as people say.
I found said copy o […]

That’s a great shout – I hadn’t computed just how many All Saints CDs I’ve seen in charity shops. They’re everywhere.

Great footage. For all of the pace, power and athleticism in the modern game, I do miss a time when players could actually dribble.

Former X Factor winners seem to make up around 30-40% of charity shop CDs.

Layer Cake seems to be one of the biggest charity shop films. There are two copies in my local charity shop; I was in a charity shop […]

Yep, I agree they were crap, but I genuinely feel for the guys in the band (maybe not the one who was done for possessing indecent images) – imagine selling 120 million records and not making any money?

What is clear, now the hyper-madness has subsided, is that football needs a level of governance to save it from the day-to-day madness.

Last season, Barcelona and Real Madrid received €165 million and € […]

Anyone who watched Arsenal (currently 9th in the league) struggle to a draw against a side heading for relegation will chuckle at their inclusion in a super league.

It’s the franchise-loving American owners o […]