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I remember John Motson saying in the 1982 World Cup, after a Spaniard got away with a bad foul – “that was a let-off for Ufarte”.

I liked the Leamington Courier after the Brakes had beaten their rivals from the south coast - "ONE IN THE EYE FOR HASTINGS".

Pretty sure these were a common sight on the roads back in the 60's. At home games there were always quite a number parked around the pitch, and the colour was uncannily like our kit in those days. They just felt like a natural part of the scene at Highfield Road, and I think I imagined as a...

Sorry, no - I just googled it and the first relevant result to come up was this thread:) It definitely happened though, I didn't dream it. I think Thomas is a great asset btw, and if there was any chance of getting him permanently I'd be delighted.

Seem to remember Leon Best freaking out the other team by hitting the bar from near the halfway line, supposedly giving the ball back to them in a gentlemanly fashion after a drop ball. Streetwise or just useless? I know where my money would be.

At the opposite extreme, you get people who are just too helpful. Saw a junior game once where a player ran about 40 yards to retrieve a ball from some bushes behind the goal, and punted it back to the opposition keeper, who then took the goal kick and the ball was in the back of the net at the...

Streetwisdom?

Proportion of young football fans in mid Warwickshire (Leam/Warwick) who would name the Sky Blues as their team, and go to at least some of the games 1968 – 80% 2018 – 10% Only guesses of course, but realistic guesses based on local knowledge. Claiming back the surrounding towns is a vital...

Interesting interview. I think RCC is likeable, and a good enough keeper to make a successful career. He admits he responded badly when dropped at CCFC, but he was young and to be fair he says he's learned from it.

My favourite programmes are the 60s ones with all the rival captains around the edge on the cover. Still got quite a few of those, and I only have to look at them to bring back the thrill of the Sky Blue era. Simpler days without the constant stream of live information and action, and almost...

Owning the Ricoh would have made a huge difference 10 or 15 years ago, and I dearly wanted and expected it, but CCFC blew that opportunity. Now 80% or 90% of income for Premier League clubs is broadcast money, with income from other sources becoming merely nice to have: Premier League: 11 of...

Yes, and he's not afraid to use some muscle against his marker for both goals - good to see.

Ok guys, no need to take the piss :) So I’d left the page unrefreshed in my browser for a while … Just a thought – maybe Kelly was suffering from a similar brain fade and was trying to say “Dive to your right Lee, dive to your RIGHT”! Might explain why poor Burge got so confused he decided not...

Maybe it's been mentioned elsewhere, but I see that as their guy prepared to take the pen, Kelly was signalling to Burge which way to dive (and got it wrong!).

Bakayoko is raw but has something about him, and even on his first appearance (which I’m not saying was great) you could see his enthusiasm and alertness. He’s alive and looking to make things happen for the team, and sadly that’s often not the case with JCH who mostly looks hard done by. Both...

He's tangfastic

The way I see it, there’s no way Doyle can hold the centre of midfield alongside an attack-minded player. So there have to be two holding mids – perm any two from Doyle, Ogogo & Kelly. Possibly Shipley too? Someone said that two holding mids is too defensive but I disagree – they give the...

I don’t remember negativity against Henderson, and if there was I’m amazed – he had so much talent even at that early stage. Looked like he would be a flying wide man rather than the central mid he has turned into, and all credit to him for establishing himself (deservedly IMO) in the England...

Just to point out that it wasn't me who mentioned "world class", he's clearly nowhere near that level (although never say never, he's very young). But if you don't think Maddison showed obvious international-level potential right from the start, we'll have to disagree.

Some astonishing comments about both Maddison and Henderson. How anyone could have watched either of them play for us and not see international potential is baffling. In Maddison’s case, it needed all of 2 minutes. If Turner’s right and we only get 10% of JM’s sell-on fee, and 10% of what...