Recent content by THC

Correct - I hold both. THC

No good for the Scottish game but I can't help confess to a small amount of schadenfreude. Petty I know, and it bears out @DarloRich's point - all very small time. Both clubs should however be capable of much more than this. (And congratulations to any Hearts fans looking in - an outstanding...

He's not a holding midfielder. And even if he was he's lost any pace that would render him effective in such a role. Thank you Tetchytyke - it sometimes feels like I plough a lone furrow hereabouts but glad to see that I'm not the only one who sees Celtic or Scottish football in the same...

We sold Arne Engels to West Ham before the first leg and failed to replace him, so played without a holding midfielder sitting in front of the back four. Our regular right back is out injured and one of the centre backs has only just returned after a season out, but on the pitch at least it was...

Celtic fan here. We got what we deserved. Sweet FA. Atrocious. THC

I walked from Harwich International to Clacton-on-Sea today right through the heart of the constituency (17.5 miles if anyone cares). Great Oakley was particularly Faragist - ten garden posters/wall displays with "SEND THEM A MESSAGE" prominent - but his physog stared back at me from all...

Mayo today finally broke a 75-year hoodoo in winning the senior men's All-Ireland football final, beating defending champions Kerry by 1-20 to 1-17 (23 points to 20) at Croke Park in Dublin. The 1951 winners were said to have been cursed by a priest after crossing a funeral procession on their...

I learned very recently to never take these things for granted when walking the Severn Way from Welshpool to Worcester. On three separate occasions the path completely disappeared despite both the guidebook and OS app claiming its presence. One expects riverine footpaths to change course over...

Lovely to read - thank you for letting us know. Delighted you enjoyed your day out. THC

Very similar happened to me on the Hertfordshire street where I lived from age 6 until I left for university. Regular kickings ensued from other kids for being an Irish terrorist ******* - when they weren't blanking me totally. All it did was strengthen the Irish element of my identity in...

I was stabbed in the chest when I was 16, at an under-18s disco in Watford. I did nothing to provoke an attack - my attacker was a meat-headed idiot trying to impress his friends by using his knife. Long story short, I ended up being rushed into hospital. After an emergency procedure the...

Brentford station last night - the Class 701 in GBR livery on the 2226 to London Waterloo. Apologies for the poor picture quality. THC

Me too on both counts. In fact I walked from Yeovil Junction to Castle Cary, another station mentioned here, from where I took a train back to London. A fabulous day's walking. THC

Whereas your impartiality shines like a beacon of superiority for all to behold ;) Ah dry your eyes. You bottled it again. See you in another 40 years. THC