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Even Huddersfield's consolation goal was scored by one of our former players - Andy May

If ex-Prince Andrew had any sense of honour he should retire to a locked room with a single malt and a loaded revolver, but I'm not holding my breath.

Which clowns thought it was the height of fashion to produce ripped jeans for fucks sake. They might as well have gone the whole hog with ripped sweaters, jackets etc?

Almost 20 years ago there was an internet joke which showed Captain Troy Tempest in his cabin at sea saying "Shit we've just run over Steve Irwin!" - the well known naturalist and croc hunter whose heart was fatally stabbed by a stingray.

As a side issue Nicholas Cage was a nephew of FFC who lobbied hard for Cage to get a substantial role in the Cher flick Moonstruck. (Cage's 1st film). Nepotism? Hell yeah.

Sofia Coppola got the gig as the original choice Winona Ryder dropped out due to 'nervous exhaustion' (breakdown possibly at the end of her relationship with Johnny Depp). The surname should give you a clue. The director Francis Ford Coppola was a relative. Sofia wasn't an actress and gave a sub...

We used to refer any fit bird - bangs like a shithouse door in a gale

50:50 Torn between Bert Trautman (Cup winner's medal with broken neck for last 25 minutes) and Colin Bell

Get it done definitely. Otherwise you take the risk of bending the valves and that' a new engine cost.

Linked double header really. First off - 'Over paid, Over sexed and Over here'. The story of US servicemen, shipped to Britain, during WW2 and their interactions with the British public. As an American GI was paid as much as a British captain tension levels were obviously high. The 'invaders'...

With reference to Peter Noone's old school, a couple of posters have mentioned St Bedes and Stretford Grammar. I do remember an old work colleague mentioning that he went to Urmston Grammar in the same year as him. Noone was definitely expelled for deliberately flooding the toilets. Seems like a...

Abraham Lincoln was born in 1820, was elected to congress in 1846 and for the presidency in 1861. John F Kennedy was born in 1920, elected to congress in 1946 (after war service) and for the presidency in 1961. Both men were attorneys by profession with a special interest in civil rights...

Christ - I've seen better films on teeth!

He was actually fucking awful. He was a complete unknown but God only knows why he got the gig to replace lantern-jawed Bruce Forsyth as compere of Sunday night at the London Palladium. He did have two catchphrases which he used incessantly. They were "swinging" and "dodgy" The stupid audience...

You're nicked sunshine. Get your knickers on.

Phone back - say you're not accepting the deal and have a look at Virgin's package. You feel you've had the best from Sky and it might be better to move on.For new customers the rates are in the high £30 per month. See what they offer then.

In 1977 I stayed at The Old Swan hotel in Harrogate for a work convention. The filming of "Agatha" was in production. It detailed the story of Agatha Christie's retreat to the hotel, under a false name, in the 1920s owing to a breakdown caused by marital and mental problems. Her apparent...

Some of his lesser remembered films were very good too. They included "The Hit" (an exiled gangster wanted back in UK), "The Limey" (another gangster investigating the suspicious death of his druggie daughter) and "Billy Budd" (an innocent 19th century seaman preyed upon by a psychotic Robert...

I can see her lying back in a satin dress In a room what you're doing what you don't confess Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

Face it. The dog's quality of life just isn't there any more. Best to bite the bullet and end things.