tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post106798527996103944..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: Bring Back Dickie DaviesIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69686124379890219972009-05-31T20:29:03.841+01:002009-05-31T20:29:03.841+01:00Dale, yer nobbut a boy in this Thames-side Iron Wo...Dale, yer nobbut a boy in this Thames-side Iron Works footie club business.<br />When ah were on t'Chicken Run and Brooking were nobbut a young kid - nah, that were t'days.<br />Bein' an ex-pat northerner and ah went to t'Boleyn to watch the ritual sacrifice of Lord Robert of Barking at the feet of Leeds - Ah were converted.<br />Sad how it goes - I didn't even know that it was the final yesterday until my neighbour told me he'd been watching it.<br />But if you'd been there in 64, 65 and 66 ( cup - cup-winners cup and world cup_, now that was the Hammers at their best.Juup d'Hamersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53599612444280965242009-05-31T13:14:02.912+01:002009-05-31T13:14:02.912+01:00Went up the pub for a drink. Thankfully they did n...Went up the pub for a drink. Thankfully they did not have a televion with football on to spoil the ambience. It was nice and quiet too. I wonder why?Dr Evilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00176521760477086914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-64347667955489379432009-05-31T12:36:43.204+01:002009-05-31T12:36:43.204+01:00Peter Black AM and also the Tory Blogger Nicholas ...Peter Black AM and also the Tory Blogger Nicholas Webb are also Evertonians. There is anothher Lib Dem blogger too, but I forget his name at present.Nich Starlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04237390959601973501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-79647749926616232912009-05-31T01:24:27.686+01:002009-05-31T01:24:27.686+01:00Bob Wilson, anchorman?
How bout an even better era...Bob Wilson, anchorman?<br />How bout an even better era...<br />Bob Wilson, goalieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73440366162340072262009-05-31T01:02:29.031+01:002009-05-31T01:02:29.031+01:00"It's raining soup and I've got a fork...."
Just ..."It's raining soup and I've got a fork...."<br /><br />Just for you anon...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Jf06WlIwEsjdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-33917733114394751682009-05-31T00:45:14.275+01:002009-05-31T00:45:14.275+01:00Bob Wilson, anchorman.Bob Wilson, anchorman.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-16474603424535378132009-05-30T19:40:42.408+01:002009-05-30T19:40:42.408+01:00Well said!Well said!JPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00796856414981086841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-59862998209048718222009-05-30T19:35:40.902+01:002009-05-30T19:35:40.902+01:00Is this the Callaghan who let the union thugs to ...Is this the Callaghan who let the union thugs to run amock in the Winter of discontent in 1970s so that my neighbour an old lady who died was left not buried. This was "crisis, what crisis?" Callaghan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-1965506809544030872009-05-30T19:29:13.621+01:002009-05-30T19:29:13.621+01:00Sick Everton lost.
The first 25 seconds of the gam...Sick Everton lost.<br />The first 25 seconds of the game were great. The ref should have blown the full time whistle then.<br />Fair play to Chelsea, they were the better team on the day and Cole had the best game I have ever seen him play.<br />There is always next season.<br />As for the best Xl all being Chelsea. Get stuffed. Absolute Balls.Ray Finchhttp://www.ukip.org/southeastnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-15073769445296921122009-05-30T19:15:52.207+01:002009-05-30T19:15:52.207+01:00I'm forever blowing bubbles.
Pretty bubbles in the...I'm forever blowing bubbles.<br />Pretty bubbles in the air<br />They fly so high<br />They reach the sky<br />and like West Ham they fade and die.<br /><br />WH have always been a feeder club for the big teams in London. The only difference now from 40 years ago is that the likely buyers are Arsenal and Chelsea rather than <br />Arsenal and Spurs.<br /><br />I rather thought - as a long time fan - you would have learned to live with this by now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-66020845714981679812009-05-30T18:38:05.553+01:002009-05-30T18:38:05.553+01:00I remember going to the Hendon Hall Hotel to see t...I remember going to the Hendon Hall Hotel to see the players before the big match. Also, what's happened to the Royal Marines and the community singing?Jeremy Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02014279463894807064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47585066094586372022009-05-30T18:36:35.956+01:002009-05-30T18:36:35.956+01:00Iain, Setanta's coverage began at 9am today, and w...Iain, Setanta's coverage began at 9am today, and was excellent. It even included three new Saint and Greavsie features - a real hark back to the old days!<br /><br />Incidentally, this month's FourFourTwo magazine has a piece on TV coverage of the FA Cup Final in years gone by. Well worth a read.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-42645128926112266242009-05-30T18:35:46.171+01:002009-05-30T18:35:46.171+01:00I love TV trips back to the '70s. Life On Mars use...I love TV trips back to the '70s. Life On Mars used a Phoenix Phone, released in 1982, to make 1973 look better and "Margaret" also showed the 1982 Phoenix Phone in a scene apparently set in 1975! I love the 1970s - especially when they're really the 1980s!Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476860681853867684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-56828124469718161152009-05-30T18:30:38.971+01:002009-05-30T18:30:38.971+01:00You're talking about the 1960s-1980s, Iain...
Ick...You're talking about the 1960s-1980s, Iain...<br /><br />Icky Dickie Davies we used to call him...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32723600084941811842009-05-30T18:17:18.659+01:002009-05-30T18:17:18.659+01:00Why bother about Cup Final coverage at all when th...Why bother about Cup Final coverage at all when the following Rugby matches have been on Sky:<br /><br />Royals vs British & Irish Lions<br />England vs Barbarians<br />Bulls vs Chiefs in the Super 14<br />IRB International Sevens at Murrayfield<br /><br />and for good measure on BBC2:<br /><br />The Rugby League Challenge Cup Hull KR vs WarringtonMikeyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628881766409720006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-26528619576835743252009-05-30T18:08:39.402+01:002009-05-30T18:08:39.402+01:00Spot on with your post, Ian.
Cup final day was al...Spot on with your post, Ian. <br />Cup final day was always a big event. Today I didn't turn on the TV until 2.40 (in time for Abide with me).<br />ITV coverage of most sport is poor, but their football commentaries are awful, and the pundits are even worse, all second rate.<br />I was a neutral today, with a slight inkling for Everton, a northern team.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-53834244648912273532009-05-30T17:07:57.850+01:002009-05-30T17:07:57.850+01:00A best XI chosen from the two teams would consist ...A best XI chosen from the two teams would consist of the Chelsea XI.<br /><br />It's striking how little overlap there is between the "Big Four" and the rest of the league.deariemenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91838527890218032212009-05-30T15:10:26.038+01:002009-05-30T15:10:26.038+01:00Indeed Paul, though I pity the Premier League havi...Indeed Paul, though I pity the Premier League having to host the troglodyte support from Burnley next season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-49234254877621982012009-05-30T14:53:56.577+01:002009-05-30T14:53:56.577+01:00I wish I could find some way (as a gay Catholic) t...I wish I could find some way (as a gay Catholic) to connect with that wonderful, largely Black, choir that just led "Abide with Me."Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-89195174731982496512009-05-30T14:22:02.721+01:002009-05-30T14:22:02.721+01:00Iain, I am going to watch the match as a neutral. ...Iain, I am going to watch the match as a neutral. I loved ITV's cup final day in the 70's, there really was only one Brian "<I>across the face of the goal</I>" Moore - the ultimate professional.Daniel Cullen Eyewearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04912209016235404661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-36780834669668993422009-05-30T14:00:01.225+01:002009-05-30T14:00:01.225+01:00Look there are now 4 times more important teams in...Look there are now 4 times more important teams in Lancashire than Scotland. Why should we bother about the S FC?<br /><br />[Manchester United, Manchester City, Bolton Wanderers, Burnley, Wigan, Liverpool, Everton, Blackburn].<br /><br />A Lancashire kickaround is more important than anything in Scotland.Paul Halsallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602075031268155220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-20494023819697298572009-05-30T13:53:55.375+01:002009-05-30T13:53:55.375+01:00You've just rekindled some old memories with your ...You've just rekindled some old memories with your reference to the old school wrestling on saturday afternoon.<br /><br />My brother and I would get stripped down to the underpants, push back the furniture and proceed to throw each other around the living room.<br /><br />Happy days...Colinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16949877777934292635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-18164336681595385612009-05-30T13:49:52.564+01:002009-05-30T13:49:52.564+01:00http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/i...http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/08/in_pictures_enl_1243686142/html/1.stm<br /><br />slainthecynicalHighlanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06034325908473006163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-32512374413063344372009-05-30T13:47:29.046+01:002009-05-30T13:47:29.046+01:00Rangers v FalkirkRangers v FalkirkStronghold Barricadesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-80288211872996754992009-05-30T13:43:49.345+01:002009-05-30T13:43:49.345+01:00Stronghold, is there one? :)Stronghold, is there one? :)Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.com