MalcolmW

Far too much!

On the first of each month I re-read my "World Sports" magazine from 50 years ago. In March 1971 there was an article about the up-coming re-election to Division 4, with applications due to close in the first week of April. The article was headlined "Joining Soccer's Race to Ruination". Wigan Athletic were featured extensively, as they had applied unsuccessfully for 25 consecutive seasons and were now resorting to a PR company to campaign on their behalf. They used the same company that had helped Cambridge United into the league the previous season. For Cambridge they had stressed their distance from other league clubs, but Wigan had 16 clubs within 30 miles, 9 of which were in the top 2 divisions with the bulk of the votes. Wigan took a different tack: "The other Lancashire clubs have been around for years and many are going downhill. If we get in we can only go up." In the event Lincoln, Newport Hartlepool and Barrow were all re-elected (with 47, 33, 33 and 38 votes, respectively). Unsuccessful applicants were: Hereford (22 votes), Wigan (14), Cambridge City, Telford and Yeovil (2 each), Boston, Bradford PA and Romford (1 each) and Bedford, Chelmsford, Gateshead, Hillingdon and Kettering (all without votes).

23/1 Bolton (H) 26/1 Harrogate (H) 30/1 Morecambe (A) 6/2 Port Vale (H) 9/2 Stevenage (H) rearranged from earlier postponement 13/2 Grimsby (A) postponed 20/2 Oldham (H).

Newport's win places BWFC 2 points from the playoffs, but drops Salford out of the top 7.

Corect re Norwich (early 1960s). I've never been away, although I have relocated to Staffordshire, so am an extra hour away, and seem to have less time nowadays.

There was a problem introducing British postcodes in Republican areas. The IRA encouraged postmen to return postcoded mail undelivered as they could only understand the townland system.

Lennon is available.

So you be really pleased with the third competition (Europa Conference League) starting next season....

Postcodes are totally independent of local government. They were created as a tool for Royal Mail, and subsequently used for many different circumstances.

To be fair they used to play at the Velodrome car park before they moved to Stretford (not Salford).

Have a look at the 1908-09 First Division table: 6th (Woolwich) Arsenal 38 pts 19th (of 20) Manchester City 34 pts (and relegated on last day of season because champions Newcastle lost at home to Liverpool, City never having been in a relegation position from their first match till their last just days before Liverpool's great escape).

and replaced by Declan Bourne.

Correct - he has been withdrawn.

Boy George? EH was Arnold George Dorsey.

There is an obvious reason why Arabs should be attracted to Bristol Rovers

guess.

I got a vaccination invite by text at 14.04 today, giving a choice of 2 venues. Chose one and was then given a selection of slots for next Wednesday or Thursday. Chose a convenient one for Thursday and got a confirmation e-mail at 14.09.

Less than 23,000 voters switching from Dem to Rep in Arizona, Georgia and Wisconsin would have seen the EC tied at 269 each, with Trump remaining in power.

It's been heading in this direction since Newt Gingrich in the (Bill) Clinton era. The internet facilitated it and Trump's election certainly speeded it up, but it was coming anyway.

Wilbrahamovic in charge of Shrewsbury at Southampton tomorrow as Cotterill is hospitalised with Covid.

Sunday 17th is a concern.

Have you checked whether it was taken as junk mail? Mine was, but then again all my e-mails from the club go directly into junk, and I have to fish them out.

I find it worrying that I remember him as a player.

I have a regular drop from DPD every Monday. I get an e-mail and text before 7am detailing a one hour slot, which is virtually guaranteed. Ordered some books from W'stones and Royal Mail gave me a 4 hour slot 7.59am to 11.59am. And at 3pm they arrived. Also ordered some GF pies from a Yorkshire farm. APC Overnight gave a 2 hour slot between 9.58 and 11.58am. They arrived at 8.02am.