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Rovers also used to be known as the "Black Arabs" ! Dunno why. Anybody know ?

Better than Bowie !

Having to give out Christmas cards to people in the office, only because they've given you crappy ones.

Yep, I know what you mean. T Rex's Electric Warrior was the soundtrack for my first time. Never forget it, cycling back home that night, feeling so triumphant. "I've DONE it ! I'm a MAN !".

How about this ? "The English Are Best" by Flanders & Swann. Top stuff !!

I'm a bow-legged chicken, I'm a knock-kneed hen.....

Yep, I was there, with my 23 year old son who only knew a few of the better-known tracks. These days, Harley chats a lot with the audience and likes to joke around a bit in a friendly kind of way. Light years away from the angst-ridden young guy who rose to fame 40 years ago. Played for...

Neil Hannon did a very good version of This Party Fears Two - less high-pitched and hysterical

The Brighton Beach Boys. Cool.

I'd say it was a direct translation of "ragazzi", which they often use, meaning boys or lads.

Yes, just like Ian Dury, he had polio as a child. I've often thought there are many other similarities between Harley and Dury : the exaggerated London/Cockney inflections, the clever wordplay, the volatility and aggression that so often surfaced, and the ability to come up with some uniquely...

Anyone else going ? First saw Steve back in mid-70's when he was a very big star, but he disappeared quickly....then caught up with him in the last 80's/early 90's and saw some great shows. He'd certainly mellowed a bit after 10+ years in obscurity. Always felt that he's been a bit...

Well, being Germans, obviously they aren't spontaneous - they're a well-drilled, highly trained, ruthlessly efficient Fussballanhaengerabteilung ! The FCUM guys do seem like a nostalgic echo of the 70's, without the aggro bit.

Don't lean on me man, cos you can't afford a ticket I'm back from Suffragette City.....

Also reminds me a bit of the FC United of Manchester thing - trying to recapture all the fun and excitement from the golden era of being a football supporter. People miss the authenticity of the old days, the noise, the spontaneity, and in a positive sense, the anarchy of it all.

Reminds me of a story a few years back about a bunch of fellas from the Dover area - I think they were Chelsea fans. Anyway, they got so fed up with the cost of travel & tickets, that they started to go over each weekend to France instead to follow AC Calais ! Seemed like a good laugh, might...

Exactly - nail on head.

Very interesting piece in today's Telegraph, about how up to 1000 English fans travel over to Dortmund games. Amazing - I wonder what would happen if a major club here recreated the Dortmund model ...

Like, for example, the directors of The Royal Bank Of Scotland ?

Pompey workers sacrificed for votes to keep Scotland in the Union ? What do NSCers think about this ?