Agree with El Scorchio. It looked a draw for most of the time, even though Newcastle were obviously a superior side with more confidence, but once we went a goal down and Potter brought on players to chase the game, it died! OK you can argue that our attackers aren't any good, but what the hell did ...

Sorrento & the Amalfi coast holiday 2019

Excellent summation Sir Alf. I think had he kept the lineup we had in the first half we probably could have got a draw but the fans would have been on his back. Around me all I can hear is 'Get it forward' but it's patently obvious we have no way of getting it forward as no one is available for the ...

Thanks Alan

- Arsenal
- Ghosting
- People who moan about self-checkouts

It's staggering that Book only got a chance to play at the top level later in life and then won three trophies in three seasons. A top player who gave all to City.

A proper striker from when Manchester United were great and not annoying.

Last summer on a wine run. 

Two miscarriages is rough. I feel for you. That's the trouble with these things. You have problems yourself and you try and resolve or at least understand and work as well as you can and then you read something like that and you think 'Quit moaning there are people a lot worse off'. I wish you well.

A lot of positive comments here so I may return again to read them. I've never rated him personally and a Chelsea friend of mine just contacted me to offer his condolences. Then again, I was wrong about Moyes so it remains to be seen if I'm wrong again. I agree no overhaul is needed just some key ar...

Never understood the boring football criticism of Moyes, but even so I can't figure out how this is supposed to be better. 

Many thanks to everyone who has contacted me via Whomail, comment, text or carrier pigeon this Advent. I really do appreciate the support as this enterprise takes far longer than anyone has a right to expect. Have a great day and Merry Christmas and all the best to everyone in 2025. Deity of choice ...

The original version of 'Silver Bells' comes from the 1951 film The Lemon Drop Kid, although the first recorded version was by Bing Crosby and Carol Richards. Once the song proved popular, Hope and Maxwell went into a studio to make their own recording. This song has appeared once on the Calendar be...

Don't forget, by the way, there are 25 windows on this Calendar! 

If you know, you know...

The Staves are a Watford-based duo Jessica and Camilla Staveley-Taylor - though a third sister, Emily was in the band when this was recorded - and this sad, beautiful song is ideally suited to the seasonal weltschmerz. I'll be home alone too, but I'm more likely to watch Wallace & Gromit. https:...

The Fab Four are a Californian Beatles tribute band that perform Carols in a real Fabs style. They've been around the Calendar a number of times, but it's been a good few years since we last heard them. Here they are with another track from the wonderful 'Hark' album. Want to hear 'Sleigh Ride' in a...

Blimey Pub, that sounds a lot like me. I'm Intrigued as to how you eventually got diagnosed. I had a wealth of issues when I was younger that I never spoke about and few people knew existed. I think the work I was doing kept things under control and my wife - one of the few who knew the whole story ...

I once went to a 'Bad Taste' party as an SS Stormtrooper (long before Prince Harry). I couldn't think of anything in worse taste but apparently, I was supposed to wear 70s clothes or come as a vicar or something. I didn't think anything of it at the time but was very embarrassed years after. The fun...

I used to organise the 80s Christmas parties where I worked. I'm still friends with at least six people I worked with during that time and in touch with about four others and we all agree that my parties made the worst excesses of Roman bacchanalia and Saturnalia look like a local Church tea party. ...

Of course, you've heard it a million times already this year but that's because some scurrilous holiday company have purloined it for their own hideous purposes. Andy hasn't appeared on the Calendar before but he got a mention earlier on this year (See  Claudine Longet ) and it seems churlish to lea...

Taylor Swift's 'Eras' tour may not be something that interested everyone this year, but there is no doubting the staggering cultural and socioeconomic success of a world tour that started in Arizona in March 2023 and had made over $2billion at its conclusion on December 8th this year in Vancouver.  ...

Thanks for the support, Mex. I find being alone at Christmas really isn't that bad. I've tried everything since I lost Gail (Lady Blagg) in 2018 and just being on my own with my three lads (cats) just feels right. I also served the homeless and 'those spending Christmas alone' (ironically) at a Chur...

When life imitates art

Former War on Drugs lead guitarist Vile covered what he thought was a Dylan song from Bob's 'Christmas In The Heart' album, only to find it was actually written by Hal Moore and Bill Fredricks and was originally released in 1960. In fact, early UK rocker Tommy Steele had a minor hit with it a year l...