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He certainly did... don't know if he still does. He made a new (although pretty poor) HoL record a couple of years ago.

Jesus... where did the time go?

Crackers, that. The fact Terry Bickers is only 60 perhaps underlines the band's odd dynamics...!

House of Love are one of the great consistents in my musical life... stood the test of time better than most of the stuff I bought in that era.

Must have bought 20 of those... including all of the top 4. Loving the fact Kitchens of Distinction are so high, too.

Just had the same argument with a colleague… not following the wag-the-dog whims of a narcissistic imbecile is a *good thing*.

Truman Book shop, Farsley Leeds

My Leeds United novel 'Days of Treacle' is now available to buy at the very wonderful @trumanbooks.bsky.social in Farsley.

Please do buy one, it would cheer me RIGHT up 😁

Archer is a bit of canon fodder on these wickets… with his pace, any good contact is flying to the boundary.

Great effort from #England, tbh… but too many slack overs at the death in their innings meant a tough chase became impossible.

No……

UP WITH THE RUN RATE!

India are going to get 300 here.....

Try reading those names without hearing John Motson's voice coming down a telephone line... you can't.

That's the issue with the US system... makes financial planning hellishly complicated, too.

Double-taxation treaties exist for a reason... the UK benefits from this, too, as hundreds of thousands of foreign workers pay tax into the system when they're here. People keep saying "pay the tax you owe!"... and my question is, "what tax do I owe?" I have minimal income from UK sources.

Maybe... but I'm not sure I see a different outcome. Sunderland shut us down really well and we don't have enough difference-makers in the squad. Although I did think Gnonto had an impact.

Not sure... Nmecha on the hour made some sense. I do think it needed the 343 earlier, though. Gnonto looked bright for me.

Sunderland did nothing to win that game… but they had the street-smarts and the dark arts to make sure they hung on to the gift they were given. Maybe it was a hangover from City, but we lacked spark and ideas from kick-off. And it’s a huge invitation to the teams below us… #lufc

All very April 2024, this… plenty of the ball, too little wit to do much with it. #lufc

Can’t argue that… he’s nudged the ball forward with his forearm/elbow. Last thing we needed was to go behind to this lot…

#lufc

That’s too strong… Sunderland are working their plums off to stop us playing.

Yeah, he’s been nullified on the right. But they’re working so hard to cut off the supply.

Hopefully we’ve worn them down a bit and it can open up last 20-25.

More arm-wrestle than chess match, that. They’re pressing well and plugging gaps, we’re snapping into tackles and dominating the ball… but there’s not quite enough guile to turn good positions into genuine chances. Feels like a game for Gnonto to unpick… #lufc

Yep... and had a clear penalty not given vs Sunderland.

Oh, I could... it's the season-before's game I want to avoid.

They're playing with a degree of freedom that we won't be until we've reached 38 points... I'm nervous about this one. Remember Sunderland in 2024?

Hope we're not in danger of underestimating Sunderland tonight... they're a hard-working, well-coached side with plenty of threats. We'll need a Palace-level performance from the off. #lufc

Players throw food pouches/energy drinks on the field all the time... not sure why the fasting players can't grab one in a natural break?

The voice has pretty much gone too, right?