Ooooooof

Also, credit to Kagoshima for increasing their crowds despite being relegated.

Yes, surely the years of mismanagement will come home to roost at some point. Word seems to be they are looking to appoint as coach Ishizaki, who has just quit at Hachinohe.

Niigata got eight points in the last 19 games 😳

As a point of similarity to Nagoya, I think I'm right in saying Matsumoto would likely also have recorded a per-game increase if they hadn't needed to play their last few fixtures away from the Alwin.

(Noting that if you arrive at Whitechapel on the overground, to get to the underground you go upstairs)

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The extraordinarily-attired demon appears to be well in control of this particular tussle.

What Dan said. Fucking unbelievable

Is there anything especially startling and new?

I'm at about 50 for pro games, incl in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Japan, France, Sweden and Albania. Probably about 70 more for amateur games in England.

I am enjoying the memes. It's astonishing the lifespan of the thing and interesting to consider if the proximity of execs to punters via LinkedIn had a part to play.

I had never heard of Halo before which was a little bit surprising to me, but I quickly arrived at a state of forgiveness when it became apparent the channel only started on like Thursday.

Liège does have a German name, though - Lüttich.

Re: stickers on lampposts etc, have you noticed the high proportion that relate to German football? They get absolutely everywhere (including out in the sticks - Hertha Berlin and Magdeburg are both represented on lampposts between mine and the Tesco Express five minutes' walk from here).

Oh well that's great! Social media happenstance 😊 Don't recall the older photos being on display in the church.

Stunning cover

Sometime In The Morning remains my favourite ever vocal performance on a pop record. It's incredible.

Baby steps!