Four years after I first said goodbye to Mr. C., and my scan is clear. Crack open the fizz...

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Heap on more wood! the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We’ll keep our Christmas merry still… —Sir Walter Scott, “Old Christmastide” from the Introduction to Canto Sixth of MARMION: a Tale of Flodden Field (1808) #FolkloreThursday #poem www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/old-chr...

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As Trump and Infantino work the red carpet, bragging about setting records for ticket prices. (video below) Lets break down what “record prices" really mean for football fans and host countries. An important thread. 1/10

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David Miliband's closing paragraphs in his Observer article today are quite ... striking.

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"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary." manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...

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