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Things are returning to normal at More Than Mind Games Mansions, albeit little by little. In the meantime, don’t miss this lengthy interview between Austin Mitchell, Brian Clough and Don Revie which took place after Clough’s sacking by Leeds after 44 days in office. There’s very, very little Revie on the net – make the…

Thanks to Liberty and Learning for this. There will now be a short intermission. At least, I hope it’s short. The following will suffice to explain. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG-wjkB7gXM] Back in a couple of weeks.

I think it was a city solicitor with much experience of top English football clubs who recently expressed his frustration at the idiocy of how most of them are run with the phrase “Stupid people I can handle; crooks I can handle; what I can’t stand are stupid people who think they are crooks.” It…

For the second match in succession, this was a little more like it. England played as a team, kept their shape throughout the game, and overcame their individual weaknesses to close Israel out and edge towards Euro 2008 qualification. Let’s get some reservations out of the way: England’s passing lacked any real confidence. Waddle’s observation…

In case you missed it, here is the match on Youtube video. If you don’t want to know the score, look away now etc.: Part One [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rarbAJ__BzE] Part Two Part Three Part Four Part Five Part Six Part Seven Part Eight Part Nine Part Ten Part Eleven

Bear with me until I come up with a link between this and sport history/psychology: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ez-ljQA2Kn8]

As best as I can remember I’m in the back yard – standing on some grass? in bright sunshine. I’m about two foot tall, and in front of me is a photograph of what later turns out to be Pat Jennings. Pat is wearing a green jumper and the sort of smile that makes little…

Here’s another bit of vintage Youtube. Keep the sound off. Without clicking through to Youtube itself, see if you can gather enough clues from the film to guess the identity of the boss of the boys in blue and white (the real clue comes right at the end, but see how you get on..) [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyDLOoZqjss]

I’d gone to Mabel’s Tavern near Kings Cross to chat with a potential co-author about a book on England managers. The 2006 World Cup was still some months away, neither Rooney nor Owen nor Neville nor.. were yet injured, the beer was well-kept and I was thinking James Callaghan=Ron Greenwood. As things stand with English…

Having discovered that my digital camera takes video, I witter on in another of those ego-tripping “films”: