Lofty.

Ok, I'll try to explain. In this context, tonic means two-tone. Tone-ic, perhaps? The threads that make up the material are interwoven so that it changes colour according to the light. A suit isn't a flat surface., so you'd have variations in tone/colour as the suit creased or when you moved around.

With me wearing it? Not a chance! I'm talking about over forty years ago here, and to my knowledge, photographic evidence doesn't exist. This is the kind of thing, but with a slightly different collar, a two-button jacket, and just a single flap pocket on each side: As far as I remember, I only ever wore the suit to football once, and that was underneath a white bib & brace. Reason being that I was supposed to go down to a certain place in Surrey to meet this girl, and I didn't want to get the suit creased or stained. And so, early Saturday evening, I arrived at This Certain Place, only to see this bloody girl being driven off in a motor by some flash git. Shrugging my shoulders, I dumped the bib & brace in a hedge, and had a bit of a session down the pub with a few of the local Chelsea.

A tale of bloody revenge involving murder, mutilation, rape, and enforced cannibalism... Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus.

Question: If you were to call a camel a dromedary (or vice versa), would that be Rio-ist?

The ones below are very, very similar my old John White's, which would now set you back a mere £195!:

Apart from the idiocy of this and subsequent comments, do you know what really annoys me? Here we have a Man U fan replying to a Man City fan, referring to Chelsea as "them lot". On a Chelsea forum. There's all kinds of wrongness there, but "them lot"? Get to f**k.

How many times does it have to be said that the only one with preconceived notions around here is you? What the f**k are you on about now, you f**king cretin? A few posts I stated that we've only played seven, thirty one to go, nobody's taking anything for granted, and nobody is except for you, you muppet. f**k that, I'm out of it.

Is that the best you can do? Fine, so you think I'm a c**t. The difference between you and me is that you're the one on an oppostion forum shooting your mouth off, getting carried away with beating Everton at home - incidentally, last season was the first time for God knows how long that Man U didn't beat Everton at home. The joke at the time was that Moyes had finally managed to get a win at Old Trafford. You've also got nothing,. absolutely f**k all to back your mouth up. Just "we''re better than you". "We're going to beat you".

You're not only an idiot, you're a mouthy c**t. With nothing to back your mouth up.

Sorry I can't find the link, but yesteday I was reading a comparison between Roman Ambramovich and the billionaire Arsenal owners, that went something like this: One truly loves the game, and the club he now owns. He flies to reserver games by helicopter. The others sit back and count their money, occasionally bragging to their billionaire associates about the club they own whenever they happen to pull of a half-decent result.

Ok. Let's try this again. Did you see the game yesterday? Did you come to the conclusion that we "can only sit back and take their chances on set pieces" all by yourself or did you read it in the Sun? Or one of the more rabid Man U forums perhaps? Either way it's patent bullsh*t that doesn't require analysis. Likewise, our strength is to defend? My guess is you picked that up from a "Chelsea park the bus" headline. Which we didn't actually. If anyone parked the bus, it was Arsenal. Our second goal yesterday was classic counter attack, perfectly executed. Sit back, suck 'em in, and spit 'em out. Oh and "they'll get beat trying to play football". What does that mean exactly? That there's only one way to play football? And are you now going to tell us that Man U play football "the right way", and that we er.... don't? Utter garbage. Hyberbolic, self-righteous, mickey mouse bullsh*t. Someone else referred to a dismissal of our style of play as "functional" and reliant on Costa, Hazard and Fabregas. Looked at objectively what that really means, is that we have a trio of outstanding attacking players who are fast developing an almost frightening understanding, backed up by a solid defence and a (more than) functional midfield. And now to this disorted reality. How so? Seven played thirty-one to go. NOBODY round here is taking anything for granted. We traditionally suffer a drop in form either in November and/or the New Year. You're next statement is yet more hyperbolic bullsh*t. "We will come to realise... " How so? Because you say so? Sorry sunshine, it doesn't work like that. Eleven a side, every game is different. Man U could go on from here, but there's all kinds of danger of you getting carried away by putting two past Everton, who don't forget, recently conceded six at home. Do I have to remind you who that was against? And finally. I think what you're trying to say is that in your opinion, the sum of Man U's combined parts is better than ours, even though we have a greater number of quality players. That's your opinion and your'e entitled to it. I'm going to leave you with a couple of cliches. There's a long way to go yet, and anything could happen. If anyone's getting carried away around here, it certainly ain't us.

Idiot.

Not only did I buy Chelsea Book No. 4 for £2.99 and No. 5 for £3.00 from eBay, I also bought Nos.2 and 3 from Amazon for £1.01 and £4.99 respectively. You won't get too many of these on eBay now, the starter of this thread having alerted the rip-off merchants of the possibility of making a few easy quid. You don't have to spend too much time on eBay to know exactly the kind of clever c**t I'm referring to. Copies of Chelsea Book No. 1 have also been mysteriously snapped up. Not to worry, I'll have that another time. At a sensible price.

Good to know that such a significant part of my history is still going strong. And ESB is of course the perfect answer to any Northern muppet twatting on about weak Southern booze. The origins of this particular bit of bulsh*t lie with the kind of Northerner/tourist that gets sucked into the near-beer rip off joints around Soho and the like.

Our second goal today was the perfectly executed footballing equavalent of Mohammed Ali's Rope a Dope. Lean back, let them come at you, parrying their ineffective attempts to attack you then... BANG! Out for the count.

Out of that lot, I had everything apart from a sleeveless tank top, striped or otherwise. Couldn't stand them. I still wear a Levi jacket to this day but never, ever with jeans. Going way back to the '60s, before I could afford my first pair of Doc Martens I used to wear monkey boots. I did, however, manage to acquire a really nice pair of brogues that looked the business with my blue and gold tonic suit.

This is where I resist the urge to misread "S & N up west".... now I've got that out of the way, I've never knowingly set foot in a Scottish & Newcastle brewery, except maybe up in the North East, in which case I didn't notice the brewery. Fullers were, still are for all I know, based in Chiswick so had pubs all over West London. Fullers ESB (Extra Special Bitter) was at one time the strongest draught beer you could buy. I also developed an early taste for the black stuff, helped no end by the fact that my father worked as a mechaniic for Guinness in Park Royal, He'd bring home crates of sample bottles, known as "tasters", along wth the occasional bottles of Harp and Dry Blackthorn, both of which were owned by Guinness at the time.

Livingston 0-1 Rangers LEWIS MACLEOD’S stunning overhead kick after just eight minutes was enough to give Rangers an important away victory over Livingston at the Energy Assets Arena. In a game in which the visitors were guilty of missing several good goalscoring opportunities, particularly in the second half, it was Scotland under-21 starlet Macleod who produced the highlight of the game as he returned to Ally McCoist’s side having recovered from a shoulder injury. The 1-0 result means Rangers stay six points behind Championship leaders Hearts, who also won today, and it was a solid display from the League One champions against a Livi side who worked hard throughout. Ally McCoist made five changes to his starting eleven with matchwinner Macleod, Richard Foster, Marius Zaliukas, Fraser Aird and Nicky Clark all back in the Light Blues' team. And with the sun shining down on Livi’s lush playing surface for kick-off, they started positively albeit it was John McGlynn’s men who had the first attempt on goal. After four minutes Danny Mullen found space but he blazed his shot over from 20 yards. The Livi striker then broke forward down the right wing and when he was hauled back by Lee Wallace ref Stephen Finnie was quick to dish out the first yellow card to the Gers left back. On 8 minutes the opening goal arrived and it was a moment of magic from Macleod. Rangers had men up the park and when the ball was played out of Livi’s box to Ian Black he lobbed it to the back post where Macleod was lurking unmarked. Without hesitation, and with his back to goal, he unleashed a majestic bicycle kick which flew high beyond keeper Darren Jamieson and into the net. Once again it was a finish of the highest quality from the 20-year-old and it lifted a bit of pressure off the visitors as they looked to settle into the match after their disappointing defeat to Hibs on Monday night. Livingston, however, responded well to going behind as they tried to get the ball up to their top scorer Jordan White without really troubling Simonsen. How much of the opening half hour Craig Sives will remember is anyone’s guess. The big defender took a knock-out blow after Nicky Law’s thunderbolt caught him directly on the chin and he was stretchered off as a result and replaced by Gary Glen. After the break in play both teams attempted to get a grip of the game and for Rangers it was important to keep it tight at the back. A slack pass inside from Zaliukas arrived at the feet of White but his tame first-time effort was easily gathered by Simonsen who had a relatively quiet first half. At the other end an intelligent pass from Kris Boyd released Fraser Aird inside Livi’s 18-yqard box but his shot from close range was blocked by Jamieson and Rangers were unable to extend their advantage before the interval. Having enjoyed a positive start to this match McCoist would have hoped his side could get back to that level in the second period as the game took a dip in quality following Macleod’s goal. Darren McGregor took the place of Marius Zaliukas for the restart with the Lithuanian failing to recover from a knock he took in the first half. Just three minutes in and Rangers should have found the net for a second time. Richard Foster produced a powerful, overlapping run to get into Livingston’s 18-yard box and a great goalscoring position. But instead of shooting he unselfishly cut it back to Boyd who sclaffed his shot from seven yards with an open goal in front of him. The Gers number 15 could not believe he missed it and either could the bluenoses in the stands. Surely it’s just a matter of time before his luck changes. On 52 minutes it was his strike partner Nicky Clark’s turn to miss a glaring opportunity. Macleod released Wallace down the left wing and when his back post cross floated over Jamieson, Clark failed to keep his volley down as he stretched to meet the ball. This was more like it from Rangers and when McCulloch’s shot was palmed nervously over by Jamieson you wondered how long the home side could hold out as they struggled to get out their half. When they did, however, Kyle Jacobs launched a powerful drive from 30 yards which had Simonsen flapping as it clipped the side netting with plenty of supporters in the ground thinking it had gone in. This highlighted the need for the Gers players to stay focused and with a single goal separating the sides on the hour mark Livi were still in this contest. On 64 minutes a shot from Michael McKenna crept wide of Simonsen’s goal and seconds later McCoist made his second change with Jon Daly replacing Boyd. In the next attack a chance fell to the substitute. Macleod and Law this time combined and when the ball was played in Daly’s effort from 15 yards was deflected over the bar. The game was now flowing from end to end with Livi getting men forward and it was Rangers who had to keep their concentration. On 73 minutes a deep corner found Kyle Jacobs and his looping header went over Simonsen but was cleared off the line by Ian Black with several of Livi’s players claiming it had gone over. That was a let off for the Light Blues who then pushed forward but substitute David Templeton, who had replaced Aird, could not get a shot away under pressure. Towards the end of the 90 minutes Rangers did well to soak up any late Livi pressure and although it was frustrating they failed to net a second goal, overall they deserved to claim all three points. LIVINGSTON (3-5-2): Jamieson; Fordyce, Sives (Glen 28), Talbot; McKenna, Keaghan Jacobs, O’Brien (Ogleby 90), Kyle Jacobs, Rutherford; Mullen (Hippolyte 73), White SUBS NOT USED: Grant, Robertson, Praprotnik, Burchill GOALS: BOOKINGS: O’Brien, Glen RANGERS (4-4-2): Simonsen; Foster, McCulloch, Zaliukas (McGregor 46), Wallace; Aird (Templeton 71), Law, Black, Macleod; Boyd (Daly 65), Clark SUBS NOT USED: Robinson, Faure, Shiels, Smith GOALS: Macleod 8 BOOKINGS: Wallace REF: Stephen Finnie ATT: 5,924

I was raised on Fullers myself, but on the old specials, the products of Scottish & Newcastle breweries would be the tipple of choice, usually either McEwans or Tartan.

Match Preview from the Official Site ALLY MCCOIST has made five changes to his starting eleven for today’s Championship clash against Livingston at the Energy Assets Arena. With Bilel Mohsni suspended Richard Foster will start at right back with Marius Zaliukas joining skipper Lee McCulloch in the centre of defence and Lee Wallace at left back. In midfield Fraser Aird slots in on the right wing with Lewis Macleod deemed fit having fully recovered from an ankle injury. He starts on the left wing with Nicky Law and Ian Black through the middle. Nicky Clark also returns to the Rangers side after missing recent games against Falkirk and Hibernian with a shoulder injury. Nicky will partner Kris Boyd in attack as the Light Blues look to return to winning ways against John McGlynn’s Lions. On the Rangers bench this afternoon are keeper Lee Robinson, Darren McGregor, Stevie Smith, Jon Daly, David Templeton, Seb Faure and Dean Shiels. RANGERS: Simonsen; Foster, Zaliukas, McCulloch, Wallace; Aird, Law, Black, Macleod; Boyd, Clark Subs: Robinson, Smith, Daly, Templeton, Faure, McGregor, Shiels

But that's just your opinion. What you're doing comes very close to what you're accusing others of doing, and that phrase I've highlighted indicates strongly that you think your opinion to be that much more valid than that of anyone who thinks differently. To a large extent, anyone holding an unpopular opinion has the choice to either dig his heels in and continue to defend that opinion or to shrug his or her shoulders and accept that the majority aren';t going to be swayed by his or her argument any more than he or she is likely to be swayed by the majority argument. As for me, I really can't be bothered to get into the Mikel thing all over again. There's nothing new here. It's all been said before. The best we can hope for is a slightly different way of expressing the same old tired arguments.

Taken from the opening titles of Monty Python's "The Bishop" sketch: I always heard he got about a bit.

Maybe you prefer these shots of Raquel (I certainly do):

Not for me. I've got the album but very rarely listen to it. I was far more into their earlier stuff, which apart from Remembering (mentioned elsewhere), to me always meant the Fighting, Johnny The Fox, Jailbreak and Bad Reputation albums. As for live albums, other noteable omissions include: Joe Tex: Live & Lively, either of the early '70s Donny Hathaway live albums, Wattstax, Sweet Child by Pentangle (the full concert on the Time Has Come box set), the live sides from the Chambers Brothers Love, Peace & Happiness album, The Song Remains The Same by Led Zeppelin... not to mention Steve Earle BBC In Concert - or maybe Shut Up & Die Like An Aviator, Warren Zevon BBC In Concert, Curtis Mayfield In Concert, and so on!

Raquel Welch at Stamford Bridge for the 1-1 draw vs. Leicester on November 11th 1972, escorted by Jimmy Hill.