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Oh, go on then. How about these (selected) highlights from ‘Build Me Up Buttercup’ by The Foundations …
Why do you build me up (Build me up) Buttercup, baby Just to let me down? (Let me down) And mess me around And then, worst of all (Worst of all) You never call, baby When you say you will (Say you will) But I love you still I need you (I need you) More than anyone, darling You know that I have from the start So build me up (Build me up) Buttercup, don't break my heart.
Me and a couple of mates decided to pick a random team from the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round a few years ago. The idea being to follow their progress until they were knocked out and then ‘adopt’ the victorious team until they in turn were eliminated. The ‘random team’ were Cray Valley Paper Mills, who were drawn against Oxford City after a couple of early round wins. We all trooped up to Marsh Lane, where the ‘Hoops’ won 5-0. Anyway, I spent the afternoon fantasising that I was witnessing a never-to-be-forgotten QPR FA Cup victory for the ages!
This is a great thread. Respect to all those actively engaged in winkling out ever more obscure examples of blue-and-white hoopery. It’s beginning to resemble the increasingly difficult search for new prime numbers though!
Another endorsement for Gerry’s from me too. Was a regular visitor during my 80’s flirtation with the wine/continental lager trade while based in Brighton. That front window display is a work of art in itself. Once had a bucket list dream of sampling every drink they had in stock. I was clearly quite delusional in those days.
I thought the same about Mendy, the Senegal keeper. Booked for gobbing off at the ref in the initial melee, he then got in Diaz’s face and prevented the penalty from being taken for a considerable amount of time, so second yellow should have been given. I don’t blame the ref for bottling it in that cauldron though.
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