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Sat down for fish and chips in there recently. Good old standby and can report very good still! It has a lot of competition around there generally but there are few chip shops in town these days, Struggle to think of them. St James Street, not sure if the other Forman Street one is now open? Where are the others?

I'm sure the batsman would enjoy that. With that comfort zone we'd never get a game finished though.

#21 I agree with you regarding Greg Chappell, Oztalgian. Those incidents, particularly the underarm one, were despicable. Just as an aside, although he was a very talented and natural player, if I had to have he or his brother Ian to bat and make runs to save my life I'd go for his perhaps less naturally gifted brother! I also agree that such a selection should have a qualifier. Otherwise greats from different eras such as Bradman, Trumper, Hammond, Larwood and so on would have to be considered. Choosing fast bowlers is an interesting one from all the 'greats'. I could agree with Imran Kh

Your opening statement, Chulla, slightly contradicts your original point that Larwood was not to be admired and that his behaviour was unacceptable It appears though from what you say that your beef is with an aspect of cricket that has been there for 150 years but one which you personally cannot accept. That's fair enough and your choice of course. That doesn't make Harold Larwood unworthy of respect or admiration though. The cricket ball is like a 'cannon ball' - so what would the solution be, to play with a tennis ball - or a beach ball - or ask the bowlers not to bowl so quickly? Stop p

And of course, there's the classic - The Police, supported by The Cramps at Rushcliffe Leisure Centre! Also '79 if I recall correctly.

I can't imagine Sad Cafe being a rip-roaring night.

Not sure I've seen one memorable gig I was at mentioned on this site much. The Two Tone tour of 1979 landed at...wait for it...Kimberley Leisure Centre that year with The Selector, Madness and The Specials all on the same bill. What a night! After all these years, last week I finally bumped into somebody else that was at that gig and learned something new about it. Apparently, they had been due to play Sandpipers in the Lace Market but the venue was considered unsuitable as the low ceilings wouldn't allow the bands to jump around on stage! Well, that's the tale anyway.

It is a very useful cut through I would agree, plenty of footfall. Agree that there is an amount of food overkill in that area (and in general around the city). Perhaps 'Hoffs' concept of 'healthy' fast food was a fatally flawed one.

It's an intriguing thought - we know people on a different level through correspondence. Not sure if you were present K but Christine came out to meet us on at least one occasion when we met in the Elizabethan Bar in the Bell Inn. She is a lovely person - well met indeed.

Take your point, Chulla, the incident with Australian Bert Oldfield was harrowing to watch. However, I don't think anyone here is celebrating this style of bowling as you say? What is being celebrated is a by all accounts supreme and legendary sportsman. Harold Larwood throughout his whole career bowled this style - under strict orders - for one winter tour of Australia only. To judge him by that is unfair in my view. Your point about protection stands of course and batsmen are protected nowadays - but this was 84 years ago. In those days, 'professionals' like Harold, who was a good honest p

That's very true, k but at the the same time it's nice that folks have a concern for people they have met, either face to face or online and had considerable friendly dialogue with.

A couple of other early Intercon gigs were Thin Lizzy (the original three-piece with Eric Bell on guitar) and the now infamous Gary Glitter.

Sorry Chulla, respectfully cannot agree at all with that assessment. It was well documented that Harold Larwood's deliveries did not have to be particularly short in length for them to rear up off the pitch. This was because of his near-perfect action and the fact that he was arguably the fastest bowler of all time. Pace bowlers have been bowling deliveries that would reach a batsman at a 'high up' level since the time bowlers first graduated from bowling underarm. A decade before, in 1921/22 Australia had a pair of fearsome bowlers, MacDonald and Gregory, who terrorised the English batsmen i

Ian Botham was blessed with great natural ability but I often felt his bowling was all over the place. He'd often get people oit with rank bad deliveries, ironically As a batsman he had great timing and immense power. He was also very brave ar rhe crease. What spoilt him I felt was thar believing his own publicity, he'd try to knock the skin off every single ball bowled at him. It seldom came off but when it did it was spectacular indeed. He had the patience of a three year-old!

I do think he arguably has the greatest modern era wicket keeper-batsman there in Alan Knott. Perhaps Rod Marsh would have something to say about that though! For pure wicket keeping ability alone, disregarding batting, then I'd say that Derbyshire's Bob Taylor was the very best I saw. Such a great clean technique - pretty well perfect.

He was great, Lizzie but I would have put our own Richard Hadlee in there ahead of him I think. So many great players...

Just read this interesting article and can agree with the man in the middle's view on many of his choices. I suppose with these things you can choose a team from the people you've seen play in some form - or one by repute, reading and anecdote. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/international/10002282/Dickie-Bird-names-his-greatest-all-time-Test-XI-in-pictures.html?frame=2539636 Here is Dickie's team. It's a very balanced one but there are one or two notable omissions for me possibly. 1. Sunil Gavaskar (India) 2. Barry Richards (South Africa) 3. Viv Richards (West Indies) 4. Greg

'You're a right scunner'. You might not hear that one in Nottingham though...

I reckon he could look after himself! He told me a few stories about gangs and blades in the Glasgow dancehalls of his youth. Saw some 'impressive' weapons in and out of the football in Glasgow when I used to spend my summers there in the seventies. Peak period for young guys carrying full length swords down their trouser leg. Best one though was a bike chain with old style razor blades attached to it. *Ahem* Back to the football!

None taken, Ian...and as a Catholic I hope you won't think that of me if we should get to meet for a pint!

In Canada, ice hockey players shoot left approximately 70-odd per cent of the time. It's figured that the dominant hand - most often the right - is best used as the guiding hand at the top of the stick. I suppose when you think about that it indicates that any side-on game has some strains of artificiality about it. If you pick a bat, club or stick up a certain way for the first time it's likely you'll stay with that. There is a tendency for us lefties to have a 'right foot forward' stance i.e. southpaw though - and the opposite for 'righties'. You can even see this when people use a yard bru

That was the game where the Man Utd fans were threatening to break into the changing room after the game. Apparently, Sir Jimmy had 'Jackson's' scalpel ready in hand in there to set about 'em. He'd be remembering the Glasgow razor gangs of his youth. They were lucky not to get 'chibbed' by Jimmy!

I wonder if she would consider coming out to see us? If you manage to speak to her please tell her I'd love to see her again. Such a kind-hearted person.

The Flying Bedstead was in Hucknall. Met it's demise in 2014. http://www.hucknalldispatch.co.uk/news/local/hucknall-s-flying-bedstead-pub-to-be-demolished-for-new-co-op-1-6734042

Yes, the West Indies players did 'languid' better than most. Clive Lloyd always reminded me of a big cat - especially when athletically patrolling the covers where he was phenomenal. Viv Richards was almost impossibly arrogant in style from the very beginning but what a player - just incredible. Just thinking about laid back English players now. Tom Graveney was just before me so I'm going on repute. I know he was a very elegant player from everything I've read. David Gower could be a brilliant stroke maker but I never think he produced as much as his enormous natural ability promised. When h