Yes, best wishes to Bob Harris - most of us with prostate cancer are keen to see screening being made available for all men from around 55 and above, especially for the more vulnerable or high risk groups. We never know whether our own cancer will grow or spread, and Bob Harris is living proof that prostate cancer isn’t necessarily a purely benign condition….

Yes all the best to Whispering Bob, I always preferred him to John Peel at the end of the 60s and start of the 70s

Get well soon Bob! [Link]

Tuchel is the international version of JJ, the football will bore us and we will be knocked out in the first group stages

My observation wasn't about who owned the song (presumably whoever gets the royalties), it was who it has become synonymous with now but seemed a free for all in the 1970s. It just sounded odd now. Apparently, it was Shankly who liked it that drove it's initial adoption.

I think I’m so poor at these things that there’s no way we’ll end up playing Mexico

I think we will beat Mexico and that's when everyone will start singing its coming home

I’ve got us going out to Mexico in the Round of 16

Trigs, I did this one and had England losing to Brazil in the QF [Link]

Because of the larger group stage of the World Cup it’s nigh on impossible to predict which fixtures might feature England and/or be interesting to watch later in the tournament. I might try and find an interactive planner/forcasting tool/site and have a little dabble. See how I do against the eventual reality.

We used to sing that in the middle 70s when we won three back to back Southern League titles

and 'you franchise bastard, you know what you are'

Alan - Dundee supporters were allegedly the first team to use the song but arguing over which club owns a song is pointless

A4E- no. It's the proper words.

Yeah was kinda hoping we might wrap up Tilley fairly quickly. Be interesting to see where he ends up if not with us. Would think he caught a manager’s eye or two at points through last season.

I'm just wondering which Spuds fan is going to face a three man commission for spying on and then taking it for themselves "when the saints go marching on" clearly a song best associated with Southampton.

Trigs, last couple of years we have made an early signing or two so I am hoping we are getting into NEW SIGNING DAY territory now

6M - it’s not just the opposition fans singing the “Sign on…” song?

There is an economist (I think he is German), who has predicted the last 3 world cup winners, and he thinks ot will be ....... The Netherlands this time. 🤔

The Carabao cup preliminary round draw has been made. York City v Crawley Town and Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale.

Talking of that witticism, I'm watching the latest run of The Big Match Revisited and one thing I've noticed now but never picked up at the time is how supporters of most clubs in the 1970s sang "You'll Never Walk Alone". It wasn't confined to just Liverpool. I know supporters are like parrots and mimic each other (with a few words changed here and there) but it just sounds wrong coming from Upton Park or White Hart Lane.

I still think Pete's best humorous offering this week was the link to Yul Brynner.

Sandy - probably true, although a bit before my time to be honest, I’ve never been a fan of crooners, although I can appreciate their talent.

Must be a nightmare Spit trying to recruit for us in L1 - can’t afford anyone proven unless they’ve either played for us before and aren’t fancied at their current club or they are proven but are aging out. Other than that it’s down to CC & team’s ability to identify the right skill/character combo from leagues and divisions that don’t match whatever the hell L1 is all about.

It's a novelty song. Never liked them. Perry Como did some other really lovely stuff.