Melancholy this evening. Dropped our cat off at the cattery before hols. He's a cranky little bastard but the place isn't the same without him.

Spotted Roger Federer at Wimbledon wearing a brown suit and a brown tie.

Anthony Barry swiftly becoming the Ian McDonald of England's World Cup campaign.

This is Vince, displaying his usual admiration for me.

I don't have kids, but Vince, my tuxedo cat, dug into his cat biscuits to buy me this from @futbolista.bsky.social: #avfc

All I'm saying is that I once had these trainers and everything in the world was fine. So find me a pair and we're all good again.

Me from a different era: at the Fan Fest in Berlin during the 2006 World Cup. I quit a job so I could write about football. I don't know what happened to that guy.

This arrived in the post this morning. Got it for a bargain price, particularly because at some point in its second-hand history somebody wanted £30 according to the sticker on the back.

Got a hold of this, the novelisation of 'Slade in Flame' (or 'Flame', if you're a purist). Heard good things about the adaptation into print.