See post 163. Believe me, it was verkin dire once everything had been settled around March, unless we were still in the Scottish Cup. The bruteball to which you refer has an antidote in scoring early against the ****s, drawing them out, and giving them a sound spanking, admittedly something with which we have struggled. However, the bland, dull, boring, tedious fitba which we had to watch when ferkall was at stake for both participants, bearing in mind that we’d had two credible championship runs in 70-71 (probably my favourite-ever squad) and 71-72) was the worst period I have been party to since 1966.