Saturday, a day of rest for many, of shopping for others.
I managed to avoid the crowds by joining the crowds yesterday when the bread ran out. This was a mistake. Still, it would be worse today. I fail to comprehend people who always shop on a Saturday when it is busy. Surely they can find another time? These big stores are open till 8 in the evening, five days a week, sometimes they open till nine or later! How come everyone arrives at the same time on Saturday?
However, proper football begins tonight, in the meantime we have the Blue bigots playing Livingstone. This was a poor game, especially as the blue bigots won.
This will have to do until later, whem we begin against the Green bigots. 8 pm on a Saturday night? What a strange time to play football, some of the younger players may enter the field holding their phones and Lager bottles by mistake.
That church in the picture has been there for at least 800 years, possibly longer. The pub, or a pub, has stood on that spot since at least the Saxons I reckon. A building nearby has a beam that was dated to 1392 I think the man said. This is because this was the road from London to Norwich, and at Bury St Edmunds lay St Edmunds, so a popular pilgrimage route began, and money was taken...
So, at the ridiculous time of 8 pm we 'entertained' Celtic in the opening game of the new league season. While it is true they are not at their best, neither are we, indeed that showed in the first half. However, after taking the lead, we allowed them back in. Tsk! Still, improving in the 2nd half and after losing an undeserved equaliser we changed the shape and finished them off with a great John Soutar header a minute from time. Add to that two saves in the Jim Cruickshank mould in the last minute of added time from captain Craig Gordon and the job was complete. Heart of Midlothian win by two goals to one and it ought to have been more. Even the ref was quite good for a change!
