Burton Albion actually, and the ground where Plymouth Argyle clinched the League 1 title. They fought off Ipswich, Sheffield Wednesday, Derby, Bolton and Barnsley and put their Wembley defeat behind them to gain 101 points. It's the second time they have surpassed 100 points, a rare feat in any clubs history,
Well done to all concerned. Are Argyle the new Brentford and will Wrexham be the new Argyle. Watch this space.
Now we all knew one of those in our youth, and a bike enthusiast has been leading Wirral Council for some while. Even though she saw through a successful Labour result in the recent elections, there has been a coup within the party and it looks like she has gone from bike to bag lady.
I use the bike euphemism as cycle lanes are one of the big manifesto issues around which the local elections were fought. Labour has aggressively pushed through cycle lanes, many of which seem poorly thought through and badly positioned. There are more scheduled.
The whole of The Wirral is also soon to be a 20mph zone which is focusing more anger and frustration towards the biggest party. They do not, however, have majority so in order to have a working mandate there may need to be someone trading with the Conservatives, Green Party and Lib Dems.
Can some of these travel oriented initiatives be reigned back? Let's hope so, and don't get me started on potholes...blimey!!
When something as big as the Eurovision Song Contest is on your doorstep you really should make the effort, and SWMBO and I did.
We first went to the fan zone on Tuesday and saw a fabulous hour hosted by the English National Opera with Russell Watson and the three tenors tribute band. Sonia popped in to sing her Eurovision song, and the whole ensemble finished with Waterloo complete with audience participation.
While there we spotted the terrace in the Matao restaurant had a good vantage point so we booked in for the Friday.
During the meal we saw Katrina without the Waves doing Walking on Sunshine then when we went into the fan zone again we saw Fleur East and Sofie Ellis Bexter. With Charlotte Church still to headline we cut our losses and headed home, getting on a bus before the rush started.
I called Finland and Israel as the standout acts so was hugely disappointed when Sweden came through to win. It stank of a fixed result given next year will be the 50th anniversary of aforementioned Waterloo winning it for ABBA and....Sweden. What a happy co-incidence.
Still Liverpool had a great time and made about £25m in tourist revenue. They put on a great show and showed the good side of the City. I just wish they could learn to stop shooting themselves ( and others!) in the foot as they did by booing the National Anthem soon after the Coronation. They expect Country wide respect on the anniversary of Hillsborough but can't seem to sit on their hands at other appropriate moments.
Significant birthdays are popular this year and none more so than my cousin Mike who turned 80 on Saturday. His 'do' was on Sunday to avoid a clash with his beloved Brentford FC, but in their wisdom the Premiership moved the game to Sunday anyway, so he missed only his second game in 50 odd years.
Whoever said football is a game for the fans is probably turning in their grave as I write.
Nonetheless it was good to catch up with other octogenarian as well as Mike's family and other friends, one of which, Mel, went to the first half of the Brentford game. He has Parkinsons and I was concerned how I would find him, but I was pleasantly surprised to find him as well as he could be.
SWMBO and I did the trip to London in the day, sharing the driving, which gave us back our Monday for an R & R day at home. Deep joy.
