Ole Gunnar always struck me as a lucky player at United. That ‘good luck charm’ quality seemed apt for his impish, otherwordly-creature demeanour, too. He’d come on for the final act at the Theatre of Dreams like some Shakespearean sprite and conjure up another improbable Midwinter’s Night winner, before exiting stage left and taking the next magic sleigh ride to Lapland. (Well, Kristiansund; near enough.)

Do you remember who said: “That five years as an electrician probably just grounded myself”?

America’s Pastime has been played at San Quentin State Prison — California’s most notorious jail — for nearly 100 years.

SO what was your gut reaction when you heard the England team hotel had been bugged last week?

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