Flair and invention were very much at a premium, suffocated by the relentless pace and often fractious nature of proceedings. The absence of James Morrison from the centre of Scotland’s midfield, the West Brom man ruled out on the morning of the game by illness, had already diminished the creative capacity of the home side in that department.

They mailed in information, they blogged, they linked, they commented, they wikied, they copied, pasted and sorted data, they put their lives on hold...

I had falafel in pitta bread last week - it was delicious!

[T]he Feaſt was ſerv'd; the Bowl was crown'd; / To the King's Pleaſure went the mirthful Round: […]