Happy birthday Billy. My hero, even though I was around for most of the great Bobby Moore's career. Played as I would have wanted to if I were good enough, all out effort and no little ability. Right back bombing forward, then all-action midfield, then outstanding central defender.

3-1 final score, well done the Urchins

At Wembley, 4.15pm kick-off on BT Sport. Could be better than watching Barnsley boot the ball up into the stratosphere in the Championship play-offs. Come on you Urchins!

Our favourite ref, Mike Dean, is in charge on Sunday. After he behaved himself in the home game against Leeds, will Deano be able to resist? Odds-on Vardy, who's on a really barren spell, wins a penalty by falling over his own foot or seeking out a trailing leg that's two yards away. Paranoid, moi?

Not a West Ham topic as such, but pretty local - beat Notts County away in today's FA Trophy semi-final, 3-3 in normal time, 5-4 on penalties. Hereford await in the final.

Beaten 3-0 on the night by Dinamo Zagreb, 3-2 on aggregate. Zagreb's no 99, Orsic, scored a hat-trick, two of them screamers. He's Eastern European, Croatia's not that far from the Czech Republic, what are we waiting for? Sign him up!

The law is an ass, as Mr Charles Dickens (a West Ham fan I'm sure) once wrote. The ref for that PSG/Barca game was our very own Anthony Taylor, by the way, and the VAR officials were also English. Most encouraging for future refereeing standards in the Prem.

VAR remains a complete lottery. In last night's PSG v Barcelona Champions League match, Messi had a penalty saved and Verratti, who had encroached, headed the ball to safety. As the rules stand that's a re-take, but VAR looked at it and ruled there was no offence. By way of contrast, at the start of...

Bit late joining in with this one. Our first game after Bobby died was away to Sunderland at Roker Park on the 27th February 1993, I was there along with a mate who I still go to matches with (when it's allowed). It was freezing cold and snowing, typical North East, the howling wind alone would have...

Glad to see someone call it the sewer bank, that's what we always called it when I was a kid a very long time ago. Greenway indeed!