FOOTBALL:

When we had our Leavers’ Masses, England had just beaten Mexico in that titanic struggle and the story of ‘Freddie Freckles and the football match’ seemed an apt focus for my reflection. The moral of the story was the importance of honesty and truth: a lesson Freddie learnt when in his desperation to win, he finally admitted that he had lied, claiming the opposition’s shot had not gone in. When his conscience got the better of him and peace was restored among his friends he realised that fake news is not a good idea. Moving on to last Wednesday night, I can only suggest that the old adage came to mind: “attack is the best form of defence”.

For those of us who were alive in 1966, we cling to our treasured memory.