CW - I taught with one of the GB Bronze medal winners from the 2020 (2021) Tokyo Olympics - the had lost heavily to Netherlands 5-1 in their semifinal, but rallied from 3-2 down to beat India 4-3 - I’ve got some lovely photos of her medal as she brought it to school for people to look at, which was nice as I’ve never held an Olympic medal before…

And then LTB's best mate Sam Quek was unleashed upon the world

10 years ago today nine million including the Queen watched the Olympic hockey women’s win the gold at Rio 2016 [Link]

CW - Leyton seems unchanged from previous visits - though no pubs remain on High Road - increase in moslem population maybe?

Well I like the new formatting of the July DTB minutes, iin fact if one had confidence in the DTB membership it would be a good set of minutes.

DO-a rare appearance for you. Were you updating the Andy Away guide?

Bag searches at Orient last night. Didn't have one, so can't say how thorough. No body searches.

Nick Kyrgios the Aussie tennis loudmouth suspended for cocaine use

I remember teaching English in a French school and some oik asked me if I knew Tiffany’s nightclub in Wimbledon Broadway

We had a coach load of Spanish foreign exchange students over at our college that summer there were hormones flying around everywhere. Sofia Perez I still love you and thanks for the [redacted] behind the wall at the top of the squash courts.

Wox, I got that at Highbury once. Loads of male PCs but a young WPC gave e a full body search and didn't charge. Surrey Bob was body searched by a big ugly male copper

Does a small bar of choccy count as "food". Buggered if I'm paying £3 for a Twix at the ground.

Little did you know the 1990 summer of love was a few months away…

I've found it - 6.1.1990 - WBA 2 WFC 0 FA Cup 3rd Round

on body searches - I went to a WBA v WFC game many years back - when I got to the entrance there were at least 6 stewards ready to search the wombles. I chose the only female steward and got a laugh at least.

It’s ok Airsy it was a rare compliment.

Sorry - read your "does" as 'doesn't'

I'd say it's the rules rather than the staff Trigs. Generally away fans are very complimentary about our security staff and put them above most over sides

Welcome change and I will get a medical exemption cert as previously advised

I think it was Doncaster away 6 or 7 years ago where I had just come back from a trip to Islay and had some rather nice whisky miniatures in my rucksack - some for the train home some for keeping - and the steward searched it, found them, said to his mate “here we can’t afford whisky like this pal!” and let me in. Proper stewarding.

My bag is always rummaged in the main stand...

Of course the searches vary depending on which stewards are doing them but mostly I find the main stand ones about right, enough to put off bringing in banned objects but not enough to cause delays.

I’d not have a problem with a search policy as long as a) it doesn’t extend the queueing time because it’s already bad enough at some games and b) it’s proven to be effective because I’ve yet to see a body search at an away game that isn’t just a tick box exercise.

Sensible supporter-friendly decision by the club to change the Ryanair bags policy. Now looks like you can get a rucksack in. What does need to happen now is proper bag searches - until now, in the main stand at least, they have been cursory.

and not tested ...