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Sibal

The first Korean-built vehicle was the Sibal, based on the US Army Jeep. Source.

Mafalda

A statue in Buenos Aires of popular Argentinian comic strip character Mafalda. Source.

Bojagi

This Korean jacket is made from bojagi cloth, a traditional patchwork style. Source.

Ólavsøka

Saint Olaf's Day is tomorrow, but the people of Tórshavn like to get things started the day before with a boat race. Source.

Office

Exterior set from the original version of The Office set in Stow-on-the-Wold in 1845. Stow-on-the-Wold is also home to this door. Source.

Knives and Ramona

Bryan Lee O'Malley comes up with the best ending for Scott Pilgrim, ten years after it opened. Source.

About Kilmarnock FC

Alex Dyer is manager of Kilmarnock FC. Source.

Morton won't start until October this season, so in the meantime let's follow Ayrshire's Premiership club Kilmarnock FC.

Kilmarnock FC was founded in 1869, two years after Queen's Park FC. Both clubs took part in the founding of the SFA in 1873. In their earliest years Kilmarnock played some variety of rugby, which would explain why their ground is called Rugby Park.

What was Kilmarnock's greatest moment? April 24th, 1965, Helicopter Saturday, Killie beat Heart of Midlothian 0 - 2 at Tynecastle to edge past them for the league title. Both clubs ended the season with 50 points, and Hearts' goal difference was vastly better, but in those days the tiebreaker was goal average, and Killie's 62 goals for and 33 goals against made for a 1.879 goal average, better than Hearts' 90 goals for and 49 goals against which came out to a 1.837 goal average. It stands as Killie's only Scottish title. Goal average was replaced by goal difference the next season.

Killie have won the Scottish Cup three times (1919-20, 1928-29, 1996-97) and the League Cup once (2011-12). Like Morton they have never won the Challenge Cup, and in fact Morton knocked them out of the 1991-92 cup.

The last time Killie were not in the top tier was 1992-93. Since 2000-01, when the split season was introduced, Killmarnock have made the split five times. Killie found themselves in eighth place when 2019-20 ground to a halt; they had accumulated 9 wins, 6 draws and 15 losses with a goal difference of -10.

KIlmarnock's badge is modeled on the badge of Clan Boyd, who had their headquarters at Dean Castle in Kilmarnock. (Compare Mito HollyHock's use of Mito Domain emblems.) Their mascot is a squirrel.

They wear blue and white stripes. When you click on the Open Menu icon at the Kilmarnock FC website it rotates and turns into a Killie strip:

 

For a history of Kilmarnock's stripes and hoops versus Morton's hoops and stripes see here.

What was Kilmarnock's biggest win against Morton?

1930/2/15      Kilmarnock 7 - 2 Morton

What was KIlmarnock's biggest loss to Morton?

1920/8/21      Morton 9 - 2 Kilmarnock

How many competitive matches have Morton played against Kilmarnock each decade?

2010s          1

2000s          2

1990s        19

1980s        24

1970s        20

1960s        13

1950s          7

1940s          6

1930s        10

1920s        17

1910s        20

1900s        19

1890s          9

Kilmarnock winger Greg Kiltie played for Morton on loan in spring 2019.

Greg Kiltie's goals for Morton:

2019/3/1      32'    Falkirk Stadium   Falkirk         Burgoyne   league

2019/4/2      71'    Somerset Park    Ayr United    Doohan    league

2019/4/9      51'    Cappielow           Alloa             Parry        league

2019/4/16    42'    Cappielow           Inverness     Mackay     league

2019/4/20    47'    Falkirk Stadium   Falkirk         Burgoyne   league

2019/4/27    84'    East End Park    Dunfermline   Scully       league

Developments:

The dates for the 2020-21 Scottish League Cup are out. The first three matches of the group stage will be in October before the league schedule starts for the Championship and Leagues One and Two, but then the fourth and fifth matchdays will be in mid-November, followed by the next rounds in late November, December, January and February. It's be the first time the League Cup has gone into the New Year since 2015-16.

All SPFL clubs will be in the League Cup, with Brora and Kelty yet to confirm. It would suit my thematic purposes if Morton were to draw Killie in the group stage; though if Morton have to face any Premiership club in October it is bound to be a rout.

And new dates have been announced for the 2019-20 Scottish Cup semi-finals (Halloween) and final (December 20th).

The SFA is pitching a 52-team 2020-21 Scottish Cup to begin Boxing Day.

The number of players that SPFL clubs are permitted to sign on loan has been upped from four to six.

The Fukushima Prefecture Finals have been cancelled and Iwaki FC have been recommended as the prefecture's Emperor's Cup representative.

The Toronto Wolfpack have dropped out of this season of the English rugby Super League.

Sport Canada has declined to cover the wages of the CFL and CPL.

Former HFX Wanderer Chakib Hocine has signed with Valour FC. Former HFX Wanderer Juan Diego Gutiérrez has left Bolivian club Oriente Petrolero for FC Carlos Stein in Peru. This will be the third time he and Luis Perea have played in the same squad.

The president of the Bolivian Football Federation, César Salinas, has died of Covid-19. He was married to Inés Quispe de Salinas, president of Club The Strongest.

A St Mirren employee has tested positive for Covid-19.

The clubs have voted to deny the SPFL special Covid powers.

Mortonalia:

The commenters at Pie and Bovril predict (on average) that Morton will finish 6.5th this season.

Morton's previous manager Jonatan Johansson has been appointed manager of TPS Turku. TPS are newly promoted to the Veikkausliiga (the top Finnish tier) but have no wins so far in 2020.

Lee Kilday has joined Queen's Park.

Lee Kilday's goals for Morton:

2014/11/22    15'    Cappielow    Stenhousemuir    Fleming    league

2014/11/22    35'    Cappielow    Stenhousemuir    Fleming    league

2015/3/28      50'    East End Park    Dunfermline    Scully     league

2015/7/25      73'    Cappielow    Dumbarton    Brown    Challenge Cup

2016/8/13      25'    Cappielow    Falkirk           Mehmet          league

2016/11/5      87'    Falkirk          Falkirk            Rogers           league

2017/2/7        53'    Stark's Park    Raith Rovers    Brennan    league

2017/2/25      39'    Tannadice    Dundee United    Bell           league

Lee Kilday's goals against Morton:

2019/7/27        4'    Cappielow    QoS        Ramsbottom    League Cup

Matches being played:

Kilmarnock 1 - 2 Livingston (July 22) (friendly)

Dundee United [1 - 1] Kilmarnock (friendly)

K League: Pohang Steelers [1 - 1] Incheon United (tomorrow)

J2: Albirex Niigata [1 - 0] Mito HollyHock

Icelandic tier II: Vestri 3 - 3 ÍBV (July 22)

The final of the 2019-20 Coupe de France was played yesterday:

Paris Saint-Germain 1 - 0 Saint-Étienne

Allsvenskan: Malmö 3 - 0 Hammarby (July 23)

IK Sirius [2 - 5] Malmö (tomorrow)

Swiss Challenge League: Winterthur 2 - 2 Wil (July 21)

Lausanne 1 - 2 Winterthur (yesterday)

At this point Winterthur can neither be promoted nor relegated.

The MLS is Back group stage is over and all three Canadian sides have advanced to the Round of 16:

Orlando City FC [1 - 0] Montreal Impact

Toronto FC [1 - 3] New York City FC (tomorrow)

Sporting Kansas City [0 - 0] Vancouver Whitecaps (July 27) [KC win on PK.]

Matches not being played:

CPL: Valour vs Wanderers

There is still no word on where or when the CPL hub tournament will be.

The CFL had planned to stage a game at Huskies Stadium (St Mary's University) today between the Toronto Argonauts and Saskatchewan Roughriders, but that got cancelled in May along with all CFL games before September.

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics were to have begun July 23rd (see below).

Which 2019 HFX Wanderers have played a league match in 2020?

Luis Alberto Perea        Carlos Stein (Peru)     5 matches (as of March 7)

Zachary Sukunda          Ekenas IF (Finland)    4 matches (as of July 18)

Iida Kodai                      OKC Energy (USA)     2 matches (as of July 17)

Juan Diego Gutiérrez    Oriente Petrolero (BOL)         1 match

Historical matches:

JFL 1999: Yokogawa Electric 0 - 1 Mito HollyHock

Walter Scott's Heart of Midlothian was published on July 25th, 1818. Have Heart of Midlothian FC ever played on July 25th, and what was the result?

2017/7/25      Peterhead 2 - 1 Hearts

Eleven years ago today Bordeaux beat Guingamp 2 - 0 in the 2009 Trophée des Champions (France's Super Cup) at Olympic Stadium in Montreal.

ÍBV in the 1980s:

1989    18    13    0      5    49    30    +19    39    2nd (II)

1988    18      6    2    10    29    36       -7    20     8th (II)

1987    18      7    5      6    35    30      +5    26     6th (II)

1986    18      3    3    12    20    43     -23    12    10th (I)

1985    18    11    6      1    45    13    +32    39     1st (II)

1984    18      8    4      6    31    27      +4    28     5th (II)

1983    18      5    6      7    27    25      +2    16     9th (I)

1982    18      9    4      5    23    16      +7    22     2nd (I)

1981    18      8    3      7    29    21      +8    19     6th (I)    Icelandic Cup

1980    18      5    7      6    26    28       -2    17     6th (I)

Daguerreotypes of Baalbek, 1843

The Temple of Bacchus and the Temple of Jupiter, Baalbek, taken by Joseph-Philibert Girault de Prangey 1843-44. Source.

 

Wacky Dürer

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Fuji from Five Lakes: Yamanakako

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