Plenty of Nothing

Waterloo in Four Languages

English. French. German. Swedish.

By other singers: Spanish. Polish. Danish.

Mr Actually: "Actually, Napoleon surrendered at Rochefort-sur-Mer."

Emma Albani

Soprano Marie-Louise-Emma-Cécile Lajeunesse, known professionally as Emma Albani, was born in Montreal on this date in 1847. Source.

Fifth Beatles: Ronnie Scott

Ronnie Scott played the tenor sax solo on "Lady Madonna". Source.

Luisa Espinel

Linda Ronstadt's cool aunt Luisa Espinel had a musical career of her own and appeared in the Marlene Dietrich film The Devil is a Woman (1935). Source.

Fifth Beatles: Buddhadev Kansara

Buddhadev Kansara played tamboura on "Within You Without You". Source.

Fifth Beatles: Paul Cole

Paul Cole can be seen watching the Beatles cross the street on the cover of Abbey Road. Source.

Gourock Saltwater Pool

Blur used Martin Parr's photo of the Gourock Saltwater Pool for the cover of their latest release. Source.

It's the Scottish Challenge Cup, Round Three, featuring the ten winners from Round Two, the rest of League One, the Championship, plus Bala Town and The New Saints from Wales, and Cliftonville and Coleraine from Northern Ireland.

The New Saints finished top of the Cymru Premier last season. Bala were fifth. Cliftonville and Coleridge were fourth and sixth in the NIFL Premiership.

This is second time in this cup for Cliftonville, Coleraine and Bala Town, and the sixth time for The New Saints. The New Saints have been in the Challenge Cup more often than Aberdeen, Celtic and Motherwell (zero times each); Hearts, Tranent and Turriff (once each); Broomhill (twice); Fraserburgh, Hibs and University of Stirling (three times each); Bonnyrigg, Buckie, Kelty, Kilmarnock and Rangers (four times each); Brora Rangers (five times); and as just as often as Dundee United, East Kilbride and Formartine United.

Morton have not played an opponent from outside the SFA since 1980. (Answer: Notts County, Anglo-Scottish Cup.) Read about that time Ayr United played Wrexham.

Only two colts teams remain: Hibs B and Rangers B.

Morton host Elgin City. These two have only ever met six times before, and Elgin have never won. Morton and Elgin last played each other on August 1st, 2015 in Round One of the League Cup and Morton won that 5 - 0. John Scullion scored the fifth goal.

Nobody on the Morton squad has played for Elgin. Nobody on Elgin has played for Morton, except for Barry Smith, who was appointed Elgin manager just this week. He appeared for Morton in 2008. Since then he has managed Dundee, Alloa, Aldershot Town, East Fife, Raith Rovers, Brechin and Pittsburgh City United, and he has been assistant manager at Forfar, Dumbarton and most recently York United of the Canadian Premier League. Maybe Elgin can enjoy a new manager bounce today.

Morton have lost four games in a row. Elgin have not won in three.

Morton made £235,000 in gate receipts off the Rangers game. Source.

[Morton win 2 - 1. Goals by Muirhead and McGrattan.]

The other Challenge Cup matches:

Ayr United 0 - 1 Falkirk (September 5)

Hibs B 0 - 3 The New Saints (yesterday)

Dumbarton [1 - 3] Kelty Hearts

University of Stirling [2 - 3] Airdrieonians

Dundee United [3 - 0] Dunfermline

Arbroath [4 - 2] Inverness CT

Apart from Morton, Arbroath are the only club in the 2023-24 Championship who have not played a cross-border club in this cup. 

Partick Thistle [2 - 3] Queen of the South

Coleraine [1 - 3] Hamilton Accies

Raith Rovers [3 - 0] Cliftonville

Bala Town [0 - 3] Queen's Park

Edinburgh City [1 - 4] East Kilbride (See below.)

Annan Athletic [0 - 2] Peterhead

Cove Rangers [0 - 2] Montrose

East Fife [2 - 1] Albion Rovers

Rangers B vs Alloa (September 26)

As usual, Rangers make their own schedule.

Other matches:

Pacific [1 - 1] HFX Wanderers (yesterday)

[HFX goal by Armaan Wilson. Wanderers are in fourth place.]

Former Wanderer Iida Kodai has joined Sheikh Russel FC of the Bangladesh Premier League. That league starts in December.

Linlithgow Rose [2 - 2] East Kilbride (September 5)

Inverurie Loco Works vs Banks o' Dee [postponed]

East Craigie [0 - 1] Broughty Athletic

Largs Thistle [1 - 1] St Cadoc's

Ormiston Primrose [0  - 1] Peebles Rovers

Carluke Rovers [0 - 5] Thorn Athletic

Edinburgh City [2 - 2] Morton Women (tomorrow)

UCD 0 - 5 Derry City (September 6)

Pilkington 3 - 1 FC Isle of Man (September 6)

FC Isle of Man [0 - 2] Prestwich Heys

Cardiff Metropolitan University 2 - 0 Pontypridd (yesterday)

Carrick Rangers [0 - 1] Ballymena

Mito HollyHock [3 - 0] Zweigen Kanazawa

Honda FC [3 - 4] Suzuka Point Getters

Tokyo 23 FC [3 - 1] Joyful Honda Tsukuba

FC Kariya [2 - 0] Fujieda City Hall

Morioka Zebra [0 - 11] Blancdieu Hirosaki

INAC [1 - 0] Elfen Saitama (tomorrow)

East of Scotland Centenary Cup final (tomorrow):

Linlithgow Rose [2 - 3] Whitburn

2023-24 UEFA Women's Champions League, 1QR SF (September 6):

Glasgow City 2 - 0 Shelbourne

Brøndby 0 - 1 Celtic

1QR final (September 9):

Glasgow City [3 - 0] Gintra

Celtic [2 - 2] Vålerenga [Vålerenga win on PK]

2023-24 Women's Scottish Cup, preliminary round (tomorrow):

Armadale Thistle [6 - 0] Arbroath Women

Buchan Ladies [2 - 6] Inverurie Loco Works

Buckie Ladies [0 - 4] Dunfermline Athletic

Cumbernauld Colts [4 - 3] Harmony Row

Dunipace Ladies [8 - 2] Annan Athletic Women

Dyce Women Football Club [4 - 0] Huntly

Edinburgh South [21 - 0] Brora Rangers

Flip the Mindset Women [7 - 3] Nairn St. Ninians

Glenrothes Strollers [5 - 2] Ardrossan Winton Rovers

Grampian Ladies [4 - 2] Alloa Athletic

Kilwinning [4 - 1] Stonehaven Ladies

Linlithgow Rose [8 - 1] Central Girls

Murieston United [4 - 2] Bishopton

Orkney Women [0 - 6] Drumchapel United

Stewarton United [5 - 4] McDermid Ladies

West Park United [0 - 4] Elgin City

Historical matches:

1882/9/9        Morton 2 - 1 Johnstone Rovers (Scottish Cup R1)

1944/9/9        St Mirren 2 - 2 Morton

1967/9/9        Kilmarnock 3 - 1 Morton

Morton start their Division One league season with a loss.

1995/9/9        Morton 2 - 2 Dundee

Two goals for Lilley.

Music.

Blur, "Far Away Island".

The New Saints in the Scottish Challenge Cup:

2016/10/8      R4    Forfar 1 - 3 The New Saints

2016/11/13    QF    Livingston 0 - 3 The New Saints

2017/2/19      SF    St Mirren 4 - 1 The New Saints

2017/9/3        R2    The New Saints 1 - 1 Livingston (TNS won on PK)

2017/10/7      R3    The New Saints 4 - 0 Elgin

2017/11/12    QF    The New Saints 0 - 0 Queen of the South (TNS won on PK)

2018/2/17      SF    The New Saints 1 - 2 Dumbarton

2018/9/8        R2    The New Saints 2 - 2 Queen's Park (QP won on PK)

2019/9/7        R3    Stenhousemuir 1 - 1 The New Saints (Stenny won on PK)

2022/9/23      R3    The New Saints 0 - 3 Dundee

Edinburgh City versus East Kilbride, the record:

2013/11/2      East Kilbride 1 - 3 Edinburgh City      LL

2014/2/15      Edinburgh City 0 - 1 East Kilbride    LL

2014/10/18    Edinburgh City 3 - 2 East Kilbride      LL

2015/2/28      East Kilbride 0 - 1 Edinburgh City      LL

2015/9/26      East Kilbride 1 - 2 Edinburgh City      LL

2016/3/12      Edinburgh City 1 -  1 East Kilbride     LL

2018/9/8        East Kilbride 2 - 3 Edinburgh City      CHCup R2

2019/7/6        Edinburgh City 5 - 2 East Kilbride      2017-18 EoS Cup final

2019/7/23      Edinburgh City 0 - 1 East Kilbride    LCup GS

Harp Player

A harp player from Ishchali, Mesopotamia c. 1900 BC, at the Royal Ontario Museum. Source.

Fifth Beatles: John Scott

John Scott played the flute solo on John's "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away". He went on to become a sought-after film score composer. Source.

I Fear No Foe

An 1894 sketch by Phil May titled "I Fear No Foe" after the popular song by Ciro Pinsuti. Source.