Plenty of Nothing

TTC Bus, 1923

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Wikov 35 Kapka

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Antarctic Volkswagen

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BBC Recording Van

As mentioned repeatedly by Rose Macaulay in The Towers of Trebizond. Source.

Izu Dancer the Bus

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To Dens Park on a Green Bus

Dundee Corporation buses are traditionally green. Source.

Morton visit Dundee. After the midweek matches Dundee are fourth with 17 points and a +3 goal difference, and Morton are fifth, also with 17 points but a +2 gd. In their first meeting back in August they played to a scoreless draw. The last Morton player to score on Dundee was Aidan Nesbitt, on April 10th, 2021.

The last time Morton won at Dens Park was on Boxing Day 2011. Andy Jackson was the goalscorer in a 0 - 1 win.

Morton have won their last three matches. Can they stretch that out to four? The last time they won four in a row was April to July 2019, but the close season fell between wins three and four. Before that was January to February 2018, but two of those four were cup games. The last time they won four league matches in a row in a single season was at the tail end of 2014-15 when they were in League One.

Dundee met Rangers in a League Cup quarter-final Wednesday. (See below.)

Morton's recent turnaround, in which they conceded 5 goals and then scored 5 a week later, is astonishingly similar to something that happened in 2018:

2018, under Jonatan Johansson:

2018/10/27    Ross County 5 - 0 Morton

2018/10/30    Queen of the South 1 - 2 Morton

2018/11/3      Morton 5 - 1 Partick Thistle

2022, under Dougie Imrie:

2022/10/1      Partick Thistle 5 - 1 Morton

2022/10/4      Queen's Park 1 - 2 Morton

2022/10/8      Morton 5 - 0 Hamilton Accies

[Dundee 0 - 0 Morton.]

The other Championship matches:

Inverness CT 0 - 1 Hamilton Accies (October 18)*

Arbroath [0 - 1] Raith Rovers (October 19)

Arbroath (10th) [1 - 0] Hamilton Accies (9th)

Ayr United (3rd) [2 - 2] Cove Rangers (8th)

Inverness CT (2nd) [1 - 1] Raith Rovers (7th)

Partick Thistle (1st) [0 - 4] Queen's Park (6th)

*A Plenty of Nothing Championship League Cup Round Two match.

League Cup quarter-final results from midweek:

Kilmarnock 2 - 1 Dundee United (October 18)

Rangers 1 - 0 Dundee (October 19)

Aberdeen 4 - 1 Partick Thistle (October 19)

Motherwell 0 - 4 Celtic (October 19)

It's the Scottish Cup Round Two. This is where League Two join in. Let's watch these matches:

Cumnock Juniors 1 - 3 Dumbarton (yesterday)

Bo'ness United [1 - 1] Auchinleck Talbot    [Talbot won on PK.]

Dalbeatie Star [1 - 7] Darvel

Dunbar United [1 - 3] University of Stirling

Glasgow University [1 - 4] Albion Rovers

Kilwinning Rangers [1 - 3] Forfar

Pollok [4 - 3] Annan (Monday)

Wick Academy [2 - 0] Benburb

Newly-founded Yorkshire club Doncaster City FC have applied for a place in next year’s Scottish Cup.

Scottish Junior Cup, Round Two:

Troon [4 - 0] Fraserburgh United

It's the final of the J League Cup:

Cerezo Osaka [1 - 2] Sanfrecce Hiroshima

Sanfrecce were in the Emperor's Cup final just six days ago.

Have Mito Hollyhock ever played in the J League Cup? Yes:

2000/6/7        R1    Shimizu S-Pulse 4 - 1 Mito HollyHock

2000/6/14      R1    Mito HollyHock 1 - 3 Shimizu S-Pulse

2001/4/4        R1    Mito HollyHock 0 - 1 Yokohama F. Marinos

2001/4/18      R1    Yokohama F. Marinos 3 - 1 Mito HollyHock

Other matches:

Mito HollyHock [2 - 1] Thespakusatsu Gunma (tomorrow)

This ends the 2022 J2 League schedule. [Mito finish 13th out of 22.]

Waseda University [0 - 2] Hosei University

The 2022-23 WE League season begins this weekend and will run till June 11th.

Mynavi Sendai [3 - 1] Elfen Saitama

The pecking order established by last weekend's 58th Shakaijin is: 1) Briobecca Urayasu, 2) BTOP Thank Kuriyama, 3) FC Nobeoka Agata and 4) Veroskronos Tsuno. BTOP are already in the Regional Champions League as Hokkaido champion, which improves the chances for 3) and 4).

Hutchison Vale [7 - 2] Morton Women (tomorrow)

Brora [4 - 1] Forres Mechanics

Gala Fairydean Rovers [3 - 3] Hearts B

Ardeer [0 - 2] Largs Thistle

Burscough vs FC Isle of Man (postponed)

[FA Vase, Round One Proper: Billingham Town 1 - 4 FC Isle of Man]

Winterthur 1 - 0 Sion (October 18)

Basel [3 - 1] Winterthur (tomorrow)

Metalist 1925 Kharkiv 0 - 1 Minaj (October 19)

Minaj vs Shakhtar Donetsk (postponed)

UCD 2 - 1 Drogheda (yesterday)

KNVB Cup, Round One: HHC 0 - 1 PEC Zwolle (October 20)

The Eredivisie is banning artificial pitches, effective 2025-26.

Canadian Premier League semi-finals, second leg (tomorrow):

Atlético [1 - 1] Pacific

Forge [2 - 1] Cavalry

[Atlético and Forge advance to the final.]

Historical matches:

October 22, 1966    Morton 2 - 1 Albion Rovers

October 19, 1977    Morton 0 - 1 Queen of the South

October 22, 1977    Morton 0 - 2 Kilmarnock

Port Glasgow Athletic 1889-90:

1890/4/26      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 0 2nd Morton

1890/4/12      Albion Rovers 5 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/4/5        Morton 1 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/29      Thistle 1 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/3/22      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 6 Kilbirnie

1890/3/15      Abercorn 1 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup final

1890/3/8        2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 2 Ladyburn

1890/3/8        St Mirren 6 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/2/22      Dykebar 0 - 4 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/15      Dykebar 2 - 2 Port Glasgow Athletic    RCup SF replay

1890/2/1        Port Glasgow Athletic L - W Albion Rovers

1890/1/25      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 2 Dykebar    RCup SF

1890/1/18      Partick Thistle Swifts 6 - 2 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1890/1/18      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 9 Partick Thistle

1890/1/11      Ladyburn 2 - 0 Port Glasgow Athletic 2nd XI

1890/1/11      Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Uddingston

1890/1/4        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Arthurlie

1889/12/28    Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dalry

1889/12/21    Port Glasgow Athletic 7 - 2 Methlan Park

1889/12/14    Northern 2 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/12/7      bye        RCup R3

1889/12/7      Port Glasgow Athletic 1 - 2 Pollokshaws

1889/11/30    Port Glasgow Athletic 5 - 4 Thistle (Glasgow)

1889/11/16    Port Glasgow Athletic 4 - 0 Cathcart    RCup R2

1889/11/9      Port Glasgow Athletic 9 - 4 Renton

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Thornliebank

1889/10/26    Port Glasgow Athletic wo/scr Thornliebank    RCup R1

1889/10/19    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 4 Kilbirnie    SCup R3

1889/10/12    Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 3 Morton

1889/10/5      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 6 Partick Thistle Swifts

1889/10/5      Partick Thistle 5 - 2? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Morton Strollers 4 - 0 2nd Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/28      Port Glasgow Athletic 8 - 0 Greenock Abstainers    SCup R2

1889/9/21      Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 5 Dykebar

1889/9/14      St Mirren 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    2nd XI Cup R1

1889/9/14      Harp (Dundee) 4 - ? Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/9/7        Port Glasgow Athletic 2 - 1 Neilston    SCup R1

1889/8/31      2nd Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 2 Carlton (Greenock)

1889/8/31      Uddingston 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic

1889/8/24      Port Glasgow Athletic 6 - 1 Neilston

1889/8/10      Morton 3 - 1 Port Glasgow Athletic    Morton Sports

1889/8/3        Port Glasgow Athletic 3 - 1 Abercorn    Morton Sports

(Sources: The Beautiful Dribbling Game for the Scottish Cup; Scottish Football Historical Archive for the Renfrewshire Cup and 2nd XI Cup; Glasgow Herald for friendlies.)

Brighton Speedway School Bus Races

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Speed Demon

A replica of the motorcycle George Formby rode in the 1935 film No Limit about the TT motorcyle races on the Isle of Man. Source.

Trekka

The Trekka was built in New Zealand between 1966 and 1973 by Czechoslovakian car manufacturer Skoda. Source.

The Enfield Supercharger

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