Out of interest, the most popular toys at Christmas way back in 1985 were:

1 Transformers
2 Cabbage Patch Kids
3 Pound Puppies
4 Atari 2600
5 Care Bears
6 Rainbow Brite
7 GI Joe
8 Skateboard
9 Teddy Ruxpin
10 Trivial Pursuit

I think I got a Radio/Cassette Recorder.

I had an atari 2600. No idea if I got it in 1985 but probably fossilised by now

I got an aiwa video cassette recorder with auto tracking. It was bloody beltin.

Sure it was in 1985, the price of a pint of went up to £1

Of what? If bitter, in 1985 Bongser was working as a potboy at The Woolpack in Leigh Bus Station and Tetley was 80p a pint. Remember being in a girlfriend's house when in my 3rd or 4th year at the RNCM when a television news item announced that Tetley had gone up to £1. That would have been ca '88 or '89.

Whilst working for Welsh National Opera in '92/3, got a call from Bro to tell me that Joseph Holts Best Bitter was a hitting a quid the following day. Immediately got a train from Cardiff Canalog to Manc Picc and a bus to Astley where, in the Cart & Horses, joined 'the lads' to sup the last 'pence only' pints. A false economy, yes, but only just - we supped the pub dry!!!

LL????
Did Hull FC try to sign Luke Littler???

The C0ck report.

Desperate Dan Tomlinson?