PREMIUM Michael Thompson is curious to know how fines are collected. He imagines the process may involve a séance. 10-minute triumph CYNICS sometimes claim that our nation’s footy fans take more delight in an English loss than a Scottish victory. Not true. We may have had a few insignificant skirmishes with our southern neighbours in the past, but the Diary is proud to proclaim that, in these enlightened times, the generous and decent folk of Alba share the Anglo Saxons’ giddy pleasure in their triumph over Germany at Wembley. Ed Miller from Cumbernauld puts it best, when he says: “Having something new to celebrate will hopefully stop the English banging on about ’66 for at least 10 minutes.”