Bobby laughed. 'She's away out for a meal with her pals. What are you lot up to the night, anyway?' 'Eh, getting rubbered, I suppose,' said Drew. 'Then hitting some disco,' added Gus.

Often these were obscure and had to be interpreted, the task of the oneirocrites, as the Greeks called such specialists among the priests.

Reuniting the cast of Trainspotting for a new adventure 21 years on could have gone badly. The BBC’s misjudged This Life + 10, bringing the cast of the iconic 90s TV drama back together, is a case in point.

But chances were rare for the lowest scorers in the Premier League against a Newcastle defence which claimed a fourth straight clean sheet.