While many of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries (Hockney, Boshier, Smith) emigrated to America both actually and in the temper and content of what they produced, Caulfield - always resistant to any kind of mid-Atlanticism, no convert to the notion of "hip" - triumphantly combined European manners and conceptually complex, intellectually challenging, cutting-edge art.
But after 30 minutes and a woeful start, Scotland were putting together some nice phases, keeping the ball, challenging the edges and getting momentum.
Sweeney has an interest in bending corners and challenging sharp edges.
He hits the ball at speed, he really challenges that edge and the fact he can pass as well as he does puts defenders in a lot of doubt.
And Hansen rose to the challenge, edging Union Rags by a head.
It would have been very interesting to see this outer-London literature better represented in City of Disappearances, but few writers appear to have risen to the challenge; Edge-lands is one of the shortest chapters in the anthology, and apart from JG Ballard's evocative take on the Westway, most contributors have kept to more traditional or habitual urban territories.
It is cutting edge, challenging and fun, and I am enjoying every minute.
Bigger TV screens, soundbars and HD are challenging cinemas' technical edge.
"I think we're all looking for that edge, challenging ourselves, whether that's expressed through music, writing, raising a family or endurance running.
