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Dislikes. John Motson. I've put up with that awful nerd for nigh on 35 years. Take him away as quickly as it is humanly possible. Worst ever. Murray Walker. Murray has ALWAYS made errors in his commentaries, which I used to put up with, and thought a bit of fun. But when you get older, you tend to lose patience for this sort of thing, and besides, his 100 octane voice really started to annoy when all he could produce with it was yet more drivel. He is the originator of the Commentator's Curse. Brian Moore. I know he's gone, and he was a nice bloke, but his commentaries were simply awful. I have the 1976 FA Cup final with his noise on it and it actually spoils the game, for me. At the time, I watched David Coleman, on the Beeb, and he was absolutely superb. Likes: David [1-0] Coleman. As mentioned above. Probably the most authoritive commentator ever. Retired when errors started to come into his commentary. For me, famous for... now McCalliog, upto the Stokes, who's onside... 1-0. Southampton go mad..! Barry Davies. Undeniably versatile, and I don't think he ever made a commentary error. Often he would identify something correctly that viewers didn't, rather than the other way around. Jonathan Pearce. The only football commentator who stands out, for me nowadays. Good, good analyser, and makes Motson sound like a complete horse's arse, by comparison. Charlie Cox. Rumours abound that he won't be commentating in MotoGP this coming season, which will be a shame. Love the Aussie's corny humour, and the way he takes the p!ss out of co-commentator Steve [stavros, Oracle, Nostradamus, whatever] Parrish. But he has good knowledge too. Just right for the slightly less serious world of Grand Prix motorcycle racing.

Yep it is. Mind you, their ground is up there with the most impressive in the lower leagues: http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/oxford_united.htm Frankly, I admire the crowds Norwich City get. Not exactly a team that has ever lit any fires, like Leeds Utd, yet they have a tremendous following.

Salmer Fra Kjøkkenet The second time I've seen this film, and tbh, I thought that the first viewing, although highly enjoyable, had just caught me in the right mood. But a year or two have passed and so I decided to watch it again; and it was bloody brilliant. I honestly can't put my finger on what is so good about it. It just has a lovely feel about it. Suffice to say, that 95 minutes whizz by, even though the film proceeds at a pedestrian pace. Highly recommneded. 9/10

Listened to side one [vinyl] of that that yesterday. It was like audio nectar.

Well I appreciated it Invicta, even though I've been to a pub, and am as p!ssed as a coot..! Weehaa..! 2010. Hope we get a summer this time.

Not bad at all. I much prefer the version about Hitler having his VFR stolen, and someone suggesting he have a Beemer to replace it. That was hilarious. Tbh, I don't wish Pimply to go through what we've had to go through, whether most of their fans gloated or not. Just because some of them behaved like arses doesn't mean that I have to. I suspect they'll go into administration and be relegated. If that's what they've got coming to them, then so be it. That's probably what's best for them anyway, rather than the foundations they have that are built on sand at the moment.

With a HDD as well, I suppose.

There you go. Hope the options are to your liking.

Do you know a Saint Scooby, by any chance..? :wink:

No, but they will be older than us.

Happy New Year, S-i-P. I think Hatch is underestimating New Zealand. Where I lived in Gore, Southland, it seemed like 1958..! Classy, eh..?

Not funny.

I'm quite happy that Stoneham didn't get a go ahead. Having thought about it before writing, I've realised there's a fair few reasons why, so I'll list them. 1. Despite the artificiality of the setting, I prefer the quieter green barrier surrounding Southampton, rather than major development. 2. Eastleigh Spitfires would have been swamped by the development, and I don't think it would have been good for them overall. 3. The locals objected to any developement strongly. Fair enough too. 3. Saints made good use of a former brown field site, and kept the club within the city boundaries, rather than being on the outskirts. 4. I understand the park and ride system works ok, so problems with transport shouldn't be a major bother. 5. With the railway passing right next to the stadium, it can only be a matter of time before this opportunity is exploited. However, the vagaries of the thinking of Network Rail might put the kibosh on that. 6. Not that it bothers me directly, but nearby pubs and shops get a boost in income. 7. The Stoneham stadium was said to be of 26,000 capacity. Now I have always thought St Marys a tad too small, so I'm glad an even smaller stadium didn't come about.

Yeah, know what you mean about rehashing, CEC. If I could have my pick of classic British Sci-Fi stories right now, then I would have to plump for the official sequel to H.G.Wells' The Time Machine, called The Timeships, written by Stephen Baxter. The original book [most definitely neither of the films that supposedly are based on it] is one of my favourite science fiction stories of all time. However, it is woefully short..! Baxter's sequel readdresses that with a spawling story that goes into the future [obviously], back into the past, into alternative futures, and alternative pasts. Great time paradoxes are explored and dealt with fairly nicely. There are some excellent settings and characters, for example, London with a sealed dome built over it completely, and Barnes-Wallis and Guy Gibson making appearances. In the distant alternative future there appear intelligent and highly civilised Morlocks, and other even more advanced life forms. Anyway, off the top of my head, that would be my choice. Yours..?

It's his one legacy.

Tbh, I think they should put all their players on the transfer list; declare themselves bankrupt; take the 10 point hit; and restart in the Championship. And if they can do that, and still stay as a club in the Football League, then I think they can count themselves very lucky indeed. In comparison to Saints, it is much, much worse for Pimply. There are no proper assets to continue in professional football, apart from the playing and coaching staff. They have a ground which is worth much more as a supermarket, or housing development, and they can't fill it to its meagre capacity either, despite it being right in the centre of the city with excellent rail and road links. I think it could be a matter of time before they cease completely, whatever they do, save finding some benevolent ex-navy multi-billionnaire, with a love of all things Portsmouth FC. I suspect they'd start up again as AFC Portsmouth, and the sporting rivalry between the Southampton and Portsmouth would be well and truly over.

Yes indeed. One point I forgot to mention was the end shot of a supposed Isle of Wight. Now forgive me peeps, but the last time I sailed around the island, which was during that excuse of a summer, a few months back, it didn't look like that. With all that very good CGI work on the film, I would have thought some special effects to eliminate the ferries, other boats, and signs of life, would have been quite within the Beeb's scope. We could have had the QE2 run aground on the Brambles Bank, because the crew were blind. Mind you, they've already done that.

Makes you wonder how on earth the present and immediate past owner of PFC ever got past the Premier League's fit-and-proper-person rules. Of course, some people might say there is always the possibility that a few bulging envelopes may have changed hands. But I would never suggest such a thing.

Just our match here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_2/8434176.stm

Just finished watching The Day Of The Triffids on the iPlayer. Not bad, but there was that indefinable element of the Dr Who about it, which I suppose infects all British Sci-Fi. There was also too much standing around and talking about what the characters were going to do, rather than actually doing it. For example, at one point in the proceedings, the key people were up against a tight schedule before the Triffids began to spore. They kept on about the shortness of time, but this still didn't stop them standing around, instead of actually working on a solution. But I suppose that overall, it wasn't that bad an effort. Perhaps I'm just too difficult to please.

Oh yes I can..! Good CGI, I thought. Almost undetectable.

I don't love it, but I do like the new Evian Babies advert a lot. Won't get me to buy bottled water though. Evian Roller Babies

I did.

Hmm, so you don't think we had a very good defence back then, eh..? In reality, it was 4-0. Just to jog those memories a bit more, the scorers were Michael Svensson, Jo Tessum, Anders Svensson and James Beattie. And your year is wrong too. It was precisely, the 1st of Jan, 2003 for the 1-0 [beattie], and the 4th for the FA Cup thrashing of Spurs. My memory is lousy, but my Saints yearbook is pretty reliable.

No, not at all. Do remember that the gear I put on would enable me to ride for a very long time without getting cold in the depths of a UK winter. If all you want to do is pop into town or get to and from work, then all you have to have is some relatively cheap overall motorcycle gear with some knee, elbow, back and shoulder protection. For example, you will find that shops like Aldi do occasional motorcycle clothing, which they stock in the early spring and autumn, and occasionally in between. The stuff is of perfectly adequate quality [i have a waterproof barbour type jacket and trousers myself] for your requirements, and it very keenly priced. They also do helmets, gloves and boots, bikelocks and bags. While I never compromise on a crash helmet, for safety, their helmets are perfectly up to the mark. If you buy anything else, it is purely for extra frills and brand name. P.S. Whatever the anti-nick features on your scooter, do buy a good bike lock. You'll be surprised how keen people will be to part you from your treasured possession, and they are not afraid to lift the whole thing up and cart it away, especially a relatively light scooter.