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ManU starting to see more of the ball, but they're coming up against a Saints back 4 of Dodd, Monkou, Benali and Charlton, who are bossing them brilliantly. Matty slips Bruce, and unleahes a huge shot with no back lift, which Schmeichel can't hold.

4 ManU players surround Matty to nullify him. He still gets it forward to a teammate. Great movement from Saints.

ManU spraying the ball about at length. So much for not seeing each other, although to no effect. Schmeichel and Bruce having a go at each other, because Saints are making them look bad.

No. I'm enjoying the game, so...

Andy Cole miss kicks a chance and Dave Beasant saves.

Beckham crosses for Andy Cole, but Monkou clears.

Magilton through ball, low cross by Alan Neilson, and there at the near post, Neil Shipperley, slots the ball in for Saints second. Sweet..! 2-0, and ManU are looking for excuses already.

Matty collects the ball froma throw-in, turns and hits the post from an acute angle and the ball bounces away. Southampton pressing ManU. Le Tiss through ball to Doddsy, Schmeichel miles off his line and clears.

ManU pinging the ball about now, to no effect. If they can't find each other, it has little to do with shirt colour and more about being pressurised by a Saints opponent. Beckham offside. Next game Newcastle.

Matty takes. Ball pinging about, then comes to Dodd who shaves it past the right post. Good game this..!

Next season's match. Again corner Saints. Mix up in the penalty area, but Nicky Butt clears, only to a Saints player. Down the line to Le Tiss, and another corner.

Nicky Butt misses an excellent chance. Up the other end, Doddsy crosses into the crowd. Steve Bruce fouls Simon Charlton down the left side, and Matty takes the kick. Belted into the 6 yard area, and Ken Monkou heads the ball into Schmeichel, and then pops in the rebound. 1-0 Saints. Woohoo..! 11 minutes in.

3.05. Free kick 20 yards out. MLT territory. Just hit the wall - corner. Comes to nothing. Just got a shot of Barry Venison as captain. All blonde flowing locks.

Just started and ManU look as if they are having no trouble finding each other. Saints supporters are very loud. The Dell looks pretty, in all her latest glory. Mostly, ManU so far.

Yeah, I think that was my second or third thought. Can't quite remember. Do you reckon I should kick up a stink..?

Sir, According to the records held by the Dorset Safety Camera Partnership, you accepted a Fixed Penalty as a result of being detected exceeding the speed limit travelling westbound towards Exeter on the A35 in Chideock, West Dorset, on 28.05.2002. A Crown Court judgement has identified that the Traffic Regulation Order [TRO], which defined a length of the A35 in Chideock as subject to a 30mph speed limit, was defective due to an error in the street names stated in the TRO beteween 1997 to November 2007. In the interests of fairness, we write to inform you that we have secured agreement that this judgement is applicable to all speeding offences detected by the westbound safety camera located on the stretch of road covered by this TRO. If you wish to request a removal of the fixed penalty fine and the removal of penalty points from you driving licence, please complete... I can't quite believe it. Hallelujah, praise be, there is a legod. It's a bit late to remove points from my licence, but £60 is always better than a kick up the arse. Especially when my first reaction was... oh sh!te, where have I managed to go 1mph too fast now..?

I must admit, it was all is a bit too fast for me, and I certainly recommend a couple of views of that clip, because we weren't in on the race right from the start, and so it's a bit difficult to gather all the info together. I just thought it was interesting, especially as someone had actually said there was too much overtaking in bike racing, and Toby Moody and Julian Ryder of Eurosport had highlighted it. Of course, in all honesty, we want as much as is possible, in any motorsport. It's the lifeblood of racing.

There was a bit of news a few weeks back when a few hospital staff, nurses and doctors, took pictures of themselves lying face down on the ward floors, in beds, etc... They were all suspended from duty, pending looking into their conduct, and possibly giving them all the push. A few days later they were all reinstated.

IKEA..? Can't miss the Twin Towers, sorry, Chimneys.

Toby: Some nerds said the other day that motorcycle racing had too much overtaking in it. Julian: Yes. Poor, sad, deluded people is all I've got to say. Just happened to be watching some stuff from Donington Park and came across this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpgrIBaOQUI

Paddy [the Irishman..?] dies and ends up in Hell. The Devil shows him three doors. "Pick one room behind the doors where you'll spend eternity". Paddy looks behind the first door, where boiling water was dripping in from the ceiling. Behind the second door were hot coals to endlessly walk upon. Behind the third door an old man was getting a BJ from a busty naked blonde woman. "I'll take door 3" says Paddy quickly. The devil taps the blonde on the shoulder, "you can go now, Paddy's taking over..!"

900-1000cc bikes. Quite a few spring to mind. There were many pioneering bikes back then, but the Kwacker Z1 of 1971/72, was the first which really knocked me out. By the time I'd realised how good it really was they'ed softened it into the Z900. I was the teenager with the bike mags back then, underage and unable to ride at all. I think a small picture is appropriate: It's not my favourite in terms of appearance, as I considered it overtly flashy at the time. For some reason, I still do. It's unbalanced in appearance, but a brilliant bike all the same. I rode a completely buggered and neglected Z1 once, and it still gave clues to how good it had been. I remember actually feeling sorry for the particular bike that it had been so ill-used. I considered buying it, but it was a rat-bike in every sense. Of course I drooled over the Laverda Jota. I never rode one, but I did get to pillion on one. It was a raw motorcycle that harked back to earlier bikes, despite its DOHC engine. I suppose it felt like the epitome of what we wanted the earlier bikes to be. Once the furore was over, Laverda made a 1200 version which didn't do anything to diminish the Jota's reputation. And there's the story of my ride on the [famous] BMW R90S. I came out of The Bellmoor pub, one night, before I'd passed my test and blagged a go, saying that I'd [truthfully] ridden a Suzuki GT750 only days earlier. Fact was, I was a couple of sheets to the wind, but tore off up Hill Lane and back; and found, in my short ride, that I was quite happy to give the Beemer back. I didn't like the rocking couple of the horizontal twin, and the cylinders stuck out a bloody mile. Fact was, it was a bike for the older rider. I might like it better now, but there are more able bikes of the kind made since, IMO. That'll do for now. I know there are other 900 and 1000cc bikes that I dreamed of. The Vincent may be before my time but I appreciate its engineering. I'll leave it for another time.

I'll save that ugly bike question for later on in the thread. Let's get over the favourite bikes per capacity, first. As regards mudguards... why are you referring to people..? I'm exchanging views with you [and S-i-P is possibly keeping tabs] alone, or so you told me earlier..?. I found something you might like. A picture of a racing Lambretta GP200. I think it's bloody cute: Here's the website: http://www.racinglambrettas.com/yourscooters/cutdown.html

That's worth quoting.

Mike Summerb... oh I get it.