suewhistle

British Isles, Middle East, you've just got to expand your horizons a bit. Anyone for laver bread?

Yeah, that really gets us going. We have to walk the long way round.

He got locked out of his house on Tuesday when his power failed, so maybe that's it!

I've had Israeli wine before. I think it was Kosher. The other day I had a wine (from Lidl, I think) from Lebanon, which isn't too far away..

Sod me, that would be even more frustrating, turning up at the stadium of Light... I forgot our luck was changing ..:-) DOH!

They probably thought you wouldn't want to go to a dump as cold, as historical and as er... far away as Sunderland after your jaunts in the sun.. Bit of a comedown like.

Not literally, I hope.

Yes, MLT! Was once in Guernsey on a sailing holiday and was chatting to a local in a pub. "Ah Le Tissier, the whole family are good at sports"..

Presumably you're all at least looking for decent coordination? I had to play hockey at school and it wasn't until much, much later when I down-shifted and had more time and a local women's team that I actually started playing coached football (as opposed to random kickabouts with friends). But enthusiastic as I am I've never had great co-ordination, and although I've improved with practice and age have never been anything other than competent in any sport I've done.

Remember some of us have to watch the budget and so pick and choose. Dare I say it with one eye on the knockout rounds? Let's face it, all 3 places are decent to visit, so I chose one where I could kip at a friend's place.

S'ok, didn't take it that way. I suppose West Ham were the biggest surprise, mind. How many of us dreaded them reversing their poor form against us, but we didn't give them a chance.

I take your point, but I was purely talking about West Ham. :-)

Perhaps that was deliberate, to draw West Ham's teeth (such as they were), get the crowd on their backs and make them frustrated? We _were_ slow and I was grumbling about it in the pub, but I wasn't grumbling at the end..

Well, I've had my stress relieving pints.. The next Summer Lightning is celebratory! The fact that WH were crap is irrelevant.

Consensus in the (non SO) pub I'm in was how dire the match has been, and you could see how Accrington nearly got a result.. I've only had one pint, stressful matches see me having 2 pints..

Well, you've posted that in the wrong place..

I see Worzel Gummidge has put a different head on.

Only home-knitted ones from aunty Alice. I've a spare one for anyone who needs it. :-)

It's Milan! I'm going to be cooly elegant. (Those who know me will all be snig gering.) Go to an Italian ski resort and you can spot the Milanese visitors by the fur and high heels. They're not much liked in many places. The Navigli district I understand to be pretty good for bars and restaurants. I've only ever been through Milan on the train, and never felt like the central station was a place to hang around in, although you can admire the rather horrible Fascist architecture. There's a few brewpubs and sports bars around so I'll do some research and post on here.

Yep, that's what I'm doing, although going early and staying with a friend. The regional train takes 1hr52 and costs €12.45 (under £11) or you can get the Frecciarossa which takes an hour and costs over 30 depending on time of day. €20 is a fair few apperitivi so I'm going to be a cheapskate.. The Treni d'Italia website is your friend here: https://www.lefrecce.it/B2CWeb/search.do?parameter=changeLanguage&cFID=QP4vKzVwMEaw&lang=en&cFID=QP4vKzVwMEaw&cFID=QP4vKzVwMEaw&lang=en&searchOutputPg=y

Back in the 70's we beat someone like Stoke 5-0 under the floodlights. The Guardian report commented on overhearing fans grumbling as they left the Upper West Stand after the match.. One of the first ever fanzines was called Junk Mail (as it had its genesis at The Junction Inn) and contained a column written by "Milton Whine", which riffed on exactly this theme!

This topic came up in the pub after the game and the tentative conclusion was that he _is_ looking a bit trimmer, and maybe he's similar to the example of Lambert who said he never took care of his body until he came to Saints. Remember he came from a dinosaur Redknapp team (!) and that Lambert progressed over our seasons going from L1 to the PL. Let's hope he progresses on that track. He's certainly strong enough, we know he can finish, so a bit of extra fitness and sharpness and carrying a few pounds less around can only be a good thing.

Beers? Prosecco, Franciacorta, Soave, Verdicchio....

Which word out of 'public', 'transport', 'service' and 'timetable' don't you understand? Perhaps you should get a job in PR at Southern Railways and go round telling people they should drive instead. I've got a car and could drive, but I suspect the old boy on the train I was chatting to didn't, so once again your glib assumptions are a fail.

Just got me Milan ticket with 2 aways. Inter wasn't showing on the site as I sat champing at the bit, then I noticed it said "from 9", and sure enough it came up when I refreshed the page at 9.