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Me too! A hack down the autostrada or more likely getting the cheapo trains here. A visit to the Uffizi Gallery, a quick apperitivo (or two), and then off to see the Saints. Dream on! Even better, I play for a women's football team with the same colours as Fiorentina. Time for bed as I'm on the bench for tomorrow...

Cherries 2 nil up, so at least a local derby next season.

How's McNish playing?

Is that one of Comical Andy's prices or did he get advice? To replace Wooton on a free and lower wages than he's getting at Pompey would be about the only way to do it.

Dunno, how often does your ILS fail?!

Yeah, I was over from Italy and went to the Hudddersfield away game!

Well, I didn't think we'd make the play-offs but I'll leave it to others (another?) to say "I told you so". But it's been a fun season and far better, I think, than most of us expected.

I thought that was the whole point.. I'm going....

Mature Cheddar? You bastard, I can't get that here and now I want some. Go with the cheddar, it'll be fine. Actually plenty of good cheeses here but occasionally a bit of Keen's or other decent cheddar with depth and bite is just what you want. The team don't appear to have bite today, and at least we have just enough depth to leave Wooton on the bench. Sod it, I'm going back to my flute.

"Speak roughly to your little boy, and beat him when he sneezes: he only does it to annoy, because he knows it teases."

so we'd gathered..

Ooh, you evil person you! I shall now go off and practise my flute.. it sometimes works. Laters.

Ah yes, the deported from Rimini. Many completely randomly and pulled away from their family beach holidays to fill up an already booked aircraft: the number of seats amazingly equalling the number of arrested. I will always consider Colin Moynihan a complete sh^t.

Miaow! But true though! I see you are keeping Guardian readers well-informed.:-)

I was there! At least in Sardinia and then the match against Belgium in Bologna. My leave then ran out (money not far behind) which was a shame. All the better for being able to speak Italian so had no problems, even when my ticket didn't turn up for the Ireland game. Went out and bought a ticket in the street and ended up in the Irish end, which of course was no problem, although the carabinieri were a bit surprised.

It was there yesterday...

Last time I posted somebody posted at the same time, but here we go: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/21/portsmouth-finances-richard-scudamore He isn't saying anything we on here don't all think anyway, but it's nice for someone in authority to come out and saying it openly.

Apologies if this has been mentioned (couldn't see it), but on the front page of The Guardian online edition: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/21/portsmouth-119m-debt-football

Sod, and we were all talking about who else would drop points...

Keeping working hard on that power factor correction S-S, you're helping pay my pension!

Half time in the Inter Barca match which I'm watching on an Italian TV stream (RAI.): only available in Italy, which makes a nice change. My lips are sealed as to the score... Kettle on and off to practise the flute.

Thanks GM, that had me cackling out loud at my desk. Who does he think he's kidding. Apart from himself, that is.. easily done!

Heh, heh, you're normally so loquacious! Like Italy then, nobody wants lessons in July and August. I was joking as I'm now beyond being exploited by cruddy summer schools. Perhaps I'll look for a crewing job...

Um, I personally don't drink alcohol but tasty liquids that contain it. Quite often I know the guys who grew the grapes that made the juice that then fermented into a gorgeous bottle of wine. I don't smoke and I've been clubbing until 4 in the morning and have never felt the need for anything other than a beer to keep me going and quench my thirst, and the dancing itself keeps me in a good mood. "Just £15?" That'd keep me going all night, although night club loo queues can be a bugger!

Any English summer schools in Dubai, Phil, so I can pay for all these expensive footie games?!;-)