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Ok, a pointed question: What does he think of the manager's substitutions so far this season?

I quote directly from a colleague: "It's the worst car i've ever had, if you so much as see me saying the word Vauxhall ever again shoot me." He complains that the engines are underpowered, vague handling, the boot space nothing special and has had a few electrical issues. On the basis of the strength of his recommendation I would look elsewhere. If I was to get any car of this type second hand, SEAT Exeo. Proven reliable technology in a model that does everything right but at a lower cost.

I can only speak for my own experience in industry, but the atmosphere out there in the west midlands is a lot brighter then it was in 2009. Business is now there in the manufacturing sector and companies are starting to expand again.

Like Derby away..... but without football.

Are you being serious? Listen to it again..... and take your own advice, approach it with an open mind.

4pm kick off tomorrow then. Work? What's that.....

But thankfully, neither situation is of our making.

What the hell were they thinking? Serbia must be punished.

As an alternative, the final of the 'Great British Bake Off' is on tonight instead. Oh joy.

Taking the precident of the France v Ireland 6 nations game this year, was their any recompense for the travelling Irish hoarde?

Or at least get them to compensate the travelling fans.

It seems that we forgot our water wings.

Ah no, really liked that little shop, such a pity.

While I know they may apeal to the mental age of some on here, i'll pass, thankyou. Many thanks for the suggestions so far guys and bearsy, consider the idea stolen.

Surely this would be a little extreme, even for his tastes!

Come on, you can't just leave it at that.

Throwing this out there as i'm sure someone may have a clue about these things. I've had an idea for a childrens book series (Estimated age range 2-4), i've come up with a kind of 'Idea bible' type summary for it and have drafts of a few stories that could be part of it. How would you pitch these ideas to publishers? Where would you start?

Yes, had a few try it with me by breaking when pulling out onto empty roundabouts. Luckily my reactions/awareness were too good for them. And it's always a particular ethnic group, not casting any further aspertions, it's purely an observation.

'Appy's one step closer to leaving. Solskjaer has ruled himself out of the Bolton job.

You may laugh But I had terrible problems with feeling ill after eating first thing in the morning (within 1-2 hours of waking up.)

You have to love the Gurkhas. Incidentally, the Gurkha Chef in Winchester.

Well, do you normally have issues with eating breakfast? I am not in the habit of having a large breakfast but have tried to get into the habit of at least having a piece of wholemeal toast and orange juice first thing in the morning. (7-8am ish.) I always have a banana 1-2 hours before running, it really does make a difference to me. Make sure there is something high energy and easy to digest before running, that will carry you through. Over 5k (3ish miles) you should be fine.

That would explain why the jump was a little quicker then expected!!

It's a good point though, how do you steady yourself when there's minimal air to offer resistance? It looked really bad for a bit.

Dangling your legs at 128,100 ft. Nuts. But to see that view......