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How would you get involved with that? My Dad is a retired engineer and avid steam fanatic. Would there be any demand for his volunteered services?

His recent time with the team may help my opinion..... But as a 'favourite' I could only think of Papa Waigo.

Not sure if this still applies, but there was a 'veterans' league that Colden Common F.C. used to enter a side into. Not sure if there would be any clubs near you that would have a similar set up.

My thoughts are with you here mate. I hate being away from my other half's little one, she isn't even my own little girl but it really hurts being away from her during the week while I work. Love that little girl as though she's my own daughter. The madness of these things is that there are many good men who would walk through minefields to see their children and a minority who couldn't care less... naturally it's the minority that ruin things for everyone in terms of reputation. Little girls actual Daddy lives just 10 miles away from her in Herefordshire, but only sees her once a month or so. Madness.

I do my classes at Memorial Park, Coventry. But i'm sure they will have a venue in Southampton. Yes, just checked and they do sessions on Southampton Common. http://www.britmilfit.com/

It's excellent. The sessions last an hour and you really do work hard in them. You start with a mobile warm up, then into combinations of shuttle runs, circuit training and various other sit up, burpee type repetitions. Best thing to do would be to go along for the free first lesson that they allow, there are three standards of workout so even if you are not that fit you'll be able to keep pace. There have been times it's felt really hard work, but i've never walked away from a session thinking i've not enjoyed it.

To help get the ball rolling.... I used to coach youth football until a month ago. I am equally as obsessed with Formula 1 as I am with Saints. I do fitness training with British Military Fitness 3 times a week (although not at the moment as my ankle is rather badly sprained) and bide my time between Coventry and Hereford. Also I spend a bit too much time playing Football Manager.

Now you're talking!!!!

Sadly, in terms of marketting sense it makes sense.... it drives us mad, we feel frustrated and used.... but it'll just make people want it more.

Thin stripes just reminds me of this: Never did like that shirt. Really wish we could have worn it a bit more though.

So, the kit is launched on the 20th July, It'll go on sale on the 21st July........ but we can pre-order from the 30th June. So, we can pre order it even if we don't know what it'll look like......

Indeed. I had heard that the Villa fans were revolting....

Personally, I think the concourses are ok. Certainly, compared to those at Coventry etc it's all pretty standard. Improvements for me would involve seemingly smaller touches. Re-introducing live match coverage on the concourse teles during the game, ensuring the facilities are correctly staffed/stocked. It wouldn't take much to improve things.

Easy, it's based on players I (and everyone else) has seen play in the flesh.... and some of us are too young to have seen them.

A very good point!

I take your point that he seemingly hasn't had any performances that have been stellar entertainment, but his debut win where he comprehensively out qualified, out raced and defeated Michael Schumacher, in identical equipment at Turkey 2006 was outstanding. Simply dissmissing a win because it is in the best car at the time would be a little shortsighted for me, for example, Button's win at Barcelona in 2009 stands out as a simply brilliant win, the fact the Brawn was ahead of it's class at the time is simply incidental, that drive was outstanding.

Crashes like that can change drivers. Karl Wendlinger was never the same after his massive shunt at Manaco in 1994, it was an accident with many parrallel's to Sergio Perez's a couple of weeks ago, only he came off much worse.

Seems we must have been the only ones to see it. Maybe as a result of Ch4 showing the program close to midnight last night. Apparently this was due to 'disturbing content,' on the contrary, that's exactly why it should have been shown at a more mainstream time. The marginalisation of television so important as this would be a massive injustice in itself.

He spent a year as Ferrari's test driver after leaving Sauber. His development work and rapport with Schumacher must have worked in his favour. After Barrichello became jumpy giving the seat to a definitive no 2 must have been a very attractive prospect for them. I wouldn't be so quick to dismiss him though, before Hungary 2009 he had shown some excellent pace at certain tracks, particularly Turkey and Bahrain. As for only coming to the fore at the end of 2008, he was winning races consitently through the year, he really deserved his crack at the title.

Correct. We went down second from bottom on 45 points. We were about 6 adrift of safety. As the only effoct of a points deduction would have been to put us last in the table the penalty carried over.

Paul Telfer

I would say Olivier Bernard...... but he never scored for us. Fits the criteria though! (well, he did spend more time in the opposition's half then any other left back I can remember.)

I would without hesitation recommend 'Family: Life Death and Football' by Michael Calvin. Michael Calvin is a childhood friend of Kenny Jackett and got access to all levels of Millwall F.C. during their promotion season from League 1 in 2009/10. It keeps an eye on how life is for a team where many of the players have to fight for their very livelihoods, one bad tackle or missed opportunity could see them struggling to make ends meat. It's a really eye opening insight into how football works at a mid-sized pro club.

Fair play! Ok, post another question as no-one got that.

That is missing the point a little. The master tournaments are just one hell of a lot of fun, it's been ruined because a lot of teams are starting to take it too seriously.