Pat from Poole

Thanks for all your advice, chaps. Much appreciated.

Comedy genius.

I'm after a bit of advice, speaking as somebody who has next to no interest in cars. Following a rather large piece of fortune, I have become eligible for a company car at work. I have been sent a rather long list of cars for which I qualify, some of which I may have to have a monthly deduction from my salary for as they are above my grade entitlement. The list mainly includes Fords, Vauxhalls, Renaults, and the odd BMW and Mercedes. I am keen to have something that satisfies the following:- - not a huge car, partly as I am a crap parker but also as I don't want it to be so wide that it won't fit down the drive (a Galaxy would probably be too wide) - not too hefty on company car tax (ie low CO2 emissions and not too heavy on the list price; I'll be paying fuel benefit tax as well as car benefit) - a decent family car, got the wife plus 2 kids to fit in, plus we're currently fostering a third at present. - like to be able to sit quite high up to get some perspective of where the hell I am I drove a Mondeo last week and that was far too low. Am currently veering towards a Ford Focus Titanium, I quite like the look of their Sony DAB radio, but I really have no idea what would be best, and I really don't want to be test-driving about 80 vehicles. Anybod got any recommendations? Cheers.

But are the people who chant it doing it to take the ****? Kinda seems that way.

I was near the back of Block 41 tonight. Have to admit to being bemused by about 50 kids in this area all being a bit obsessed with de Ridder. I wasn't completely sure whether they think he's useless and are giving it the "STTEEEEVVVEEEE" chant out of sheer irony, or whether they think he's a genius player.

I've been to many a game over the last 20 years, but that 5-0 Huddersfield game was right up there with the best I've ever seen.

How do you get rid of the OAKLEY ad?????

Seerms to be showing a German game now (Borussia Dortmund)?????

I had it on for 30 seconds and then it just disappeared.

That SportKlub channel in Poland had Bristol Rovers v Saints on it in the FA Cup on the Friday night a couple of years ago, can't get anything via the link though.

Is anybody a member of this site? http://www.football-streams.tv/amember/signup.php

No, you just get Radio Solent commentary.

Says it will be available soon........

Agreed. Baldock looked a class act last night, shame we couldn't get him in the window.

Interesting. Reading are similarly-placed to where they were at that point. I have a suspicion they could go on a charge like they did last year.Middlesboro and Palace would appear to be the main teams to have improved, having got rid of ex-Saints managers from north of the border.

Oh Christ, sorry I had no idea.

That second link looks like some dubious Russian site !!!????!!!!

This link looks like it may be promising. Anybody know if you need to download any software to be able to view it though? http://nowwatchtvlive.com/2011/10/watch-derby-county-vs-southampton-live-npower-english-championship-oct-15-2011/

Sorry, I should have read the rest of the thread, now realise you were actually talking about The Subways, not the Wild Beasts!!! Apologies.

I saw The Subways at Southampton University last night. Fantastic gig, can confirm there were also pools of sweat on the floor last night as well. Jeez, it was hot in there.

How tragic that I was too young to have been on this. Legendary stuff.

Particularly on bingo coaches FFS. Do you still get to vote for man of the match?

Quite frankly, if you can't make the trip on a Football Special train that South West Trains last used in 1982 and be prevented from missing the start of the game by the OB delaying the train, it's barely worth bothering.

I believe Monkey Business to be a big indoor play-area type place. There's one of them at Tower Park up the road from me, anyway. As for Beattie, would happily have him back, but he's probably about 8 years too old for Cortese to want to sign him.

Eastside. That takes me back. Did they sort of become Princess Summerbee?