Hamilton Saint

We were one point better than Coventry in '65-'66, but were promoted to Division One; we were one point better than B.H.A. in '77-'78, and got promoted to Division One. I don't care what the margin is; just as long as we get promoted - even it's by GD!

OK. I prefer to finish second!

A Clockwork Orange is by Anthony Burgess, not William Burroughs. But still worth reading!

Conversely, why is the distinction between a hypothetical scenario of guaranteed promotion and a hypothetical scenario that doesn't guarantee promotion so hard to grasp? We're asked what our preference is now, given the situation that we face, not what we would like to see with the benefit of hindsight.

I've been listening to Chuck Berry for the last couple of days. It's a best-of compilation of his Chess Records stuff from May 1955 - January 1965. It's called The Great Twenty-Eight. The booklet gives all the details about recording dates and recording personnel. Wonderful!

How many points do we need? It depends on how the other teams do around us. HTH

That doesn't make sense: finish in second place, you're automatically promoted; being in the play-offs, you can lose!

Preferred way of going up? Isn't this obvious? 1st choice: champions 2nd choice: runners-up 3rd choice: winning play-offs HTH

Been listening this evening to Blackwater Side. It's a 2-CD compilation of some of the best of Bert Jansch from '65-'71.

That's sad news. In the early 60s my favourite band was The Beatles, but my older sister was always a big fan of Cliff and The Shadows.

Did a week in Cuba last week (March Break). Went back to the same resort as last year because we liked it so much.

And your point is to give up the certainty of promotion (by securing second place) in favour of the uncertainty of the playoffs. Because of the uncertainty of Lallana's and Chamberlain's condition. Lots of uncertainty in your "point", whatever it is actually. But I notice you've decided that Peterborough are "winning the race for 2nd place". Is that your point? Do you really have a point? Or are you just waffling?

"What route would secure the highest probability." Finishing 2nd? Or ending up in the playoffs? I think the answer to that would be finishing 2nd, eh?!

Then there's William Shatner's version of Mr Tambourine Man. OMG!

Try ABE books. Listings from second-hand bookstores in NA and UK. http://www.abebooks.com/

Something In the Air - what a great single that was! Their album (produced by Pete Townshend) was great, too.

That's great! Thanks.

Maurice Jarre: he wrote the original music for over 50 movies, including Lawrence of Arabia and Dr. Zhivago.

Why the concern? Because we obvioulsy don't have a lock yet on second place. We're doing well, but so are the other teams around us. If we don't get automatic promotion via second place, then it means the play-offs. Even if we're the in-form, "best" team by the time the play-offs come around, that doesn't mean we'll win the play-offs (obviously). And those games-in-hand are no guarantee - look what happened at Walsall! So, yeah, lots to be concerned about!

Nice slip of the tongue. I presume you meant 'revel'. And by revelling in the defeat, they do often reveal quite a bit about themselves!

Stevie Wonder! The first concert I went to. At the Gaumont in Southampton in the winter of '68-'69. Then I saw him open for The Rolling Stones in 1972 at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. Here's an interesing home movie by Jim Price from the 1972 tour. It shows Stevie Wonder's band and the Stones on stage together doing Uptight and Satisfaction. Cool! http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5427017313299931692#

ad hominem Attack the ideas, not the person.

Was he as god as Le Tissier?

Do you thank people who serve you in a pub? In a restaurant? In a shop? Why thank them, when they're getting paid? I suppose you scowl and grumble and stomp out?

Really?! Is that a safe assumption? Time to shift from entitlement mode to gratitude mode, methinks.