So, what if the World Cup were to be held in some previously unused part of the world? What local musical instruments might we expect to hear there? In Australia I suppose it would be bloody didgeridoos everywhere.
In my second year at university a previous occupant had left on the wall a map of the USSR which was of course was centred on the Russian empire. It was interesting to see the world from their perspective, surrounded on most sides by potential threats. It's no wonder that they needed buffer states on all sides.
I was at a game at Bournemouth once and the youngster behind me had an aerosol foghorn. I was very close to sticking it up his own aerosol and emptying the whole tin.
Why do they do it? Those old wooden rattles were bad enough.Why can't we all just sit quietly and enjoy the game with the odd 'well done sir' or smattering of applause?
He used to watch me and the other members of IBM's second team play at Hursley on Sunday mornings when he was walking his dog. I'd have offered him a game but we had a full squad.
Thnks for reminding me. Now I shan't be able to sleep at night thinking about those girls in their pleated 'slave' outfits. (You're talking about the one at Southsea, right?)
As I understand it, this 'perk' is only being withdrawn from those who went on strike, not from all members of staff. A spiteful, but understandable, move by the management.
There were a few comments in The Times over the weekend from travellers who found that seats they had requested were 'not available' and were later found to be occupied by BA colleagues.
The removal of the instalment plan and half-season tickets are further disincentives to buying in advance. I shall renew my two seats because they are in a great position, but one is not used very often and I would expect to miss between 6 and 8 games over the season so it would be hard to justify the outlay if I were a bit srapped for cash.