Whitey Grandad

I loved that TV series. I saw a couple of episodes recently and I wish I'd stayed with the memories.

The salvage of the German High Seas Fleet by Cox & Danks is an incredible story for those interested in such exploits: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1NavyBritish-Shipbreak.htm And of course, HMS Vanguard: http://battleshiphmsvanguard.homestead.com/DeathofaBattleship.html There's a comment at the bottom about the steel being used for a whole-body scanner in Sweden.

Sic transit gloria mundi. I always find it sad when any ship reaches the end of her career and I'm not sure which is the more noble end. Rotting away up some creek is always unpleasant. The upper reaches of the Hamble and other rivers are full of old hulls sunk into the mud with just a few ribs left poking above the silt, and when you read of their history trading along the west coast of France and Ireland it is depressing to see their current sorrry state. At least those that have been used for target practice have given useful information that may help to save the lives of future sailors. What was the name of that old wooden warship that was scuttled off Portsmouth (in the 1960s?) ?

How about the 'fuel price escalator' ?

I can't give up for 40 minutes.

Imagine making a spelling mistake and having to chisel it out all over again.

Sic, quidquid.

Oi mush, I sit there!

For comparison Juventus are building a new stadium, but only 42,000 seats. One newpaper described it as 'in the English style', which I took to mean that the seats were closer to the pitch. http://www.juventus.com/site/eng/JPL_newstadium.asp

Absolutely, if it prevents the other player form reaching the ball. It doesn't have to be deliberate, just careless. If it impedes the other player, slows them up, buys time for the goalkeeper, prevents the other player from having a clean attempt at the ball, then it can be considered a foul. The important thing is not so much whether there is contact with the other player but whether there is contact with the ball, and it must be ball before player.

I asked Matt himself about this. He said that when he asked Branfoot later about it, he replied that he could not remember. A couple of weeks after that game I was on the coach to an away game and I was talking to someone who sat right behind the dugout. He said that Moody was stripped off and they had the number 7 board ready. If you see the Sky replay of the first goal you can see a shot of Branfoot with a wry smile and he turns round and says 'sit down' to Moody.

That's where I have a problem with Branfoot. He never really believed in Le Tiss. He was just about to substitute him when he scored those two against Newcastle, and I was at Highbury when he preferred Moody to Matty. It was embarrassing.

That's perfectly possible. If that's not the case then there would never be any fouls because there would never be any intent. If the challenge is enough for the other player to take evasive action or to prevent that player from reaching the ball then that can be considered a foul.

We all know that's not true. Just repeating it over and over again don't make it so.

There does not have to be contact for it to be a foul. 'Trip or attempt to trip'

Less than that. 80mA through the skin, 40mA through the body. If you're going to get a shock, make sure it's not across the chest. I used to design and work on 8kV avionic power supplies and to this day I still work with one arm held behind my back. I've had four 240V shocks and I don't want another one.

Me too, South Malé atoll. You?

For the weather and the relaxation. The same goes for the Maldives and countless other places.

There was but the government decided to spend money on other things that they considered more important.

I missed the two previous home games so I was disappointed that we didn't score five.

It used to have a reputation for food poisoning but I'm told that it's not so much of a problem these days. Airport transfers can be quite long and tedious but it does have some of the best beaches in the world. Like most of that part of the world, especaially Jamaica, be careful if you go out after dark. In the complex you should have no problems. Next time try Antigua or Barbados, they're much friendlier. Oh, and have a great time!

I think that's a reasonable summary. You don't get it PES, do you? I'm pleased for you that you enjoyed your day but for most of us here it was a mildly curious sideshow. We are relaxed in the knowledge that we are sailing off serenely to better waters whilst you are drifting on to the rocks with no sails, no engine, no paddles and a leaking hull.

There were certainly some bizarre decisions yesterday. I was calling for a penalty when Jaidi scored so I was thinking what a great decision it was from him to let play continue for a couple of seconds in case we scored. Silly me. And what the heck was that assault on the back Harding in stoppage time? I'm not talking about the two-handed push but the off-the ground aerial chalenge.

How many games do we win and how many draws?

I was watching it live and a couple of channels disappeared so I watched our goals on terrestrial. BBC1 came back after a few minutes.