Whitey Grandad

If they were any good they wouldn't be there, they'd be in a higher league. The same goes for the players http://thefa.com/aspxutility/getintorefereeing/

You need to go through the appointments secretary or the ref will not be covered by insurance! I'd offer myself but I'm fat, old, almost blind, deaf and going to Bristol tomorrow. Good luck!

Papa was offside when Bart kicked it. The flag went up when he went for the ball. The fact that it later came off a defender's head is irrelevant. The ref had lost it a bit in the first half but the players weren't helping. Fir play to him for giving Morgan a final warning and involving Hammond, Morgan was subbed soon after. I've been one of James' fiercest critics when he plays at right back but he wasn't too bad today. It's the first game in years when I haven't been staring at my stopwatch in stoppage time. And a clean sheet!

Might be an end-of-season party.

I'm not sure which I prefer. When I was younger it was the latter. Now I'm not so sure....

It may be a bit cheesy but 'Desiderata' by Max Ehrman may make you think for a few moments. It ought to be the signature poem for this forum. http://www.davidpbrown.co.uk/poetry/max-ehrman.html ...Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story...

There are some other good ones of Groucho's: She got her looks from her father. He's a plastic surgeon. Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. I've had a perfectly wonderful evening. but this wasn't it.

That's what I find strange, that the club are only expecting 12k to 14k for this match. I can't see it being much different from a regular league game, after next Tuesday there's only Exeter until the 9th January. Of course with half the stadium closed there is a danger of it being a self-fulfilling prediction.

Bah humbug. I can't stand any of them. They start in September and don't stop until the next September. What really gets on my tits is that jazz version of jingle bells on the Sainsburys adverts. And that song on the Argos ones, stop the cavalry. Grrrrrrr

Can't we have 3 wins at Wembley?

A bit off topic, but a colleague of mine was in B&Q a few months ago with their two-year old grandchildren when one went missing. They found her eventually on one of the show toilets but were too late to stop her doing a dump in it.

Always remember that you are unique. Just like everybody else.

Did he say 'today' or 'tomorrow'?

I hate sprouts so that's all right then. (see, no teeth in the smiley)

That might be the net figure after Watford and other have been paid. Nope, £7m is all there is and that may be diverted.

I think the origin has to go to Kipling in his poem 'The Betrothed': http://glenavalon.com/thebetrothed.html 'A million surplus Maggies are willing to bear the yoke; And a woman is only a woman, but a good Cigar is a Smoke.' Pedants of the world unite - you have nothing to lose but your friends

Because Le Tissier has more pounds on him?

Even on crutches?

It's a commercial choice for the club but for some people it's another reason not to bother buying a season ticket...

'When you're in deep water, keep your mouth shut' I like Sam Goldwyn's: http://www.rinkworks.com/said/samuelgoldwyn.shtml especially 'Gentlemen, listen to me very slowly'

That is of course true but I seem to remember something in the prospectus about 'guarantee you seat for cup matches', or was it just priority booking?

Let me guess... RBS, LLoyds TSB, Halifax?

Woah, steady on! The club is still a business and every extra ticket is desperately needed. We are still deep in recession.

I suspect that it depends on your viewpoint, literally.

I have my own seat in the Kingsland for the JPT and I assumed that the FA cup would be the same so I went to the TO first thing Monday morning only to find out that the half the ground was not open. I have no problem with that in itself but the OS only says 'only certain seating blocks open in the Itchen, Northam and Kingsland stands', which could hardly be more vague. It's not 'moaning and groaning' when a customer raises a point about customer service, and before anybody starts talking about fans supporting the club through wind and rain, a large proportion of the people who go to games are not as dedicated as most of us on here. Many are elderly and of restricted mobility and getting to the game in the middle of winter is enough of a problem, let alone trying to get tickets.