Whitey Grandad

I can't see live coverage scheduled on Solent: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_radio_solent/ So you might need the local station: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_tees/ 18:00–22:00 Ali Brownlee 24/11/2009 Hartlepool United v Southampton (League One) and Darlington v Morecambe (League Two).

Wasn't she in Coronation Street?

Try this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/playlive/bbc_radio_solent/

I've just looked at the weather radar and it looks like the rain is all to the north-west of you. The Pennines are shielding the North-East from the worst of it. Have a great evening and don't come back without 3 points!

It's a lot harder to win than the FA Cup. For a Premiership team they first have to get relegated twice, then they have to beat teams like us, home and away. It's a considerable achievement and for many of the players it would be the pinnacle of their careers. :roll:

There's nothing on their website and the MetOffice have no warnings for there. There's a lot of heavy rain expected in the west but to the east of the pennines it will be lighter and more intermittent.

Just remember what I was once told: 'all footballers are thick'. It explains a lot.

I was told at the time he left that he had 'personal problems' down here, threats and all that stuff?

It looks to me like rain later in the morning with some clear skies in the afternoon. I think that there's quite a bit of rain coming from the west later during the night. They've got better info about our team selection up there than we do: http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~1883494,00.html

I'll let you know once we have reached the quarter-finals (Is there a tongue-in-cheek smiley thing?)

Me too. There will be a minute's silence for Tony Parry: http://www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10326~1883782,00.html May he Rest In Peace.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ne/hartlepool_forecast_weather.html Cloudy and dry in the evening, wind 23mph gusting to 49mph, heavy rain showers overnight.

Ah, but then he'd be cup-tied and a less attractive player :roll:.

Er... Home to Wycombe on the Tuesday?

A fair point. I did notice that the Norwich keeper was punching the ball away right from the start. I thought 'he looks dodgy, perhaps we can get something from those punches'. Silly me .

I used to do that and I played cr@p.

It doesn't matter whether he gives them a goal in the first minute or the last, it is still an extra goal advantage to the opposition. I can only assume that you were not at the game, because that penalty was an outright gift to them. Instead of a 2-goal lead we only had a 1-goal lead and we ended up drawing the game. This is not the first time that James has cost us goals with his poor positioning and lack of speed, but in this case having been caught in a poor position he tried to catch up and committed the most brainless attempt at a tackle that I have ever seen. I'm not talking about letting a winger get in a cross, or failing to mark his player properly, this was an outright present of a goal. He might just as well have caught the ball and thrown it into the net.

The likes of Man Utd and Chesea can put out a reserve team that's full off multi-millionaire internationals whereas Northampton and Saints are more limited in their choice.

The FA agrees with you... RULES OF THE FA CHALLENGE CUP COMPETITION: 15a. Each team participating in a match shall represent the full available strength of each competing Club.

I expect that the decision about who to play may well depend on what happens Tuesday night.

My understanding was based on a cryptic comment in the Daily Mail early in the season about a former manager who was astonished that he was asked to cough up for a ticket.

I firmly believe that you should always play your best team. The longer that a team plays together the better their understanding and confidence. The money from a plum draw in the third round would also come in handy. Despite Markus's billions, I'm sure that the more income the club generates the more AP will have to strengthen the squad.

I think a lot of the disappointment is that the game was there for the taking and we let them back into it twice. If we had been twice behind and had come back both times to earn a draw, then I'm sure that everybody would be felling a lot more positive.

It's a long shot to be thinking about play-offs at this stage but if we can concentrate on sorting out the defensive problems and get a settled team then let's see where we are in February. A lot depends on the signings and loan arrangements in January.