Whitey Grandad

Indeed. Let’s denude the third world iPod all of its health workers.

Here’s a thought. How about training and employing our existing indigenous population?

In order for 96 points to be enough we need to be sure that two other teams don’t get more and it might be that losing the four important away games means that they will get enough points.

We don’t need any immigration. We have too many people here already. How many immigrants/migrants do you have in your spare room or sleeping on your sofa WSS?

I think Russia might be quite happy to settle for having the eastern half.

They are entitled to ask but they are not entitled to receive.

That would spread over two concourses and for some reason they seem to think that would be difficult.

No, but I do know that you’re allowed to watch the match.

That doesn’t answer the question of why they don’t seek asylum elsewhere.

Ukraine’s natural resources are east of the Dnipro.

Quite clearly deflected by the defender.

Good luck with your future.

No problem. They would simply blame software mistakes.

Yes, good idea. Suggestions on a postcard please.

I must mention here a tribute to ‘Spud’. Back in the days when we used to take the supporters’ coach to away matches someone who cam along with us was Spud. He lived in Romsey and I often saw him on Friday evenings in the pub when I was reviewing the week with my business partner. On away trips he would rush up and greet you cheerfully whenever he saw you. He was a lovely lad, always a pleasure to be with and full of life. Sadly he succumbed to cancer far too soon, in his thirties I would have said. He was an avid Kinks fan.

When I say ‘proper music’ I mean stuff played on real instruments, not this synthesised computer-generated noise that seems to have been around for ever. I suppose I really mean anything played on vinyl. My big sister even had some 78s of Elvis and Gene Vincent back in the 50s but they were typically made of shellac and didn’t survive too long. I remember my dad buying her a Dansette record player that she could use in her own room. Otherwise we had the family gramophone.

Or his ball back to Bazunu.

My missus went to a Beatles Christmas Show at the Finsbury Park Astoria in December 1963. Proper music.

It’s a start 🫣

Ooh, I like that idea. Especially if it is done formally in public. I like those scenes where somebody is formally cashiered in the army and they rip their insignia off their uniforms.

We park near Bitterness station and it takes us longer than that. It’s about 1.3 miles. Oak bank Road car park at Woolston is equally handy and about the same distance. The walk over the Itchen Bridge can be a bit exposed to the weather though.

What??? That’s nine years older than me!

“You really got me” was the first single that I bought. I’ve seen Sunny Afternoon twice and when those five notes ring out it really gets to me. I saw the Kast off Kinks a few years ago in Fareham and shared a pint with them afterwards. Their lead guitarist Dave Clarke has had a varied and interesting career. He joined the Royal Navy and served in the Falklands later retiring as a Commander. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Clarke_(musician)

I don’t suppose we would be shown any evidence of anything untoward.

I’m a great fan of the Kinks. Their bass player Nobby Dalton used to live next door to my sister and I know him quite well. There is a tribute band called ’Kast Off Kinks’ which has had its problems due to the sad death of one of its members but from their website I see that they seem to be going again. https://kastoffkinks.co.uk/html/gigs_2024.html