Whitey Grandad

You can see the draw here, but I struggled to spot anything interesting. http://youtu.be/RHo9GxenAOQ

Meget godt! I have been to Denmark many times and it would be good to go there again. I see a road trip coming on with a few days taking the Mrs up the north at Skagen. It's a pity the Esbjerg ferry has stopped because it's a day's drive from the Hook of Holland. I have driven it from Chandlers Ford in one day a couple of times but I was younger then. What do we reckon are the chances of an away ticket?

I guess that's not the first time you've said that?

I have never watched an episode but even I knew a lot about his character which tells you how much he made the role his own. Gone but not forgotten. Rest in Peace.

He did his job well last night.

Or that once they're in the league they know they'll get some more money and can budget for a replacement?

That's a long way if you're a midget.

On the banner? A statue, surely.

Time wasting.

We studied the Aeneid for my O-level when I was at school. That's over 50 years ago now Virgil (Gus) Grissom He should be good at finding space on the pitch.

Anybody? http://www.vitesse.nl/webshop/producten/313/details/fansjaal-europa-league

It depends on the time of year. To be honest I never notice it and it doesn't bother me but we have been bounced around a bit on some of our cruises. If there's any chance that she'll be seasick then just the thought of it is probably bad enough. My mrs can feel a bit sick at times but she just takes the Stugeron tablets (available from boots and all good chemists). The only guaranteed cure for seasickness is to stand under a tree.

All out for 60.

From the BBC: In the crowd, an Australia fan sits with his head on his hand. "I saved for years for this. The trip of a lifetime, hoping to see us win the Ashes in England for the first time in 14 years. They can't even bat until lunch."

Have we ever had a player called Virgil?

To do with extreme flutter under certain situations, apparently.

That's more of a technical issue than anything else. When he bought the club he would have paid a very minimal amount upfront, just enough for the administrator to prefer his offer to liquidating the assets and converting them into cash. Now he has a business but no operating capital so he puts money into the business in the form of a loan which enough to see us pay wages and buy players and get promotions and then when the club is on a more sound footing that loan can be converted to equity for a number of reasons but probably to reduce net debt and help us meet FFP regulations. So basically his initial loan got us back to being a well-funded operation but it was then up to the playing staff to get results, which is indirectly the same as pumping money into a club of similar size.

About time too. Graham Poll giving his view here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3185471/How-Premier-League-player-not-dismissed-abuse-five-seasons-Loutish-behaviour-punished.html

Sadly that was another era. I was disappointed to see the town moved to an inferior county.

Their's has been a fantastic achievement. I would say that we are now at the level where we belong whereas they are above theirs. TIme will tell. I do go and watch them occasionally and have done for a long time and never in my wildest dreams did I expect to see this situation. They have played good exciting football but I do have the feeling that they are now among the really big boys and my be in for a reality shock.

You don't spell 'whining' like that.

It's actually quite funny I'm surprised it made the news in New Zealand. I know nothing much happens there but it was clearly a quiet day for real news.

Cut him some slack, poor chap. He's on the other side of the world and it may be that the only friends he has are some of us on here. I am always pleased to hear from our distant colleagues no matter what they have to say

Exactly. He might have come from Poole or Bursledon or Brockenhurst. Romsey, even. You can't tell which direction the train came from by looking at the tracks.

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