Whitey Grandad

Agreed. He still looks relatively tiny in goal compared to some keepers but is still agile enough to get down to the low shots.

You have consistently misunderstood what I have written. Only you know if this is deliberate or accidental. I have said that the 'punch' is not substantiated. Since you know so much about it, please tell me if it was a punch with his right hand or left hand! Was it a haymaker, a wild swing, a short jab, an uppercut? Did he nut the fellow? All we know from the BBC is that there was a 'physical and verbal assault' and that Tymon sustained an injury. Was it a case of being grabbed by the lapels and as a defensive move he got caught by someone's handbag? In heated incidents of this type the participants themselves are often unclear as to exactly what happened. All this is pure speculation. I will say that the verbal abuse by itself is unacceptable behaviour and sufficient for those in the BBC who don't see Clarkson as their type of presenter to not renew his contract. When I raised the example earlier of John Prescott assaulting a protester his actions were dismissed as justifiable in the face of provocation. What other factors were in play here? We can only speculate.

The question mark was the clue, surprised you missed it. If I'm speculating I will indicate so. I wouldn't want anybody speculating over my speculation.

Shirt tug wasn't it? A mandatory yellow. First half was the direst of dire, only Mané showing any glimpse of something special. Somehow it seemed as if the whole team had been out on the tiles all night. Second half better, JWP getting involved a lot, Tadic looking good and Elia put in a good shift late on. Special mention for Kelvin for a good save low down and Ryan for clearing off the line. 3 points, clean sheet, crap performance, I'd take that any day of the week.

If only they hadn't moved the boundary they could have been Hampshire's second club I used to go to the old Dean Court many years ago with my father-in-law and drop in on the occasional game now and again. I'd be pleased for them if they can make it but very surprised if it lasted more than one season. Still, the extra money would come in very useful for the next few years, might even pay for a few extra seats.

Quite so. It does read rather like an agreed public statement.

Mine for a start. Send me all your money and I'll send you an enrolment form

In some philosophies it's a sin to die rich.

I've had enough of you. Got back to the playground and bully someone else.

Bigamy

Wedding

He was past his best when he joined but had the odd flash moment. He used to live at the bottom end of Hursley and would stand watching me playing for IBM reserves on a Sunday morning whilst walking his dog.

He was awful, easily the worst Chancellor and Prime Minister that I have ever experienced.

All right, 'none of us' insted of 'no one knows. There are only two people who actually know and they're not telling us.

Thanks, I had read the statement on the MacQuarrie investigation (apologies if already posted): http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/investigation-summary.pdf This summaries the version of events agreed almongst all three parties although the details have not been spelled out. I would add here that I hold no candle for Clarkson and if I never saw him again I would not be too bothered either way.

Came off the bench for the last few minutes of the cup replay on Wednesday.

'Nice effort that' A great man, remembered with fondness and affection. Rest In Peace.

Wrong use of the word 'speculation'.

They may be meaningless to you but that doesn't mean they don't have any meaning. You have accused me of speculating, but that is precisely what I have strictly avoided.

Benedict

In other words, committing to spending money we didn't have and weren't going to get.

I learnt long ago never to jump to conclusions and never to blindly believe anything that was written in the papers nor reported on the television. All media is manipulated to reflect the angle of the presenter and everybody has an axe to grind. Even if we were present we still may not know what actually happened.

Accounts of the alleged affair differ. Stick to what we actually know and not our prejudices. When you say 'denied what happened', what do you believe actually happened? I have yet to see a first-hand account from anybody. Anything else is speculation and hearsay. See, you have gone off on one again. If I say 'it's all hearsay', what evidence, and I mean real evidence, is there as to what actually happened. I have never said that nothing happened, just that nobody actually knows what actually happened. I wouldn't want to find you sitting in the jury box if you're going to make your mind up on newspaper reports and media speculation.

Oceania hardly noticed, Denmark and Portugal hardly faltered. Germany had a slight retrenchment in very steady growth as did Latin America. Asia saw nothing but a steady rise. It seems to me that the socialist high-spend countries came off worst. The oil price rise alone would have been enough to cause a significant recession.

Hmm... All a bit hearsay, isn't it? It would never stand up in court in the absence of any corroborating witnesses.