Whitey Grandad

I'd like to think so. Until next weekend, at least.

? very good, like it!

I read it as 'for the Crystal Palace game'.

Oops ?

Not 'moving towards the goal'? I was surprised there wasn't a yellow. Besides, perhaps Friend saw that it was Long and therefore not an 'obvious goal scoring opportunity'

Good call. I was impressed with Burnley's attitude when they visited us. QPR seem determined to go down, Sunderland are taking lessons from them and Hull just don't seem to have the required quality, plus a nasty set of fixtures. It's all rather refreshing looking down on the relegation scrap from our lofty perch.

...and accepted being overruled without argument.

I felt a small twinge of pity at the final whistle when several of their players were down on their haunches and clearly dejected. Their body language during the later stages of the game was also revealing, dropped heads and droopy shoulders by some of them. It seemed to me that they think the game's up already. If Bruce can rebuild their confidence now then he'll be doing well. They don't play for two weeks so he'll have some time on the training pitch with them.

None of our business? Then we might as well delete the whole thread and do something more rewarding. An assault is an assault, with or without provocation. That only comes into play during sentencing.

He played one long ball early down the wing to Long that was way over-hit and then didn't try it again.

Might have. The goal he set up at Liverpool was on the right.

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.