Whitey Grandad

Wow.

It's more difficult to steal the wheels off a train. (Yes, yes, I know, reinforcing stereotypes about scousers and all that It's just a joke )

You get a free horse's head in your bed when you wake up.

Nah, you don't need to do that when they're fresh My dad used to like jellied eels, he especially liked the fact that they still had the bones in them and that made them crunchy.

Yes I did. Are you suggesting that I'm the problem?

I'm confused. I thought we were trying to get everybody on the bus?

Say no more I used to take mine home and my mum boiled them up on the kitchen stove. I wonder now whether she actually enjoyed them or if she was just doing it for her little boy. Still, coming from a family of East Londoners...

Don't ever go fishing with me. The fish know I'm there and all go home for the weekend. When I was a boy I lived 100 yds from the beach and used to go fishing off the promenade but all I ever caught was eels. I found out when I was older that once you've caught an eel on a hook it is 'tainted' and all you can catch after that is more eels. I've only been invited a couple of times since and each time nada, niente, nichts, nothing I think I'm still tainted.

Well I'm glad I saw him play. I'll be able to tell my great-grandchildren about it.

Even I might go to this one. I sense a thrashing

He will be. It's a bit like living together before getting married, not that I've ever done anything like that.

If you're interested, R. J. Mitchell's house in 2 Russell Place Portswood complete with blue plaque: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.925772,-1.395055,3a,88.6y,305.29h,84.4t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sllvXFeinmjl2tSxZcA8dbA!2e0 and Roy Chadwick's at 38 Chessel Avenue: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.91396,-1.368243,3a,90y,29.58h,94.45t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1spGiRtPY4BKtxdismu5QxBA!2e0 I wonder if they ever went to the Dell?

Yes, 28-31 August, the Vulcan is due to fly today. I presume that the BOB will be based ther this week. The Spitfire and Hurricane that we saw last Saturday weren't just doing a flyover, they were doing a few circuits and swoops over the docks area, maybe there was a special event on there. I didn't see the Lancaster though.

You can't pander to self-centred primadonnas.

Far too subtle for most. Either that, or very stupid. I'll err on the side of caution and go for the latter.

I'll do it for you. Just send me your bank details...

Great management.

It's a spectator sport these days, I'm afraid

I've not shaved my legs since that operation.

Doing his best not to attract any interest.

Could be anybody- might even be me.

Did anybody else see the Spitfire and Hurricane over town last Saturday? We were walking over the Northam bridge at the time. I presume they were on their way to Bournemouth.

How does that compare with Lallana, particularly as a percentage of games started?

Week commencing 22nd September.

I thought you said it was unseeded? All the top teams have home draws!