Whitey Grandad

I wonder how many times this sort of thing happened during the Second World War?

I have been feeling this way for the last three or four years. Maybe after a few seasons in the Champions League I can start to relax a little.

I'm sure that others will correct me if I'm wrong, but the Geneva Convention doesn't apply in this scenario?

Quite so. We have been to the Flanders area a few times and it never fails to fill me with tears. My Grandad's brother was killed near Oppy, north of Arras, and is still lying in a field somewhere. For many years my dad had a letter from him written just a few days before he was killed. Eventually we were able to hand it to his son, who was only one year old when he lost his dad and had no personal mementos of him, not even a photograph. I will post the full story when the time is right. Bless 'em all.

I think we shall miss him

Everything was black and white before Sergeant Pepper It's amazing what a difference a touch of colour makes.

It would be good to see all three play together. We might even string a few passes together.

Thanks, remarkable photos. When I was young you could buy a box of special watercolours for using on black and white photographs to make them look like coloured ones.

Disappointed but not surprised.

Next time no more Mr Nice Guy.

That 'top four club' could be Southampton.

Who knows? She might even be me

Cocks usually go back at the end of October.

You do realise that she reads this thread?

Anyone who associates the word 'monkey' with black people must themselves be racist because I can't see any connection.

Ah, I see what you mean. like, using a discounted seat for someone who is not in that class? My seats are the most expensive in the ground so this would not apply in my case.

The seat has been paid for. Who's stealing from whom?

Portugal, innit?

Many years ago I saw an article about fitting a couple of small 'stop cocks' (do you see what I did there?) in the tubes instead of cutting them completely. They were a bit like the service valves that are fitted to household plumbing these days. The idea was that you could turn them on again if you needed to. I wonder if anything came of this?

Very interesting SIP, but why isn't NZ on that map?

Sam Cunningham in The Mail today: 'WHICH WILDCARD WOULD YOU PUT IN THE SQUAD? --> LUKE SHAW Pick a first choice of Baines and Cole, then send the Southampton left back as back-up. He's the future on that flank for England and the tournament experience will boost his confidence and get him ready for when he's a regular in the national team.'

It's a fair bet they won't be on the plane to Brazil.

For Bearsy I doubt that would be a punishment.

It just proves that footballers are thick.

How can you say that? He's hardly played!