Whitey Grandad

When I first heard of this it was pretty scary: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Able_Archer_83

He's got a lot of houses according to the searches, Bishops Waltham, Winchester, Alresford...

Maybe, what does your doctor say?

They were on duty Tuesday night. Probably allowed a lie in.

Maybe, but we're only an injury or two away from being short of goalscorers.

From the club's point of view, who could replace him for £3-5 million? Might as well keep him.

Done almost all the restaurants around Pals including Can Padres 1 & 2. The best chicken was at Camping Cypsela but Mas Patoxas has a very good restaurant itself. There's good fish in the small restaurant next to the beach car park next to Playa Brava. The best sardines I ever had were at Aiguablava. We also enjoy the meals at Sant Martí d'Empúries mainly for the atmosphere. I've heard stories about Russians turning up at restaurants with bags of Euros and telling the owners that like it or not they were buying the place. What's the place like out of season?

Must be, he looked like he was in love.

Does anyone know who he was waving to in the upper north Itchen at the start of the game and when he scored?

Yes, if I remember correctly the travel club used to reckon on 6 hours of driving, plus the rest stops, but we once got back from a Newcastle evening game before 02:30. That's without extra time of course.

...and when's the next round?

It's been tried and failed dismally, but you knew that already.

That's to help pay for all their extra tax.

When I was a little boy and living at Harwich I saw a flight of the three of them over Felixstowe way. It must have been and air show at Woodbridge. These sights stick in your mind.

Yes, a bit further north. We've tried most of them over the years, Cala Gogo, Playa Brava, Mas Patoxas, Cypsela, Aquarius in Spain and Le Soleil at Argeles in France. It's a great area but we've only ever been there in July (once in June). I once had a job to do in Perpignan in November so I drove back to Barcelona along the coast. It was shut and tumbleweed was blowing in the streets. I wouldn't mind an apartment near Aiguablava though Edit: I've just had a look at Kim's website. I'm nostalgic already.

Bombing past Victor? We should call them Valiant and Vulcan. (One for the oldies amongst us - you know who you are!)

No one is saying that he's another Le Tiss, merely drawing comparisons about their tackling abilities. It is part of the age-old debate about flair versus hard work.

'It is a shame only 8,539 fans saw Southampton’s first home win since March as Gaston Ramirez’s opener on 15 minutes was worth the £18 ticket price alone. The forward has not started in the league this season and had a point to prove to boss Mauricio Pochettino. He did just that when James Ward-Prowse headed the ball over to him on the edge of the box and the Uruguayan volleyed home. It is unlikely there will be a sweeter struck shot than that all season. Assistant manager Jesus Perez said: ‘It was a great goal, but the more important thing for him was to play 90 minutes. He joined pre-season after playing in the Confederations Cup and the breaks with the national team don’t help. He’s putting in extra training to get fit.’ Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2430693/Southampton-2-Bristol-City-0--match-report-Gaston-Ramirez-Jos-Hooiveld-score.html#ixzz2fuQIGo7Y

Looks broadly similar to me. Nobody's mentioned West Ham being on the tele?

I believe this too. It's an unaccustomed situation for many Saints fans.

Of course. Visiting teams are fired up by the special occasion but the home players spend the whole game in wondrous amazement that only regular exposure to such a febrile atmosphere can create.

Possibly, but if that were the case then surely Gastón would have been subbed last night? I'm sure the intention was for him to play a full 90 minutes but in the end he came off before the end due to injury/tiredness/boredom any of which would mean a place on the bench at best.

So... Visiting teams raise their game but the home players are unaffected?

I wouldn't say we were lucky, it was a fair result. We also had some very good chances but a goal for Bristol City at 1-0 would have made things very sticky. We still had J-Rod and Adam on the bench.