Whitey Grandad

I've seen two close colleagues die at 64 and 63 and my wife's sister died at 56. My mother's 93 and she pays income tax on her modest pension that my father paid extra on his weekly contributions so that she could be a little more comfortable in her old age. Unlike all her friends who didn't save anything and had the state pay for everything.

Free for everyone over 60. It's cheaper to make it universal than it is to means-test it.

No, we're all paying for the profligacy of the preceding Labour government. And pensions are taxed, in cas you've forgotten.

That's rubbish. Younger people are reaping the benefits of a society built upon the hard work of the preceding generations, many of whom did not live long enough to enjoy an old age.

Why?

Full of fat juicy sultanas.

Yes, they have been subsidised for years by the southerners and we have had to endure decades of wasteful misrule under Labour governments that only got elected because of their Scottish MPs. That's why they have continued to pump English money into their economy. Then there is the Shetland Islanders' attitude to independence to consider. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/9794316/Alex-Salmond-warning-over-Shetland-oil-after-independence.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/scotland-blog/2012/mar/19/islanders-threaten-salmond-independence-plans

Ah yes, I recognise the nose.

Yes, I saw that too. Alison Rudd wasn't it? Our bit was tucked away at the bottom of the page.

The linesmen (I can never get to grips with calling them assistant referees) can certainly have an input regarding serious foul play and violent conduct, but if the referee doesn't see it they will have to fill out the incident report. The fourth official cannot rule on technical decisions but can have a say on matters of indiscipline.

Or Scotland?

It looks very much like the hand on the first Ted Bates statue, the one holding the big round thing.

Bianca Gascoigne:

Laila Ali, boxing daughter of a famous father:

Alice Eve, daughter of Trevor Eve and Sharon Maughan:

Quite right, but even in tennis the ball will bounce right on the edge of the line and who is to say that the machine is more accurate than a human?

Home to Man Utd on Wednesday 17th April. Wigan also have to go to West Ham.

West Ham and Newcastle are only 2 points ahead of us.

Shocking officiating in both games. It was supposed to get better when we went to professional referees.

Guly was a bit hit and miss but there was a crunching block from him over in the Itchen/Chapel corner in extra time.

He did a lot of defensive work yesterday covering for others.

I thought they were ok yesterday.

Once England are eliminated I always relax and enjoy the competition.

It was a direct free kick and Suarez wasn't offside. It was a trip, whether it could be called deliberate is questionable but I seem to remember that the linesman gave it.

His handling today was impeccable.