Whitey Grandad

Tax breaks? What tax breaks are these? Please let me know so that I might take advantage of them if ever I am fortunate enough to retire.

So, Thursday night is Pap's night?

Quite true. This money is leaving Britain instead of rattling around in the local economy.

Her nose looks rather flat, are you sure she hasn't been punched already?

It was a different world. I had a full grant for university of £400 a year. My first house cost £6395 and we had a 25% deposit because my wife had saved every penny that she earnt. My first job was just over £1000 a year. These are meaningless figures because that was different money from now. Far fewer went to university and in my opinion the expansion in places has been a big mistake. Most youngsters would be far better starting work earlier and earning money in the process. There is plenty of work available but it might not be to everyone's taste, if not, wy are so many flockinh to Britain?

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.