Whitey Grandad

I rest my case.

Well nobody's paid me anything.

And I thought by 'dog' he was referring to his missus.

I'll always thank him for the two goals in the last game at the Dell.

Who he?

It was at some local planning exhibition thingy. He was deadly serious too. I would assume that a tram set would be able to climb such a gradient, after all, buses can. After some brief research: Up to 9.6%: http://www.andrewgrantham.co.uk/gmunden-trams-austria/ Supertrams in Sheffield are up to 10% but need all axles motored. http://www.bathtram.org/tfb/tQ02.htm The next question is 'what is the maximum gradient for the Itchen Bridge?' I think it's 'not much'.

OK, I'll handle the donations. Please make all cheques out to: 'Construct an Appropriate Saints' Home', or CASH for short.

Barry, when you say 'we', how much are you prepared to pay for this? I agree that the stadium is architecturally bland but it was also relativley cheap.

I remember talking to some local planner chappie about this and he said that it was even possible to run a single line over the centre of the Itchen Bridge. The rail spur into Hamble is still there in theory although it hasn't been used since the 1960s. This is one of those situations where people would use the system if it existed. The present rail link through to Fareham only runs hourly and is too expensive.

I think it went the same way as the Gosport tram from Fareham. The government would never fund it so the County Council gave up on the idea. Shame, what South Hampshire desperately needs is a tram/light railway network. Instead the country has been pouring money into the welfare state with very little to show for it.

How many are there now?

The tv shot from the other end of the ground would suggest that he missed the ball and hit his ribs. I guess the assistant ref had the best view.

I fully endorse all that Captain Pugwash has said. We have now done about 20 cruises (mainly P&O) totalling over 260 nights including Baltic, Mediterranean, North America and Caribbean. Make sure you go from Southampton. I assume you are looking at school holidays? That makes it more expensive. Depending on your budget you can look for a four-berth cabin which has two beds and two ceiling bunks. The cabin steward will look after lowering and replacing the bunks for you. Some people have a balcony cabin for themselves and also book an inside one directly opposite which gives them the space at minimal cost. With teenagers a ship like Aurora, which is our favourite, might be too much of a 'country hotel' for you. Ventura or Azura are ok if you don't want a promenade deck or cinema, RCI are recommended by some. We have only been as a family group with our daughter and SIL and their two toddlers who absolutely loved it. The biggest complaint from the parents is that they never see their kids. Give me a pm if you want a chat about it.

It makes no difference, 9, 19 or 90 years old nor whether anyone thinks that he deserved what he got. He got kicked in the ribs and Hazard had to go.

There was a sudden outburst of boos which I assume were because Cortese had been shown on the big screens. By the time I had looked up his picture had gone, if it was ever there.

I agree on the first part but not on the second. Out of Europe there is no future for us. I despair of all the little Englanders.

And me. The ref had no choice.

In Spain they use oil of ¡olé!

They all speak Spanish there. They don't all speak Catalan.

I don't think Gaston had hamstring problems, He had taken off his tie-ups and had his socks round his ankles just before he went off. He seemed to be massaging his shins and calf muscles. Let's hope it was just cramp. I felt it was a good shift from all concerned. Jos was a bit hoof-upfield at times but they all stuck to their allotted tasks. Gaston seemed to be really fired up, I don't think I've ever seen him so physical. I thought Cork did ok, just a couple of loose balls later on. The pace of Clyne and Shaw got us out of potential trouble a couple of times. Either side could have won with a bit more composure in front of goal. Never argue with a clean sheet, a solid defence is the only way that we are going to see this through. Shame we couldn't win though, we badly need to keep the points ticking up over the next few games. I'd be reasonably happy with beating Wigan.

I'm speculating here but if we assume that he was initially employed on the express understanding that his job was to get us to the Premier League and that the club would then look for a replacement he would presumably have been on a basic package with a bonus for achieving the desired result. This bonus would have to have been higher if it were achieved within a short time or else he would have had an interest in dragging out the process for another season or two (some bright spark will probably say that he had a good go at doing this halfway through last season). This all comes down to money and 'how much?'. Was it a 'f**k you' amount or 'f**k the lot of you'

Well it is Youtube What happened to his first goal, the instant equaliser? I always liked himfor his enthusiasm and effort. Seems like a lifetime ago now.

I'm not waving mine. We have shared too many precious moments together for me to boil away all those happy memories.

You get nothing for a pair.

Spooky though. I once posted an opinion on here on some obscure subject then tried to google more info about it. One of the first results was my post from a few minutes earlier.