Whitey Grandad

Googol is your friend: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Names_of_large_numbers

It was supposed to be but somebody couldn't spell.

That is now a trillion.

Yes, it scares the willies out of me but what can I do?

Both are now a thousand million.

That's encouraging, thanks for the read.

Mine comes from my grandchildren. One grandfather has brown hair, the other is me.

Agreed, I've been saying his for some time.

Does the club know about this? If not, then I think they should.

It shows how short of defenders we are. If Fox is out for long who do we have for cover?

It may not have been a case of money. Dealing with the Ramirez transfer must have taken up a lot of time, although you'd hope that the club could handle more than a couple of deals at the same time.

Thomas Hitzlsperger also out of contract at Wolfsburg (?). Can he play left back?

Could he be like Shevchenko was to Abrovich? Maybe Cortese idolised him when he was a little boy.

Should never have been played. Oxford was worse, I thought.

It's not straightforward. There's a bulge in sea level nearer the equator because of the earth's rotation. Britain is recovering from the weight of the ice age so the north east is rising and the south sinking, or something. What we need is a hosepipe between the grounds so we can see which way the water goes.

Impressive, but I think I'd rather see a lower figure and a bit more passing and possession. Incidentally, it's not just Morgan, the whole team runs about more than most. Against Man City 66.24 miles. Ward-Prowse covered more than Morgan against Man Utd, 6.96 miles v. 6.93. He also has third highest average speed in a match, 5.12 mph against City. (Daily Mail today, page 73)

The reference is Mean Sea Level at Newlyn. That's a long way from Middlesbrough.

There's no denying they were short passes. What was the best that could happen? A pass back to flappy Kelvin who would then hoof it upfield in a panic. No need for it.

Me too.

Can he play left back?

Which sweeping generalisation would that be?

Quite correct, but if a private company loses money it soon goes out of business. Government procurement is beyond belief.

It's always better to come for the ball, especially if you let everybody know you're coming. It gives the attacker something to think about.

Nothing mythical about waste in the public sector. The real question is who is going to get the best value out of any spending, those who earn it or those who have votes to buy?

Sometimes it may not be pretty but lumping it up to Lambert can be very effective.