Whitey Grandad

I would say 'not yet'. We're part of the way there but January windows don't solve many problems and it'll take another season or two for the players that NA doesn't fancy to dribble away. This is all part of the problem when you keep changing managers. Did I hear during ITV's commentary that in the 23 years that Alex Ferguson has beeb in charge we have had 21 managers?

When the fire inspector came to look at my little factory he said that the electrical boxes were a common source of fires. I had been storing cardboard boxes next to the main switch/trip unit so they were soon moved. Aren't fire inspectors getting younger? This one was only about 12 years old.

Beattie to Blackpool according to a snippet I heard on the radio whilst I was having my hair cut (do you see what I did there?)

Some sort of PC to run everything? The TV becomes a monitor and everything goes through the PC.

We need someone who can do the business between now and the end of the season.

I think it's more of a psychological thing in that subconsciously the club and the players weren't too bothered about going through to the next round. Indeed, neither were the fans.

That's true, but it doesn't explain why our players were barged off the ball and go nothing from Atkinson. I've since watched the match on a TV recording and it's amazing how misleading a picture it can give. Many of our 'mistimed tackles' were in fact nicking the ball away before touching the player. Nani didn't help by flinging himself to the floor at the mere appearance of any opposition.

That's the way I view it. 60 minutes was enough to prove a point, then let them get a win so we can concentrate on the league. There's a grain of truth in this. These matches usually go to the team that wants it the most and playing Man U just didn't mean anything special to us, not in the same way that it might have to other clubs in the bottom two divisions who might never get another chance.

Ah! but we have let Paul Wotton go and he did score the winner for Yeovil yesterday.

There's a few on here: http://www.ebuyer.com/store/Components/cat/Hard-Drives---External It depends on how portable you want it and whether it needs a separate power unit. Remember that all hard drives end in failure.

Have you tried social services or Age Concern? I think there are several organisations who will lend you one for a while. http://www.redcross.org.uk/What-we-do/Health-and-social-care/Social-support-in-the-UK/Medical-equipment

It's a bit too early to start worrying about other results. All that matters at the moment is that we win as many as possible and the others' results won't be relevant.

Going to Burnley apparently.

The employer has a duty of care to his employees and is responsible for the actions of his employees even if they act in direct contravention of his instructions.

My business partner went with his wife to one of these invitations many years ago. Expect loads of hard-sell and not being let out until you have handed over your money.

I think that's the important part.

It's disappointing that we shan't see him show his skills on Saturday, and hence I suspect that we shan't give as good an account of ourselves as I should have liked, but the important thing is that he is not rushed back before he is fully fit.

So let me get this straight.... what you're saying is a ST holder is being disadvantaged because they have already forked out for a whole season of tickets compared to somebody who has only forked out for a Carlisle ticket, in addition to the Man Utd ticket that they have each purchased?

Precisely. It could go either way. I suppose it all depends on whether the jury likes you... ...or not.

I'll see your Lester Pigott and raise you a Ken Dodd.

I read it as anyone can buy but tickets are still linked to the Carlisle match. No special treatment for STs though.

Shouldn't that be 'odds-on to beat Man Utd.' ?

And Rooney?

Very impressive, St Marco, but don't forget that we still have to play Brighton and Bournemouth away. We can't all win these games.

Measuring debt as a percentage of GDP is misleading if the growth in GDP is due to increased government borrowing.