Whitey Grandad

Indeed, but Liebherr and Mali are different companies.

Don't forget that Metro tickets can also be used on the buses and you'll see more as you get around. I have an app on my phone which can be useful http://www.metroparisiphone.com/index_en.html It gives you routing information as well as maps but you will want to turn off data roaming.

Actually, it's called MALI? I would like to see his name immortalised in some fashion, but I feel that should be for his family to decide.

Only half way through the season and we're getting better and better!

I go there very often for my business. It all depends what floats your boat. In July they'll all be looking forward to their August break when it almost shuts down. Meals out, bateaux mouches dinner on the Seine, top floor of the Museé d'Orsay for all the impressionists. Montmartre and Place du Tertre, Louvre if you must. Pompidou centre (not my style). What type of hotel do you like? Central and noisy or up a back street and quiet? How are you going? It's a long time since I used them but Bridge Travel in Broxbourne might still be going. There are several operators who will do a deal for flights & hotel, many from Southampton. Don't forget that Flybe now operate to Orly instead of Roissy. I usually drive when I go, overnight from Portsmouth to Ouistreham or Le Havre then about 150 or 120 miles by motorway. Do the business then lunch in Paris and afternoon boat or up to Trouville for lunch in Les Vapeurs. Let us know when you have more specific details and I will try to get some recommendations for you. It's one of my favourite cities, you'll have a great time. I'm hoping to take my 91-year old mother in April.

So far, so good.

Other way round. If Man U doesn't sell out, then it's unlikely that the Carlisle game will, or.... .... if the Man U game sells out then the Carlisle game will also be a sell-out, innit?

Always nice to see a clean sheet.

Indeed. That's the rashness of youth.

More for the transfer kitty: '... and both clubs will receive The FA live broadcast fee of £144,000. '

Lucky guess or inspired deduction? I'll leave you to decide. http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2263967,00.html

To be fair, it was only a penalty shootout away from succeeding.

What, 'Crystal Palace Football Club 2010'? (If that's what it stands for).

Live Saturday games are timed so that they don't clash with the normal 3 o'clock league programme, so it's normally 12:30 or 5:15. If there is a police concern about drinking before the game then they may move the early one to 11:30. My money's on the evening kick-off on the Saturday.

So.... on the tele and not 3 o'clock then?

That match was a fix. We never heard of that referee again, did we?

Far too young. My thoughts are with his wife and family.

Don't forget VAT is now 2.13% higher so a £30 ticket last year would now be £30.64.

Hmm, Bournemouth play home to Brighton on the 22nd. I was hoping that they could cancel each other out. Now I'm not so sure.

FA rules are £15.00 minimum and prices have to be agreed by the two clubs. Nice idea, but...

These are not tears of laughter.

Thanks for that, I watched it on tv at the time. Ivan Golac didn't have Sky so he came round to watch it with me.

It's only a game of football, and not a very important one either, but I shall enjoy the occasion whatever happens.

Distracting to the fans and distracting to the club are not necessarily the same thing.

In case anyone is interested in money, Saints get £67,500 for winning yesterday, fourth round winners get £90,000. TV money for a live broadcast third round tie was £144,000 to each club, fourth round would be more.