Sheaf Saint

Yes I fully appreciate that China's economic boom over the last 30 years has created a burgeoning middle class, and there are a number of environmental effects of this increasing affluence, mostly due to the rising demand for energy and a more westernised, meat-heavy diet. I wrongly assumed from your initial post that you were holding the common misconception that China is building a new coal-fired power station every week (a statistic that somehow entered the public consciousness a number of years back and doesn't appear to have gone away). I was attempting to counter that by showing that even China has identified the need to reduce dependence on fossil-fuels and has now set carbon reduction targets and is now investing in a renewables program of its own. As for India, they are currently investing heavily in a new generation of thorium-based nuclear reactors which, while not exactly carbon neutral, will still make a big contribution to lowering the country's overall emissions.

Are you certain?... http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v443/n7108/abs/nature05072.html

No, they can't... No, they aren't... http://www.china-briefing.com/news/2012/01/18/china-sets-new-greenhouse-gas-emission-reduction-goals.html http://ipcs.org/article/india-the-world/carbon-footprint-reduction-3027.html I do have to agree with your point about population control though. There is hardly a single environmental issue affecting mankind today that could not be solved simply by having fewer people on the planet.

In the early 90s my mates and me had a custom team we created on Sensible Soccer called Tripout City. It included players like E'in Rush, Gary Speed and Diego Marijuana, among others which I can't remember now (Can't imagine why that would be! )

All these Man U fans who reckon they will be ecstatic if he is sacked... Are they the same ones that were calling for Fergie's head after they finished in the bottom half in 1990?

That doesn't really tell the story though. We played some neat stuff in the final third at times and got into some very dangerous positions against a well organised defence, but the lack of a shot at the end of those moves doesn't make it bad play either.

On current form, I would have to agree. Apart from their blip against Palace in midweek, Everton are on fire. Whereas we seem utterly incapable of even shooting at the moment, let alone scoring.

I make that at least 5 so far this season. Although, in all fairness we sneaked a win at Villa Park last season thanks to a suspect penalty decision, so I'm not going to worry too much. I'm still more angry about the one at Goodison TBH.

Disappointing. Another game we could and should have won but just couldn't find any penetration.

Another penalty shout at the end there? Right before the final whistle so we didn't get a replay of it.

I would actually say the Stoke one (or, at least, one of them!) was the worst one.

Oh for crying out loud!! How many more obvious handballs are we going to be denied this season!?!?

Back on now.

Easter weekend, end-of-season nothing game... and we're not losing!

Uh-oh. Wanyama injured again.

Is it time for the nuns yet?

FFS, that was never a foul. Guzan just fell over.

We're getting closer.

Gallagher on for JWP

So where was the actual foul there then?

Poor ball from Shaw, it was behind Lallana.

Weinman = Whine-man.

I'd be tempted to swap him for Chambers and push Clyne up into a more direct RW role to try and get in behind them. Would definitely give us a better attacking option I reckon.

I'm sure they will all come out of the woodwork if we fall behind.