Sheaf Saint

I was having this conversation with the other half over the weekend and it's my belief that it isn't your parents or your family origin that determine your accent, but where you go to school. It is during this time that kids develop their social habits and part of that is mimicking other kids in an attempt to fit in. For instance, my mum was born and raised in Bristol and you can tell from the way she speaks now even though she moved to Southampton in the 1970s. I, on the other hand, went to an inner-city school in Svaaamp'on (Bitterne Park) and through mingling with the kids from the local estates I developed my accent which I doubt I will ever lose fully. The thing is though, I never realised I had any kind of accent until I moved to Yorkshire. It was only then that I noticed how broad and distinct the Southampton accent really is. I guess because I had grown up with it I just accepted it as the norm, but when I speak to my old mates now I really do notice their 'aaampshire twang. I certainly haven't lost mine, but then I haven't developed a Sheffield accent either as I was 29 when I moved up here. If I had moved when I was 10 and gone to school here I reckon I would now officially be a 'Dee Daar' (as Sheffielders are affectionately known around the rest of South Yorkshire) but my southern mates do notice the little colloquialisms that I have picked up, like saying 'Ey up' or Naaa then' instead of 'Oright mush'. The thing that I do find strange is that if and when me and the mrs have kids, provided we are still living in this part of the world, they will no doubt turn out to be proper northerners!

I remember vividly being taken down to Weston Shore when I was not yet seven years old to join in with the flag-waving send-off of the troops on The Canberra...

He who trades liberty for security deserves neither and will lose both Benjamin Franklin

Hang on... Didn't the Tories block it when Labour tried to introduce something like this?

This. I saw the thread title and assumed it would be about the dance music festival that used to take place at Matterley Bowl in Winchester every year.

Would that be the same Adam Lallana that blazed over when all he had to do was wide-foot it into the net from Guly's pullback in the first half? I didn't feel confident about any of our players taking that penalty the way the game was going.

3-1

Penalty for Reading!

Have to laugh. West Ham have been completely on top for the entire half, and now find themselves 2-1 down having expected to go into HT in the lead.

Reading equalise!

Not looking likely at the moment... http://www.hahasport.com/v-2/18/86/v-388726.html WHU are all over them - they just can't get the ball out of their own half.

I did find it a little cringeworthy that he decided to use his victory speech as yet another opportunity to take a massive swipe at Labour over the war in Iraq.

Wwwwwibble

My brother is currently living and working in Doha - he reckons it's a sh*thole. In all seriousness though, these opportunities don't come up all that often so you should take them when they do. I moved to Sheffield for work in 2004 initially for a year, and I'm still here. Not quite as adventurous as Qatar admittedly, but so many things that I take for granted in my life now are all as a result of making that decision

Actually, I think if I was going to see it at The Smithsonian i would prefer to see it in its worn state and showing its mileage. Would seem a lot more authentic then.

It's a wonderful thing to have such a good academy that continuously produces excellent prospects, but it would be even better if we actually got to see the fruits of it for ourselves rather than Arsenal/Spurs etc... Maybe if/when we return to the PL we might get a few more of the emerging starlets sticking around a while longer. It's worth noting that of all the names mentioned so far on this thread, the only one who went on to produce the goods for us instead of bailing out at the earliest opportunity of a bigger payday was MLT. Although that's probably more of a reflection on football in general than it is on the the club and/or academy.

Excellent windmilling from the Bradford keeper I thought

I've already said we will need to score two or more goals to win on saturday, because I am fully expecting him to score at least one against us.

Why boo him at all? He did a decent job for us I thought, and his supposed slagging of us after he left has been massively exaggerated. I thought his comments were perfectly fair. The abuse he has received from some quarters about it has been nothing short of disgusting IMO.

He probably would have had Alonso if he didn't lose his concentration and run wide. Stunning drive from the lad though.

I think I love Billy Sharp!

Diouf really is a nasty ***** isn't he!

West Ham have equalised

Cov 1-0 Pompey

Barnard on for De Ridder.