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I would guess that after all the crap he`s had to put up with he`ll be glad to be gone.

Indeed. Great win down there - things are looking up.

God, I hope not. He`s got as much charm and charisma as Diane Abbott

NO !!!

Last time we didn`t score in 5 consecutive home games was 1937, according to Jeff. Even I wasn`t born then.

Sure do - my Dad first took me to The Dell in 1946 (I was 7) and Charlie Wayman was, of course, a real hero. As for Matt Oakley, always enjoyed seeing him play and at the age of 39 I`m sure he`s deserved his retirement. I thank him and wish him well.

Back in November, I wrote this:- Revised target for this season - 40 points. I still feel the same way.

Me neither - agreed it has to be one of those two.

An old saying but still true - you never find out how good a place is until you leave it Anyway, I`ve moved on at the end of the day to be fair.

All done - hope that helps and all good wishes.

35% now!!

Mine cost £14 from Tesco - tells the same time as anything else.

Talking Pictures TV are currently showing `Dulcima` a classic 1970s film based on a novella by HE Bates. It stars the late John Mills and the late Carol White, one of the most compelling actresses of that era - Cathy Come Home was perhaps her most memorable role. She was dubbed `The English Bardot` because of her stunning looks and she went to Hollywood where, sadly, she developed problems with drugs and alcohol and died far too young at just 48. `Dulcima` was filmed in Gloucestershire - there is even a sequence in a bus heading for Forest Green - and is at one level an almost typically pastoral tale of country life; but it also has real drama, plot, sub-plot, intrigue and a climax which leaves the viewer shocked in the realisation of the counterpoint between rural tranquillity and human frailty. There`s a beautiful musical score by Johnny Douglas including a haunting theme and cameo appearances from the late and much missed Dudley Foster and also Kristin Hatfield. Look out for it - it`s well worth seeing.

I`d rather have anyone but Terry.

I thought reading the Daily Mail was a hanging offence.

Very pleased for him. Hope he does well.

Just seen Tarka the Otter on Talking Pictures TV. Excellent stuff, including two cameo glimpses of Reg Lye and Stanley Lebor. They don`t make films like that any more. Happy Christmas one and all.

The cynic in me suggests that football intelligence might be the ultimate contradiction in terms (winky thing)

Revised target for this season - 40 points.

"We don`t buy success - we breed it." Now where have I heard that before?

Just about spot on to be fair.

Poor Rickie`s had a nasty one - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37752181

Whatever the arguments, I`m just glad he`s gone. I found it hard to detect any redeeming features in his persona which made him pretty embarrassing as a representative of the country on the world stage. At least Ferguson was a winner - arguably his one and only redeeming feature

Looking a bit `so-so`now - 158 - 6 in second innings - a lead of 208 with four wickets left. Could go down to the wire.......

Indeed. If ever there was a must win six pointer it`s this one. To be fair.