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He's certainly no favourite of mine but I thought he spoke with force, passion, eloquence and common sense.

They wasn't any.

50+km of intervals on Tuesday and just under 60km (25km was just getting to the hill and back) today of hill intervals including 3 climbs of a pretty brutal, Cat 3, 2.4km ramp. Was looking forward to analysing the 3 efforts but my Strava GPS went a bit mental and didn't record. By usual riding partners are either out Saturday (I'm at Swansea) or doing a charity ride out of Brum on Sunday so I'll go for a solo 100km or so after my wife has been out for her ride in the morning. Might head over and through Ironbridge which is always nice place to ride a bike.

Correct.

Students on either BTEC Level 2 or L3 Diplomas in either IT or Business. Classes I had access to this morning.

Totally unscientific poll at work. Asked 120 L2 & L3 Business or IT students what momentous event was happening today. Only 52 mention the referendum. Of those 52, when asked whether Scotland should become independent, 35 said yes, 12 said no and 5 don't care. Of staff, when asked the question that is on the ballot paper. 44 said yes and 16 said no.

They really need to address the issues of pricing for kids over 11. Pricing is obscene at the moment for youngsters.

Bolton cup replay. Barry Horne. Enough said.

Is your medication fuucking with your brain? I saw a foodbank in action for the 1st time last summer in Smethwick and to even suggest that these people weren't down to the bones of their arse shows you are utterly clueless. I saw need, want and shame in equal measures as they queued for bread, beans and the like, mostly own label basic stuff that the majority of us wouldn't feed to the dog. Yes some ****ts will get something for nothing but those I saw were certainly reliant. I felt ashamed that it was happening in my country and now regularly donate food to one in Stoke.

He's a good player and I don't blame him for wanting a move to a massive club such as Liverpool but he didn't need to be such a cuunnt about it.

I don't know a single fan who doesn't rate Cork.

TBF to the wench, she can afford to raise them.

This.

This bit is correct.

It does feel more human than it has for a few years and we appear to be more than mere customers again.

My 1st game of the season so looking forward to watching two teams who play football the right way. I'd take a point.

That's what we are doing.

I don't but I do think the club was forced to make the public statement about Morgan and Jay due to the press feeding frenzy.

Seeing as St Richmond, Professor and St George stopped the club selling Morgan by writing something on Saintsweb it makes you wonder why this intrepid trio didn't act earlier in the summer. It's there fault, through their lack of action, that we sold our stars and lost our manager. We now know who to blame.

No big rides for me this weekend after hilly interval training on Thursday and rolling terrain interval training on Friday has left my legs battered. Slow (for me) 60km social ride today and a short 60km route planned for Sunday (07.30 start). Alas it will involve me getting destroyed by my riding partner, commonly known as "the mountain goat". He's unbelievably strong on the flat and I carry 20kg more than him on the hills and on a short ride his pace is brutal. A&E are on standby.

Morgan's goal was a thing of beauty.

Just got off the bike. Could anyone summarise for me and point me in the direction of any highlights?

I agree totally with that. English friends living and working in Glasgow can vote but Scottish colleagues living and working in Staffordshire can't despite being as about as jock as you can get.

Considering who made the comment that should come as no surprise.

Chamois cream may also help.