Dimond Geezer

Glad mini Ferguson is unhappy. I can't stand the bloke, he reminds me of a stroppy teenager being chastised, he has that cocky, slightly slack-jawed expression.

On the first day of a new job back March 1988, myself, my mate (who was instrumental in getting me the job) & 2 new colleagues went for a liquid lunch there (complete with a chilli-jacket IIRC). We were 15-20 minutes late back, I was bricking it, fortunately the boss was even later back from his lunch. My sister was the last manager of the place before it was demolished, we had several good christmas parties there, purely for family, staff & a few special punters after the diners had left. The kids loved having the run of the pub (& ball pit downstairs), whilst we had a free bar.

Was that The Hedgehog & Hogshead, originally the Style on the corner of University Rd?. I can't remember when it changed it's name but I knew it as The Hedgehog in the early 90s. Used to go there when The Frog & Frigate closed & Derek the guitarist moved to the Hedgehog. It reverted back to The Style years ago.

The cheating gits.

done my duty, he's on 52.2% now.

Damn. I must type faster.

I spotted it, 2nd word in, what's mt prize? Quality journalism.

Really? On what evidence, or is that an opinion you have formed about an elderly man who has never married?

Yes equally. These "travellers", (who evidently don't actually do any travelling) have got away with flouting the law for too long. If I had built a house, moved my family in & constructed a 20ft scaffold tower, in my back garden, without attaining planning permission, I’m bloody sure Southampton CC wouldn't take 10 years to get me to demolish it. Remember these guys who recently fell foul of the planning laws: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-15040447 I bet they would like to be treated as equally as the “travellers” and have a 10 year stay of execution.

A bit of an eccentric, but a legend in his time. Rip Sir Jimmy

It's a shame RLs volley from the edge of the box didn't go in, that would have been on to add to the list, top drawer save to keep it out thouggh.

Chappers for me as well, with Guly & RL mentioned in despatches.

That was chuffin' brilliant. Completely dominated 'boro ro most of the match. Gutted Guly didn't get the hatrick, an inch to the right & he'd have had one in about 35 minutes. The third goal was awesome, a propper team goal, Boro didn't touch the ball for about 5 minutes & what a lay-off from Rickie. We've now beaten the 2nd & 3rd teams playing well on both ocassions. Good times. Chappers motm for me (again).

I'm no legal eagle, but I don't think an employee can be sacked for being off sick, no matter how the employee was injured. I sort of speak from experience. I had the snip a few years ago & was off work for 2 days (1 for the op & 1 for recovery). My employer told me I had to take 2 days leave as it was my choice to have the op. I queried this with a barister friend, he told me that as it was elective surgery I should take the first day as leave & the second as sick, as I was unable to work. He actually said, to paraphrase "you can phone in sick with a hangover, it doesn't matter how you get sick or injured, the fact is that you are". So I would be surprised if Saints could sack a player for getting injured in his free-time. Now if he was disobeying club orders that may be a different matter.

The look on the seal face as it was dragged from the ice was a picture. It looked so dejected & resigned to its fate. There were a couple of lol moments, like the sealion & the penguin chase & the young bison being accidentally charged by the fleeing adult, he took a hell of a wallop.

Set the recorder, so the kids can watch a bit of classic comedy.

I didn't realise it was so serious until I read this mornings paper. Lucky bloke. I wish him a speedy & full recovery.

Thats my point though, a goal can be ruled out precisely because of the players body position, as I said, when he is half an inch off-side. In that respect it's no different to rugby.

What a ridiculous comment. The same could be said for football, eg. if the toe of a strikers boot is even just half an inch past the heel of the defender, he is offside, and conversely, how many times have balls crossed the goal line by a small margin, only for the goal to be wrongly disallowed. The only difference is that in RU they use the technology to correctly judge these marginal decisions. In football the powers that be are afraid of technology & leave the refs open to critiscism by not using it.

Saw my Action Man tent, Crossfire & Super Flight deck, amongst that lot. I will be asking my parents why I never had a Lego hovercraft though.

My parents used to take us to watch the Vikings (for the youngsters they an ice hockey team in Soouthampton), I loved it, I don't think we missed a match in about 10 years. I hadn't seen a match since they folded, until about 3 years ago when I took my kids to watch Basingstoke Bison, they really enjoyed it. I'll try & get 3-4 games in a season now. Bloody brilliant sport.

The thread title when viewed on the home page reads: Hampshire cricket close" I thought they'd been wound-up.

Do you get your stuff staight back, or do they keep it for evidence? Last christmas my neighbour was away, on christmas day I saw someone walked into her back garden. I plucked up all my courage & went around, to be confronted by her son who said he was getting his pressies whilst mum was away, so I went back home. Boxing day I had the rozzers at my door saying next door had been robbed & had I seen anything. Turns out her son is/was a junkie & broke in, by the time they got hold of him he'd sold the stuff, nice lad.

I didn't realise this was up for debate. I thought SMS was going to host some matches anyway. Excellent news though, I'll be there.

Southampton Saints RFC already exist, they play at Test Park.