BadgerBadger

Good effort mate, some pennies have been sent

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Just had 2 weeks on a road trip snowboarding around the Canadian Rockies, luckly I have a friend who lives out there which made things easier and a bit cheaper. Stunning place and awesome snow conditions. Rest of the year will be short breaks, gotta week in a cottage in Kent before a baby due in July so the rest of the year is cancelled

Got the same motor and regularly get 65mpg on my trip to work, mostly motorway and 120 mile round trip, keeping it below 65mph and utilising coaches which do cira 65mph but have to shut the cabin air off due to diesel fumes.. I too have hit over 70mpg when sitting behind artics. Saves me a packet. Gunning it only saves me 15 mins but costs a fortune.

Jack-a-fckin-nory Who cares - well obviously me in a 'who gives a **** anyway' Just ban or release for fcks sake, whoever is in control just sort it out one way or another (not sure who is in control but whoever is in control sort it out FFS)

We sang, we clapped, we won!!

Governments and individuals make huge sums from arms and wars, good business

I'd give it a good 6 hours at a steady pace so as to enjoy the walk and take time out at the summit, nothing worse than rushing a good walk. Starting at 7am is a good shout, you'll miss the crowds (which makes it infinatley more enjoyable) plus it gives you all time in the world to take it in at your own pace. As for the dog, you might see a few sheep on the first part up the side of the valley before you reach the col where you'll go over a stile into the bowl but the terrain is pretty chill and open. After that it's a well laid out path with some gradient but no drops, there's nothing there to worry about just keep an eye on the muttly when you get to the end of the switchback near the col as you climb out of the bowl and near the summit, it can fall away pretty steeply a few meters from the path in places but there's always the ability to walk away from the edge to gentle ground. I've never put my dog on the lead and I've still got him. My missues seriously freaks out at heights and she's been up that route many times. Check out the Crib Goch photos on Google for a gnarly route, it runs along the top ridge above you when you walk through the bowl, it's on my bucket list but my fear of heights may be tested by that route. Very envious, you'll have a great day!!

Pyg up - Miners down makes for a cracking walk, if you're driving to the hostel car park at pen-y-pass get there early, it can fill up very quickly. There's no drama, path has been extensively managed over the past few years to make it more user friendly. Take your waterproofs even if it's sunny, weather can change very quickly and give them new boots a good breaking in session before hand. Get a map case in case it ****es down but it's pretty hard to miss the paths. Hope you have clear weather as the views really do make for an enjoyable walk. You must finish with a pint at Pen-Y-Gwryd Hotel, it's at the right turn to Pen-y-Pass if you're coming from Capel Curig.

Get yourself to Canada, well worth it. Banff gives you Sunshine Village, Lake Lousie and both are excellent and there's Norquay also, Kicking Horse is only 1.5hrs drive from Banff. You'd have to be insanley unlucky not to have good conditions, most resorts have had around 4m of snow this season!! I fly out a week Monday for a few weeks boarding, will try out Fernie which is supposed to be powder heaven and then onto Banff - woohoo, can't wait.

Where's Wally

I don't have any, really I don't apart from an old white t-shirt that I scribbled SFC and painted red and white stripes using my daughter poster paints - the shame.............................

It's...........been............51............hrs............and................I..............must...............keep.................play...i...n...g...........man....ic......min....e....r............eerrrrrgghhhhhhh

I think we should ban eveyone for having the slightest interest in SFC

A little concerned that NA is struggling to get our boys on a decent run, especially with the ammunition at his disposal compared to Brighton et al plus what Norwich and Leeds achieved last season and this. That said it's far from 'panic button' time and it's a funny old game and I just hope they hit the sweet spot very soon and make their mark on this season.

Botley v Sholing under 15's used to be a bit tasty circa 1986

I don't see why this should make a difference - too much is made of minor factors like this, football teams are too mollycoddled by far. I'd quite like 4 nights away in a hotel with the lads with a game of football thrown in, and they get paid for it.

Llechwedd slate mines are good as is the Sygun copper mine. Great Ormes Head worth look. Electric Mountain Pen-Y-Gwryd Hotel near the base of Snowdon is well worth a visit for a beer, wonderfull place with loads of Everest first ascent links.

I hope we don't get to the final or I'll have a dilemma due to a planned family event on that date

Apart from a few I think we're a well rounded bunch that are by and large rather upbeat.

that was funny

Is this award affiliated with the owners of SWF or was it awarded by your loving peers?

Were the club only going to reinstate installment plans once they installed the electronic ticketing system, anyone know if this is happening?

OMG tw*ts at football ground shocker, ***ts go to the game and pay there money and sing some silly songs. Some of you lot spend more time disecting the fan base than is healthy. BTW Soooo glad I don't sit near any of them, but I do preside in block 42, blimey maybe I'm a ***t.

A tad pedantic MLG? It was a shame this evenings event was not tied into the modern era a little more with the current crop of players. Athough it's nowt to do with the current tensions would've liked to seen the likes of Pahars, Oakley, Niemi, Claus, Killer, Beattie, Strachan, CMFG, I could go on but on reflection we would have been there till Monday morning and I think they got it about right.