Kingsland Codger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vl34PDU94AE

Emnes was particularly impressive. As you say, lightening quick, extremely skilful and with a fine attitude. Never gave up and a doughty opponent.

Needless-to-say several of the many-headed around me were moaning by about pass number 9,10 and 11 saying 'kick-the-thing-forward' but some rather clever flicks and passes soon shut them up and the move unfolded to its superb conclusion. Has that goal been scored by Brazil, Barcelona or Milan the pundits would have been purring. What's the betting tonight's Football League Show will only include the last 5 or so passes?

Camara v Norwich and my own favourite Niemi's/Swensson's goal v Fulham at Loftus Road

It is a treat to spend the morning here in Tokyo reading all these comments and look at the Championship table. What a win. Thank you, also, to those who posted the links to the match reports in the Telegraph and Guardian. The Telegraph says we "clung on" whereas The Guardian comments "They [saints] are comfortable when confronted by desperate opponents."

Headingly 1981. Remembered for Willis's 8 for 43 and Botham's second innings 149 not out - and for Dilley's innings alongside him. 56 runs which helped win the Test. RIP.

All a bit of an embarrassment; can't pass, can't catch and clearly haven't grasped the rules of the game and thoroughly deserved to be knocked-out. As has been noted above by CB Saint - at least we have been spared a thrashing from the Welsh.

I quoted the wording of the 1975 referendum precisely to ensure all those who read this thread know what was voted on. The wording was taken from the History Learning website and the BBC website. http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/1975_referendum_EEC.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/6/newsid_2499000/2499297.stm I repeat the wording below. "Do you think the UK should stay in the European Community (The Common Market)?" No mention of 'Economic' Community and the words Common Market were in brackets. I was a 19 year old student at the time and the topic was a huge nationwide debate. The buzz-word at the time was 'sovereignty' - and the idea of losing some/much of it certainly wasn't expected. pap in post number 15 makes many very valid points. The very idea of any Eastern European country being involved in the EC (as it was then widely known) would have been laughed out-of-court. The broader question (which was also the topic of much debate in 1975) was the validity of the concept of a Referendum. It has been established what was voted on in 1975 is not what currently exists; further, those changes could not have been foreseen at that time. Given the changed landscape, what makes anyone think the landscape won't change again in the next 40 years? So, therefore, what is the point of having another Referendum? In as little as 10 years time things might (probably will have) change(d) again - so we'll have another vote just because some newspaper huff-and-puffs about it? Ditch the idea of a Referendum. All that is shown is a snapshot of views at a given time. Allow a selected (rather than elected) 'brains-trust' who will discuss-and-debate the issue and then instruct Parliament of the pros-and-cons. Ensure our MPs pay attention to what the brains-trust tell them (no nodding off over a large glass of port after an afternoon filling in an expenses form) and then let the MPs vote in a secret ballot (to avoid pressure being put upon them).

A bizarre piece of journalism indeed. Were Manchester City relegated in 1999? In both seasons where the year 1999 featured (1998/1999 and 1999/2000), Manchester City won back-to-back promotions. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/the-club/club-history

Err.. we've already had a referendum on remaining Europe. The question asked was "Do you think that the United Kingdom should stay in the European Community (The Common Market)?” The result was a massive "yes" - two-thirds in favour. So the question to ask and answer is - Should the result of a referendum be ignored just because you don't like the outcome? It's happened elsewhere. I believe Ireland originally voted 'No' to the Lisbon Treaty and as that didn't suit the powers-that-be in Brussels the vote had to be re-taken. So, are you suggesting we should act like the EU and ignore the result of our valid referendum?

Thank you for posting this. What a totally ludicrous penalty to give away!

Watford are one of those teams we have struggled against (like Swindon and Colchester) but last season we dispatched both Swindon and Colchester and fully expect the Watford bogey to be similarly smashed on Saturday. Was it against Watford we missed two penalties a few seasons back?

Assassination of JFK Moon Landing First Oil Shock Fall of Berlin Wall and subsequent liberation of the Eastern Bloc 9/11 The Moon Landing is an odd one. Clearly it was a Huge World Event but it didn't have as much a long-lasting impact as, say, the US defeat in Vietnam.

McClaren's TV interview comment wasn't helpful. A more sensible response (the sort of reply Roy Hodgson, for example, might have given) could have been something like ... "From the dugout I didn't have the best of views of the incident. The linesman was in the best position and the referee also had a clearer view than I did and I gladly accept their decision. I'm disappointed my player dived but he was booked for it and hopefully he has learned his lesson."

Much better than our national side.

A fine win for us but Millwall were formidable opposition. They pressurized us giving us very little time on the ball and often we couldn't get our passing game together. But it's all about scoring goals to win the points and Millwall had very poor finishers. Some of their shots went wide or over the bar by a whisker - and that's not good enough.

Mmmmm ... not sure where is the best place to begin but if we use the FA Youth Cup Finals as a starting point, and our own final against Ipswich, the team line-ups can be found on Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Youth_Cup_Finals#2004.E2.80.9305:_Ipswich_Town_vs_Southampton_.281.E2.80.930.2C_2.E2.80.932.29 Looking down the list of Ipswich players, there are no names that appear obvious current 'household names', whereas in the line-up for the Saints the names Walcott and Bale stand out; their names are known to non-Saints fans - and probably to some non-footie fans. Other readers of this post might want to scroll up and down the above link and see the line-ups of other finals. Middlesborough were in two consecutive finals and Adam Johnson and also David Wheater stand out. The Arsenal teams of 2000 and 2001 also have several names that are now familiar - indeed, most finals have had a least one player who has turned out to be a star; the surprise being, perhaps, there are so few. As for players who went on to play for Championship or League 1 and 2 sides, I do not know enough to make an answer other than to say I suppose nearly all of the finalists play somewhere in the lower leagues, at least. Then, of course, there will be the clubs that had good academies but never made it to a Youth Cup final. But the above is only a suggested starting point - others will have better informed ideas.

I believe Andrew McNeil played in goal for Saints Youth (maybe even in the 2005 FA Youth Cup Final? It says so on Wikipedia but Wiki isn't a wholly reliable source) and currently plays for Livingston in the Scottish Division One. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_McNeil http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=42168

As Micky above suggests, you need to prioritise what you are trying to achieve. An admission from the Parish Council that they have erred? Followed by an apology? Or another row with the Parish Council (and specifically the ex-chairman with whom you have difficulties)? Or to have your father's resting place treated with more respect than currently? Whatever it is, you clearly have the moral high ground and the Parish Council need to be reminded that a cemetery is exactly that; a place where the living bury their loved ones and where they can make visits to mourn and to remember. The Parish Council also need to be reminded a cemetery is not a profit-making opportunity. Dealt with correctly they should be made to feel utterly ashamed. But if you make it a personal battle between yourself and the ex-chairman you lose the moral high ground and the Parish Council are likely to close ranks. Try not to let emotions get on top of you (extremely difficult as you are dealing with a highly emotional topic) and keep the Parish Council focused on the concept of 'Rest In Peace' as this is a concept everyone (even awkward parish councillors with little man syndrome) can understand. And to hutch - sincerest condolences and all best wishes for Friday.

And then sometimes a cover version is neither an improvement nor an abomination, just utterly different Dave Brubeck Take Five 1961 ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwNrmYRiX_o and fifty years later, a version from Pakistan ...

Brings back fond memories of landing at Hong Kong's Kai Tak http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PCOcyt7BPI

I haven't been following this tournament at all. Are those players based in Europe participating? Are Brazil and Argentine having to field a weak side due to absence of any stars?

Good (sometimes great) possession football by the Japanese - a real joy to watch; but some dreadful finishing by the Americans. The game was theirs for the taking but they missed some really good chances. Fair play to the Japanese who were dogged in their defence, never gave up and were worthy champions.

Casey Keller's late, late save from Matt Taylor's close range blaster against you-know-who in November 2004 made sure we won the match.

No, not yet - and that's the point.