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Speeches are good fun. You have an opportunity to make a joke. Seeing as you are becoming a god father, can I recommend you base your speech around the crusades, and spreading christianity across the globe. Getting merry also a good idea. I am off to Salisbury today to get merry. Edit: 52-7 to NZ now. Ireland toughened up at start of half, but back to being torn to shreds now.

Indeed it has. How are things? Much to report? I have some Simnel Cake. It's like fruit cake, but better.

Ireland score a try. Match might have been quite interesting at 15-a-side.

Make that 36-0, kick to come.

Heaslip definitely guilty of knee to the head - TWICE! 31-0 now. O'Gara in sin bin as well!

You care enough to reply!

And now Irish player sent off for knee to the head!

Two Irish mistakes and T-R-Y time. 10-0.

New Zealand v Ireland just kicked off. NZ starting well, but quite an open game so far.

We live in hope. However, I can remember numerous lively discussions with other Saints fans before/during/after games where people have had very different views. But everyone respects you are a Saints fan and have your own opinion. And I'll always remember Hull away on a Tuesday night with one section of Saints singing "Harry Redknapp's Red and White Army" followed by "We want Redknapp out!" from another section stood right next to them, all as part of the same song.

The group of fans that the club should pay most attention to is the one that pays to attend games. When you meet Saints fan at games (home and away) their views are often startlingly dissimilar to those expressed on the internet. I've always found attendees are much more pragmatic about things - also they have more respect for others views, even if they are different. I also don't believe an internet board is at all representative of the fan base. Demographically those who use the internet, especially more regularly, tend to be younger people. Should we ignore a generation that doesn't regularly post on the internet? (I realise there are exceptions.) So would be completely against something like this happening.

Excellent gesture.

Wasn't the 2003/4 Euro kit like that because of UEFA rules, which were about to come into play in the PL, but then scrapped?

Everyone loved the flame kit.

Rose Bowl looking very good. Went down to Scotland game a couple of weeks ago and was very impressed. Cheers for bringing attention to the update.

I don't think you understand what has happened.

Bring back Derek Kenway. All is forgiven.

Nobber. etc.

Would be nice to get one of these two before tea. Going to be quite close, methinks!

He is entitled to a holiday and as he is only co-general secretary of Unite then Derek Simpson will be able to take his place at the negotiating table. I imagine BA will be upset as the negotiations with Woodley were reported to be productive, and he was the best chance of getting any deal through BASSA. Keep up the strike.

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Raining in Bath - hope they have factored in rain. They should get one of those expensive radar things the F1 teams have - not that they ever work properly! Lead of almost 330 - time to declare!

Pothas gone. Lead of 302. Swing the bat for 2 overs and see what happens?

Closing in on lead of 300 and no more wickets lost. Is 300 enough? Probably. Would want to put them in before lunch for at least 45 minutes I think.

alpine totally wrong again? Surely not?!