RonManager

Might be worth starting a new thread, then.

Me too in China - the locals don't try to fight it, they just stay indoors!

Fascinating read - many thanks. I knew a bit abut the Bevois history but not about Ascupard (t). The quiet life was not for him. That's the sort of story one would expect to have been made into a movie.

Remember Kenwyne Jones - went on strike.

Margaret Thatcher Margaret Thatcher It may take more than one stake to do the job, but I'll have plenty of spares.

I accidentally clicked on Rickie's free kick instead of Dan's goal against Tranmere, so a slight adjstment needs to be made.

Brian O'Neil squeezed my bolleaux in the disco coach on the League Liner train coming back from Old Trafford on the 8th December 1973. It hurt.

Just finished a marathon catch up session of 'Misfits', hidden away on E4. I tried the first episode after seeing the trailer and have ended up thoroughly enjoying the first series. Good new actors, imaginative storyline and funny too. It would be easy to compare it to 'Heroes', but on an E4 budget. Just hope it doesn't disappear up it's own arse like that series did. Looking forward to series 2 in the New Year.

Damn, and I thought my thinly veiled laziness would inspire you to do some stat digging to see if a 4 week break does actually have an adverse effect on the form of high-flying clubs, which would, I think be a quite interesting thing to know. Oh well..

Short gays in tough men? Maybe not eh?

They told me the Save Our Saints match was nearly sold out

Ooh, they're just coming down the pathway now. Markus is dressed in his Santa finery and is riding Nicola 'the reindeer'. What a festive sight to behold!

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/TicketNews/0,,10280~1883200,00.html

Watched 'A series of Unfortunate Events' yesterday. Normally I enjoy these types of films but that was pants.

Good read - got your phone back?

Almost missed this game as the 0851 from Taunton was heavily delayed due to theft of signalling cables in the Bridgwater area (I wish they'd just put a wall round that town and have done with it). However, thanks to having a GW trains ITK pal on the inside I managed to get to Bristol to pick up a train starting from there, expected arrival in Leeds 1415. Bit by bit we suffered delays as the tentacles of doom spread out from the wireless Bridgwater distant signal across the land. Things weren't looking too bad until arrival at Wakefield, then a crawl into Leeds, arriving at 1435. No probs, I'll get a taxi - but look at the queue! Then I notice a flash of red & white getting into a cab at the front of the rank and without thinking I vault the barrier and am in luck - there's a space in the cab with 2 Saints and 2 Leeds fans (many thanks lads if you post on here). As we pull away I can hear booing and jeering from the masses!! I promise to do penance! In the ground at 1455 -phew! Thought we were Ok but I am starting to get a little tired of the amount of long balls we play out of defence which are, by and large, not accurate enough. I'd like to see a speedy attacking mifielder in the style of Wes Hooligan bought who can play well with MS and Deano and run at and beat defenders before laying off killer balls. Leeds defence were excellent, so well organised and something we need to aspire to. However, conditions were crap (their pitch was one of the worst I've witnessed this season), so overall a good display of footy on a freezing day. Fans in good form and much banter with the Leeds in the Family section. [As an aside, we have been discussing who sits where at SMS but Leeds have no problem putting away fans next to their Family Enclosure - interesting]. Leeds did a Norwich and let us attack them at the end and we all but pulled it off, so hard luck lads. Walked/slid back to town amongst the Leeds fans and overheard conversations which ranged from 'Saints were good, we were lucky to win', all the way across the opinion spectrum to ' Saints were gash and going down'!! A night in Leeds including an interesting conversation with some Leeds fans in Whitelocks (yes we can have Beckford, they are fed up with him and actually apologised for his blatent cheating early on for a penalty), followed by a night in the Discovery Hotel (5/10). Up early for a breakfast in the cafe nearby, followed by a sliiiide and sliither round Leeds and a quick visit to the Armouries Museum (recommended) before heading home. Not unduly down about the result, but, as always, it is a p!sser when you feel you could have got something. Keep the faith COYR Next up UGZDRRR - (local dialect).

For those interested in pagan festivals - I shall be sporting my antlers and hide all day. http://www.sabbatarian.com/Paganism/PaganHolidays.html

Remember going. As we neared the front of the queue two women were being assisted by St. John ambulance crews on the pavement. One of their friends was imploring people not to go in. My girlfriend was waivering but in we went. What freaked us out was the ambulance people all round the aisles, waiting for action. The film started with a packed audience and finished with a half empty room. Said girlfriend spent the whole film with her head buried in my lap (which was nice). Tension was broken in hilarious fashion when the priest put his claret scarf on her face to wipe the vomit away and some wag shouted 'Yeah, West Ham make me puke n'all'. Couldn't listen to 'Tubular Bells' on my own in the flat for ages afterwards!

First sprinkling in Taunton last night. Highlight of yesterday's rail trip back from Leeds was a blizzard through Sheffield and Chesterfield. The trusty Voyager was up to it, even with a dicky motor (wouldn't idle), so no delays, plenty of food, toilets working, all tunnels safely negotiated.

Lloyds Bank (animation) Green Army

Indeed, but look at the colour of the filling - it's brown.

Surpised it didn't happen earlier. Give him a team of underdogs and he's fine, but he was always out of his depth once the takeover took place around him.

You know, isn't it? Notice the lad farthest left, on the pavement, sporting a giant 'beehive afro' - as was the fashion at the time. Also, nice bit of buttressing at No.42 in the distance.

I wonder how the winter break affects form? The data is out there. And before you ask - no, I'm too busy re-painting the cat.