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I did a tour of SMS given by the builders just before it was completed. They said that expansion would cost approx £1000 per seat (2001 prices), so it's presumably a bit more now. I assume that NC would need to confident that we were firmly established in the PL before considering expansion.

Benayoun is apparently off to West Ham (maybe).

The thing that really surprised me was how completely it changes your life. No matter how many friends or relatives you may have with kids you can still have no idea what it's like until it happens to you. I found the first 6 months a bit boring but, after that, it's fascinating watching them grow up. They're like little sponges soaking up knowledge.

Enjoy it while you can. They grow up incredibly fast. From when my nipper was about 6 till about 12, every weekend, rain or shine, saw us kicking a ball around on the Common or the park. When he eventually preferred doing it with his mates instead of me, I really missed it.

Does that mean that he swings both ways?

Rumour had it that his missus didn't want to come to Southampton. Rumour also had it that WGS had the deal for Saha and Malbranque lined up with Fulham but Rupert wouldn't come up with the cash.

Spent this morning wandering Southampton Common and collected 1lb of blackberries. Put with the first of my Bramleys for a blackberry and apple crumble.

Does anyone care?

The public address was rubbish when we moved in 2001 and it's still rubbish. Couldn't understand a word today.

Probably could have made a packet on the "celebrity" circuit but preferred a quiet life. A hero in the true sense of the word.

Started my lad off with reserve games when they used to be played at The Dell. He was about 6 when he saw his 1st real game (a 4-3 win against Ipswich). Even though I told him that not all games are like that, he was hooked and has had a season ticket for years.

Apparently, the lovely KP is in the Surrey team for Sunday. I'm sure he'll receive a warm welcome(!)

I assume that Camelot advise them on security or I could see their kids being grabbed and held to ransom.

Does he wear an enormous pair of antlers? That sometimes can be a clue. (Cue old Monty Python sketch).

Went up to the Triathalon in Hyde Park on Tuesday. As well as being deafened by 3 helicopters overhead, they felt the need to blast out music the minute the commentary stopped. Seems to be a growing trend. At least Test cricket hasn't succumbed.....yet.

My local butcher and very good but they're not cheap.

That's lunch sorted then.

Make sure that you do the requisite business mileage or the taxman will clobber you.

Plugging it into another laptop could give problems if it's not the same model as there will be hardware differences. As the previous poster has said, you can buy a caddie that you can put your drive into and it has a USB connection to a working machine where you should be able to see your drive and extract any files.

T'was ever thus. The bigwigs get wined and dined at Buck House and people who actually do the work get shat upon.

Up at the crack of Dawn. How does Dawn feel about that?

Losing 3 wickets for 1 run wasn't too clever.

Syria's supposed to be nice.

Too many bloody traffic lights. Someone at the Civic must be getting a back-hander from the lights manufacturer. They take perfectly good roundabouts (Charlotte Place and Millbrook) and plaster them with lights. It notable that when there's an occasional lights failure, the roundabouts function much better. On my commute from Upper Shirley to the Waterside I go through 20 sets.

The Olympic ethos is about individual achievement. In some events you can be disqualified for assisting other competitors. The GB coach didn't help by saying his team was the "best the world had ever seen" and obviously put few backs up. He also advertised their tactics. Did he think that the others would just let them win?