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Green lager and a macchiato. Zorro might come at this rate

May (or may not) be moving that weekend. Either way I'd like to do it! I'll let you know

What trains?

I'll be there

Getting excited!!

I should be there for "twelve" too....

Agreed. I'm meeting expectations by not knowing when or where to meet and giving myself too much to do tomorrow morning which means that I will be late for the unknown meeting point at an unknown time.

Already 'giving up' on the 1130?

It's a very good rule albeit one that I think can be bent ever so slightly for the annual Liverpool game...

The power of the Green Lager...

Lightweight. Zorro and JSS are only beginning to fall asleep whilst out and about at that time

I just thought Mark was letting us know he'll now almost certainly be on the 1230

Don't forget the hummus...

Unless we're in Dagenham

Last night we managed to wear fluorescent yellow bibs with a black trim. Great coincidence (not irony - don't want to fall foul of the grammatical pedants!)

Hang on. He's not actually turned up yet. Knowing him, he'll pretend to have a baby a couple of days before and "not be able to make it" PC on the other hand should bring his boots after his performance last night

Fixed it for you

Works for me. Don't forget 3/4 for 2. Normally cheaper than the old advance tickets. Maybe meet at the Moon around midday and sort trains between the 'numbers' (there'll be 5 or 9 of us and it'll be a total ball ache)

I'm in...

Be quiet and get checking those 20/20 fixtures...

Fixed it for you

The idea generally is ridiculous. The lower league structure here is probably the best in the world. We have over 92 professional clubs and I can only see this being hurt by having B teams. The good young players in the top clubs already play at our level or above through the loan system. Creating these B teams means this is less likely to happen and will have a significant impact on the game in the lower leagues. The issue I have though is more with the xenophobic nonsense of foreign players ruininng our national team that drives people to solve problems that simply dont exist. I think we all accept that the England team is in a transitionary period. However, the stat quoted yesterday was that there were 32% of starting births in the Premier League given to players eligible to play for England in 2012-13 compared to 69% 20 years previously. Forgive me, but can someone please remind what all these players elgible to play for England were doing in the Summer of 1994 whilst the football world was playing in the USA? Can anyone compare that to what the 32% will be doing in the Summer of 2014? I know which cohort I'd rather be in... The fact is that English football has never really competed on an international stage. We won the World Cup once, in our own back yard. Outside of that we've made the Semi Finals once and it was a huge surprise and a gigantic effort from Bobby Robson and his team. After that, the best we have ever achieved is the Quarter Finals. This still means we are in the top 8 in the world. It can also be argued that the timing is pretty poor as, despite being in a transitionary period, the future for England looks bright right now with Rooney still around for a few more years, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Wilshere, Sterling, Sturridge, Barklay, Henderson, Finnegan, Stones, Lallana, Rodriguez, Luke Shaw and Joe Hart still probably having 8-10 years left at the top to name those who come to mind off the top of my head. Attracting all these "foreigners" means we have the most commercial and, what is generally acknowledged as, the most exciting league in the world. It attracts huge amounts of investment and is probably one of our biggest exports. If we want to improve the national side, embrace it. Attract more investment. Then ensure that these large sums of investment are used correctly - to improve the grass roots of the game and improve the facilities and coaching of the next generation not syphoned out of the game through huge wages, agents fees and leveraged buy outs. Don't ruin the very fabric of the game.

You've just made his day. He's been looking for a reason to include this round for years...

At this point BTP will board the train and search you. We know what you're like

Choo choo!!! Looking forward to a cheeky trip to Asda on the way home. We just need Al to come and show us his excellent wrestling skills again!