Luke Becketts Anchor

I wouldn't mind changing the badge to incorporate the Red Rose of Lancashire, as long it still kept the traditional owl.

One thing I did put on my comments sheet yesterday was that the name of the club MUST NOT change, as was rumoured a few months ago. If anyone forgot to put that, please email the club to remind them!

We'll be on the beach in Sri Lanka! No good to us. We demand a refund on our season tickets!

It would have been better to show artists impressions of both phases, then we could see 'before' and 'after'.

The 'before' being the one we might be using for many years if things don't go according to plan.

Absolutely correct. When I was interviewed for the website, even the interviewer seemed surprised that the drawings shown weren't for the initial stadium. I think the intention was to 'wow' the visitors, and hope they didn't ask many questions. Obviously most of us did.

OK then. As I understood it, the two filled-in corners are 'optional extras' - the final capacity has yet to be decided. It looks great with the corners (even with two empty), but won't be so hot without.

The plans are a long way from finalised, nowhere near the planning application stage IMO. Even the stadium position isn't finalised, but it will be towards the north of the site, on the council land. (Hmmm.....) There are various reasons for this, including access to the main stand which seemingly has to be on the west side. (Myself, I'd put it on the east side and push the development to the back of the site). No details on access, car parking, Metrolink, other facilities, etc. It really isn't that far on.

Unfortunately this is my first week in a new office near Warrington

Don't worry! Almost everyone on this board is fully aware of how hard it is to get to BP from Warrington. Impossible on a Saturday. (Where's the fishing smilie?)

I'll be there at some point.

I will lobby for the development of a JW Lees, "Gritty Plant Repair Winter Ale," in time for next year.

Maybe a 'Salty Garg-ale'! Ha ha.

I'm mostly pissed off that they posted a report that the pitch would be fine TBH. Wondered why we were the only c nts walking down Broadway at 2.30. FFS, if it's in doubt, say so. Don't say it will be OK!

Myself and Mrs Anchor should be there, unless I can lose the door keys and lock us in until 5pm. Been rough all week, but not too bad now. I'm sure a few more hours sitting in the freezing cold will see me right!

No, BTW. Get behind the team!

I'm pleased for O'Grady. Hopefully he can prove himself now - never had a chance here. And for those who talk about him only performing at a lower level, I'm sure Rochdale would take us to pieces at the moment. Or even for the past few months.

Let's not forget the lino missing the milwall keeper running out of his penalty area by a yard with the ball in his hands then swiftly running back into his box in the first half. The one eyed lino was clearly king of the game today.

Yes, saw that too!

I didn't see anything deliberate from the Millwall player - there may have been a little kick in there though. Gregan put both hands around his neck (didn't try to strangle him admittedly). Lucky not to be sent off. We deserved more from the game than to lose to a stupid penalty conceded by our most experienced professional.

Don't know if it works or not, but it's a forward facing type, currently pointing down the hill (it originally pointed uphill). So if you were travelling down the hill, don't worry.

had an accident on Wednesday due to black ice above Holmfirth

My boss lives near there, but couldn't make it in on Wednesday due to the ice. He lives on a bus route too, which is normally ploughed and gritted. But the salt is scarce since the DfT launched 'Operation Grit the South'.

A couple of people slid into the barrier at work this morning (in Littleborough) due to the ice. I arrived an hour earlier, and was surprised that it was raining when it was -2C!

the he is defo coming back was just away of adding a few extra cash, or normally we would just say nah we dnt want him then thay will offer 30k and get him, nice to see there using there heads for once.

Just like we did with Mental.

Been told that Dale have offered £65K for him. Bye bye Chris!

I think Penney's posturing to get the sale. Remember what Shez said about Mental? An unwanted player isn't worth nearly as much.

Come on then Diego - was Yard Dog right?

Saw them in mid 90s at the Ritz!! Bloody brilliant track and band - and everything that they stand for with re-releasing this - get to Feck X factor.

That's probably the gig I couldn't get tickets to. 1992 if I remember correctly. Was gutted, and still am a bit now.

How about Kevin Bloody Wilson (thanks Will!) for next year? (Warning! NSFW or oversensitive people!)

Rock band Rage Against the Machine ended Simon Cowell’s four year domination of the Christmas charts tonight after a hugely popular Facebook campaign helped the Los Angeles nu-metallers snatch the Christmas number one slot from X-factor’s Joe McEdlerry.

me! Anyone would think it was Linkin Park!

If the music business doesn't like it, it's their own faults for devaluing the charts with all the crap that's freely publicised (in the guise of a TV show). Why should the Xmas No.1 single be a done deal? Well done to RATM, and all those who bought the single.

Is it part of a wall on Broadway near entrance to Latics ?

Damn it! I'm sure you're right. Big stone wall with big bungalows behind. Knew 'd seen it somewhere!

I don't believe for a minute he dragged the name of our club through the mill. We gave him the chance to resurrect his career, and I think after the first few months that was realised by the wider football community

Much as I was a fan, from what I've heard he's lucky to still have his liberty. Lee is a very talented footballer - it's a shame he seems to have the mind of a 12 year old.

It needs to look origanal and not another shrews or colchester .

It doesn't for me, to be honest. It needs to have enough toilets to get a pee at half time, sufficient food outlets to serve everyone when the ground is full, and decent bar facilities to have a pint or three before and after the game. Throw in a good view, and enough room (don't get me started on the muppet at the Exeter game ) and I'll be happy.

He wanted a same day answer...

Maybe one that got straight to the point...

No. Jenson Button isn't winning because DRIVING A CAR IS NOT A SPORT.

Neither is riding a horse in that case, but they always seem to do well.

Really? It's a little simplistic but I wouldn't say it's utter bollocks.

Maybe a little harsh, but basically true. And here's why:

Two things won Button the championship. The first was a series of near-perfect drives, and not just at the start of the season. Consistent, quick, few errors. Just think of all the people Barrichello tagged throughout the season (and he had the same car as Button). Vettel is only young and still improving, but he made costly errors when under pressure. Button didn't. He pushed when necessary, quietly pumping in fast laps. His overtaking was on a par with Hamilton and Alonso. He may have been too conservative for some in the second half of the season, but the championship is a marathon, not a sprint. His drive in Brazil was stunning, even though he didn't have the car underneath him to win.

The second thing is the team. Like it or not, F1 is a team sport and the driver is just a small part of that team. Button's team did a better job than anybody else, just as Ferrari did for Schumacher for much of the last decade, and Williams did for Hill and Mansell before him. In fact, you probably have to go back to 1994/5 since the championship was won in a car significantly inferior to the class of the field. F1 design is all about interpreting the rules, and Honda did it best (don't forget that Toyota and Williams also started with the double diffuser, and neither troubled the leaderboard much). Ross Brawn even tried to get the diffuser loophole closed when the rules were being finalised, but he was unsuccessful. In any case, the Brawn car was badly compromised in other ways to accomodate the Mercedes engine, which makes their performance even more amazing.