outoftheblue

No use crying over it....

Might be an idea to give the desk a wipe too

Stop eating cheese before you go to bed.

I was sat behind Smalley at the match, but I didn't ask his view on the game 'cos I thought I was old enough to be forming my own opinion.

Bloody answer for everything as well!

Richie Wellens and Ritchie Jones both play midfield, unlike Ritchie Blackmore - who plays guitar (And shouldn't be confused with the Richie Blackmore who played Rugby League for Castleford and Leeds).

Was great to see the ref say to Coyle "Take him off before he gets himself in trouble" after the last of his series of bad tackles. Two minutes later he was walking up the steps to a torrent of insults and abuse.

Women eh? They have to take everything we say the wrong way!!

Bolton all over the place now, and dickov's just put his shin pads in - could be fun!

They really need to be released. It isn't fair to keep them trussed up. Let them out NOW! (Please!!!!)

Ahh! that explains something. I think someone's been slipping it into my Guinness.....

I shouldn't really complain as I backed Alonso each way, so I ended up £45 better off, BUT..... ...It's wrong, and the integrity of the sport is being compromised with little regard for the fans who make it the success it is (And anyone who backed Massa will be pretty pissed off). The sport has always been about trying to get half a step ahead of your rivals. Remember the Tyrell/Elf six wheelers? Traction control? KERS? Diffusers? Active suspension? And the title-winning Lotus 72 was absolutely crammed with innovative ideas (Most of which are still present today) like sidepods and torsion bar suspension. What is happening with team orders is a different story though. Teams are manipulating leaderboard positions off-track rather than through innovation, and that is hugely detrimental to the sport, and tantamount to cheating. Shuffling track position is no better than the countless other underhanded gains (Cheats) that have occured in the 40 years I have followed the sport. To name a few; Benetton 'forgetting' to insert the fuel filter into the rig, allowing faster refuelling. Senna and Schumacher deliberately colliding with rivals to stop them getting points. Piquet Jnr deliberately crashing which effectively lead to his team-mate Alonso gaining track position during the race suspension. Tyrell spraying performance enhancers into the air intakes during the 80s (Martin Brundle's car IIRC). Niki Lauda's 'Suction fan' creating downforce on his Brabham. Schumacher 'parking' his car in an obstructive way during Monaco qualifying. The chief engineer at March who, during final practice, triggered the laptiming sensor with his clipboard a second before his driver Vittorio Brambilla reached it, thus giving him pole position. There are many more, I'm sure, but none are more blatant than this latest cheating ploy, and it needs to be eradicated very quickly. A mere £63,000 fine will have no effect - what does that equate to? Three sets of tyres? I very much like Ferrari, but they are becoming more and more untouchable by the FIA, and it's going to ruin the sport.

Clearly doesn't figure in tonights plans then.

Please send me the details. I shall peruse the small print and set up a d/d. If it includes Trust membership and also improves the squad then it can only be a good idea. Can't it?

Classic Peter Cook stuff. Just brightened my morning a bit. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUrhdIxTJSA (Sorry it's a link, embedding is disabled on the clip)

Admit it. This has been bothering you hasn't it?

That is sooooo good!

I for one would have been happier if he'd given us his opinion on the Failsworth saga before he disappeared. Actually, I miss him dearly. A man of wit, eloquence and passion - If not a little mono-focused.

Fer God's sake! Not another Dew running Oldham Athletic?

That'd save me a job. Cheers in advance Ryan.

Bloody Philistine! Been to Athens 3 times, and I fully agree you have to be careful every minute of the day. It can be a fascinating city but it is also no better than a Sao Paolo shanty town in parts - and Piraeus is the worst port I've ever sailed out of. One visit was made with two Corfiots to watch Panathanaikos versus AEK, and both the Greek islanders told me how much they hated their Capital, and how unsafe they felt when visiting, yet the islands are fantastic places that I'd recommend to anyone.

Normal practice by the time they're 11 in Wigan isn't it?

Edited. (Cos he doesn't like being called Trevor anymore ) His Play your cards right was fabulous. Every person drawn out to play was asked the same opening question regardless of age or gender; "Do you masturbate?" his other catchphrases included "You get all for a pair....Not in this pub!" Rarely left before 3am after a wednesday night. Great times.