I take you stand all game. Unfortunately I can't what my old arthritic knees so I have to try and get a front row seat (fat chance of that even at 9am on Day 1 of sales) Over efficious stewarding and, an you rightly said, tight concourses. There's nothing out of the ordinary with the view...
Thanks Jim. Trying to work out train travel to Manchester giving me enough time to drop my bag at the hotel then rush off to Old Trafford. They don't make it easy do they? Ideally I'd like to be in Manchester at midday at the latest but can't seem to find a way of doing that without driving...
One of the worst away ends, no pubs for away fans and on a Sunday. Underwhelmed. I'll probably do an overnight though. Does that train still run from Piccadilly to the Man United halt?
This, is how I see it. Biss can be a joy to watch but he isn't always 'on it'. He's excellent at breaking up play but then so is Caciedo now. Biss doesn't impress in front of goal - Mwepu anyone? (And Moises is there too for that matter) I'll miss Yves but this isn't the loss many think. Don't...
I've just remembered that a friend of ours has rented out her house for something like £800 a month (mate's rates I think) She bought a static caravan in Rye and lives there for 50 weeks but has to get off the site for a fortnight in January (I think) So she goes away for a cheap holiday, no...
Me and my other half were talking about this (and the current financial situation) the other day. We both agreed that if things really go that bad (we're both retired) that we could downsize and even up sticks to somewhere cheaper than the South East. Her son lives in Lincolnshire and loves it...
I used to drive trains over the Oxford- Leamington route and there is a similar eyesore at Bletchington. I too wondered how the cement company dodged the cost of dismantling everything. Why are things like this just allowed to happen?
I love Max Hastings histories. As you say he has a way in the mainstream press but is a pretty good read book-wise. He has a new one out about the battle for Malta. That's on my Christmas list.
With regard to the build-up to WW1 I found Barbara Tuchman's 'The Guns of August' almost thebenchmark...
Barnsley away too. Some fans got the hump with the soaking they got so it got a bit nasty. Bloke's rolling around fighting in God knows what - but it wasn't just beer. If that's the future then I'll give it a miss. I can go a couple of hours without a pint.
We are tapping into the South London talent scene too. Quite heavily as well. Chelsea will be the big draw for some but there will be gems to snap up. Our Academy have been looking beyond the South East for ages now.
What exactly has Britain not to feel proud about. A little island in the middle of the Atlantic has done rather well for itself over the centuries. Something your are getting the benefit of today.
I know where you'll go with this but there's a lot that Britain did in its past that is still...
Love all his films. A wonderful actor in the same sense of those during the Golden Age of Hollywood. As funny as Cary Grant, David Niven and many others and Capt. Miller in SPR was a role made for him. RomComs are a piece of cake for Tom. There are films out there with him in them that I haven't...
This is the thing, we're expected to take heed of fiancial opinions from fans of a club with (in terms of % of income) one of the highest wage bills and yet seemingly not enough cash in the float to buy a few square meters of carpark from Sainsbury's or actually own their Academy