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Similar story here - Mum had a bad stroke last year, and despite an old building in the case of the Royal Sussex County, and full wards in the case of the Princess Royal in Haywards Heath, the care she received from the first few minutes and for months afterwards was exemplary. Home visits to...

This Bills fan's delighted, and a bit shocked, at an opening-day win in Chicago. The first time they've ever won there, I think. Flashes of the QB Manuel could develop into, flashes of the running game they could have this season. No doubt Miami will bring Bills everywhere back to the ground...

Barnet 2 Alfreton 1 for me. Alfreton looked much better than a side that came into the game with no points, and were the better team in a scrappy first half. They scored right at the start of the second half but the game turned on a penalty and a red card (both the right call, in my eyes)...

I went to see the Nats while I was out there as well. Nearly a full house; hugely enjoyable to this baseball fan, broadly neutral as I was.

The rules that prohibit ownership of more than 50% of more than one club, i think, would stop that?

I spent the last year re-reading everything Banks wrote, JCL, after his untimely death*. Left Look to Windward 'til last, as it was a favourite. A huge loss, him - the Culture novels are without equal in my opinion. I've just started David MItchell's new one - he of Cloud Atlas fame - The Bone...

Went last year and liked the city a lot. The Air & Space Museums are worth a visit if you're into that sort of stuff, but the site out near the airport is much the better of the two. Enjoyed seeing all the monuments too, though they were all busy and that bloody great obelisk (the Washington...

Welcome, Pat, and be careful. The old lips can get welded to the crack pipe in short order...

Oh my God yes. The greatest goal I've ever seen from a Brighton player, and its legend can only grow because there were no cameras there. No doubt kids and grandkids are being told about that one these days.

On Kasim, I suppose you just can't always tell how a player's going to develop. There are plenty of stories in the league of players rejected by this club or that, who then go on to have superb careers elsewhere. It's odd, though, that he was being talked about as such a hot prospect in...

Real Valladolid in Spain - spent a fair bit of time in the city, been to the Zorilla a few times. And Boavista in Portugal - finally elected straight back to the top flight for this season, righting the great wrong they were done by the authorities there.

We've already considered him once and let him go. Club would look stupid now to spend the sort of money Swindon have already quoted other clubs to bring him back so soon after having let him go. A real slip, that was, by the look of it.

Absolutely - a plague on both their houses, frankly. United have done what they always do on the very rare occasions you want them to win; they got stuffed.

Yep. Had this very discussion with a workmate this morning. Even if every candidate in an election appals you, imagine any vote in which the spoiled ballot papers outnumbered the winner's vote count. That would be all over the press and something none of the parties could ignore - the media...

No politician has the slightest to lose in ignoring people who have no intention of voting - why should they give a toss about non-voters? There's nothing in it for them. However bankrupt you may regard the system, it only changes from the inside. Vote from who's there, or spoil your ballot...

You should see the odds list for the next Man U manager - until yesterday, at 1000/1 we had Lady Gaga, among others. About the same chance of either happening, I'd imagine.

Gracious and dignified response from a bloke who seems like a top fella and didn't seem to cause any grief on or off the pitch. Good luck, mate. Still quality, when fit. (Best of luck to all of them, frankly - regardless of one's feelings for individual players within it, this squad is still...

I'm about half-way through now. So far, the thing that's irritated me is his answering of a different question when asked why Garcia left. He only said he'd 'decided he didn't want to stay with Brighton'. We know that already. If he'd not wanted to answer that question, I'd much rather he just...

Next year, we've potentially got these away games: QPR Fulham Leyton Orient Brentford Millwall Charlton Watford* all in (*sort of) London. Derby's third-place finish and their fans' responses on here also means I'll be rooting for them in the final - and I used to hold membership and QPR and...

I'm not sure what Barber, or the club, think Naylor is going to do in these circumstances. If they want somebody who's little more than a mouthpiece for the club in the local press, then that mouthpiece would have little credibility among the support, is not likely to be taken seriously and...