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Germany were the width of Gazza's boot away from being in the 3rd/4th play-off game. Bad choice of penalty-takers was the only reason they got through to the Final. In 98, Glenn Hoddle was more of a threat to our midfield than Zidane would have been.

Slightly not as good as Jermaine Defoe, (19 in 55) who played the majority of his club career for teams that consistently created fewer chances per game than Welbeck's club, but he didn't even get on the plane. Given the same scoring chance, in the same game, I'd put MY pension on Defoe hitting the back of the net, but I'd only put YOUR pension on Welbeck.

Completely incorrect. I'm an England football fan who saw us win the World Cup (albeit on TV), saw that tackle by Bobby Moore, that save by Gordon Banks, that hat-trick by Lineker, and has watched the Premier League get so far up itself that we've failed to produce a World Class national team since 1996. The biggest mistake the FA ever made was replacing Terry Venables (I know, I know......he wasn't replaced, he resigned. Read between the lines, then look at his replacement and what that replacement is doing now) for the 98 World Cup. With the opposition around at that time, and with the players he would have had available, I firmly believe that that was the best shot we'd had for years and, maybe, ever will have again.

Welbeck's a waste of a squad place. So is Rooney. Why Phil Jones and Chris Smalling are there is beyond me. Stephen Caulker, even though he was relegated, is a much better defender than either one of those two, but they play for Man U and Caulker doesn't. I think this World Cup is going to show up, more than ever, the PL's fixation with itself and foreign players, to the detriment of the national team. What's more interesting is the shenanigans going on with FIFA, and the power struggle between Blatter and EUFA.

26 But I certainly wouldn't turn my back on any of the sets of eyes in the photos, or lend them money.

The wonderful world of paper/electronic money. Transfer it (invisibly, to you) to this account for 24 hours, then to that account for 24 hours, rinse and repeat, siphon off.....sorry...earn a fortune. Funny, whenever anyone has to refund money to my bank account, it still takes 'Three working days', whereas I can send an IM to California and get a reply in the blink of an eye.

You don't. Or more precisely, everyone but you.

Staff have Youtube access, Smoothwall filtered. Of the students, only the 6th Form Film Studies group have access to Youtube, Smoothwall filtered. Both of these against my better judgement, contrary to my advice, and I'm waiting eagerly for the time when something goes wrong, something completely inappropriate gets displayed, then I can give it a BIG 'Told You So' and block them all again.

All of the above, but most importantly, a Sense of Humour. Don't know where you buy one of those.

Eurovision Song Contest? Is that nonsense still running?

This has taken me all day, on and off, but hey, it's Friday 1. David Bowie Not a lot to say about The Thin White Duke that someone hasn't said already. Has to be included for 'A New Career in a New Town' from the 'Low' album. Released just after my first marriage broke down, when I was starting a new career in a new town, Brighton. 2. Abba 'I must have left my house at eight, because I always do'...one of their most under-rated songs. For their volume and diversity of output. YouTube v=_uaNwAV3TUU 3. Talking Heads 'The band in Heaven, they play my favourite song. Play it once again, play it all night long' So many thought provoking lyrics, haunting melodies, and rhythms for every life. I'd have to include all DB's solo work and Tom Tom Club. YouTube v=H506K66A3xo 4. Pink Floyd Enough said, really. Free Four - 08 - Obscured by Clouds - Pink Floyd - YouTube 5. Bruce Springsteen (but could just as easily have been Bob Dylan) Just keeps getting better as he gets older. The Seeger Sessions, The River, Nebraska, Darkness on the Edge of Town to name but a few. How can one person have so much music and so many stories in him? How could we be so lucky as to have him and Bob Dylan alive and writing songs at the same time? 'But now there's wrinkles round my baby's eyes, and she cries herself to sleep at night'. 6. Pentangle Bert Jansch, Jacquie McShee, Danny Thompson, John Renbourn, Terry Cox. I was lucky enough to see them live in 1968 or 69, in a tiny little mining village in South Wales. Turned me on to Folk Music and I haven't turned it off since. Danny Thompson's got the gig as BBC 4's Transatlantic Sessions' resident bass player. Some of his comments in interviews are classic....'You know, I wake up in the morning in this beautiful place and I think, I'm going to play music today. How lucky am I?' 7. The Bothy Band More folk music but different, couldn't be without it. I'll take Planxty along too, as they're more or less the same band. The Black Bird - YouTube 8. The Mediaeval Baebes . Angelic harmonies, ancient songs and chants..........different.

I'm going to see him end of July. 'Bright Side of The Road', one of the happiest songs I know. Always cheers me up when I hear it.

'Rat Trap'...........if Carlsberg wrote social comment lyrics etc

If I didn't have my MoT on Saturday, I'd see you there. While I'm here, is anyone else going to the Cambridge Folk Festival this year?

Homepage | Cambridge Corn Exchange Got an e-mail from The Cornex about this earlier this week. Might be too late, but not too far from you, I guess. Still compiling my list.

So, is this the classic Radio 4 (?) Desert Island? Eight tracks, not albums.....yes? Let me think about this.

Quote by Socrates…or is it? | Why We Do It! Just saying

My question didn't assume anything other than the 'child' killed another person.

Why should the child be entitled to a 'Normal Life'? The poor lady's family will never again have a 'Normal Life'.

Awful. Just awful. What have we come to in this country?

My bad. Is that twice including me, or does that make three of us. Ended well, well before its time. Could have done with another series or two before 'Serenity' and the grand ending.

No one's mentioned 'Firefly', that I noticed.

Same here, but I'm with Virgin. I had to get 3,765,874 channels that I didn't want, just to get Eden HD.

Then it's the right thing to do. I never have moved out of DP/IT, it's given me a job all my life, when I've wanted or needed one. I can understand these days, though, that that might not be the case anymore.

Gogs just have a funny way of talking and breathing out at the same time. I'm sure the South Walians here know what I mean.