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I think you could well be right and it'll allow me to sleep on the train down too.

Excellent excellent piece OBE.

That is very ambitious

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Upper Holte K2 Row 28 for this....

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Does nothing with it when he gets it and needlessly challenged to put us under a little pressure at the end. Easy to see why he never got many games last season and why he should be replaced for me. Good result and Goo'san' played very well and looks a decent keeper all round.

Reactions and ratings here please. 'That's all she wrote' and Jack's mailing of the commentators were a highlight for me ;-)

cheers good read. I do like these type of post.

Cheers BOF a good preview, roll on the footie

Just spoken to my dad and it is 'bloody hot' over there. Better get Sidders some very strong sunblock.

The General is still recuperating and is over the worst of his illness but it is expected to be some time before he is back. As before when I hear anything I'll report it here.

I can see the sentiment but I think it is the collective signings made by Day 1 NOT the end of August that will mean more. The next one itself will not be THE one.

.. tomorrow see me start a completely new venture to try and stave off financial ruination and to keep food on the table of our household. Well it isn't really that bad but I am starting to drive a private hire car for a living (like a taxi but no simply stopping to pick up customers) - as I'll have plenty of 'quiet' time in between jobs I was wondering if I should start a blog? So should I or not..... I will use the time to write some FP pieces for here for one thing and possibly nick AJ's PSP ;-) Al

Aston's mates and for soem strange reason I found it hilarious. Hit him with a few views and comments it'll make his month... Here

Lord Tanamo - A dash of the sunshine

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Rounders with helmets and padding....

Are you going to answer the previously unanswered questions?

this weekend see the Midlands Masters 2009 at the NIA. Wolves are the reigning champions. Tickets are available from http://www.mastersfootball.com/masterscup2009_midlands.htm and a few lucky VTers will be going courtesy of the organisers themselves, having won a VT competition on the main messageboard. So exactly who are these 'masters' representing us this weekend? We start off in goal with Paul Crichton. WHO I hear you all say, he's never played for us. Well you would be right he was a loan signing back in 1997 from The Boggies, he never played a game for us but did play almost 500 times for the likes Peterborough, Grimsby and Premiership newboys Burnley. So it seems we are lacking in former keepers stepping forward so thanks Paul, again as I believe you played for us before. Then we go onto 8 players who HAVE played for us and I've seen them all in Claret and Blue too. David Norton - former England Youth and U18 player David made his debut in January 1985 in a a 3-0 win over Cov at Highfield Road, he played the next match too before having to wait until the next season for another appearance. That season (85-86) was his most productive with 25 games and two goals, though over another two seasons he never quite made the breakthrough and was sold to Notts County. Bryan Small - joined from the FA School of Excellence and made his debut at left-back at home versus Evernot in a 2-0 win, standing in for Steve Staunton. Bryan went on to make 45 appearances for us and quite simply was one of the fastest players I’ve seen. One foot race where he gave a then young Ryan Giggs a good 5 yards start and beat him to it sticking in my mind. Bryan never scored for us before being given a free transfer to Bolton. Mark Draper – you sign for the biggest club in your region; you score on your debut in a 3-1 win against the biggest club in the world – admittedly playing just few kids. Surely the start of something big, well if winning the league cup that season is big then yes. However, I always thought ‘What could have been’ where Drapes is concerned. That flicked up free-kick showed what he could do. Some 155 games and 11 goals later and he was off to the South coast and Soton. Neil Cox – it was only when I looked into his history tat I found just how few games Neil had played (26 starts in the league). His most memorable things being his playing the second half of the 3-1 league cup win in 94 and the two fingered salute he gave the Stretford End only a few weeks before after scoring in the last minute. His career at Villa finished as he joined MBoro for their ‘ambition’. Hassan Kachloul – an obviously gifted player, came to the Villa on a Bosman in 2001, started 25 games that season scoring two goals and then flitted around the reserves before being offloaded to Livingston. Another ‘what might have been’ as in theory at least him on one side and Hadji on the other should have seen us do well. Mark Kinsella – there are times when a player is signed and you’re not quite sure what it is the manager sees in the incoming player (Heskey anyone), however, at the time Kinsella was playing well for the Republic of Ireland, looked good enough at Charlton, turned up at Villa and promptly stood around a lot, pointing from what I remember. That said I’m being a little harsh on a plyer who obviously has a fondness for us as he is this year’s FPA Player of the Year. Tony Daley – the player of many hairstyles. An extremely quick winger who would beat a player with pace or a bit of skill and promptly find Row Z with the cross! Seriously an excellent player who on his day scared defenders up and down the country. Scored an truly excellent goal up at Citeh in a TV game we won in 89/90 season and was a key player in the team that year that saw us finish second under GT. Finally we come to Ian Taylor – the player that like us was a fan and lived the dream. Always to be found watching us when he could even when playing for other sides. To score in a Wembley final (96) for the side you support must have been his high point. Signed by Brian Little from Sheff Weds for what seems like a paltry £1m, Ian Taylor of almost 300 appearances and 43 goals I salute you…… now bring back that Masters trophy and put the dingles in their place

Why are Oasis playing again. That can be interpreted so many ways.

It's the small hands club.

London Calling - The Clash

e) When I've been away and my legs no longer resemble milk bottles. i.e. Now.