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My condolences to all at FLB. This kind of thing, does put all faiths to the test. The saying "Only the good, die young " comes immediately to mind. Om was one of the few FLB staff, I had a little time with. Once while alone, she came to read my Amusing Thailand cartoon book. We had a bit of a giggle about the content. In that short time, it was obvious, that she was a lovely person. The Dalai Lama has the opinion, that those who die young are in fact, Great Teachers in disguise. They teach us the value of life, the greatest lesson of all. Make your own good times, life will

Skytrooper, can't understand my Limey talk. This lot is Greek to me.

Thank goodness! The thought of you lot trying to understand the "Offside" rule, would be a nightmare

Growler If we can't win against Crewe A. I don't want promotion. Chance is, they may be playing Brentford next year, that will be a division of loyalties for me.

I think another Allan, Martin Allen, may be the next manager for the Hammers, he aint doin a bad job at Brentford, sold our goalie to Harry at Southampton. There is a West Ham Mafia and no mistake.

They are two totally different games, with the same name. I just prefer our version. I can't even see ,who has the ball in your game. When I do see it, play stops again ! No doubt strategy, has a larger part to play in your game. With so many players to choose from, it seems to make it too complex for a Limey to follow. l

Our Football, ( the real one) does not allow any off-ball contact, by players on opposite sides, so running full speed at each other is not part of the game. The fact you are on the pitch for pretty well 90+ minutes, would make it impossible to go full speed all the time. There is more emphasis on field positioning, by both attack and defence. Players, are either Defenders, Midfield or Strikers. They are expected to be in the right place when needed, but it is not unusual for them to swap from one to the other during the game. Defendrs are usually taller than attackers, so when a Free K

Thanks KJ, O.K, there are 11 players on the field, but how many are available to play ? In our Football, we have about 6 players as sub's, but only 3 allowed on in the 90 mins of play. You seem to have at least 3 teams at each game on each side.

The irony is, I know more verses of Flower of Scotland than God Save the Queen. iT was my mates song, at family gatherings in Scotland.

Well Chaps, I told myself I will watch this game, but after 15 minutes, I could not take anymore. I was counting the seconds of play, it was mostly 7-11 seconds action, then 30-40 seconds of stoppage. How many men are there in a team ? Who counts them on and off the field ? It seemed as if the whole side is replaced after a shortwhile, they just wander on and off. Watching our football, must make you feel out of breath after 30 minutes of end to end stuff. I liked the flyover and all the razamataz. But sorry, it doesn't do it for me. It seems a long winded process to get a

I should be at LHR now, checking in for the TG917. But my dog sitter, is too busy to look after Herbert, so here I am. A Grumpy Old Man. Think I'll be grumpy about the schools nowadays- Yep that will do. My garden backs onto the school I went to 43 years ago. Much has changed, I'm not just talking about the Air-raid Shelters being taken away and replaced with tennis courts- Tennis ! We never played tennis at school, that was for posh people. Football and cricket were the two sports for us. In my day the school was Boys and Girls, now it's mixed, a great mistake. My son argues that

So, this isn't about Crystal Palace and Del Boy isn't playing either

Well Tarzan might be interested !

So, this isn't about Crystal Palace then ?

Don't ask, relish your ignorance. How I envy you.

Two incidents in the Man. U./ Exeter cup game, wich I enjoyed tremendously. Rinaldo, being nutmegged by the Exeter defender and the crowd chanting " There's only one Arsen Wenger " when Fergie came off the bench for an on pitch incident. I think it was a good experience for those Primadonas to change in a small cold dressing room. Might make them grateful for their position in their game. Last time they were there Bobby Charlton and Bestie were playing.

When my son comes home from work he scans our computer for viruses. he tells me that the FLB sight gets an average of 3 every visit. Just thought I'd mention it

SKY' My postman, is a great bloke, his name is Nathan and he pops a card, from him, through my door every Christmas. I think he likes people who take the time to say hello, when we see each other. No it isn't here yet. I expect it to be delivered by a bloke in a dark suit, sunglasses, with a camera hidden in his buttonhole. History, I'm surrounded by it, Hampton court, Windsor Castle, Runnymede, are all just a bike ride from here. The thing is, they were in existance, before your Gaff was even heard of. I remember Ronny Regan- bless him, taking a horse ride with the Queen at Windsor.

Yaaaaaaahhhhhhhwnnn Never mind about all that history stuff ! Tommorow, was to be my departure day to Pattaya and the back problem pesists. It's a pain in the arse ! Well nearlly Good job I was only going to stand-by and didn't buy a ticket.

JAULS If her boyfreind has paid for her ticket and gone through the aggro of obtaining a visa for her. I don't think he will be too pleased with her doing a house swap. If I were him, I would be on to the Embassy bloody quick. He is her sponsor, so she would be breaking the rules and probably never get a visa again.

stewie Scroll back a few months and you will find this covered quite comprehensively. The relationship posts hold the most. 2 of the biggies are length of contact together and reason for travel. Any paperwork you send must be recent, three months old will not do. Good Luck NNH

800 Passengers= 1200 peices of baggage, about 34 containers to unload, about 7 of those little electric tugs, pulling 4 each. Hmmm.. could be best to have just carry on bags.

Dunno why, but my son bought me the book for Christmas. I will insist he reads it after me, to get an insight into how I view the world from my 37 year advantage.

Chinese New Year ? Noisey, but nice !

ferocious For gawd sake don't go Muff Diving after a Vindaloo, not unless your room is near the pool !