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Meanwhile - Dulwich Hamlet v Five-O this weekend

PROPER FOOTBALL

I really fucking hope so.

It was said in jest mate but I have obviously hit a very tender nerve.

You need to lay off the Hatorade.

"Hatorade", eh?

I shall consider myself trolled if that makes you feel better about your "jest".

I still think it was dull and am disappoint that I have taken the time to respond.

You win.

#dulljestisdull

Apparently WHU are changing their name to Liverpool 'B'.

As dull as this is, if it makes you feel better about the combined loss on the two players of about £34m, then fill your boots.

Downing to West Ham.

Move of the season. No hope for Liverpool now.

Trolling aside, the acquisition of Caroll and Downing from Liverpool at reasonable cost may well prove to be deal(s) of the season. Certainly, should the Brendalution result in more cries of "next year" - and I am struggling to see beyond that at the moment - and West Ham continue their good work, then I think this may be the case.

I got to the pub post-Root wicket but pre-lunch. I felt that Cook should have known better than to pad away the ball what got him and that Trott was trying to play too many balls at the time. It looked like a decent one that got him but I expect better, really.

Sadly by the time KP went I was ears deep in a trough of G&T.

At no stage would I have described the Bogan bowling as anything more than adequate. Our bats should have done better.

Good old Monty!

Indeed!

I never would have had Monty down for jolly japes like that.

Seems that Bell has gone now too.

Worrying times.

From what I hear - a pal knows the club in question - the doorway was below the street level and he was pissing on them from above.

There is nothing like an arsehole who thinks he can do what he wants receiving quick and violent justice from a pensioner to put a smile on your face.

And always nice to be reminded that, despite what the Daily Mail like to say, you can pretty much do what you want to intruders so long as you stop short of shooting them in the back.

This.

In droves.

This morning at the Camberwell Green junction police having a word with the driver/rider of any motor vehicle remotely close to being in the ASL and giving them a flyer to advise that they can "get points on their license" for such behavior.

How refreshing.

^^ I cancelled my longstanding Orange contract about a month ago and went with the Nexus 4/GiffGaff option. I really can't recommend both of these highly enough.

I seem to get better coverage than I did with Orange and the Nexus hardware is seriously good for the money. The missus is now going to get rid of the iPhone and the T-Mobile contract and follow suit.

Cheers for the info. Am now on the waiting list.

Fingers crossed.

That is a shame really as they have been helpful beyond the call of duty when I have traded with them in the past. Admittedly, I was accessing them as a broker through their commercial fine art channels, but they have paid claims which are at best questionable and agreed various extensions to customer policies for very little if any additional premium.

I have been out of the broking game for a few years now but am still firmly within the industry and Hiscox are still the big players for high-end/high value insurance.

However, there is very little loyalty or sentiment in personal insurance generally and come renewal you should do some shopping. A decent broker can be very useful in such times.

Have you spoken to them/your broker to extend coverage?

My experience of working with Hiscox - as a broker - is that they are usually very accommodating and tend to try and find a solution.

For high values, Hiscox is your friend.

May not be the cheapest product on the market but coverage is broad and their claims service is second to none.

Miss Mouse, what's the situation with return tickets now?

I had kind of decided against it this year - new baby at home and been out of the saddle a bit for the last few months. However, as it approaches I really fancy the ride to the seaside again...

Need a way home though.

Waitrose also do Monty Bojangles chocolate orange truffles at two quid a box. This is chocolate fit for the gods at a price suitable for mortals. Get involved.

http://whoismontybojangles.com/chocolate_shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2

Is the silence of Rio Ferdinand, Jason Roberts et al, due to the fact that Mikel is African?

Is this trying to imply that Roberts and Ferdinand, and perhaps Afro-Caribbeans in general think that Africans are fair game for racism? I'm no expert on these matters, so just interested to know where you are going with this....

FWIW - I agree with your earlier sentiments regarding players having no right of reply against referees and any suggestion of abuse of players from referrees needs to be investigated and dealt with promptly.

^
But surely this supports the earlier point: the beans were first cooked by application of heat. Then they were canned.

You cooked them again through application of heat -thus turning them into a biscuit(s). Then you decided to cook them for a third time, at which point they turned into something else.

I am not an expert on these matters so can't advise you on what it was that you ate after the third cooking. It wouldn't appear to be a biscuit(s).

Maybe its a double negative type of thing and they reverted to beans?

A rather large theft of art happened yesterday in the Netherlands.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19959224

I find these thefts to be quite interesting as the pieces have no value now through any legitimate channels. Unless they have been stolen to order for some Blofeld type super-villain or there is some sort of underground auction house for stolen paintings, I really don't see what was to be gained from the theft.

I have lurked this thread for some time and occassionally popped up with slightly drunken ramblings. However, just interested to know whether many here actually go to matches? Lots of talk of plastics etc/

For my sins, I really stopped going to West Ham when we were promoted to the Premiership under Pardew. Enjoyed the seasons in the Championship but really couldn't get excited about the Premiership circus thereafter. The last time I went to Upton Park was when Tevez scored a screamer in a match against Chelsea - a match which in which we were well beaten.

I have just turned down tickets for two matches and feel that I am very much a plastic these days. Ho hum.

The next door neighbour suggests that a Saturday over at Dulwich Hamlet is a better proposition. I may take him up on that. #properfootball

NB Teh Rulez:

Support West Ham
Parents didn't support football but neighours did - West Ham
Born Plaistow/ Grew up in Stratford and Ilford

Although I am perfectly happy with my frame now, at the time I really wished I had UTFS.

Lessons learned and all that.

The Cambira is very close to home for me and would have loved to have popped in - if nothing else than to have met some locals. I am new to South London after all.

Sadly, the reality of getting my flat into a liveable state took precedent - that struggle continues.....

Hopefully, I should make future gatherings - are there any thoughts for next week?

I bought a Cinelli Gazetta from them last year and unless Cinelli have changed it for the 2012 bike, it is very much an unthreaded Ahead set up.

However, as you have seen above, be very wary of their proposed delivery times dates etc. Also, if you are making a saving on the cost of the frame from other suppliers, make certain that you really are buying the 2012 (or whichever you think it is) before confirming the order.

For my dealings with them, I had understood that I would my new kit within about 5 days and ended up receiving it over three weeks later. I had sold my old bike in the meantime and was reduced to the ignominy of slumming it on public transport in the interim. The terrible delivery people also failed to deliver on the said date and I took a day off work to receive a delivery that didn't arrive. All in all, quite unsatisfactoy.