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Re Happy Face's soot comment - when I was looking into getting mine fitted out, I had a lad from the council come out to have a look so that I could get the drawings done etc. He turns up in his glad rags, apologises for looking like a tart, and announcing that he's off to his gran's birthday party after. Anyway, up he goes into the loft, and comes down 5 minutes later looking like Al Jolson. I'd imagine he went home and got changed before his gran's party.

Close your eyes. Consider the prospect of 5 days a week at work. Consider doing that for the next 35-40 years. Consider that this is the last time you will EVER have this much spare time on your hands. Open your eyes. See how much more appealing 3 months with nothing to do is now?

ITV and Setanta have won them. I sincerely hope that NOBODY buys a Setanta subscription so they make a big loss on it. Canny bad news though. Shearer will not be amused - pretty much no live matches on the BBC.

I can't see you keeping up this pace too much longer, Lennon. Mid-30s soon for you! Watch me Although I'm out tonight an'all. It may all prove too much It'll either prove too much, or you'll be the grumpiest woman ALIVE walking in to work on Sunday night. Walking along muttering like Mutley "ressurfressurworkressurshit!" I would, but I'm not back til Wednesday Have they shifted you to the back end of the week like, or are you skiving?

I can't see you keeping up this pace too much longer, Lennon. Mid-30s soon for you! Watch me Although I'm out tonight an'all. It may all prove too much It'll either prove too much, or you'll be the grumpiest woman ALIVE walking in to work on Sunday night. Walking along muttering like Mutley "ressurfressurworkressurshit!"

I can't see you keeping up this pace too much longer, Lennon. Mid-30s soon for you!

I would give The Trent a miss tomorrow then. Ritchies in town!

Are you going Alexis? I'll be there pre and for a couple post (driving so I won't be stopping out too late drinking coke, and old so I won't be getting involved in any Academy shenanigans.)

Cruisie?? First 5 day week in a month. Not impressed with Friday this week.

Have you cripples actually managed to arrange something then? Only took you 19 pages.

I looked into getting the loft done in my new place - completely sorted, with a staircase built etc, but it was going to cost a fortune. Because it's a flat it would have involved getting the entire floor of my flat and all the walls upgraded with extra fireproofing - the idea being that if there was a fire in the flat below me, the extra fireproofing would buy me 10 minutes to get out if I was in the loft. Anyway, the flat was going to be unliveable in that time period, so it was a no go. I'd love a house with a huge basement like you describe though - most American houses have that sort of thing an'all.

Matty clearly thinks Toontastic is his personal sixth form pencil case.

If that's true it's ridiculous. Plus, it would have prevented him putting Lampard on as sub during the game at any point. I doubt that is true, there was a shot of Lampard in the stands with a cast on last night. It was only a wrist brace. The same one he had on for training the last 2 days. Looks like Luke's gonna make a canny doctor.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6505443.stm "Rock on, Tommy!"

I like my Apples (how d'you like them apples? ), but tbh, the lower end (read affordable) Mac laptops like the one I've got are a canny bit slower than the Compaq laptop I've got. So I would probably just stick with a PC. Why do you have an Apple & a PC out of interest? What can you do on the Apple that you can't on the other? Or are you just greedy Poker basically. The Mac doesn't work with a lot of poker software. I actually have two Apples and one PC.

It got really nasty just before half time. The chants of "There's only one David Beckham" then all the booing and shouting as the players walked off. The "Still want McClaren Out" at 3-0 was canny funny like. Like a load of huffy bairns - when they cut to the crowd after Gerrard scored the first there were loads of people with a "Fuck that keeps him in a job" look on their face. Not much celebrating.

£50m?? D'you reckon? That's pedantry you would be proud of, Craig.

If that's true it's ridiculous. Plus, it would have prevented him putting Lampard on as sub during the game at any point. He wasn't on the bench - there are other rumours floating around that Lampard flounced off and demanded to be allowed to leave for home immediately if he wasn't playing. Which I guess would explain the need for a smokescreen. McClaren should just say he dropped him - that's his job ffs, no one's going to have a problem with him doing his job apart from Lampard in this instance. I know on the radio this morning (Talksport, I know) the presenter on there (ex-Chelsea) was at the Chelsea Village last night and bumped into the club doctor and asked what the craic was with Lampard's wrist. The club doctor told him that he was passed fit to play.

I'm assuming it's this mind coach that's advised him appallingly on how to handle the Lampard situation too. Supposedly Lampard was fit to play and was dropped. But instead of coming out and saying "See, I AM a man that can make big decisions", a smoke screen has been set up involving an injured wrist. Which makes McClaren look like a soft shite.

Bill Beswick. Followed him from Middlesbrough. Biggest joke is he's actually listed as being an England mind coach ffs. Also since Steve Round left Boro to join the England set-up earlier in the season, the smogs have started playing better and England have started playing like the smogs. That's the bloke, Beswick. The press hate him, claim he's a right shifty twat and is basically brain washing McClaren. I don't know if it's true, but the bloke from the Express was saying he organises all McClaren's PR, how he dresses, how he does press conferences etc. He does. Also advised McClaren to spend six grand on getting his teeth whitened to improve his image apparently. Did he advise him to walk out on last night's press conference too? I think McClaren's probably a decent enough bloke in a job that's way out of his league. Agree with whoever said that the FA are responsible for the whole mess more so than the baldy quiff man.

Aye, Defoe's face was a picture. Nugent scoring a classic scouser's goal.

Dyer did well when he came on. Looked very lively, and some nice touches. Dare I say he looked a better player playing with people that can pass the ball in to feet.

See what I mean? Albert Logic.

Are you having an affair with him like? Pearl necklace next.

He's a bit like Albert Logic.