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Walliver

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  1. Clue.. I'm rubbish at giving clues that don't completely give the game away. He's a retired now. Played as a striker.
  2. There might be more than one answer to this now, but when I heard it it was correct. Who's the only player to have scored in the top flight leagues of England, Italy, Spain, France and Germany?
  3. no, you get a hooker in first class Who do you think that is in the picture?
  4. This morning: I spoke to Gladstone Small. I saw the Aussies fall to 2-3. I can't think how that could be much better. (1-3, 2-4, etc, I know.) Now I know!
  5. This morning: I spoke to Gladstone Small. I saw the Aussies fall to 2-3. I can't think how that could be much better. (1-3, 2-4, etc, I know.)
  6. The last couple of days have been awesome to be at -- day three not so much, mind -- and because of the low crowd today (seriously, why were there no Aussies there?) I got to mix in with the Barmy Army properly, which was incredible. Has anyone seen any photos/videos of the Barmy Army from day five? There's one on the BBC slide show, number 12, that's the sort of thing I'm looking for. Anything similar to that would be ace. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/england/9236421.stm Had a look on Guardian, Telegraph, Cricinfo etc but haven't seen much.
  7. Can't remember exactly what it was, but if he scored then Qatar would've qualified for something.
  8. I'm going to the Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth Tests. Can't wait!
  9. From what I've seen of Lille, I'd rather have Moussa Sow than Gervinho.
  10. No, I'm in Melbourne now. I'm trying to convince someone to join me and although she sounds pretty keen the big sticking point is that she hates flying and the idea of being on a plane for pretty much a full day does not appeal.
  11. If anyone who hates flying has any tips for a reluctant flier, especially for a long, long flight, that would be greatly appreciated.
  12. Not falling for that man Plenty did.. although one of my mates text back with "You sent me that yesterday.". I'd gone as far as typing out "No I didn't!" before I realised I was about to fall for the same gag! My mate sent me it twice, a few days apart. It was funnier the second time.
  13. Not a good day for old Newcastle players. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oc...ogbia-marseille http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-11454176 Who's next?
  14. MILF! You read my mind Looks a bit like Reece Witherspoon imo, milf. No one going to suggest a thread called 'post a picture of your mum' then? No...?
  15. The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand. Love it.
  16. I'm not sure if this is a really bad WUM or a spot of really bad advertising from ITV.
  17. Walliver

    Australia

    The only reason I'm spending so long in Adelaide is that I've got a friend there who's setting me up with a cricket team. It would be foolish for me to go to Australia and not spend a bit of time playing with people who actually know what the sport is. What did you get up to when you were in Oz? And when you say 'seeing other places' do you have any specific recommendations?
  18. Walliver

    Australia

    A lot of people I've spoken to have said similar. They also rave about the west coast which is often ignored by people heading over to Sydney, the Barrier Reef etc on the east. Apparently the diving on the west coast is incredible, there's an island full of quokkas and, if big rocks are your thing, western Australia has a something twice as big as Ayers Rock. My rough plan at the moment is a month in Melbourne, a month following the Ashes, a month in Perth, three in Adelaide, April in Melbourne for the comedy festival, a month in Tasmania, then Sydney, New Zealand and along the northern territories until my visa's up. I hope I'm not coming back to the UK and I think Brazil would be the perfect place to go to the World Cup so I'm thinking of heading there for 2014, which would mean a year in Asia (mainly Japan), a year split between Hawaii and the west coast of USA, then travel down through Mexico, Costa Rica, Honduras etc and into South America in time for the football. Then see some more of South America and head to the Caribbean for the winter. I'm sure things will change along the way, but it beats the crap out of saying 'I'll stay in this job for five years and see what happens'.
  19. Walliver

    Australia

    I've just been granted a working holiday visa and I'm heading over at the end of October. As you mentioned, the forms say you need $5000, which is just over £3k at the moment, but at no point have they asked me to prove that I have this much money. When I got mine I paid roughly £130, is £200 for a joint visa? To counter what Rob said about staying nine months in a job - my visa only allows me to work for an employer for six months and I'd assume yours would be the same. There may be ways to wangle it and still do the same job while technically having a different employer but I don't know the ins and outs of it. However, if you're amazing at your job your employer can offer to sponsor you for a five year proper visa, not sure if that's something that would appeal. If you don't really care what sort of work you're doing there are sites like http://www.helpx.net/ that will set you up with farm work - basically you do a few hours work a day in exchange for a bed and food, whether it's picking weeding, DIY work or picking bananas changes depending on the farm. That way whatever money you take with you just needs to cover travel, booze and any luxuries you want to pick up and gives you an experience that keeps you out of an office.
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