John Bull

Pink Floyd - "Fearless"

Yes, in Mexico. Have you ever sailed aboard a yacht?

"This is England" . . . Great film, I would really recommend it. Good message.

I think that's true about the contract, although there were a few conflicting stories about whether he already had the clause from the beginning or whether it's just been added. Personally, I don't really have too much of a problem with it - I tend to think getting relegated means it's virtually impossible to hang on to your best players anyway and even harder to command much more than £6-7 million for them. Tainio's been impressive, but only really in short bursts so far. He's had an unlucky run of injuries since joining so unfortunately he hasn't had a decent chance to establish himself in the side as yet. He seems a useful player though - he reads the game well, protects the back four (again, something we were really crying out for last season) and always looks calm on the ball. If he could just get a few more games under his belt, I think he'd become a popular figure around here. Is Bent really as bad as all that? I thought Harry was joking when he said he rated his wife as a better striker Good point. Tainio's really passionate. You could see that he loved Spurs - who he supported as a boy - and it was really sad that we sold him; I heard that he didn't want to leave. He certainly did a job for us. Glad that he's playing well up with you Mackems. Shame about the injuries though. I spent a long time after we signed Bent telling people to give him a chance, and thinking that he was a good chap and that he would come good. I just don't feel that he fits in at Spurs, on the pitch or in the dressing room , and that he isn't consistent enough. (Apparently he's the top English goalscorer this season though ) Some of his misses. :|

Bruce Springsteen - "The Wrestler"

Oui, naturellement. Have you ever been in the Scouts? Dib dib and all that.

2 . . . In the past he would have achieved a measly 1 but then Gordon Brown became Prime Minister, making Blair look ruddy brilliant in comparison. :| Old Teflon Tony. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

going in. Thank you for your support at this most difficult of times.

getting hungrier. Golly! That's not very good. Do you get them regularly? Are you going to be okay at work?

really not being at all productive this evening. Oh dear, are you all okay? Hope you feel better later.

wasting away. Supper was pushed back by the Six Nations rugby and the kitchen is now inaccessible, as a housemate is having some kind of bizarre party in it. Tough times.

The Libertines - "What Katie Did"

Yes, awfully. :| Have you ever met royalty?

Interpol - "Evil"

Blur - "Charmless Man" . . . quite apt really.

10. Barack Obama.

I was sure that there used to a rugby thread around here . . .

QI . . . One's got to love Stephen Fry.

Indeed. "At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies." - P.G. Wodehouse. True? The number thirteen is lucky for Capricorns, after all.

2. Captain Robert Falcon Scott.

really rather puzzled by the fact that Sir Roger Norrington CBE seems to be advertising his conductorial services on this website. :| What has the world come to?

sure that I will have no voice in the morning . . . Dark rum certainly does not help the vocal cords. Mistake.

No. I'm still a student but essentially have a job for life, so little prospect of that. Have you ever worn white tie (or female equivalent) ?

Good choice Calvin Harris - "Acceptable in the 80s" . . . unfortunately you're not.

Calvin Harris - "The Girls"