Gloucester Saint

Struggling badly to get anywhere near through the Senate despite all of his tantrums and trying to demand a recall to pass it.

He does behave like an Infantino.

Good good https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74gekjgrllo That is now a permanent judgement, nowhere else to appeal.

Any chance of them getting THB for just £20m is Dedic in the water.

Good to see Anglo-German co-operation working from inception in December 2024. Far more practical than wasting Naval resources, German courts need to do their bit now. It reduces the incentive for illegal migration into Germany and on across the channel given the parallel squeeze in N France, Belgium and Netherlands https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpq809zrvqdo It’s why the boats are bigger it less of them. At some stage one will sink with a lot of hand-wringing. I hope it doesn’t happen but the blood will be on the smugglers and go after them for manslaughter. Any Kurdish nationals arrested who can be deported, then do so.

One of the broadsheets printed a rumour after we moved to the Rose Bowl that the Hedge End restaurant would get a call coming up to the lunch break if Hampshire were at home with order for two buns, fries and no burgers. Shane’s lunch was allegedly a chip butty. 🥪 No idea if true or not. Same article said that during the difficult first season when we were relegated at Northlands Rd, there was a drinking club called Australia & USA = Warne, Udal, Smith and Aymes. When you’re THAT good, it doesn’t matter and what a brilliant player.

Having met him, I can confirm that Sir Steve Redgrave is a) an excellent bloke and b) an absolute mountain of a bloke. Gus Fraser was our tour guide in Barbados for the Test in 2004 - top fella, always liked him as bowler. Not much smaller a mountain than Redgrave. Told us over dinner that Shane Warne used to pay for his own flights to play for Hampshire and that Bransgrove had said Shane was an unbelievable fella as well as cricketer. So lucky to have him play for and captain the county. Met and talked with Sir Colin Cowdrey for about an hour when our local pub re-opened. Asked him about what it was like to face Lillee and Thomson at the WACA having come out of retirement in winter of 1974 in his 40s. Aussies thought he was still a class player and was a world class, stylish batsman in the 1950s and 60s.

Hmmm, someone who never stood or sat on the Chicken Run at Upton Park. Got plenty of Hammers friends, and their club has made huge efforts but to say they don’t have a significant element even still (but less than Millwall or Chelsea’s tbf) doesn’t stack up. We’ve got morons too (see Sala plane chant v Cardiff) plus https://www.thejc.com/news/southampton-football-fans-banned-over-antisemitic-abuse-directed-at-tottenham-supporters-flk7rwov https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63134381 https://www.itv.com/news/2019-04-14/west-ham-anti-semitic-video-fans-life-time-ban-racist-chant-manchester-united-tottenham https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59197801 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47144113

Quite, and West Ham are the Essex team by and large, apart from Colchester and the usual City/Utd/Arsenal plastics.

Fair point, might be time for Tonda to take a break if the case is playing on his mind. Still-like square pegs in round holes today and can’t afford it on -4.

Quite, whereas Dobbin played liked he’d been on the lash pre-match. Was useless at L2 Colchester too. Doesn’t look anywhere good enough to be a Southampton player.

Looked useless, joined by Captain Crap, Matsuki, Bragg and Scienza. Although that’s better from Bragg for Larin’s goal. Big Cyle clearly gives a shit.

Skate alert - it’s Corporate Ho 😉😜

Have a day off. Seriously. I didn’t agree with Jason’s professional and personal conduct but his two kids now grow up without a dad. When one of my close friends took his own life, I saw what it did to his kids and still does. And at least they didn’t have to see him ridiculed nationally.

Anthony Taylor retiring this week and moaning that the press, fans and especially ex-refs create a pressured and hostile environment. Referees so it to themselves in English football. Dozens of horror mistakes every weekend. They wouldn’t get away with their standards in any other industry or sectors.