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This. I used to know a guy who worked for Barr at the time. He described it back then as "in layman's terms, unbolt and remove the roof, bolt on some more uprights, drop in and bolt on a new level , conduits for existing electric and water extend upwards, drop roof back in and bolt on" Simples. He reckoned it could be done in a close season if necessary .

If all else fails you could get yourself a parrot.

if he's trading it in for a bungalow that'll mean his knee is buggered for good.

Aim of the game is to get a batsman out. If it was just to hit the wicket - by which you actually mean the stumps - all the batsman would have to do is plant his bat upright in front of said stumps and spend 5 days batting out a draw without playing a shot. No bowler - or at least a very vast majority - ever set out to hurt a player, but bowling a ball that makes the batsman uncomfortable and needing to fend off as opposed to play the stoke that he would like to is all part of the game. Having seen the albeit jerky video of the incident there was nothing wrong with the bowlers actions. This was just one of those freak accidents where the ball happened to hit a precise spot in such a way a to cause maximum internal damage. A mm either way or slightly different angle of contact and he'd have probably suffered nothing more than a bad headache. Unfortunately accidents happen in sport just as they do in all walks of life. I have cracked a colleagues rib when bowling at him in a practise with nothing more than medium pace, and broken my own wicketkeepers nose bowling spin with a ball that unexpectedly reared up, neither in any way intentional or against any rules. As a now ex-cricketer myself I really feel for the Hughes family, but also the bowler Sean Abbott. Without wishing to trivialise the incident I hope he can put it behind him and carry on with his own career.

Damn, just about to post the same. Clearly a generation thing.

It's not in-house though, they have to travel to their Horton Heath "physio department" for those

It is an excellent series so far. 4 episodes in and I've already changed my mind 3 times about where it's heading. Ooops, didn't spot that, though to be fair my point was more about the physical resemblance than the storyline itself. Surprised the BBC got the likenesses past the McCann lawyers !

Is anyone else watching the current series of The missing on BBC1? Two parents dealing with the aftermath of a child (boy) going missing abroad (France). Ring any bells.? IMO the appearance of the parents bears more than a coincidental resemblance to Kate and Gerry. Wonder if it was deliberate?

Some good memories there, in some ways a perfect example of less being better. Solent was great if you were at home/work but if you were at the game it just wasn't cool to be seen clutching a transistor radio to your ear to check on other scores. (Smartphones with internet access? Not even a dot on the imagination horizon, we'd only recently got rid of B&W tv). So on the walk from the ground after the match the trick was to try and position yourself within hearing distance of one of the "uncool" with his radio tuned to Solent, as they would always be guaranteed to pass on the scores as they came in to loudly all around them (whilst strangely always seeming to be walking on their own). Failing that it was a race to get to the Radio Rentals shop, somewhere between where Cafe Parfait is now and the old Tyrell & Green, to watch the teleprinter and Final Score on the tvs in the window.

No, It's not just you.

And there it is

Thanks for taking the time to post that. Informative and well written. I've now added your blog to my subscription feed service so plenty more like that please.

Amended it a bit for you, although it may need changing again after the next international. Woke up this morning feeling fine Knowing our right back is Nathan Clyne Doesn't play for England, we all know that he should Someone tell them Clyney is bloody good..

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One of my favourite books is Simon Inglis' The Football grounds of Great Britain. He uses a real passion when describing each ground. Amazing how many have disappeared in the 30 years since it was written, including many I had been to. Makes me wonder how he would describe some of the soulless kit form stadia of today.

I've been lucky enough to get amongst the stones at Stonehenge. You can pre-book an after hours visit for when all the other visitors have gone home - no idea how often and numbers are very limited. Gives you a totally different "feel" for them than simply gawping at them from behind the rope. Woe betide anyone who touches them though, I absent-mindedly leant against one whilst taking a photo and you'd think I was attempting to steal the crown jewels from the reaction of security. Agree with you about Avebury Ring and the West Kennet Long Barrow, along with the nearby Silbury Hill. Despite being less well known far more interesting - and accessible - than Stonehenge.

On a not unrelated subject, is there anything more scary than getting up for a **** in the middle of the night, leaving the light off so as not to wake anyone, starting the steady stream and NOT hearing that oh so familiar tinkling splashing sound? You know it's landing somewhere but no idea where. The only clue is whether you're feet are getting wet or not. Do you need to go up? down? left? right? What's the best technique for getting yourself back "on target"? I favour the spiral approach but this can quickly get out of control if the target isn't located quickly.

Those are fine morals Tokes, spitting is far worse than peeing. Any contact wearer will tell you that there are times your lens is either dirty and/or dry and needs a bit of added "moisture", which might not be readily available from the usual sources. As my optician - a very conservative looking woman in, I would guess, her mid sixties - once said to me " Never ever take the lens out and spit on it, spit contains so many germs you risk an eye infection. You'd be better off ****ing on it, at least thatt's sterile". I was unsure if she meant whilst the lens was in or out of the eye, she declined my request for a demonstration but I did gain a free bottle of wetting solution. As for the shower, doesn't everyone? But only whilst taking a shower, I wouldn't go in there specifically to have a **** (unless there was a queue)

He paid money from his own pocket to prevent them being hit with a transfer embargo. Doesn't necessarily make him a good manager but shows he has the commitment needed to become one. He was doing everything there from changing players diets to picking up dog **** from the training ground (which I must admit seems a total change of character from his. seemingly, arrogant playing days.) Definitely deserves a chance of another job somewhere sometime. http://www.just-football.com/2014/09/death-of-a-love-affair-how-james-beattie-charmed-accrington-stanley/

I think it depends on how you look at it. The person on benefits will receive more by working. The high earner will have more taken from him by working harder .

I vaguely a quick chorus of "I'm singing in the rain" which would morph into some weird dance routine always resulted in someone finding themselves dangling at the end of a long arm of the law. Can't remember exactly how it went, or the relevance. Clockwork Orange reference possibly?

If you can't see the irony in that yourself I'll point it out for you. "Sorry little boy but you can't wear that monkey suit because you are black. "

Christ you talk some nonsense at times What could possibly go wrong? Nothing except narrow minded people trying to "see" a problem where none exists. Next someone will be pointing out the boys are shown in the costumes that appeal to boys and the girls in the ones that appeal to girls Should they have insisted on some cross dressing as well for the photo? Or maybe no children at all, just dummies of indeterminate sex and a neutral colour?