Hamilton Saint

He mentions a drum being thumped throughout the entire game at CP as though that is something good.

Just to digress - I really dislike nicknames like MoPo and RoKo. The manager's name is Koeman. What's wrong with using his real name? That's only two more letters to type! As far as the original point goes, I would favour getting in another striker - if a decent one becomes available. What could ruin our current hot form is two or three injuries to key individuals: Pelle, Tadic, Fonte or Alderweireld, for example. I think defence and midfield are covered. Another striker would be good.

Cowardly thing to say.

Good one!

Should be fun with the likes of Wenger and van Gaal.

Mane - almost! Just wide!

"Bright start"!

Come on, Saints!

Great story! Well done.

Well ... I did a lot of gloating today at work!

Yes, it's a great album. Of the more recent ones, I think the best is "I'm Alive", which features the gorgeous "Sky Blue and Black". The album deals with the fallout from his divorce from Daryl Hannah. Should add that I saw Jackson Browne first at The Riverboat Coffeehouse in Toronto in about 1972-73. David Lindley (great in his own right!) was accompanying on second guitar, mandolin and fiddle.

Great stuff!

I've been listening to this one all week, too. I particularly love the final track. Simple but beautiful. I'm not so keen on his overtly political songs. He can tend to get a bit preachy ("Which Side", for example).

I agree with you on all of that!

And this one, "Foolishness", is even better!

The superb alt-country rocker Lucinda Williams has just released a double-CD album called Down Where the Spirit Meets the Bone. Here's a taste of what's on offer. "West Memphis"

Terrible writing. Every sentence is a new paragraph. So tired of this sort of thing. Group connected sentences into paragraphs; it makes the reading task easier. It really does!

I disagree strongly with this. I have subscribed to SP for many years. I get to hear a live commentary for every game. And there are usually highlights, or extended highlights, posted a couple of days after each match. Sometimes, they also will post an entire game on there, which is great! As far as free streams go, on the many times I've tried to find an acceptable stream, I've had no luck. The feed invariably stops and starts. It's just too frustrating to deal with.

Recently watched a wonderful film called Tracks. It is a dramatized account of Robyn Davidson's 1977 trek across the western Australian desert - a 1700 mile journey she did in nine months with 4 camels and a dog. Not much of a plot, but the film is still captivating - gorgeous scenery and beautifully shot.

"You are fighting men who love death more than you love life." Chilling. It really is a death cult.

Hiking is better!

If you're into picturesque villages with quaint tea shops, friendly locals - that sort of thing - then there's the Cotswolds, and Lacock in Wiltshire.

Lake District (but try to avoid peak tourist season) Yorkshire Dales Dorset (e.g., hike from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door) Cornwall (many picturesque villages and beautiful beaches) Norfolk Broads (with boating as an option) canals in the midlands (travelling on them by barge)

No. You need to stop and get as close to Stonehenge as you can. When I was a kid in the 60s, you could get right up to the stones. Now you can only walk around them on a circular path.

OK, then - 3 goals from 52 appearances.