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The Guardian has Andros Townsend going to Newcastle on loan and then permanent at the end of the season for £12M. Apparently, Spurs wanted £14M but nobody was interested. Charlies an absolute bargain compared to that.

Saw him at Southampton Guildhall in his Ziggy Stardust era. Must be one of the most creative and innovative artists of the last 40+ years.

Matt Le Tiss said on Soccer Saturday that it's not the first time that this has happened.

Also was a roadie for Jimmy Hendrix. Someone once said that, after a nuclear war, all that would be left would be cockroaches, Keith Richards and Lemmy. Looks like it's just Keith and the cockroaches now.

If you read the article, it's very speculative. There was a similar one going around about Juanmi a few weeks ago saying that he may want to leave because he wasn't a regular starter. Sports journalists seem to masters at creating "news" with no factual basis.

The task force was funded by: Centrica Cuadrilla Resources Total The Weir Group GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd Dow Chemical Company Not saying that they influenced the findings but I would have preferred a completely independent study.

Todays game owes a lot to Jimmy Hill. He led the campaign to abolish the maximum wage for players (it was £20 a week) and also pushed for the rule change to bring in 3 points for a win. At Coventry he introduced an all-seater stadium and was the first to do post-match analysis on TV. In many ways he shaped the modern game.

If you actually read the article, the Echo have taken "former Dell striker" Gordon Watson out of the cupboard and it's just his opinion.

Another one for the collection..... http://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/girl-6-shoots-herself-in-head-after-finding-loaded-handgun-on-sofa-a3125716.html

Ralph told three people at the Forum that he would go away to find answers to their questions. He was as good as his word and invited them in to speak to them personally. Can't imagine Cortese doing that. http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/sport/14040517.Saint_Ted_gets_Krueger_meeting/

It gets worse.... http://newsthump.com/2015/11/10/jeremy-corbyn-in-anti-monarchy-pro-isis-ira-loving-sandwich-controversy/

Almonds. Many years ago when I used to walk to infants school, I used to pass a house with an almond tree in their front garden. We used pick up the fallers and I've liked them ever since.

As Adam Blackmore pointed out last night, we are one of a very few clubs that are willing to put their top people in front of a live audience to answer questions that have not been vetted beforehand. If questions had to submitted in advance, the moaners would say that we're being censored. I'd rather run the risk of some of the questions being a bit banal than have the club decide what questions can be asked.

I've read most of King's books. He's not just a horror writer, he explores other areas as well (eg Shawshank Redemption). Difficult to pick favourites but I'd go for Pet Semartary (very creepy), The Stand (post-apocalyptic) and 11/22/63 ( a time travel tale where a guy goes back to prevent the Kennedy assasination but returns to a far different world). Didn't go much on the Dark Tower series. All down to personal taste really.

Passed away at the much too early age of 69.

I went to a Grammar School in the 60's but I think that the danger today is that they'll become full of the children of pushy middle-class parents who can afford private tutors to coach their kids for the 11+.

I see Ron as an honourable man who will see out his contract.

Can you supply evidence of this?

I didn't say that they would not be allowed to live there. They may have to apply for residency and work permits and would lose their health cover unless we agree a reciprocal arrangement (this applies in Spain now where you need proof of private health insurance before you can get a visa). How many of the mostly elderly ex-pats will want to go through that?

A big unknown is what will happen to the 2 million ex-pats living in the EU. According to a Spanish legal society, they will have to return to the UK and re-apply for residency permits. They would probably lose their state health cover and need to take out private insurance. They may also need work permits. Many of them may choose to return home and, as a large proportion of them are elderly, they will add to the workload of the NHS. Property prices in Europe could fall as it would be less attractive for Brits to live there. So, if they attempt to sell their property they may not be able to afford much back in the UK.

No more play today.

It'll be interesting to see what happens when Liz departs this world. I think that a lot of people who don't particularly care one way or the other about the monarchy still have a degree of respect for the Queen. When she's gone things could change. Personally, I'd like to see Charlie get the job. We have a long history of slightly bonkers monarchs and he'd be more interesting the rather bland and boring lot we have now.

Comparisons are difficult because a lot depends on the calibre of the team that you're playing in. It could be argued that the quality of the England team of the late 60's (Charlton) and the early 90's (Lineker) was better than the side from the last 10 years or so. Also, there seemed to be fewer meaningless friendlies in those days so their goals were scored in "proper" matches.

A mate at work has got one. His will record on an SD card for 2 hours on a loop so that you always have the last 2 hours activity. He recommended getting one with decent HD camera. Some of the cheaper ones are pretty poor quality. I think that he paid about £35.00.

Rupert Lowe mentioned it at one of the Radio Solent Forums that used to take place before the start of the season. Bierhoff was in his thirties and was asking for a load of money. Rupert's comment was "He's not 25 anymore and we're not Manchester United".