Mr Softee

I think there are only 6 matches per group. 3 match days with 2 games per match day. That nearly halves the number of spectators.

Recently went to Paris with the missus. Stayed in a place called the Hotel Secret De Paris. A bit expensive but a decent hotel, there are good reviews on trip advisor. Booked via expedia. If you do go there the musee d'orsay room is good. It is near the Moulin Rouge and close to a couple of metro stations. Not the most celubrious of areas but seemed OK. The metro is excellent for getting around. If you go try a restaurant called La Relais de Venise (There is a website). No menu, just does steak with sauce and french fries. When we went we had to queue for 20 mins (no reservations) but it was worth it.

I thought Eden Lake was a bit poor. Might have been better if Shane Meadows had done it. Seemed to be set in the same area as where his films are set, but not a patch on Dead Mans Shoes. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a good one. Swedish with subtitles. There have been one or two good films from that part of the world recently. Another couple of recommendations: The Road (Read the book first though) Book of Eli Fifty Dead Men Walking A Prophet

The problem is that United Utilities have spent bugger all on reservoir maintenance and clearing out the silt, hence less capacity. United utilities have 2 budgets, a "Q" budget which stands for quality works. They get recompensed from OFWAT if they spend money on this. The second budget is an "X" budget, which stands for maintenance works. They are expected to pay for this themselves. Guess which one they spend more on seeing as they are a private company that makes ?600 million profit. They should be put back under public control.

I don't know whether there is something wrong with the online thing. I had a look at the price using the email address and password, intending to buy in the future as there are a few of us together. Didn't type in any card details, but got an email from them confirming the booking. Don't know whether I have bought them yet, but will have to check my credit card as that is what I used last year. When I bought them last year they charged me twice, sent a letter of apology and gave me a ?20.00 voucher.

Amazing Grace or Abide With Me by Royal Dragoon Guards - something about the sound of bagpipes. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd - Live version from Earls Court. Hurt, Bridge Over Troubled Water, or In My Life - Johnny Cash. Good Riddance - Green Day Hard Life - Bonnie Prince Billy. Into My Arms or The Weeping Song. - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. And for some reason the music on Transformers when the robots crash to earth.

Just got back. Was sat in the City posh section. Hats off to the Wanderers fans, kept singing for 95mins. City fans, shite. I was impressed with Wilshere after the first few minutes, seemed to have a touch of class. The only problem was that some of the others weren't on the same wavelength as him. Will be interesting to see what he does with Weiss, Wilshere, M Davies and Lee. Maybe Weiss or Wilshere in a free role. From my view we seemed to set up as 3-5-2 at the start, but maybe mistaken, Robinson seemed to start further forward. And Robinson was poor, Coyle mustn't be impressed with JLS and Gardner in training. I would like to see Klasnic and Elmander given a start together, but can't see that happening unless it is in the Cup. Elmander would possibly do better with someone with a good first touch he seems to make a run but by the time Davies has controlled the ball it is too late.

Gartside said in the BEN tonight that we had played some great football recently. Bit of spin there methinks. He must be doing something right though for Eddie Davies to keep him in his position and to be fair to the guy we have had a good few years. Wouldn't like to have Hargreaves or his like back though. It is a bit strange though how quiet he has been for a while.

Agree we do have the players in the squad who could do well. I think that any flair has been knocked out of them. That was what the original quote meant. I would mind us losing as much if we showed some attacking flair. We have 2 quick wingers. We have a good defensive midfielder who can cover for someone to go forward. The gap yesterday between the front players and midfield was enormous.

Out - Some players with skill and flair. In - Honest hard working players who will put in "a good shift".

Let The Right One In is a good un. In Swedish with subtitles. I think the Yanks are remaking it, but they will only cock it up like they did with Rec.

As questioned in another thread, Gardner or Chungy, well why not both. Two wingers, now that would shock other teams I was really impressed with how positive Chungy was last night when he came on. Hope we look after him and get him into the league side gradually How much is Gary Cahill worth now? Quite funny at half time in extra time, some of the crowd were telling the players not to go to Megson, just in case he told them to defend.

I am a bit torn between going and not. I have been to all the cup games since the move to the Reebok and enjoyed a lot of them as there is something good about a night match. However after Sunderland and Stoke I am wondering whether it will be a waste of an evening. I have never been so bored at a football match. Watching Horwich RMI in the 70s and 80s was better than this. However part of me thinks that Megson may have nothing to lose and may actually go with two wingers and 2 up front. The other part thinks that some may be rested and Robinson may be back in the team as a defensive left winger. May wait till the team is announced as I can get there in 10 mins. Is it pay on the door as there is nothing on the official site?

They were there against us.

I am a bit disappointed with the prices, although at least the club has made some effort. I thought they could have gone below the ?300 mark for all seats and not really lost out with the amount of sky money they get.

I will be in the Tudor Thomas room before the game and that is where the refs there have their meal. Might ask him why he is a twat.

Didn't notice that. Thought it was a bit odd.

People could hide in the bogs after the game and watch Wigan St Helens for free. Says it kicks off at 7pm

They won't stay long, only front steps around there.

What a good programme that was!

Yes he can, if he is given the supply. Too often he is too busy chasing for the ball rather than waiting for a bit of quality from our midfield.

The way WBA play the Frenchman would be the better choice.

Today was embarrassing. I went to see a "football" match but didn't see any from us. Why is it when there are special offers to attract the casual fan we play shite. Do we not want any new fans? Can these "superstars" not realise that hoofing the ball in a swirling gale doesn't work. I haven't been one to criticise megson in the past but I think that his failure to motivate his players and his negative attitude has got onto the pitch. His post match interview said that we can't afford to play pretty football in the remaining games. Gary, we haven't played pretty football all year. He has a bunch of misfits and failures in his backroom staff that need to be changed. I think we have the nucleus of a decent squad that with 4 or 5 signings in the summer could do a lot better next year. Yes there have been some decent results this year but there have been too many performances like today where the team have shown no passion, no skill and no teamwork. At least when we first came into the premier league when we lost we at least lost putting up a proper fight. There are so many teams in this league that are crap and have players who are on mega wages for being ordinary. The top 4 are so far ahead now it is frightening. The way I feel after today is that football needs to change and the money and hype with it needs to be looked at.

I agree with that one. Trouble is, apart from housing it would take a while to actually start building things with the design etc. Mind you there are a lot of sites that have just shut down after putting in the footings. The country is just too soft with wasters nowadays. Just look at some of the scrotes wandering around town during the day. Not a days work in them. The government fucked up the car industry by putting too much tax on company cars and then offering incentives for companies to give their employees money to buy their own car. What a surprise when most buy a second hand car. Scrap company car tax and watch people start to go back to company cars. Therefore a rush on new cars.

From the BBC Like all of U2's best work there's a schism at the heart of their 12th studio album. It's the polarity between the hedonistic and the profound; the thin line between the general and the particular: rock and a very hard place. Their very lucrative humanitarianism may stick in the craw of many, but this skill allows them to make important points about all our lives while never forgetting to move our collective booties. Much of No Line On the Horizon examines the state of the planet from the viewpoint of victims and witnesses. White As Snow sets a traditional air beneath a tale of an Afghanistan where, ''only poppies laugh under a crescent moon''. World citizenry is reflected in uber-cool, William Gibson-style lyrics on Breathe (''16th of June, Chinese Stocks are going up, And I'm coming down with some new Asian virus''). Only in Unknown Caller's dreadful ''Force quit and move to trash'' lines does the hi-tech metaphor card get overplayed. There's plenty to rejoice about here. Not only is old mucker Steve Lillywhite back at the desk on several tracks, resurrecting the days of War, but the Edge's guitar also returns to the glory days on the title track as well as the hilariously titled I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight; with the echo pedal set to 11. Add to these the massed ''oh, ohs'', and this at least feels like a classic; even if a lack of obviously hummable tunes makes it more of a grower than an instant hit. The symbiotic relationship with Brian Eno (and Daniel Lanois) seems to have reached the point of imperceptibility. From the musical box sprinkles on the chugging title track to the midway palate cleanser FEZ-Being Born's cut-up first half, the touch may be light but it's now as much a part of their sound as Larry's rattling toms or Adam's one-note runs. Get On Your Boots sounds unnervingly like U2 doing a Muse impersonation. Not necessarily a bad thing but, as on Pop, it sounds odd when U2 sound like followers rather than leaders. But it would be unrealistic to expect a band at the wrong end of a 35-year career to be as lithe as they once were. There are at least two classics here. The closing Cedars Of Lebanon is a beautifully weary tale told by a journalist in the Middle East; while conversely Stand Up Comedy is a rowdy, grand gesture urging you to ''stand up for love'' as only U2 can. It also contains one of Bono's greatest lines in "stop helping God across the road like an little old lady''. It seems that faith is what still drives these men: the faith in music to convey an important message and faith in the power of faith itself. But overall No Line On The Horizon proves that U2 really still have faith in themselves. Fookin ell. I prefer either good or crap.