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In response to:You get less for murder...

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 02:41:25 +0100

Thanks,

Congrats - on your happy relationship - too!

TD

In response to:You get less for murder...

Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:04:04 +0100

You must be getting the hang of it by now then eh?

Congratulations!

My wife and I have managed 18 years so far although we were actually together for 4 years before marrying so you could say 22. I consider myself lucky and my vows mean as much to me as they did the day I made them.

I guess in this day and age that makes me one of the odd ones out. Some cynical types might even call me a sad old git. Am I 'bovvered'?

GB :)

In response to:You get less for murder...

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 02:51:28 +0100

Thanks DD

TD

In response to:You get less for murder...

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 00:10:55 +0100

he he, she's right. ;) ..... DD

Have a wonderful Anniversary

In response to:Fresh Air in the Morning

Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:04:03 +0100

Yes - all my own work
Sorry I have been lax in replying, just back from USA

It's part imagination part bitter experience!

Glad you liked it!

TD

In response to:Fresh Air in the Morning

Tue, 31 Oct 2006 20:31:42 +0100

I like it. Is this your own work?

Is it your imagination or are you writing from bitter experience?

In response to:Weekend football etc.

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 15:33:01 +0200

For sure - just make sure Wayne isn't too hyper. Should be a good one!

TD

In response to:Weekend football etc.

Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:16:04 +0200

Youz gonna watch da Man UUU match at Goodison like? Ize try and have a look otu for ya like Bruv when Ize playing!

In response to:Weekend football etc.

Sat, 16 Sep 2006 11:16:25 +0200

Si, en Valladolid :)

In response to:Weekend football etc.

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 16:53:04 +0200

Obviously in Spain then!

TD

In response to:Weekend football etc.

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:54:14 +0200

That's nice,
I've never been to a football match but I did manage to catch Valladolid FC training one day last week :D

In response to:Premier League - this weekend

Tue, 12 Sep 2006 15:41:55 +0200

Hi, good Blog, come and join mine!

Billy

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In response to:Tongue tied

Wed, 30 Aug 2006 08:58:38 +0200

:) Tut tut...Did you never teach him to articulate properly?

Then again, we need translaters for our Yorkshire accents lol

In response to:Chat up lines

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:47:27 +0200

indeed, a little less tacky than some of the rest

In response to:Chat up lines

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:40:06 +0200

I love the last one - made me chuckle :>>

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:16:41 +0200

I suppose credit where credit's due. Well played Sussex.

TD

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:20:42 +0200

172 AO

Astle, Law, Loye and co should knock this out for about 2 wickets, 40 overs.

TD

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:00:45 +0200

145-8 One way traffic....

TD

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:37:18 +0200

yeah daniel, u hit the nail on its head.i absolutely agree with what u said,a few days back i had posted a blog on this and endorsed a few things that u said.....talkin of something othr than the controvers,take my word pieterson is goin 2 be the next richards of world cricket...he is goin 2 terrorise the oppsition

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:12:59 +0200

I'm not too happy about the media speculation. Fair enough if the facts are concealed before the ICC commit, although it's frustrating having to wait.

It seems wrong to me for Hair to act as judge, jury and executioner. The whole matter lacked diplomacy, on both sides. Looking at it dispassionately I am inclined to consider this - where does the initial wrong lie - is it the alleged ball tampering or the umpires take on things. The evidence doesn't (yet) stack up in favour of the umpire, who seems to have a track record of controversy, particularly with regard to the sub-continent - I can't quite grasp his reasoning without the solid evidence that seems to be needed to make such a judgement - and in any event the match referee should have made the final call rather than the umpire directly in the middle.

Surely Hair had some reason to assume something was amiss. He could be right or on the other hand he could not. I believe the referee should have been immediately consulted. It seems the Pakistan team took a stance - they were bound to protest their innocence in any event - and refused to come out of the dressing room for just a few minutes. The umpire, convinced of his correct assessment, took the law literally and ended the match. It's a great shame that he took this position as people were denied a natural result - Pakistan really ought to have wrapped up the match on the final day.

My gut feeling is that the ball was frayed from the beating Petersen and co had given it. The evidence seems flimsy at best (as I see it at the moment) and the benefit of the doubt ought to go to the Pakistan team, even allowing for any previous - though they aren't the first team to be accused of tampering. The British press don't seem to be too sympathetic to Hair either.

Daniel

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:00:12 +0200

good to know u love the indian team as well, but ganguly he is a big no no for me.... whats ur take on the current ball tampering controversy

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:45:53 +0200

Perhaps, but not on the one-day front... confidence is everything tho, isn't it. India have some elegant batsmen, for sure, and have had for quite some time.. can't tire watching Tendulkar, Ganguly or Dravid, for example in action (and who can forget the great Gavaskar?)

TD

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:41:28 +0200

must say england have a very good team at the moment,its the one team that i support other than my country india

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:22:48 +0200

Yep, big Lancs fan...home county. one day kings for 30 odd years. Seem to produce the best players like a conveyer belt. Sajid Mahmood is just like Wasim in style and looks, not to mention the ability. Sussex are good but Lancs seem to have their number - 52-5 now!

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:17:52 +0200

its great to know u love cricket too,i am a huge cricket buff

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:15:29 +0200

46-4

In response to:"Sunshine, Sunshine, Happy Day"

Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:58:26 +0200

Sussex 36-3 COYLancs...

TD

In response to:It's not cricket

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 08:21:16 +0200

I read yesterday that they have South Africa on stand by in case they pull out!

In response to:It's not cricket

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 07:04:33 +0200

I hope it won't cause any problems with the one day international series.

In response to:It's not cricket

Fri, 25 Aug 2006 01:17:27 +0200

Hair should be made umpire in all matches involving Asian countries. Why? We can have play both on and off the field.;))