Jump, you bugger, jump

A large young man jumps into the Herault just north of Ganges. Despite K's fears, he does resurface. This is a beautiful place to swim, but Laroque has the advantage of the ice cream. The Viz is apparantly cleaner and nicer - but colder.

BBC Wales

I listened to City's 1-1 home draw with West Brom tonight with my old man, on BBC Wales (via Sky). It was dreadful: I usually listen (if at all) to the internet commentary that Richard Shepherd does, which is perfectly ok: I get a decent picture of the game, and an idea of what's going on. With BBC Wales, the commentator started off by saying City were playing from left to right... But what does that mean? He didn't tell me where he was sitting. Were City attacking the Canton End or the Grangetown End? How could I know? He kept rambling on about completely irrelevant trash, like a TV commentator: yes tht's what it was like, TV commentary on the radio - with the commentator assuming you can see what's going on. When Scimeca scored the equaliser he was rambling on about something completely uninteresting (the make of the ref's shoelaces or something), and I hadn't even realsised we had the ball. I had to explain to my old man that we had scored. Terrible.

Things not to say....

In a meeting today with a client, a mental health charity, I suggest one way forward as the "sane way to go". Not one of my finest moments. From that moment on though I had to prevent myself from using the words "mad", "loony", "bonkers", "nuts", "crazy" etc which seemed to want to permeate every sentence. Why was my subconscience trying to do this to me? 

Another Italian Football Scandal

Udinese's new kit. Not my joke - thanks to young Gabb. Mind you K says she likes it, but that they all look fat. Who's got their money on Udinese this season then?

Comments

People can make comments on your blog. I suppose this is ok, but not something I'd really considered. Given the main subject matter of this blog is Cardiff City and stuff, the only comments I'd expected were on the lines of "I preferred our 1982 kit" or "You must be mad if you think we'll sign Koumas" or perhaps the odd insult from someone from Swansea. I hadn't figured on christian Americans. Maybe I need to put this somewhere on the page: this blog is not suitable for christian Americans.
Or Jacks.

City Win!

An opening day win for city at Barnsley. Unfortunately decided not to go, as the day out would be over 134 hours. Probably a good thing - we would have lost if I had gone. Am not going on Tuesday to Ninian park for the West Brom game, nor next Saturday for Coventry, as we're off to France for a couple of days to do the deed on the house.

Jerome getting sent off at Birmingham was a shocker, and although Earnie was man of the match for Norwich he didn't score. Why do I care about any of this? It might just have something to do with betting, is all I'll say. Mind you equal top of the table of the predictions league after one game. I will do well to match last year's second place. Really, I came second. Unfortunately this wins you nothing. In previous years I might have won Matty Brazier's sock or something, but now coming second is nothing. It's win or bust.

Division 2 (IOM) Preview

1. Norwich

With Robert Earnshaw being managed properly Norwich will regain the Division 2 superiority the achieved a couple of years ago. Peter Thorne may even play half a game.

2. Birmingham

Another ex-Cardiff striker(Jerome) will knock loads of goals in and Birmingham will finish a couple of points behind Norwich.

3. Leeds

Will reach the play offs again but won't go up. How we will laugh.

4. Derby

With a new manager and new signings will have a good season and reach the play-offs. Destined not to go up, as Billy Davies seems certain to never lead his team to a play off victory.

5. Southampton

Have a good enough team to get this high, Burley is a decent manager, and will win the play-offs.


6. Hull City

An interesting outside bet, with new manager, new players. Mind you, just as likely to be relegated.


7. Sunderland

All that money won't buy them more than 7th place. My spellchecker tried to replace Sunderland with Cinderella - which is all you really need to know.

8. Coventry City

Annoyingly for me (so my mate Ian can taunt me) will finish above Cardiff

9. Cardiff City

A mundane season is probable. But livened up by finishing one place above...

10. WBA

...Who recover to tenth place after a really shit start results in the sacking of Robson after Christmas.

City Pay £200,000 for a Hobbit

In a shock move which will send shockwaves through the shocked hobbits of wherever they come from (look I hated Lord of the bloody Rings, so how would I know?) a hobbit has signed for Cardiff City. Willo Flood (I kid you not) formerly (it is alleged) of Manchester City (But we know he's from Hobbit land - look I've told you I don't know what it's called, ok?) has signed for Cardiff in a deal worth £200,000. Apparantly that's what the ring is worth. I preferred The Lion the Witch and Wardrobe anyway, until all that Christianity nonsense got involved. And no, I don't like bloody Harry Potter either. And no, as far as I know City haven't signed Ron Weasley. Nor Jason Koumas.

Mel Gibson is an anti-semitic fucker who I hope has a really shit 'rest-of-life'.

To add to his various pronouncements in the past, and his fanti-semitic film " The Passion of Christ", Gibson has been prosecuted for a drunk driving incident which occurred this year on California's Pacific Coast Highway, with a blood alcohol level of 0.12, well over the legal limit. According to a police report filed by deputy James Mee, Gibson made anti-Semitic remarks, demanded to know if the arresting officer was a Jew, and threatened to "get even." Also according to the report, to a female deputy the actor remarked, "What do you think you're looking at, sugar tits?"

Now he wants to m ake amends before his Hollywood career goes completely down the tubes.

He's going into rehab to learn how to not be an anti-semite? He has to take responsibility for his actions "because he's a public figure"? Go screw yourself Gibson, burn in the hell that you believe in, and take all those fundamentalistic right wing nutters in the US with you.

Not that I have extreme views on this mind.

Religion is the root of all evil.

"The Royal Game of Ur" - play this at the British Museum website - it's fun:

The Royal Game of Ur

Be warned though - it's impossible to beat the bastard computer.

McNaught and McPhail.

I think we should sign McCrap and McForgetitwevegotnochance, too.

Something tells me it's going to be a McLong season.