Carfidd currently winning at Forest. You know, that thing where you score more than the other side?

Specifically, Fulham winning for one. That'll give them a boost just before they go into the break, their next game being against us at the Cottage ...

He's done ever so well. Magnificent, in fact.

I think the first 2 or 3 months may be more critical for us than for other teams. If we can get a few lucky wins, scrape a few draws, we could build some momentum for mid-table. But if we carry on shipping goals and not scoring any, have a bad Aug/Sept, we'll be bang in trouble because I don't think we've got the fight to get out of it. I don't think the players would be up for it enough. Teams like Rotherham are used to it, dare I say, we've got too many rubber dinghy men.

What are the reasons for us not going down? - Too much quality in the squad? Which players represent quality then? - Tighten up the defence? Can't see that - Koita and Brown to score the goals that Gestede and Rhodes scored? Maybe Koita could knock a few in, but he can't score 40 on his own. - Bowyer has a tactical epiphany? - We suddenly become the fittest team in the division, with morale to match? I think the only reason we'd stay up is that they'd be 3 teams even more hopeless than us.

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Great result for Lancs today, doing Glam by an innings and ~150 runs. It's only really Glam who can stop us going up, so this result, which sees us going about 60 points ahead of them having played a game more, could be pivotal. My only concern is that at some point England could poach Giles. I'll be at Lancs next game, the 50 over fixture with Sussex. Really looking forward to that/

The England selectors have had a shocker. If I was Kevin I'd be telling them to get bent

Can't imagine Cook ripping a wet paper bag.

Things won't improve until the captain changes. I suspect the next three tests will be one way traffic

It's a shame KP isn't playing any more. Oh.

Good old Ian Austin, I remember him! Back in the good old days of Lancs being one day kings. Akram, De Freitas, Fairbrother, Mendis, Graeme Fowler, Paul Allott. The good old days. Austin was a quality bowler and a handy lower order batsman, but I don't think he'd ever get on the cover of Men's Health. I once met Wasim Akram after a day at an England test at the Oval. He was extremely polite, which must have been an effort because I was just so incredibly drunk. That might have been the time I drank 18 cans of 1664 and fell down an Underground escalator. The memory is a little hazy. Who remembers this?

Lancs are playing down the road from me in the 50 over competition, just booked my ticket now, looking forward to it

Lancashire putting along nicely at the top of the County Championship second division. Faulkner looks to be a shrewd acquisition. Got a good feeling about Giles. We really need to keep hold of him, I think he's capable of creating something lasting and good. We need to stop being a yo-yo side and start challenging for the championship again.

It should be Vaughan. Best Man for the job

Raid 2 was epic, maybe the best action film I've ever seen. 71 was a good thriller, great action and holds your attention. A British soldier becomes separated from his unit in northern Ireland at the height of the troubles. Sleepless night, great action film that had some twists in the tail, Keeps you interested right until the end. A cop steals a drug lord's cache of merchandise and in return the drug Lord kidnaps the cop's son. Well worth the watch. Fury, brad Pitt world war two tank epic as they go behind enemy lines trying to push back desperate German rearguard. Wasn't expecting the awesome ending which was pure win. District thirteen, free running stunts on steroids with no wires or CGI. Story takes a backseat but the action kicks so much ass you won't care. lavender hill mob. Found it hysterically funny, a real treat

Yes, Giles does not inspire any confidence in me at all, Moores previously failed with England, why should we get him back? Let's turn it upside down a bit, see what change falls out

What would he have been taking? His problem was that he had the speed but was firing it all over the place. I'll admit, he's improved out of all recognition, but he's always been capable of doing that

He walked, he wasn't removed

Graeme Swann said there's no issue with Pietersen since he was re-integrated. I'll tell you the root cause. Alaistair Cook. He should stick to batting.

You can't get rid of Pietersen, that's madness. They guy's a genius. The selection policy in all formats has been completely wrong. So let's get the coach and selectors sorted out first.

thank God it's over, what an absolute bloody nightmare

The main problem appears to be a lack of patience and/or laziness. Anyone on a pushbike weaving in and out of traffic as you could see in part of that footage, really needs their bloody heads looking at, especially in London, which isn't the most cycle-friendly place in the UK anyway. Some cyclists are also seriously lacking in awareness and just plain road-sense, and also will only really stop if they absolutely have to. Incredibly annoying. But then you see the fella in the Audi get out and lamp the cyclist, smart move that in London, with CCTV here there and everywhere. I think the problem boils down to lazy inconsiderate ignorant aggressive idiots who think they're special cases, regardless of what mode of transport they're using. Personally if I'm in London I prefer to jump in a cab or use public transport. Just seems much easier to me.

yes, but I'm not so sure it's a lack of technique as much as the fact that mentally they're all over the shop. can't wait for this tour to be over so I can get back to watching lancs

you either love or hate cricket. you can hate it, but come to love it. but once you love it, that's it, it's with you for life. it's a great game, in all its formats. there's nothing quite like it 10cc had it right. even this tour hasn't changed the way I feel about the game