MikeO

A stunning result, Arsenal hadn't lost in the league for god knows how many years, so to spank them at their place is a great achievment.

"Hamilton received a further boost following the race when he was elevated to third after Trulli was handed a 25-second penalty by the stewards for passing Hamilton under yellow flags following the crash involving Vettel and Kubica."

Hamilton promoted to third . I don't think the cars look too bad.....in a few races time no-one will remember what they used to look like I don't think, but I take the "toy car" point (the Brawn in particular, maybe the relative lack of sponsorship).

Job done, nicely done Jenson/Brawn !

Downing, Beckham and Foster on at half-time. Cole and Crouch came on in the first half. Only one substitution left. Fuck .

Interesting new thing this year, the weights of the cars after qualifying are being made public so you can get an idea of everyone's fuel load. Looks like Jenson's going to stop a lap before Barachello, but the Brawn's weren't fuelled light to get the front row. Looks like they're actually carrying more fuel than anyone else in the top eight. 1. Jenson Button, Brawn GP, 664.5kg 2. Rubens Barrichello, Brawn GP, 666.5kg 3. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull, 657kg 4. Robert Kubica, BMW Sauber, 6505kg 5. Nico Rosberg, Williams, 657kg 6. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, 654kg 7. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari, 655.5kg 8. Mark Webber, Red Bull, 662kg 9. Nick Heidfeld, BMW Sauber, 691.5kg 10. Fernando Alonso, Renault, 680.7kg

Jenson on pole and Brawn ahead of the rest by a street. They said it would be a good car because Honda effectively sacrificed last year to concentrate on the new regs. Thank goodness they kept it alive, would have been such a waste if they hadn't. Richard Branson on board now....the obvious question is... Will they lose their virginity tomorrow ? Hope so.

The electric blanket that I bought my wife for Christmas has just stopped working. I have no receipt or packaging (although if you check my Clubcard records you'll find the evidence). Can I have a replacement please ?

No prob Jamie....all I'd need is a slighly larger spirit level and I'll be off !

It'd be good to see a bit of a shake-up . Seems ridiculous to me that there's still an appeal on about these diffusers that Brawn, Williams and Toyota have got. They all obviously came up with their designs independently and were themselves convinced they were within the rules. They all passed scrutineering and the FIA have thrown out the protest. The others are just cross they didn't come up with something similar, but you can be damn sure all their factories are working round the clock to copy them.

Reminds me of the genius Peter Cook & Dudley Moore sketch... I could have been a judge but I never had the Latin, never had the Latin for the judging. I just never had sufficient of it to get through the rigorous judging exams. They're noted for their rigour. People came staggering out saying 'My God, what a rigorous exam.' So I became a miner instead. A coal miner. I managed to get through the mining exams-they're not very rigorous. They only ask one question. They say 'Who are you?', and I got 75% for that. Being a miner, as soon as you are too old and tired and sick and stupid to do the job properly, you have to go. Well, the very opposite applies with the judges. So all in all I'd rather have been a judge than a miner.

Did you hear the science GCSE question Bill? What would you use to look at the stars? a. telescope b. microscope c. x-ray tube d. synthesiser wtf!?

Sounds like a '70's American cop show character...Officer Dirk Marcellis . ....or a porn star .

If 2/1 bets were certainties we'd all be very rich and the bookies would all be bankrupt. Those odds make them narrow favourites, nothing more .

Thanks Bill....it's south facing so I'm hopeful .

It was indeed....they wanted £699 to put it up (that doesn't include the base preparation, you have to do that yourself) . Seems to be the going rate....said to the lad who helped me put it up that we ought to go into business; took us about ten hours but obviously once you get the hang it'd be a lot quicker. Six hours tops, £350 each for half a days work!? Could live happily on building two a week .

I've heard that tip before Mac (very likely from yourself) and I can vouch for it!

OK....I know you're all really excited by this but afraid to ask, so here are some shed construction photo's . Not painted yet (although I have trimmed the felt) but the problem is the wife's started nesting. First it has to be painted Cedar :sick01: rather than blue and today we've spent more than £200 in Ikea buying blinds, a rug, little table and another of those classic comfy chairs (LINK) that they do to add to mine which is already there having been transfered from the old shed. I'm beginning to worry that I may have to share .

....because you're worth it .

My wife knows all about it because she watches Neighbours . It will teach you all you need to know :whistle: .

Straight in with a bit of controversy . http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport...one/7965056.stm I'm a big Jenson fan and I hope the bookies are right but making him favourite for Sunday seems a bit far-fetched to me . Think he (and Barichello) may well have parts of the race where they're fast but I don't think they'll win.

The best bit of Oz rules (for me) is when the umpire makes that ridiculous gesture when a goal is scored. They look like my lad used to when he played at being a dalek . They're so serious about it, as if they're making some great revelation that no-one else knows about . The rest of it all seems a bit pointless, but that's what sport's all about I guess .

If you refer to the site rules I think you'll find that any age jokes are to be exclusively directed at Bill. Anyone ignoring this vital fact is subject to a suspension of not less than forty-seven years. Please be more careful in the future .

Quote from Mark Hughes... "There's a perception that there are issues between me and Robinho, and Robinho and his team-mates, and that everything is doom and gloom and the dressing room is fractured," "The truth is it's a lot closer to being a lot calmer than people would imagine." ...so it's close to being calmer than you think....which means in real English that it's not really very calm at all .