Recent content by TheJasperCo

I went on a pre-GCSE school trip, ooh 15 yes ago now. So hauntingly moving, my god every stop on the tour was powerful in it's own way (Mons, Tynecot, Thiepval especially...and that enormous bloody crater in the middle of nowhere). I'm in no doubt your son and his class will be on their best...

I'm really looking forward to spending a couple of weeks with a friend in France: city break in Bordeaux, then TGV to Paris to watch the Olympics rowing, canoeing and equestrian. Followed by a few days in Brussels from where we plan to tour the WW1 battlefields and memorials - which I'm...

Can't say fairer than that tbh

Convicted war criminal? No, course not. War criminal in the eyes of public opinion? Depends who you ask.

No. No they have not.

What was his role in the 'Dodgy Dossier' revelations and what did he know about the circumstances leading to the death of Dr David Kelly?

That's so ****ed up.

I haven't kept on top of the Ukraine war news in a while. Are people actually saying there's compelling evidence that Russia is carrying out a state-sponsored terrorist attack...on its own people?

Let's hope that's all there is to it :ohmy:

If you say it's 'pretty clear', then the inference is it was an unnecessary things to say.

Sorry, more blarney (this is well cathartic?!). I found that the majority of games were positive experiences. Sometimes the weather was crap, sometimes I mistook Hove Park Colt's ground for Hove Town's playing fields. Sometimes I underestimated the 25 p per mile petrol costs my parents forked...

Further to the above, I would also be particularly mindful of pre season tournaments. A whole weekend out in the baking sun refereeing for perhaps 6-8 hours non stop. The host club may provide a free ploughman's, and the £30 per day may be appealing, but it did have a tendency to be a magnet for...

Hey PWK, as a former referee during my teens (started at 14 training in the classroom beneath the stands at Culver Road and finishing when I went to uni 6 years later)...I had some horrendous experiences. I can really relate to the horrible feelings your son must be experiencing. If you're at...

I genuinely had a framed & signed photo of Richard Carpenter on my chest of drawers if that counts. Bear in mind I was about 12 at the time.

How about a great heaping portion of humble pie...me first o_O