Incredible when you think about it the early construction of high rises, takes a certain kind of person I suppose, I was frightened to death when went up to the top of the sky tower in Auckland (inside) and couldn;t move from the inner walls to look out the glass that surrounds it , sent the Mrs to the edge with the video camera so I could look at it later

David Platt named manager of FC Pune City , bet Mrs D is disappointed they didn't go for Keano , bet the shopping trips and girly nights in are not the same since Mrs K stopped going. http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/32972134

This bit made me laugh , got to admire his nerve , "Organisers received complaints last year including about one man who turned up naked without a bike."

Facebook's newsfeed if it had been around between 1870 and 1945 http://www.collegehumor.com/post/6650094/facebook-news-feed-history-of-the-world-world-war-i-to-world-war-ii

Thought it was good old Keano who was bigging him up ,. Must have been a decent %vol wine being downed the night before his comments in the house with no dog or perhaps the lad had just signed with a new agency Edit link http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/rovers/news/9268550.Cotton_is_not_run_of_the_mill__says_Blackburn_Rovers_boss/?ref=arc

Payne left due to work permit issues apparently, Oçonnell to Brentford, Edwards to Morecambe I think. didn't we release Hanley and he went to a prem club? EDIT list of players who played over the two legs in 2011/12 final and where they are as far as I can find. Matthew Urwin - Bradford 2014/15 Peter Wylie - Skelmersdale United Wiil Beesley - Released 2014, signed for Southport 2015 Reece Hands - Greenock Morton 2013 -released 2015 Ryan edwards - Morecambe 2014 Jack Oçonnell - Brentford 2015 Osayamen Osawe - 2013 Southport 2015 Hallascher (germany) Raheem Hanley - Swansea 2014 Curtis Haley - played on loan at Chorley , Bamber Bridge , now ? John O'sullivan still at club Hugo Fernandez - AC E Manlleu (spain) Darragh Lennian - Still at club Christopher Dillo - St Mirren 2013 - Stade Rennais (France) Tim Payne 2014 Auckland City 2015 Portland Timbers 2 (US) Kellen Daly - still at club Robbie Cotton - 2014 -Sheffield FC Bradley Mason - Warrington Town 2014 Danny laverty 2014 - Rhyl FC 2015 Cefn druids Antonie Bolan - 2014 Tranmere 2015 Stalybridge

Funny enough looked at the line ups the last time we were in the final against Chelsea a couple of years back to see how many broke through http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FA_Youth_Cup_Finals#2011.E2.80.9312:_Chelsea_vs_Blackburn_Rovers_.284-0_and_0-1.2C_4-1_Aggregate.29 obviously different circumstances this time round

I think he said they were playing against lads a couple of years older than Rovers and it showed that tonight

Unlucky, best team won and Rovers didn't let themselves down

GB looks like he's nodding off

Certainly shows in the 50/50's

Bloody hell, good goal though, was thinking earlier if that Gallagher could finish with the amount of chances he's had will be a decent player

Sounds like Southampton (club) have certainly got on and off field sorted for the future

lucky equaliser but deserved after last 10 mins or so

Seems to have won the most important thing above all else at Venky's Ewood Park franchise, Mrs Desai's heart

Is it based on the same book that the film was based on? As an aside the film is worth checking out (subtitled) ,not a glamorous hollywood production mafia style film, but more of a real life gritty view on things

Don't think it's Dan clough, but that particular Dan (Briggs, I think) on RR usually gives his views after the game and tbh usually calls a spade a spade unlike the other two

Don't remember the gig at the Elizabethan suite but do remember the one at St Mary's college the night they released their first single standard english (always thought DC rip one of the tracks on B-side was better ). Think Inside Out was their defining glory though. Did you ever see IQ Zero knocking about Blackburn same time as the Stiffs, quirky punk new wave sort of a mix of Devo and Xtc as I recall Ah Francs , remember well a mad mad night there when the Meteors played EDIT: oops ignore the above for some reason at the time read it as The Stiffs , not the Smiths. Did see that Smiths gig and also Manic St Preachers at the same place, also Three Johns, Ghost Dance and a couple of others who at present can't recall

Lost in art - Pere Ubu

My favourite dress - The Wedding Present

Sound of music - Joy Division

Playing Golf - Family Fodder

C'mon Bacup Blue, one of the bands on at Slam Dunk have an A in the O of their name to make an Anarchy sign!

Vengeance - New Model Army

Toiler on the sea - The Stranglers