May I take this opportunity to have a whinge and a rant and to offer some advice.

I commiserate with all cyclists who complain about unthinking and idiotic motorists. I am always extremely careful when driving where there are horses and cyclists. I give way to both.

BUT.......Cyclists, please do not go through red traffic lights. The Highway code applies to you as well as us. And pedestrian crossings are for pedestrians so if you want to use them, dismount and walk.

My main concern is when I am a pedestrian and have to share the same path as cyclists. I would not mind doing this if cyclists showed as much respect for pedestrians as they expect from motorists. But they don't.

Most bicycles I see have no bell fitted. There should be a law to make it an offence to ride a bicycle which has no bell. Riders should be encouraged to ring the bell at every opportunity.

Please, please, all you cyclists, fit a bell and use it, especially well before passing pedestrians who have their backs to you. And remember that they may be deaf and not hear you.

Places that I nearly get run over by cycles are the Guild Wheel around Preston, and Lytham promenade to Fairhaven.

Only three times in the past two years do I remember saying "Thanks for the bell warning" to considerate cyclists.

So, think on!

Please don't confuse real cyclists with those found in the middle of cities/large towns as they are more often than not kids on bmx's with no road sense or chav's on mountain bikes. I stupidly decided to go on a ride through the middle of Manchester last week (never again) and the number of the aforementioned I saw going through red lights and riding fast down heavily pedestrianized pavements was ridiculous.

Also a bell on a bike?, no chance, might as well put a basket on the front while your at it.

Unrelated but I haven't noticed any Kean Out banners on the Tour of Britain yet.

***** note to cyclistS *****

Use cycle lanes Fair enough, there's no cycle lanes where I go riding, there are many cycle routeways, where arseholes in cars think it's alright to go whizzing past at 90, 2 inches off your legs, Just because it's a road it doesn't mean cars are number one priority.

Single file Ffs Fair enough.

Get out the way Yeah I'll just get off my bike so you can get to McDonalds 2 minutes earlier.

And last but not Least if you need to get rid of green gooey snot don't just put your hand to left nostril and blow the slimy ###### on workers in traffic lights because if it had come 5 inch nearer your posh pump would have gone straight up your ring piece Personal Experience?

Gone to Palace a season long long.

Is it season long?, BBC Sport are reporting it as till January.

Do Scotland play Rhodes and Goodwillie upfront in a pair?, don't make a habit of watching Scotland to be honest but it could be handy if these two have played a few games together.

Interesting tweet from Dickson.

Ask yourself? Why is everyone leaving or want to leave??? Hhmm

Just seen this on twitter, is he referring to the fans or the (mis)management?

edit: reading the comments it seems he's on about Fulham.

Not sure if mentioned on here but Stage Four of the Tour of Britain takes place on Wednesday 12th September. The stage starts in Carlisle and finishes in Blackpool. I fancy catching it somewhere between Kirby Lonsdale and Lancaster, I might even cycle there.

Will be interesting to see if Team Sky put out any of their big names or use some lesser known cyclists for this event.

http://www.tourofbritain.com/_ns_race/default.asp?section=stage4_start

Less than 24 hours from topic starting to signing, not bad too Shebby.

Lol, nice edit.

I hope it is Singh making these signings, If it's Kean I can't see any chance of him going any time soon.

He often split opinions (no doubt you will have the 'he only makes 5 yard passes to Murphy argument on here soon enough)

Will be a change from Stephen 'he only passes backwards' Nzonzi.

Guild Wars 2 release date is confirmed as the 27th August.

If anyone has a PS3 I highly recommend Journey. Only around 2 hours long but it is a an amazing experience!

I've already played through around five times!

I was looking at that last month, it looks sweet but not sure if it warrants a tenner for 2 hours play. If/when it drops in price I may have a look.

The Blueboy - Remember Me.

http://yoniishappy.com/eyes.html

Guess who the eyes belong to

I didn't guess any of them right, It reminded me of trapdoor when I clicked the link though!

Jimmy Nail - Crocodile Shoes

Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath has been released in HD on the PS Store for £9.99 and it's great, although I played the previous three Oddworld titles never owned this on the original Xbox and it plays a lot better than many current £40 games I've played.

I've heard that more Oddworld games are in the pipeline, hopefully they'll bring Abe back.

The Cure - Love Cats

Hyperlogic - Only Me

Rozalla - Everybody's Free

Hot Chip - Ready for the Fall

Lost Witness - Happiness Happening

The Charlatans - One To Another

You're out!

The Ramones - I Wanna Be Sedated

Marina & the Diamonds - Hollywood

Lost Tribe - Gamemaster

York - On The Beach

Prodigy - Girls