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Went to Rogan in Cartmel a couple of weeks ago. We went at lunchtime when they had a set menu (3 choices per course). We hadn't booked and they needed our table for later but they didn't rush us. Portions weren't huge but the food was excellent, both in quality and presentation and at 24.50 for 3 courses, quite reasonable for a restaurant of its type. Wines were not overpriced either. Worth a visit if you're up there

Thing is, I don't see that Kelly or Irvine will hang about anyway if any kind of better offer comes in, and most offers would be preferable to being here. So the idea that Coyle got the job because he was prepared to keep them doesn't hold water. He got it cos he will do as he's told. He was obviously given the nod by the club. Look at the timing of it

Why?

The FL are too busy rebranding themselves

Thats why i said certain injuries. You cant legislate for the kind of thing that happened to muamba, for broken legs etc but there are a lot of injuries that occur less often if training is good.

Why were a lot of his players injured. Good managers can be unlucky but certain kinds of injury suggest poor care and training

And do they seriously expect me to watch it?

And we currently have a miles better goal difference than most teams down there. Would take a few hammering to make a dent in that. Not saying it can't happen, but unlokely

Not quite since worryingly morgan was out first ball again

true. But whatever it was he wouldn't need to tell anyone he was enjoying it. The fact he drank it should be enough for that bit to be true

be daft to drink it if he wasn't!

I was furious at the end of the sa innings as we'd bowled really badly, but Roy and hales set it up and that joe root can play a bit. How good is he? Just keeps the scoreboard ticking over and hits big shots when he can

No way was that clueless capitulation. A bad day at the office, yes. A day when Marshall couldn't hit a decent cross, when the ball wouldn't drop for us from any 50/50, where passes went astray more often than they have been recently and when our players were still trying at the end. I used to come away from a defeat feeling so down I'd be in a bad mood for the rest of the week. Today I felt we didn't do that much wrong so I felt cross we lost a winnable game but not really deflated , bored or downright angry

no I meant exactly what I said in response to the previous post. But then you knew that, didn't you? I, unfortunately, did not have a team sheet and therefore did not comment on the players as I hadn't a clue who any of them were.

Moon was indeed very impressive. Enjoyed the game but nightmare trying to decide where to go after coming out of the car park and along to what used to be the main road. Think I broke just about every rule

You been listening to Ronaldo's press conference? lol

Quite agree. It's not T20 that is bad. It's the idea of franchises. I watch all formats of the game, different challenges, differently interesting. But I wouldn't go to watch a franchise. Football is bad enough with players moving increasingly often but buying players in for a few week tournament goes against how I want to watch my sport.

I have to admit this is one that surprised us more Han anything else about Leicester's success

Used to love callums bistro. Great food in a really quirky atmosphere

Went to the 3 fishes last Monday. 3 courses was on offer at 15 instead of 25. It was bring your own wine night as it is every monday then as we were leaving there was a tombola and I pulled out a 3 course meal for 2 in Jan or Feb. Can't be bad

My pet hate at the moment is the awfulness that is strictly come dancing. I dislike the main programme but can just about cope withmy husband watching it but he watches all the other rubbish it takes 2 programmes too. That means it's on every night of the week. It's almost getting to divorce proportions!

Just back from brittany. Can honestly say I never had a bad meal in the 40 or so I ate out. Relaxed service but very friendly and welcoming. Great presentation even in scruffy looking little places. Waiters in jeans and t shirts but they knew their food. My only problem is that just occasionally I longed for a meal with proper gravy. First thing I've cooked now I'm back is shepherds pie

I think that's why we don't go any more. It's the difference between what our eyes see and what bowler tells us he's seen. I just got tired of knowing we were useless and being told we were in the game but for bad luck or whatever. You can forgive poor results. What you can't forgive is consistent poor performances and especially when they are denied by the manager

Totally agree about Willis. He never sounds even vaguely impressed. Love Swann on tms. Like Michael Vaughan and can cope with boycott. Can't watch while I'm at work but can sometimes listen when I'm free and doing admin work.

Aussie press reckon we won because we outplayed and out thought them and most importantly, played like a team who actually like one another and aren't playing a one upmanship game on the pitch. They aren't talking about the pitch favouring us, about us getting lucky or anything else. I think we've got so used to being negative about rovers that it's rubbing off on our attitude to other things. Yes we got lucky at one or 2 points but that's what good teams do- they make the lucky things count. I enjoyed it thoroughly. I can't wait for Thursday, even if the Aussies come back and beat us. Who cares? If this is only one match, so is that one. Who's to say if we get beat, we won't up our game. Even Boycott said some of the play was excellent. Enjoy the moment, and look forward, not back.