ah a summer enjoying cricket - bliss

We are overrated in that game also.

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King, is defiantely a must read, theres only 7 of the damn things so they should be keeping you occupied for a month or so.

Synopsis - Gunslinger from a parallel universe like ours (he's basically a Knight with a wild west theme) is on quest to reach the Dark Tower and defeat the Crimson King, to help him on his quest he finds three companions in our universe.

If you've read lots of Kings novels you will have noticed a series of names and incidents that occur which dont particularly mean a lot to that story, this series makes it all clear.

the first book is hard work, but they get so much better as King matures as an author.

Insomnia - Old people stop sleeping, start halucinating, see strange men and aura's, get given a mission to prevent a mass murder. Really good if you've never had insomnia, scarily accurate and utterly brilliant at times if you've had a really bad case, like I had. recently.

Have to agree with you with the gunslinger series very very clever and well done. Not so much for Insomnia, I was happy with the ties in's to the Dark Tower series though and in all it was a decent read.

Now the Talisman by the same author was good didnt you think?

I know it may seem incomprehensible that I finished another book but this one was recommended to me and I thought what the hell. I looked at the cover with slight dread when I got it from the library and was kind of nervous that it would be a complete waste of time.

The book is called “Never Let me Go” by the author of “The Remains of the Day” Kazuo Ishiguro.

To put it lightly I have never yet had a book disturb and sadden me as much as this one did. Don’t get me wrong it is not nasty or anything like that, it is just so distressingly passive the way the narrator goes on with the story and how normal this all is to her. I had no clue the book was about what it was when I started and all through it there was this faint undercurrent of dread. I finished it at 0130 last night and had to go wake up my wife and lie there holding her I was so distressed.

I am not saying don’t read it, I am saying do read it and carefully, it may change how you feel about things.

If anyone has read it please give me your thoughts.

"O my brothers"

I have just finished reading A Clockwork Orange by Anthony Burgess, what a good read that was. I am sure that many of you have read it before but if not give it a go, as always the film can not do it justice. Make sure that you read the UK version though, as in the US you can get fobbed off with the version missing the final chapter (make sure yours has 21 not 20). For reasons of effect the US publisher made the story end on a note more like the film, if you read the last chapter the whole novel means a lot more.

Also make sure you get a NADSAT dictionary from here This is the way teenagers speak in the book and it can get a malenky bit confusing for your gulliver. You will learn skorry though and in no raz you will get the hang of it.

A novel of government meddling and what can happen with the loss of free will.

These are the books that I have read over the last few weeks, hope it gives someone a good book to chew on.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick.

What a great read this was, it kept me up to 0315 and I finished it in one sitting. I have watched Blade Runner but this book puts it all into another level, leaves you asking why the hell did they not put all of this in the film?

The Turner Diaries by William Luther Pierce (under the pseudonym Andrew Macdonald)

I read this because I was curious. JESUS!!! If the militias in the US have any thoughts like this it is only a matter of time before we are in hell. This book was called the blueprint for the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995.

How Few Remain by Harry Turtledove

This was a fun read on alternate history that I killed in two days, it is now in a series of about 12 books, this being the first. CSA wins the civilwar and abolishes slavery on thier own. The US hates the CSA and has another war with them.

Fatherland by Robert Harris

A very good book about an alternate Europe and the SS as the local police of Germany in the 60's

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson

This is superb, the movie Last Man on Earth made a pretty good wack at this book but it has to be read and re-read to understand the greatness of this book. A man dealing with living by himself as the last man on earth that is not a vampire.

http://www.sportbox.tv/football/news/story.php?id=255180

Sheffield United boss Bryan Robson has handed a trial to ex-Liverpool and Blackburn midfielder David Thompson.

I've just sat through 'Elizabeth : The Golden Age' and feel deflated. As well as 'The Man who would be King', I have to watch the original 'Elizabeth' every now and then, stops my soul from flying off.

This new one is great to look at, err, and that's it. A bit like 'Carry on Walter' at times, it goes nowhere, even the speech at Tilbury is as flat as a witch's tit.

The trailer does an incredible job, the film doesn't.

If you want to enjoy a Will Smith movie DO NOT READ THE BOOK. It will just ruin it for you, the book is great and a legend in its own right. The script, which I have read, is crap and nothing at all like the book.

Pedersen to the tune of He is an Englishman (gilbert and sullivan)

For he himself has said it

And its greatly to his credit,

He remains a Blackburn man,

He remains a Blackburn man,

He could have been a Tooninan

A Manc or Liverpoolian

Or perhaps go to West Ham

Or perhaps go to West Ham

But In-spite of all temptations,

To play below his station,

He remains a Blackburn man

He remains a Blackburn man,

http://www.tribalfootball.com/article.php?id=50880

This travisty belongs in here too.

Tony Strudwick to Manure.

http://www.premiershiplatest.com/news/live...rec-554285.html

Sinama-Pongolle Joins RC Recreativo On Permanent Deal

dear god, a Divine, never buy a divine (unless its SP or keeper), the wages are insane.

I've got 5 injures at the moment and got knocked out of the cup, so don't look at me.

Woohoo someone from Detroit is buying him. Good luck with that the wage bill is a joke. 342 900 a week.

Darren Shallicker at Elgin City and is also a technician at RAF Lossiemouth.

http://www.northern-scot.co.uk/news/fullst...p_backside.html

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?artic...ng_news__sport/

Interesting article about the South African national team and about Benni and thier relationship. Seems that there is a chance that he will not play for them in the upcoming games.

Vic Schartz (45876753)

26 years and 40 days, inadequate form, healthy

A sympathetic guy who is balanced and honest.

Has divine experience and wretched leadership abilities.

Also part of Team Lëtzebuerg!

Stamina: weak Goalkeeping: disastrous

Playmaking: poor Passing: inadequate

Winger: weak Defending: weak

Scoring: divine Set Pieces: weak

Matches for National team: 64

Matches for National U-20 team: 28

Career Goals: 113

Career Hattricks: 6

League goals this season: 0

Cup goals this season: 0

Can someone buy this plaer from me before I go bankrupt he is far far far too good for my team.

http://www.clubcall.com/index.jsp?storyID=322312

Gray to Wolves just thought it was needed in here too.

http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/sport/viewart....aspx?id=524791

Gari Rowntree at Workington Reds new 1 year deal.

http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/View...ticleid=3050355

Gordon Greer going to Doncaster Rovers.

Alright ladies and gents be gentle with me. This is the first draft of something I have been working on to the tune Wild Rover please give me some constructive comments on how we can make this better as a group thanks.

I’ve supported the Rovers

Through all these hard years

As we’ve wasted our money to cover our fears

And watched us go down with eyes full of tears.

(Chorus)

And it’s no nae never

No nay never no more

Will we be the lowly Rovers

No nae never no more

But now our leader is the great man Mark Hughes

We no longer have to sob in our Liqour and Booze

We don’t waste a penny, to cast offs we say nay

Players like that we can now turn away,

Chorus

We lost our dear Walker but our future looks bright,

And soon our players will once again take up the fight,

For the rights and the honour to say we’re the best,

Until our glory’s regained we will never have rest,

Chorus

Our club will not fail us, were on a great run,

We all know our future is as bright as the sun,

No longer will we lament about our bad run of luck,

For Jack and our support we will lift up that cup.

Chorus

http://www.jibjab.com/originals/what_we_call_the_news

I thought that was funny. Very true so maybe sad

http://www.eleven-a-side.com/first/irish_s...sp?newsid=28322

Robbie Doyle now at Dundalk as of today.

Wasnt he running his mouth about how he would stay as long as we wanted him like six months ago?