Interesting stuff Pete. I knew about the lavender but not the other plants.

There was an open top bus speeding down Victoria Road yesterday (The Oaks?) at about 9:30 with people already drinking. I hope none of them fell off the top deck on the way home.

Pete - sorry

Trigs - I knew Mitcham was famous for lavender back in the day but that’s a class factoid

Interesting stuff, Pete.

The Regatta's is the worst for pissed up posh people getting on everyone's nerves

CW - “indoors if raining” would have been a good choice for them today…

I saw a load of suits and posh dresses getting into an open top bus at Chipstead station hope they didn’t get too wet

Anyone go to the Derby? It looked awfully wet on the TV - I often go up to savour the atmosphere, but chickened out today…

The Withdean Stadium hasn't been the same since Brighton left there in 2004 and with Withdean 2000 having disbanded they started dismatling the stands. Where you could once get 12000 the capacity now is only 1300 or so.

Just passed withdean 2000 ground it looks small from the train

Last week roasting this week dissolved in the rain Bollox weather

Apparently it’s Flaming June - the horses will be wearing flippers and snorkels at the Derby later at this rate….

Pete - that’s really fascinating stuff, thanks for posting it. I lived in Mitcham for a few years and never knew about this… Here’s a place worth visiting if anyone is interested in medicinal plants, it’s the Chelsea Physic Garden, not far from Sloane Square [Link] They have some very interesting specimens growing there, including ones clearly labelled as poisonous or otherwise inedible… They also have a nice cafe there, but it’s blimmin’ pricey!

Trigg - “I’ve done nothing wrong, and that’s why I’m resigning…” always seems a bit weird….

Alan - wow, was that a nice big win then?

There are 10 weeks between the end of last season and the first pre season game, today marks 5 weeks exactly half way

David Sullivan might have behaved badly? I'm shocked, absolutely shocked!

You learn something every day [Link]

[Link] Big news coming out of West Ham

I'm not a saddo by the way, in knowing what I paid for various things years ago, but my brief has asked me to supply her with evidence of expenditure in connection with my injury and I saw that on a statement earlier today.

A4E, I was in hospital at the time, made the £19.90 for the TV really worth it having the WC on everyday. That Saudi - Argentina match saw me win have fat fingers on a bet and instead of a modest fiver, it turned into a £52 pound wager instead.

Sandy - not to mention Argentina losing to Saudi Arabia in the 2022 World Cup…

*so MANY, not so few!!

Watching a bit of this [Link] and there are so few AFC Wimbledon players as well as JJ on the Charlton staff…