Can we afford Mullins?

Nick is that about where Thames crossing is?

nick - don't recall that - maybe happened before I joined in 1978?

Emma Reynolds having her Diane Abbott moment this morning is a difficult listen.

DO that’s right up there with the lunchtime shooting of the spotty prefect who was guarding the gate from John Innes Park, with a .22 rifle that was stolen from the shooting range behind he library.

Sav - Preseason tour is in about 3 weeks. 5/6 July I think.

Nice review of the season by our Russia gun-running comrade. On Jackson, I still don't think there's a massive amount of love for him and his football. If we consistently lose boring games 0-1 instead of winning boring games 1-0, Jacksonball will become pretty toxic.

thanks again REPD( always enjoy reading your views

OI - ground floor!

I think similart to The Shard OI

I was wondering which floor the dining room was on.

Good read, REPD

Blimey did the K stand for Kray?

nick - I remember Mr Coram - can't remember if he taught me. Most striking memories are of Mr Ronnie K Kriezman (not sure of spelling). The day he threw a pupil out of the dining hall window will live with me forever!

Morning all. While you await the influx of new players at AFCW, SW19 has put up the review of the season just gone - [Link]

It is annoying that the vast majority of football fans around the world have minimal interest in a silly competition but that the vast sums of money and power behind it will eventually turn it into a 'success'. It will increase inequality betweeen clubs, increase burn out and injuries amongst players and be grossly mistmatched till the final rounds which for the moment will probably be European dominated until Saudi Arabia buys up even more top players.

Spartan, you're right about Melbourne winning the playoff to become Champions but Auckland won the League. That way there are two honours available. I think you'll find Premier League winners 24/25 listed Against Auckland. However you're right it's Champions Melbourne who will play in the Asian Champions League.

Is it we're signing Banjo day today?

So are Cope and JJ back from holiday now? Also when is the preseason tour to Spain?

Asian not Australasia, confederation wrongly named by me ... mea culpa. I read recently a Times article by Martin Samuels in which he pointed out the fact that the best team in Aukland (by far) wouldn't be playing. Just saying.

6M - AO levels were phased out around the same time as the O-level/GCSE switch, and the AS level was introduced at that time. It was meant as a one year course to be taken alongside A-levels - typically, a student would do 3 A-level subjects plus one AS level, although a few might do 4 A-levels…. The AS was worth 40% of an A-level in terms of points, and some students might in fact drop one of their A-levels after Year 12 and pick up a new subject at AS in Year 13 (a bit like the so called “short course” GCSEs). That would (if they get a grade) add some points for their overall UCAS application process, and lots of universities are pleased to see students having a broader range of qualifications beyond just the specialist subjects that are needed for the degree they’re applying to do.

Auckland finished top of the A league but didn't win the title. They have a playoff system where teams finishing 3rd to 6th playoff for a place in the semi finals where they play the teams who finished 1st and 2nd. Auckland lost to Melbourne Victory in the semi's, who then lost to 2nd placed Melbourne City in the final, whio therefore became the A league champions.

I did maths at O Level (a year early when I was 15), AO Level and A Level. Applied maths was basically physics by another name so anyone who did A Level physics and maths (like I did) basically covered a load of the same stuff for two different subjects. I've forgotten most of it now. No idea why I did a chemistry A Level too as I didn't even like it and I never used any of what I learned once I left 6th Form other than to state it on application forms.

Auckland’s prize money is shared between all the teams in their league, because of their “amateur” status.

Tomato, Auckland FC won the professional A-League this season and presumably take part in the Asian Champions League next year because Australia are part of the Asian Confederation. Auckland City won the NZ National League which is part of the Oceanic Federation setup.