For those of you with a penchant for football, you'll no doubt know the season kicks off tomorrow. I've therefore decided to run a little fantasy football league for any of our regular visitors who can be arsed. It's simple to join.
Click the link - http://uk.premiership.fantasysports.yahoo.com/football
Register and select your team.
Click Join Group and enter Group ID#19267
Password is 125hst

I realsie by putting this on the web for all to see is a bit dodgy and we may get all sorts joining however as moderator, I can remove the unwated element as I see fit.

Yesterday iw as lucky enough to watch England and enjoy a bit of corprate enertainment at The Oval and very nice (and boozey) it was too.

By chance I met an old friend waiting for the 08.33 and sat with her for the duration. There was a bit of a posth fella sat opposite us who while been very pleasant he just couldn't keep quiet when the guards found out that the lady sat behind him had got on the wrong train and her ticket wasn't valid. Throughout the guards conversation with the lady concerned matey boy chuntered and moaned about how extortionate it was and that they should just charge her the difference between the ticket she'd bought and a full fare single etc.

Overall I thought the guard handled the situation very well. Whilst he acknowledged the fella he also managed to keep the conversation between himself and the lady and avoid letting matey boy into the discussion without being rude. It was obvious to one and all that the lady had got on an earlier train and chanced it, so deserved to pay for her mistake when caught. The guard on the otherhand was just enforcing regulations and doing his job. Whilst I understand how matey boy felt and even agree with him, if there's one thing I've learned while commuting it's that it is pointless going on at on board or station staff as they've heard it all before, are powerless to change poilcy and just want you to mind your own business, shut the fuck up and piss right off outa their face.

This isn't the only example of people having a pop due to extortionate train fairs I encountered yesterday though the second story involvesd a well know TV personality. After the game along with god knows how many other people I walked down to Oval Tube staion. Just as I got in they shut the doors behind me to let the congestion clear and cut me off from my companions. I blindly didn't realise this despite the noise levels behind me dropping by 99%. I didn't realsie this had happened until I heard this voice behind me moaning about the extortionate tube fares. I looked around to see who it was because I thought the voice was familiar and looked straight into the eyes of Sir Trevor McDonald of ITN fame. I just looked at him, smiled and said 'Welcome to our world Sir Trevor'. Sir Trevor just gave me one of those sarcastic, 'yes, thanks you very much' type looks said nothing and smiled back. And here ended my encounter with the celeb becasue I just walked off.