Konchesky to Birmingham -Maybe

Steve Bruce has admitted to the media, that he is interested in signing our old favourite, Paul Konchesky . West Ham have asked Birmingham to double their offer from £2 million to £4 million which I think is ridiculous considering the poor season he had. On Talk Sport a few months back before West Hams dramatic revival Konchesky came under considerable criticism from the West Ham supporters. With Konchesky I have always thought he has an abundance of talent and a great left foot, but spoiled by such a bad attitude. It would be amazing, if West Ham Get £4 million for him.

My faith in humanity has been restored

Late yesterday afternoon, as I rushed to play a Kent tennis match, I had to get some petrol and filled up with £55.00 worth . To my horror the only Debit Card that I had with me, was rejected and the man behind the counter, who was most unhelpful, threw the card at me and said its been rejected you have been spending too much money today. Actually I had used the card earlier to pay for the final balance on my Mums funeral costs. Not telling him this, as it had already hit a raw point I went into panic mode, because if your late for one of these Kent matches you get docked a set which would have upset my tennis partners and been unfair on them and my club. Having pleaded my case and offered £20 cash and my mobile phone, which was flatly refused I had no alternative but to phone my wife and ask her to meet me at the petrol station, which would have taken 20 mins thus meaning, our club effectively forfeiting the match. Then out of the blue a man who was queuing behind me, said "don't worry mate I will pay your bill" and gave the garage cashier his card . At this time I was close to tears, as it was just an unbelievable act of kindness. Shaking his hand, I asked for his number and this morning I have spoken to him. His first word were " I hope someone would do the same for me " . Having now transferred the money into his Bank this morning I have wondered , how many people would do such a generous act and also be embarrassed by all the thanks I gave him.
My wife, my kids, people at the tennis club all think how wonderful.

Weaver will become the new Deano

You know why Weaver signed, he wants to make a point and have the last laugh. He is going to prove us all wrong and I predict he will be a hero by the end of the season . Trying to work out a nickname, but nothing comes to mind . Even on the City Board, who incidentally rate Weaver quite highly and the majority are sad to see him go, do not call him anything other Weaver. The only nicknames I can come up with are derogatory like Lardy, Fat Boy Slim , Porky, not a great choice and very unpleasant to Weaver, if the choir were to sing that to him. The best thing for him to do is slim down, so we don't recognise him and we could then call him !!!!!!!!!. Todorov, if he stays fit could be the best bit of business Pardew has done so far. Lets hope Pardew has saved up the remaining budget to splash out on that midfield Dynamo we so desperately need. Must be in positive mode to write a post like this.
Come on you Reds.

Greenwich Park and a walk to the Dome

More than two weeks ago, we visited Greenwich before the Monsoons arrived, which has hijacked our normal Sunday walks. Greenwich is one of my favourite places outside the centre of London. It has a fantastic park, great history, the river and most importantly of all, pubs you can relax in and watch the world go by. We never tire of Greenwich and on this particular visit, we did something different. We drove to Blackheath on the edge of the common, parked the car on the road next to the entrance and walked through the park towards the river. The picture above was taken from the hill next to the Old Royal Observatory and overlooking Canary Wharf, the Royal Naval College and the Maritime Museum. If you walk towards Canary Wharf past the college, you will reach the River and the first pub of note, The Trafalgar Tavern- Dickens favourite Greenwich Pub and written about in his best and my favourite Dickens novel, Our Mutual Friend. Turn right at the Tavern and follow the Thames Pathway signs to the Millianium Dome . The start of the walk is very pleasant and the views of the Thames and Canary Wharf spectacular, but after the last watering hole, be warned, it quickly becomes very industrialised and the factory smells are unpleasant . The walk it self is still fascinating and I am hoping that Greenwich council will invest funds to treeline more of the walk . To reach the Dome, it is a one and half mile walk. On our return, we stopped at the Cutty Sark Tavern and had nice pint of Real Ale whilst watching two fisherman, trying to catch Eels and Dace in an ever cleaner River Thames . It took us 4 hours to walk about 5 miles and that does include a couple of pub stops.

How many is a Brazillion