Great Interview Technique

I saw this weird interview over the weekend so I thought I would post it for all to enjoy. Apparently Brendan Venter the Saracens Director of Rugby is deliberately trying to be belligerent as some sort of protest.

Enjoy

Welcome back Rob and Emily

Rob and Emily return from their hols in Oz to find Britain covered in snow. Never mind, Wednesday was super Christmassy last night as the 1000 mega watts of electric lights on Jo's Christmas tree lit up central Basingstoke. Global warming? Pah!

Also a big CONGRATULATIONS from all the Wednesday crew to Rob and Emily on the announcement of their engagement. Well played!

Christmas Menu

Here is the link to the new Jolly Farmer site which has the Christmas Menu on Wed December 15th


http://www.jollyfarmercliddesden.co.uk/#/current-menus/4543964761


Just scroll to the bottom for the Christmas Menu

PS. good result for the hammers against ManU last night in the quarter finals of the Carling Cup !!!

Start of the end for Manchester United ?

Its always good to see bad news about Manchester United and yesterday was no exception as Fergie announced that Rooney wants to leave. The term "rats leaving a sinking ship" comes to mind and Rooney seems to fit the bill nicely. I suppose he thinks it is the start of the Man United decline with Scholes, Giggs and Neville all literally on their last legs and close to retiring at the end of the season. Some of their curent replacements are extremely lightweight and its the start of the end for United and probably Fergie. Its good to see that all of these badly managed clubs like United and Liverpool are finally getting their comeuppance and now the financially well managed big clubs like Arsenal, Villa and Spurs will be taking over at the top.



I had to include the Fergie interview as it is hilarious - as MasterCard would say ......Priceless

I would welcome any comments

Where have we seen this before?

No brolly same shocking result

Glasto!!

Ticket release date for Glastonbury 2011 has been announced....

Tickets will be released on 3rd October 2010.

Before you can buy tickets you MUST be registered. Please register here:
http://www.glastonburyregistration.co.uk/

Now! Now! Now!

'appy Harry on his transfer dealings

Glastonbury 2011

For those seriously considering attending Glasto 2011 (surely all of you?!) here are a few pointers about the process…..

First things first; everything you need to know about Glastonbury Festival is on their website and I would definitely encourage you to take a look at it at some point before June 2011!!

http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/

Dates/Venue
Glastonbury Festival is held at Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset. Full details can be found on the website.

Glasto 2011 is taking place from: Wednesday 22nd to Monday 27th June 2011.

The festival site opens at 8am on Wednesday however car parks are now open from 9pm on the Tuesday…. Although there are no food/drink facilities and you have to stay in your car. The main music stages run Friday – Sunday however a few of the smaller music stages are now running from the Thursday, as are a number of the circus/alternative areas. You must leave the festival site by 5pm Monday.

Tickets
Unlike all other UK festivals, before you can (attempt to) buy a ticket you must register your interest. This is in order to receive a reference number which is then used to complete your booking. To register for Glastonbury 2011 go to: http://www.glastonburyregistration.co.uk/
You will need to upload a photo before you can submit your registration – photos are printed onto your ticket so use a fairly recent one. If they are not convinced the picture on the ticket is you they will refuse entry at the gate….. apparently.

Once your registration has been accepted you will be sent an email (to which ever address you provided at registration) - you MUST keep this email as it will have your registration number on it ready to purchase tickets.

Ticket release date has not yet been set for 2011 however they normally go on sale on the first Sunday of October (of the previous year). I’m therefore expecting they will be released on 5th October 2010. You can purchase tickets in 2 ways, you can either buy your ticket in full on this date, or you can pay a £50 deposit per ticket. If you choose the latter you have until the end of February 2011 to pay the balance. Tickets for 2010 were £185 (plus booking fee). If you are driving to the festival (recommended) you will also need a car pass (per car) at £15 – these can be purchased when you pay the deposit or added to your booking when you pay off the balance at a later date.

Once the release date has been announced I’ll post it on here.

I can not stress enough how busy the phone/internet lines will be. Glasto normally sells out within the first few hours of the tickets being released. Internet booking is still the best way to go – esp if you have access to an office with high broadband speeds but I generally have 2 laptops and a phone going… I know it seems excessive but you learn by your mistakes! If you do not manage to get tickets in October there will be another chance (generally May the following year) to buy any returned tickets. This is NOT to be relied on though (and you will still need a registration number).

Accommodation
There are various accommodation options just outside the festival grounds and in the local villages. I’m not going to post the info on here though as I do not recommend staying anywhere other than within the festival site. There are 2 options;
Camping – Camping grounds surround the site (light green on below map). I’ve been 5 times and always camped. If you get there in good time and can secure a nice little circle for you and your mates (of course leaving room for the obligatory camp fire!) its fantastic. Its wise to think about positioning though as, if god forbid it rains, you don’t want to be camped at the bottom of a hill or next to walk ways. I would also recommend camping away from the main stages and ‘family areas’. Fires are allowed and a few wood piles are dotted around the site. Normally only those arriving on Wednesday will be in luck. Firewood can be also be bought from a number of dedicated stalls.

Tipis – I have to admit I have never stayed in a tipi but Joe and Brinnie have sold me on the idea. There is a separate tipi field within the site and these can be hired from Wed – Mon. Tipis come with a groundsheet and rain catcher, but you will need your own bedding, camping equipment, etc, and any necessary creature comforts. There are toilets and water points nearby and tipi campers will also have access to Solar Showers and a log fired Yurt Sauna. They sleep 6 persons each and cost £820. The cost of hire does not include your festival. You can not book your tipi until you have paid the balance on at least one festival ticket. To add a tipi to an existing booking call: 0844 412 4626.

Line-up details for 2011 wil not be announced until 1st June (although rumours have started already….)

That’s it for now. I’ll post any more info as it comes in. Don’t forget to register!!!!!

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Best Penalty Ever ?

Have you seen this penalty ? You need to watch it carefully as the first shot of the penalty is slightly obscured by another player

Fantasy Premier League Is Back

With another new football season upon us fantasy premier league have now opened up a new season for selecting teams for the first game on 13/08/10.

Log in as you did last season with same user name and password, and then you'll be asked to change your password for the season, then you're away to start selecting your fantasy team.

If someone wants to set up a Big Fat Wednesday league go ahead and add the league details to this blog and others can us those league details to enter their team and see if Jill can retain her title.

Good luck!

Top Class Hotel Booking

I thought I would cheer you all up with the Trip Advisor guest review of the hotel I have just booked for my 3 day trip to Portugal for Villas pre season tournament called the Guadiana Cup

if you fancy a basic holiday, with absoloutely no frills, nobody speaking to you, no degree of hygiene standards, as much ignorance as you could find, a fight every morning to find some rubbery cheese a piece of ham and egg that tastes of fish, If you want to drink coffee from a soup bowl because the cups have run out, If you want to spend time clearing your table of dirty plates because the staff dont bother, If you want to lay on broken sunbeds 6 floors up on the roof, If you want to look into a toilet bowl that carries stains several years old at the bottom, etc. If you can answer yes to the above, the this is the Hotel for you.Fawlty Towers meets a Carry On Movie. The only thing missing is Basil Fawlty and Sid James, Possibly also missing Jeremy Beadle appearing suddenly whilst declaring "You've been had"

Is this Brin?

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Lookalikes

I'm sure I saw a man with a resemblance (hairstyle perhaps) to this young man pictured here round a Phil's last week, but who could it be?

World Cup

Are we doing a world cup sweep stake and / or fantasy football team?

Geordies Back in the Top Flight

It has been a gruelling season for the Toon Army having to battle their way out of the Championship but they have made it back to the Premier League, where they belong, and with a little bit of style. They have the tightest defense in all the leagues conceding on average 0.76 goals per game (cf ManU 0.82) and scored a respectable 71 goals so far - not bad considering the same team's defensive performance last year and a lot of players left at the end of the season.

Celebrations went on long into the night in the Gibson household... well half a bottle of wine and in bed by 11pm! Saving myself for Wednesday round at Lou's.

At last I will no longer need to endure the mockery of football supporters around the country and on Wednesday nights... OK maybe that's one step too far.

Onwards and upwards!

Late Food Delivery at Phil's

It was the second latest food delivery in the history of Big Fat Wednesdays at 21:45, as luck would have it Mr Keane saved the day with some Bombay mix or there could have been a riot.

Unlucky for Mr Ant the sauce contained nuts so he was on prison rations of bread and water(wine)

I have posted a picture taken of the queue for the food once it arrived, as you can see it was a close call.

FA Cup 4th Round Joke

'David Moyes, Alex Ferguson and Rafael Benitez go for a drink in a bar. After three pints Moyes says to the two of them: "Right, you two, clear off, it's the fourth round now."' Sadly, the real punchline was delivered by the Bluenoses, who put Everton out thanks to goals from....Benitez and Ferguson.

Shuugs Birthday Bash

We all met up for the first Wednesday of the year and also managed to celebrate keanes birthday. Here are some photos of the happy event

Fergie Time

Now we can all see why he gets so upset!!