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DT: Saturday Afternoon Updates

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For the afternoon of Saturday 09 November 2013

Pos Team Manager Points
1 Mighty midgies Kyran Thomas 572
2 Fergies11 Richard Evans 564
3 Margoals XI Sarah Dixon 543
4 Caitlins 11 Caitlin Lane-Jones 531
5 max’s millions Carl Price 524
6 Not going to Asia Dai Malatynski 523
7 SaS Boys Sarah Pritchard 516
8 VICtory Victoria Page 515
9 Fibre Powered Roger Nash 501
10 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 485
10 Marching on Together Ian page 485
12 doigs lads jane doig 484
13 Neil’s Redbirds! Neil Lintern 483
14 David and Dai Dave Barnes 480
15 UpTheCoed Chris Vardon 476
16 Echo XI Steve Lane 468
17 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 466
18 THE WINNERS frances Page 463
19 Water boys Daniel Roberts 461
20 Lennox101207 Neil Page 447
21 seren ainsley Murphy 440
22 Riyadh All Stars Colin Davies 433
23 little troopers Leslie Withers 426
24 JP United Jennifer Price 414
25 Pitbull is coming for Robin Gibbs 410
26 Arise Sir Moyes Mark Jones 409
27 The Untouchables Mark Begley 408
28 Living liberty loca Joanne Jones 407
29 Big Col’s Saudi XI Colin Davies 405
30 The Price is right Gareth Price 403
31 No3 is short enough Lee Hutchings 400
32 Neath United Mike Simonson 394
33 Gawsh 11 Paul jones 385
34 Lokomotiv Caerphilly Jon Lintern 375
35 iTeam Gareth Harley-Yeo 372
36 elite eleven Michael Roberts 371
37 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 369
38 Sauders Valve Dale Parker 355
39 brents boys brent parry 352
40 Swansea City Gold7 gemma jones 319

Moeder Lambic On A Thursday

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On a rainy night in Brussels in early November 2013

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The bus to anywhere.   Going in.
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Inside.   Still light outside.
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Just me.   The menu and the very helpful barman.
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Cantillon Lambic (Gueze) – 5.0% ABV.   Petrus Oud Bruin – 5.5% ABV.
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Ichtegem Grand Cru – 6.5% ABV.   Free Wifi too.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     

To Zuid

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The Station that is

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Kings Cross early in the morning.   St Pancras & Kings Cross.
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Not me, I’m more your standard class.   Light refreshment as I arrived too early.
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Wandering about.   Check in land.
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Won’t go far without this.   France in England.
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Waiting.   My train.
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Quite brown.   And more brown.
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No Duvel or London Pride for that matter.   Me in Brussels, travelling light again.
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A long way out.   My hotel.
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My room.    

To Zuid

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DT: Thursday Night Updates

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For the night of Thursday 07 November 2013

Pos Team Manager Points
1 Fergies11 Richard Evans 554
2 Mighty midgies Kyran Thomas 553
3 Margoals XI Sarah Dixon 533
4 Caitlins 11 Caitlin Lane-Jones 511
5 VICtory Victoria Page 510
6 Not going to Asia Dai Malatynski 509
7 max’s millions Carl Price 508
8 SaS Boys Sarah Pritchard 498
9 Fibre Powered Roger Nash 496
10 doigs lads jane doig 476
11 Marching on Together Ian page 472
12 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 469
13 UpTheCoed Chris Vardon 458
14 Neil’s Redbirds! Neil Lintern 455
15 David and Dai Dave Barnes 451
16 Echo XI Steve Lane 450
17 THE WINNERS frances Page 449
18 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 445
18 Water boys Daniel Roberts 445
20 seren ainsley Murphy 443
21 Lennox101207 Neil Page 437
22 Riyadh All Stars Colin Davies 422
23 JP United Jennifer Price 406
24 little troopers Leslie Withers 403
25 Big Col’s Saudi XI Colin Davies 401
26 The Price is right Gareth Price 394
26 Pitbull is coming for Robin Gibbs 394
28 The Untouchables Mark Begley 388
28 No3 is short enough Lee Hutchings 388
30 Arise Sir Moyes Mark Jones 383
30 Neath United Mike Simonson 383
32 Living liberty loca Joanne Jones 382
33 Gawsh 11 Paul jones 374
34 iTeam Gareth Harley-Yeo 368
35 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 363
36 Lokomotiv Caerphilly Jon Lintern 358
37 elite eleven Michael Roberts 353
38 Sauders Valve Dale Parker 347
39 brents boys brent parry 321
40 Swansea City Gold7 gemma jones 311

Under The Thames

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DT: Wednesday Night Updates

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For matches played on Wednesday 06 November 2013

Pos Team Manager Points
1 Fergies11 Richard Evans 554
2 Mighty midgies Kyran Thomas 553
3 Margoals XI Sarah Dixon 533
4 Caitlins 11 Caitlin Lane-Jones 511
5 VICtory Victoria Page 510
6 Not going to Asia Dai Malatynski 509
7 max’s millions Carl Price 508
8 Fibre Powered Roger Nash 496
9 SaS Boys Sarah Pritchard 485
10 doigs lads jane doig 476
11 The Glory Boys Mark Lonney 469
12 UpTheCoed Chris Vardon 458
13 Marching on Together Ian page 456
14 Neil’s Redbirds! Neil Lintern 452
15 Echo XI Steve Lane 450
16 THE WINNERS frances Page 449
17 Gabalfa Rangers Russell Calderwood 445
18 seren ainsley Murphy 443
19 David and Dai Dave Barnes 438
20 Lennox101207 Neil Page 437
21 Water boys Daniel Roberts 432
22 Riyadh All Stars Colin Davies 422
23 JP United Jennifer Price 406
24 little troopers Leslie Withers 403
25 Big Col’s Saudi XI Colin Davies 401
26 The Untouchables Mark Begley 388
27 Pitbull is coming for Robin Gibbs 386
28 Neath United Mike Simonson 383
29 The Price is right Gareth Price 381
30 Living liberty loca Joanne Jones 379
31 Gawsh 11 Paul jones 374
32 No3 is short enough Lee Hutchings 372
33 Arise Sir Moyes Mark Jones 370
34 iTeam Gareth Harley-Yeo 368
35 Blackwood Bluebirds Alec Withers 363
36 elite eleven Michael Roberts 353
37 Lokomotiv Caerphilly Jon Lintern 345
38 Sauders Valve Dale Parker 331
39 brents boys brent parry 321
40 Swansea City Gold7 gemma jones 295

Firepower Museum Woolwich

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Now that that the Docklands Light Railway goes under the Thames to Woolwich, the bus journey from the O2 is gone and all the better for it.  Top Tip, get an Oyster Card, it makes life much easier.

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If you want Firepower.   Not sure but a bit scary.
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And up close.   The museum entrance.
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Gate guardian.   Honest John.
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The main hall.   Thunderbird and mobile Rapier.
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Truck mounted Bofors.   Sexton.
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Abbott 105mm.   Light guns.
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6 and 17 pounder anti tank guns.   And the big guns.
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Big from the rear.   Where it all started.
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Anti aircraft.   Up and down.
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The second hall – FV432.   What they do for anti aircraft.
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What we do for anti aircraft.   And what we used to do for anti aircraft.
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And the Gunners love this. It tracks birds.   Centurion.
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Cold and Big.   Never made it into service.
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AS90   105mm light gun.

And thanks to the two RA Gunners who showed me through the second hall.