[Devongone]

This shoulder-to-shoulder bit sounds suspiciously like a Yorkshire Army to me Amelia. Maybe the Bantams and Mr Bielsa's lot could join?

Of course if you give it out you should expect to take it, but in the last few days the stadiums of Russia have been littered with players writhing around on the floor demonstrating how quickly they've forgotten that scything tackle they themselves put in ten minutes earlier.

What hope is there for Israel and Palestine if two people I like can't agree to differ?

(My favourite so far is Hibee Jim's line, "some of my best friends are English". You can finish off the line, "some of my best friends are" in any way you like to add supposed weight to any argument you are making. Try ..... Hitler Youth, Friends of Dorothy, Black, Disabled, Incontinent, Women, Weightlifters, Drug Addicts, Alcoholics, Murderers, Policemen, Conservatives, Rangers' fans, Terriers. Maybe it is just my surreal turn of mind but I always want to say Okapi, or Monkfish, or Statutory Instruments ..........

Obviously I'm just a mental old hippy waving a rainbow flag and wearing rainbow bootlaces.