HawkMan

Was ( Not Was) featuring Mel Torme Zazz Turned Blue

Watched both games, reasonably entertaining. I wasn't totally zoned in though, after 23 minutes of the second game , I for a second or two thought, " I'll have a p*** during the hydration break".

......and the new football season has started before the WC final. For those with Premier channel, Scottish League Cup double bill this evening. Aberdeen v Queens Park and followed by Dundee United v Arbroath. Competition actually started last weekend. I'll watch it, I pay for the channel for some reason, oh yes I remember, they've got La Liga. More of this next weekend, then SPL following weekend, then EFL ( Aug 14) then EPL (Aug 21) starts again, it never stops.

Unexpectedly I've started to have, not a new passion exactly, but a craze for AFL. Watched 6 whole AFL games, got to say it's a really interesting game. Deceptively skillful, lots of action, relatively easy to follow the rules. There's been a couple of games that looked dead at ¾ time, but the quick scoring can easily erase leads. From what little I've seen or know Freemantle seem the best bet for the GF. Haven't quite sussed out why sometimes the umpire throws the ball back from the boundary and sometimes a player. I think it depends on how the ball went out. I'll keep watching, for now, it's an entertaining diversion until the EPL starts again, but really enjoying it.

@The Hallucinating GooseIf the problem with tea is it's too weak, try it without milk. When other people make me tea I always ask for it black, as too much milk ruins it for me. Getting to taste the real flavour of tea is easier with little or no milk. Try Twinings English Breakfast Tea.

Fery choked in big match, can't get more British than that. New balls please means an instruction to ball boys and girls to get a new set of balls, each set of balls lasts I think 7 games before being changed.

This seems quite trivial, but gave me a feeling of unease. I asked Google Assistant on my phone a question about my broadband, the exact details are not important. But mischievously I asked it, " Are you cleverer than Orac, the super computer in Blakes 7." It repiled with a whole details about Orac, but then added," if you asked Orac about your broadband it'll probably have said, stupid organic lifeform , refused to answer and demanded it be turned off. " That is what you'd expect Orac to say, but " stupid organic lifeform" isn't a quote from the show, AI "thought " that line up itself. My unease is because it could have used numerous Orac quotes from the show to highlight Orac's disdain for humans, fans of B7 will know what I mean, instead it came up with its own insult, stupid organic lifeforms. Is that what AI will soon be thinking about us. It ended the conversation with, " thanks for the Orac reference you've made my day!" Clever this AI, too clever perhaps.

GJ , has a very simplistic view on nationality, so he'd probably be okay with a out and out Aussie playing for England if he was born here. Nationality is about culture, who you feel a belonging to, how your personality has developed to feel.a part of a Nations culture. I speak from personal experience having assimilated into this country from a child , 60 years ago, but not born here. It's truly heartbreaking that you can give your soul to a country and then be told " you're not born here so f*** off." Ignorance is everywhere sadly.

You came out with this sort of guff about Raducanu. Fery moved to England when he was ONE MONTH OLD. Grew up in Wimbledon and educated at King's College. It's harsh to say that the first month as a baby disqualifies him from being considered English. Ben Stokes was born in New Zealand, I suppose he's a fraudster Englishman too ?

New York London Paris Munich everyone talk about pop musik Remember that ? Big hit from "M" More than 40 years on and they're still around, with a rather good new album.

Those contemplating suicide should not watch ITV for next 2 hrs. ITV 4 has a more interesting game particularly for Scotland watchers.

Unusually there is no 6, 8 or 9 pm kick offs in the WC tonight. The England game probably moved later to avoid clashing with the RL. Heatwave terrible ,but luckily it's not affected my sanity.

Jamie O'Hara top bloke, Cundy isn't, as this talksport Andy Goldstein prank makes clear.

Poll still open for anyone wanting to add their mark.

S Finals; Easy wins for England and Netherlands. FINAL ENGLAND 10 NETHERLANDS 5 Unlike last year Littler and Humphries play like numbers 1 and 2 in the world. High quality final on paper with top 4 ranked players on stage, but Van Gerwen and Van Veen after going ahead 2-1 were blown away. So that's one England world Cup win, will there be another? England women's T20 team possibly but that's probably it!