Champ

What were you thinking?

And another thing...particularly after a bad result in the league, like last weekend, a midweek game gives you something else to focus on right away rather than having to wait a full week to get it out of your system

All of the above. And everything that goes with it, like the build up around the draws for the different stages. Last year when I watched the Champions League stuff I just kept thinking 'we should be there' and this year with no European involvement at all it just feels like something's missing. I cant wait to get back

Signed in the earlier thread

I like a man with a ready apology

He said it in his interview

Don't know if its been on already but its being trailed just now as 'coming up' which, on past experience, could mean anything really

Where do you start ???????????? There's some weird stuff going on here..............

Have you a sister called Jessica?

You're not alone

Exactly

Just seen excerpts on SSN of Kenny's presser. Don't you just love him. (And that's not a question, its a statement) There's a man to have on your side.....

I'll come back to this..............

Nah, I like a very simple daal, ie without tomatoes, so the one I used was Allegra McEvedy's Tarka Dhal from her Economy Gastronomy series. Each to their own....

Daal is the business. If ordering a takeaway I would always get a daal. Its usually made with yellow split peas. As Remmie says, though, it does take time to make but if you're having it as a side dish you will have enough left over to freeze for another time. Pretty sure the las ttime I made it I used a recipe from the BBC

We did and it was very good, although it was hard for Mr C to admit after I told him where the recipe came from (he's a Tangerine). I have a recipe for Chicken Vindaloo that I have used for years which is very good but seemed more complicated than yours. Will be using this again

Didnt think it was worth another thread but Sky have been pissing me off with the same stuff all this afternoon. They've made one of their 'Top Stories' about Capello's warning to Carroll about his behaviour but when they cut to the interview he says very little about Carroll directly and at one point denies he even said that he drinks too much. well, if you've got nothing to say, just make it up....

Ignore the philistines. Sounds like my kind of place

Have just made your curry PR. Very straightforward. Rather than getting the food processor out..hate cleaning the thing...I added th e onion mixture to the tomatoes and used a hand blender and that worked fine. A couple of tweaks to the recipe...I added some salt. Dont use a lot in my cooking but find you get a more 'authentic' taste with adding some salt, maybe 1/2 - 1 teasp. And also some ginger. I bought a piece and then forgot to put it in at the 'garlic' stage so added 1/4 teasp ground ginger to the tomato sauce. Oh, and I didnt add the red chillies because it tasted surprisingly hot with just the one green chilli. As I say to my son, its not an exact science... Looks good. Just waiting to see how it tastes with rice, naan and M&S onion bhajis on the side............

Inspired to have a go at PR's posted recipe. Accepting that shop bought naans come nowhere close to the real thing whose do you think make a reasonable replacement for a school night?

Was it as grim as it sounds? If you cant do it properly, dont do it at all I say. Now, TP's breakfast sounded lurvely..although I'd pass on the cream

I've never thought of crumpets as a savoury option, eg marmite. I want to give it a go but I'm not sure I can... Crumpet of choice..butter and golden syrup

Bellamy looking very sharp....and moaning at everyone. What a guy

They're like Citeh, just hoovering up everything in sight leaving you with little choice if you want to see games but to stamp up for it and endure all their nonsense. Playground bullies

So the question remains, will newcomers be able to catch up or is it lost cause?