Quote me happy
“You can only bring in kids from a certain radius and a lot of our radius is in the water. Any good fish out there?” Sunderland boss Roy Keane carps on about the geographical restrictions placed on him.
“That’s great, tell him he’s Pele, and get him back on!” Airdrie manager Kenny Black when told his concussed striker Stephen Maguire did not know who he was.
“The 25-year-old had excellent control of his googlies.” BBC sport write-up of the India v Australia second Test about Amit Mishra
“Obviously Sky gets its money from prescription payers.” Martin Keown on BBC’s Football Focus.
“Our season is not beyond my wildest dreams - because they usually involve Elle Macpherson.” Hull chairman Paul Duffen after going joint-top of the Premier League.
“He’s human, and he’d admit that.” Graham Thorpe on new world record-holder Sachin Tendulkar.
“We will put in a report. I don’t talk to referees. It’s like complaining to your mother-in-law about your wife - it doesn’t get you too far.” Ulster coach Matt Williams after the Heineken Cup defeat by Harlequins.
“I’m impressed with his work rate. He works as hard as Dwight Yorke’s toothbrush.” Fred Eyre pays tribute to Robinho on Radio Manchester.
“Sloppy, that’s the only word to describe that
pass...casual.” Andy Gray during the Arsenal-Tottenham match.
“He’s not renowned for his trademark headers.” Brian Marwood commentary during the Juventus-Real Madrid Champions League match
“They’ve kicked our backsides, we’ve got to lick our wounds...” Steve Bruce conjures up a pleasant image following Wigan’s 3-0 defeat to Arsenal.
“I think City will come out on top.” Lawro’s prediction for Hull City v Man City.
“We need the bowlers to take wickets and the batsmen to score runs.” Kevin Pietersen adopts a revolutionary approach to cricket.
More at
www.bbc.co.uk
Ducking the issue!
Hayfield Cricket Club is unhappy with the ducks that may have cost it the Derbyshire and Cheshire league title this season. Not the sort of ducks batsmen dread but of the quack-quack sort: the birds apparently invaded the pitch and left it a soggy-feathery mess. As a result many home league games had to be cancelled and points forfeited. The club complained to the Hayfield Parish Council, which gave them duck-feed to counter the problem. “We were told to make sure the ducks fed elsewhere by putting feed
elsewhere,” said Bill Higginbottom, the club’s chairman. “The truth of the matter is that there are just too many ducks now - probably around fifty of them - and we need to cull a few.” “The ducks see standing water and sit in it, causing a slurry, and then take out nutrients from the soil which then loses its quality and our pitch is ruined” moaned Bill. Mike Crompton, clerk to the council, said it had no control over the ducks since they were wild and the council didn’t own the river. Surely that’s just ducking the issue?
Vowel movements ...
Our Loz takes a retrospective look at watering, spraying and seeding and finds a unique golf course to write about!
With air and soil temperatures fluctuating with the fact that this warm weather coupled with the cooling night temperatures has instigated some heavy dews being formed on grass surfaces.
Do you know how many fleeces I've got? Two, this one and another one!
... into the setting sun, from one end, in the evening.
It’s a unique course. You go out nine and come back nine.
... and an annual
The plants transpire exporate.
Forward THINKING Dates for your diary JANUARY 2009
20th to 22nd - BTME (Harrogate Week), Harrogate International Centre (
www.harrogateweek.co.uk)
FEBRUARY
4th - First Test, West Indies v England, Jamaica (
www.bbc.co.uk/sport)
5th - Pitchcare Essential Management Skills (Day 2 of 2), St Albans School (
www.pitchcare.com/training)
5th to 7th - GCSAA Golf Industry Show, New Orleans, USA (
www.golfindustryshow.com)
7th, Rugby Union, RBS Six Nations begins (
www.rbs6nations.com)
13th - Second Test, West Indies v England, Antigua (
www.bbc.co.uk/sport)
16th to 20th - FACTS training course, STRI, Bingley (
www.stri.co.uk/8.asp)
26th - Third Test, West Indies v England, Barbados (
www.bbc.co.uk/sport)
MARCH
1st - Football, Carling Cup Final, Wembley Stadium (
www.wembleystadium.com)
10th to 13th - Horse racing, Cheltenham Festival (
www.cheltenham.co.uk)
14th - Rugby Union, RBS 6 Nations, Scotland v Ireland, Murrayfield Stadium (
www.murrayfieldexperience.com)
APRIL
4th - Horse racing, John Smiths Grand National, Aintree Racecourse (
www.aintree.co.uk)
6th to 12th - US Masters golf, Augusta, USA (
www.masters.com)
18th - Rugby Union, EDF Energy Cup Final, Twickenham Stadium (
www.edfenergycup.com)
To add your event to Forward Thinking please email details to
ellie@pitchcare.com and don’t forget that you can add it to Pitchcare’s online calendar yourself! Simply log on to
www.pitchcare.com, select ‘Calendar’ in the Home drop down button on the top banner and click on “Add event’ at the top of the page.
rejuvenation clean once a year.
... sown with new grass seed.
... when making decisions about what work to undertake in retrospect of watering, spraying or seeding.
... they're struggling at straws.
They are stabbing themselves in the foot.
During launch break the staff can use the excellent catering facilities.
... and one from Dave Saltman
“The Wales captain David Bellamy” Gwapple my gwapenuts!
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