Dennis Bergkamp

Jack: "Theres a money lender in Craiglang" Boaby: *whistles theme song to Good, the Bad and the Ugly.

First run in a week after injuring my back lifting weights at the gym last Thursday. Managed to plod round 5 miles without any discomfort so looking forward to a small run tomorrow and a longer one on Sunday. Managed to lose my iPod during the week so wasn't looking forward to running without it but I actually found it better/more enjoyable, anyone else found the same?

Not much of an ale drinker so not really been keeping on eye on this thread so this may have been recommended (or slated) before. My mates girlfriend works for an event company and managed to take 50 of these so we got tore into some the other night. Had a quick look online and its sold in Waitrose for £1.67 a bottle. Exmoor Beast Strong Ale - Fucking excellent. .

299 seems a tall order for me. Tremendous bowling from Ryan Harris again though, theres a decent team between the two teams out there! Disappointing from Matt Prior again with the bat though, he's another that needs some criticism.

I think England will win this one if they manage to get another 80 to their overnight total. The bowlers, particularly Swann, will have fun on the last day. Fortunately Ian Bell has saved England again but that can't hide the fact that there are too many players not contributing enough this series and if it wasn't for Australia being so ordinary they would have lost this series. Players like Bairstow, Bresnan and perhaps even Trott should be in danger of being dropped for the next test.

The Gold Mine Effect by Rasmus Ankerson who goes around the world to find out why so many top class sportspeople come from small areas, such as sprinters from Jamaica, footballers from Brazil, runners from Kenya. Very good read.

Conor Hogg and Robbie McNab are attacking midfielders and often play on the wing, Ryan Blair plays centre midfield, Scott Shepherd and Botti Biabi are strikers and Michael Martin plays centrally in an attacking role.

Connor's an attacking midfielder.

Ran the Great winter 5k in Edinburgh this morning. Far too many beers and mince pies over Christmas resulted in 29.49. Never felt so lethargic on a run!

I recently ran the Edinburgh 10k and having signed up for a few more runs, i've noticed my motivation is so much higher when i've got something to work towards. Before there was no real purpose to going to the gym/for a run other than getting a bit fitter I would get quite bored with the routine and would take a day off which would then turn into 2, then 3 then 4 and so on. Having a marathon in the summer, with 3 or 4 smaller races in between then is keeping up the motivation just now.

I remember watching the Pars up at Dens Park a few years ago. Alex Rae was midway through something like a 6 match touchline ban but named himself as a sub, allowing him to be involved on the touchline. He lost the plot and was sent to the stands again, resulting in the SFA throwing the book at him!

He did very well. I wouldn't be expecting him to be signing/offered a deal though as he's only come in to train as opposed to a trial. Not to say he won't help out as a trialist though.

I managed to run the Edinburgh 10k in 1.07, pretty pleased as I could barely run the length of myself two months ago. That hill from 7.5ish to 8.5 felt like it was a hundred miles, legs feeling it now! Think i've got the running bug now, can't wait to get back out again!

Who comes up with this shite?

These clowns are the worst by far. A girl I know recently split up with her boyfriend and Dad to her daughter. Some of the shite she puts up is incredible.

Currently training for the Edinburgh 10k in a couple of weeks. Its going well enough and i'm feeling ok, however i've started to have some discomfort on the ball of my right foot. Is this a normal running thing? Nothing major and I can run through it but obviously not ideal. (My footwear are proper running shoes and were measured in shop so shouldn't be that)

Falkirk were bringing in another foreign player on trial but he got offered the opportunity to sign a contract at another club and took it. He (or his agent) suggested he took a look at Farid and the rest is history.

I've also been on a bit of a health kick. I've been a member of a gym for 4 years and went through phases where I would go a lot for a month or so and then spend the next 6 months doing f**k all. Joined a new gym which has better facilities and give you a personalised training plan to follow. I (drunkenly) signed up for the Edinburgh marathon which takes place in May and i'm doing a 10k race in Edinburgh next month so I have something to work towards whch is probably why the motivation is still strong. I could barely run 10 minutes a month or so ago and today I completed 5k. Not particularly impressive but I suppose it is all relative to individual fitness levels. Going to do 6k tomorrow which will be the longest i've ran. Sounds fucking pathetic reading that! As for diet, I tend to eat quite healthily but probably let myself down when it comes to portion sizes. Its like being in America when i'm on the cooking.

You've been wound up by a 10 year old.

Nick Phinn. Possibility, NOT for certain.