Diamonds are Forever

That is tremendous

O'Sullivan in threatening to quit shocker, if you're going to quit then do it like Hendry - no fuss or dramas or endless attention seeking threats, just go. I can't really take to Carter, I'm not really sure why but he's hard to like. The players were saying on some video thing about him the other day that he's a bit of a recluse (not that there's anything wrong with that) but you can kind of see that I think, he seems a bit distant and hard to take to.

Huge blow for Rangers, means they wont be able to sign anymore superstars like Matt McKay and Mervan Celik.

Mark Allen has been disciplined for his comments about his opponent cheating by not declaring a push. It was pretty blatant and it's poor of his opponent not to call a foul on himself, which is the done thing in Snooker. The ending to his match was pretty hilarious though, he had to pot the black to stay in the match, he potted it and started celebrating only for the cueball to go in the pocket.

Where will they get the money to keep them going though? Gretna were kept going, but the cost of keeping them going will be nothing to the running costs of Rangers surely?

He's like a broken record. Tedious beyond belief.

By the sounds of it it will be hampering your score and ideally it would help getting a new set. My only point of caution, financially speaking, with getting a new set now is that if you keep playing and improving then within a couple of years you'll probably want another even better set of irons to 'take your game to the next level' and have to splash out again. I'd maybe just keep playing with your irons you have and try and put some money aside over the next year or two and then get a really nice set which you'll be happy to use for a long time. I suppose it depends how seriously you are taking your scores, in terms of playing in competitions etc. If you're playing in competitions and want to get a handicap you're probably best getting another set, if you're just playing casually with your mates and are just looking to improve your swing and not too fussed about scores yet then I'd wait. So basically I've no idea

If anything doing brilliantly would probably make you less likely, as would doing terribly, the people on it seem to be kinda inbetween in terms of intelligence. Obviously it's quite hard to tell that much about them, but that's the impression I get.

No-one else ever seems to have interesting facts, it's usually the standard 'aye we met at Uni, I studied Psychology, if we win I'll go on holiday'. There does seem to be a high number of Scots on it though. On average I'd say about one couple a show seem to be Scottish, which given our size compared to the rest of the UK is quite a lot.

I'd probably agree with that. My play with woods and irons is excellent (well for someone with a handicap of 15 anyway) but my short game is awful. I play with a couple of mates who off the tee and on the fairway are worse than me yet generally get better scores as they are solid around the greens. This is really a result of when I was younger when I lived 5 minutes away from the driving range and I used to go all the time, but I wasn't a member of a golf club and hardly ever played on a course so when I actually joined a club I'd barely ever seen a golf green in my life and I'd never played little pitches or chips or any other subtle shots that require touch and feel. At the level that most of the people on here play at being good around the greens is where you will make your score. I know people who have spent hundreds of pounds on new drivers and woods to make them hit the ball an extra 20 yards (which will make next to no difference to their score) when really they should be concentrating on improving around the green which can easily take 10-15 shots off your score.

Are the administrators serious when they say they don't want to lose first team players because it will put off potential buyers? I think the fact that the club are racked with debt and have a potential £50 million tax liability might be slightly more off putting, I doubt losing a few players worth a few hundred thousand pounds is really going to matter. I can just imagine the thought process - 'aye, Rangers were quite an attractive business proposition, but now they've released Steven Davis and Kirk Broadfoot it's just not worth it, I'm out'.

It seems their only hope is to find a way to stagger on until the EBT tax case and then for it to be found in their favour. Neither of which looks likely.

He? Surely it's the SPL clubs who will decide?

Superb news, I don't want them polluting the lower leagues.

McGregor is the only one they would get anything substantial for. Davis, Whittaker and Edu would get peanuts, partly because they aren't very good, and partly because Rangers are in no position to bargain. I think you're talking a few hundred grand for each, and a couple of million for McGregor. McGregor is the only one they can guarantee making a good return from so I think he might stay, there's no benefit in keeping the rest. I suppose it depends how confident they are of reaching the next transfer window.

Quite loosely connected to football, but... Quagmire David Currie BBC football reporter

I've got to say I don't really got why Murray has got such a hard time over this. As I see it there are two scenarios. The first one is Rangers win the EBT case, in which case the lasting legacy of Murray's time in charge is an £18 million bank debt, which for a club the size of Rangers, and compared to the debts of much smaller Scottish clubs, is not a lot. For the amount of trophies they have won and some of the players they got to see during Murray's time that's a pretty good deal I'd say. The second scenario is Rangers lose the case, in which case Murray will get the blame. However, surely this is a decision that would have been taken after professional financial advice? I suppose in the end he would have to take the blame, but he would obviously been mis-advised. At worst he made a misjudgement on poor advice. I keep hearing and reading idiots going about 'this is the man that spent £12 million on Tore Andre Flo', well yes he did and there's no doubt he was pretty reckless and stupid for a long spell at Ibrox, but he corrected that by clearing most of the debt. Craig Whyte is the reason Rangers are f**ked.

Airdrieonians ? The silver lining to all this for Rangers fans is that Craig Whyte has had months to plan his course of action. He knew the financial situation from the start, nothing major has changed from when he took over, this has been his plan from the start. He also must have known from the start that putting them into administration would make him very unpopular and if they were to go bust the knuckle draggers amongst the Rangers support would hunt him down and his life wouldn't be worth living. Therefore he must be very confident of a) making a tidy profit for himself and b) ensuring the club survives in some form or another. Obviously his judgement could flawed and going into administration takes the club's fate out of his hands to an extent, but by the sounds of things he has previous of this type of procedure. I think they will survive in their current form, they wont win a thing for the next decade or so but they'll recover eventually.

I'd agree about Hooper which is why I used him as an example, they have identical scoring records but to me Hooper seems a much better all round player, he's a lot more mobile and I think he would be a better option. But I still wouldn't say Hooper is good enough for the Premiership so it goes without saying I don't think Jelavic is really good enough either. Who knows, he may surprise me, but i still think if Rangers get that amount of money for him they have done brilliantly.

£8 million or whatever it is they will get is absolute daylight robbery, they've done brilliantly to get anywhere near that amount. Potentially setting myself for a bit of a fail if he turns out to be a big hit, but I really don't see the fuss about him, his scoring record is virtually the same as Gary Hooper's and Southampton were the biggest team in for him. I think West Ham would be a far better move for him, all in likelihood they will be in the Premiership next season anyway and it will give him time to settle in and get a few goals. The Premiership is a huge step up from scoring against teams like Dunfermline, and Everton aren't exactly the kind of time that create lots of chances. Not sure it's a good move either for him or for Everton.

I'd echo young_bairn by suggesting more high-intensity training. Plodding along on a treadmill for 10k isn't the most effecient way of burning fat, try some interval training and really push yourself. There's nothing wrong with that weight loss either, you're hoping to lose around 3-4lb a week which for someone who is only a little overweight is tough going. Losing weight at a slower consistant rate is usually better in the long run.

In terms of value for money and portion sizes I'd probably say Pizza Hut. McDonald's is also pretty good for what it is. The worst ones for me are Burger King and Nandos. Burger King is just McDonald's except with smaller portions of chips and £2 extra on your bill. Nando's is just shite, admittedly I've only been once, but after my dry chicken in a dry bun I doubt I'll be back. You could probably add KFC to that list too, the food just looks rank. Ones like TGI Friday and Frankie and Bennys are okay if there's a big group of you and you just want something simple with a laid back atmosphere, probably a bit pricey for what it is but the food is quite good and filling.

That's true, I was losing the will to live after about 5 miles just plodding along a dual carriageway, the actual route itself isn't great and there's this iconic thing about going over the Tyne Bridge, which you've done after 15 minutes and then it's pretty boring. It's more the overall feel of the event that I enjoyed, the start is an incredible sight and there's generally a great buzz and enthusiasm everywhere. I do agree that the route itself is pretty mind numbing for the most part.

That's a good time, well done! I was doing my first GNR and really enjoyed it, got round in 1h 59m 22 secs, was extremely under-prepared mainly due to having dodgy knees which stop me training as much as I would like. I aimed, rather optimistically I thought, for 2 hours, so quite satisfied to just beat it. It's a great event, and I had a similar experience at the start, was getting overtaken by guys about 17st and you start to think 's**t, if they're going at that pace I better speed up', of course 2 miles down the road they're standing at the side breathing out their arse, it's important not to get dragged along at someone else's speed and just do your own thing. Was a really enjoyable day although I'm not sure I'd do that distance again. I feel I'm more suited to doing 10k's and feel it would be a lot better on my aching joints!

A bit of rain for a weeks in an area which makes up a miniscule percentage of the Earth's surface is not evidence of climate change. I don't think there is much doubt that humans have had an effect on the climate, the mistake is that people believe this is somehow 'unnatural' or 'wrong'. Humans, just like every other species on the planet, are programmed to exploit the resources available to them to survive and breed. If we exploit our resources to an extent where we can no longer survive then so be it, the same thing has happened to 99% of all species that have ever existed.