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The sun always shines on the first day of the football season. Why? I don't know. Is God a Barnsley fan? Probably.
Come five o'clock this afternoon reality may have set in, but until then we can all dream of the wonderful season ahead, in which Barnsley reach the premier league once again and Leeds reach the fourth division.
Anyway, let's not get ahead of ourselves. We have to beat Coventry first.

Don't you just love the first day of the season?

At least until 5pm.

And if you're reading thid REVRUTH, good luck to Hibs.

Right, I'm going to England tomorrow morning and I'm looking forward to;

Fish and Chips
Steak and Kidney pie
English Breakfast
(Various other health foods)
Rain
English Pubs
B & Q
Roadrage
Driving on the other side of the road (If I remember)
And of course, the big one - POLITICAL CORRECTNESS

Can't wait.

I am going to England on Friday for ten days. It's been over eighteen months since I visited, so I COMMAND the rain to stop. Mind you, it could be nice to feel a little rain on the skin. Here is the Sheffield Wendy squad photo for the coming season. I hear they've signed a new African striker, Kanu Bringadingi. Anyway, it's plenty good enough for them. It made me laugh when I heard the statement about them being worried because the grass may be contaminated. They didn't worry about the shit on the pitch last season.

Yesterday, Friday the 13th, My car failed the Spanish equivalent of the MOT test. It's only three years old and it failed on emissions. Furthermore I had to spend €250 on a new tow bar, because the perfectly good one which had been fitted since the car was new, didn't have the correct paperwork. The test centre in Algorrobo, which is government run, kept my log book and tow bar paperwork so that I can't nip off to Antequera and try my luck there. They wil return the documents when the car has passed the test.
Now in Spain, Tesday the 13th is the unlucky date, so I thought I would have been alright, but it just goes to show that it's where you're born that matters as far as superstition goes, and not where you live.
Changing the subject (a lot), if anyone likes a bet, get yer money on Barnsley for a top ten finish this coming season. They are favourites with the bookies to go down, but have brought in a lot of new players. I have a good feeling about it all, but then again, I get this feeling every pre-season.

I'm thinking about buying a digital camera around the £250 mark. I quite fancy the Fuji S9600. Does anyone have one or can recommend another one?

Just testing.

Thanks to Marvo

how to post a photo on here?
And if you do, would you like to tell me please?
And if you tell me, could you make it simple please.
And if you make it simple, could you make it very simple please?

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As far as I am concerned Alan Lee should be the next Pope, Prime Minister, President of the World; whatever he wants, he should receive. He is the man that scored the goal that kept Barnsley in the second division (I refuse to call it the championship). A by-product of his 88th minute strike was to condemn Leeds United to the third division. I'm not going to gloat because I feel there are more than enough people delighted by this development, but isn't it a nice feeling just the same. Their loutish fans showed their true colours again by invading the pitch in a futile attempt to have the match abandoned with thirty seconds remaining on the clock, but sensibly the referee did the right thing and brought the players back thirty minutes later, to play out the remaining seconds.
Last night I visited Leeds' message board, and I have to say it must be the most popular message board in the world. Fans from all over the country were expressing their delight and recommending good chip shops in Bournemouth.

Am I gloating?

Ah well said the soul; Ah soul said the well.

It's looking good now, because that lovely reverend Ruth in Scotland prayed for Barnsley to stay up.