Iāve just seen her and made this claim about embarrassing comments.
She is as unimpressed as you on the matter, claiming that they were āpretty normalā.
With a foot like that, sheāll be playing football like her stepdad.
Many congratulations to Anna and good luck for the future.
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Tommy Mulgrew , Ken Wimshurst, Dick Connor, John Page, Bob Charles etcā¦lots of the players i grew up watching.
Many playing for that team up in the skyā¦God Bless. 
Yep Ken Wimshurst took the express lift last weekā¦RIP. 
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I am one Sotonians year old today.
Sounds like a good excuse to get drunk tonight !!
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Do recount your tales on the āIām fucked out of my face on a Friday nightā thread!!
All gory details welcome
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At Young Adult #1ās graduation.
Simultaneously more fun and more annoying than a wedding.
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Forgot to mention an amusing encounter. As Iām nicking the free wine at the graduation ceremony, there is a lady wearing red robes, reserved for those that have done PhDs.
I say ācongratulations, Doctorā
Beaming, she says thank you.
āI bet that never gets oldā, I say.
āNo it doesnāt. Iāve been sending letters to myself for the past two weeks!ā
Fair play. I suspect I would as well.
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Maybe they should introduce those ticket systems that you get in argos
Go to the pub - keep an eye on the screen , as your kids number appears, nip across to the auditorium, watch them walk across the stage, back to the pub and meet them afterwards.
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It wasnāt that bad. One of Young Adult #1ās mates was an Olympian, so seeing her was fun. Evelyn Welch (Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machineās mum) got a fellowship. Florence was in the second row. We had to wait a lot. Photos.
Mostly, I clapped like a seal.
Met Young Adult #1ās boyf for the second time. Heās a nice lad, who knows his DS9.
Young Adult#1 has just got her A level grades and confirmation of her 1st choice place at Exeter Uni.
She worked bloody hard and was pretty stressed at exam time.
Mrs C_S and self are really chuffed for her.
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Congrats Cobham.
On the subject of Uniās, I heard this morning that there are a glut of places available due to the cost of fees and the popularity of apprenticeships.
There are going to be some chancellors wondering how they are going to pay for the brand new buildings they spent out on when the they thought the fees gravy train was here to stay.
Perhaps theyāll get a Government Grant to prop them up. 
Both my kids are now adults.
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And no doubt still costing you a fortune
I asked young adult unit #2 whether the invoice had arrived, the one that her mother and I have been painstakingly itemising since her birth.
Apparently it has not arrived
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Iāve still not received the one from my parents. The taxi bill will be extortionate. Last used a few months ago- Winchester to Southampton trip.
A PM from Rallyboy reminded me that I havenāt provided an update on my work status. Which may mean little to the siteās general populous, but I thought the matchday meetup crew might like to know.
As of last week, Iām employed in the role of Digital Designer at FatFace. Yay!
Which means that while we still have some pretty shaky finances to sort in the coming months, we can at least keep the house. 
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The girl starts at Soton Uni on the day of the United game
Iāve told her where the Rockstone is - no doubt sheāll be turning up for food and cash on match days
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Told ya it would all work out