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Sorry, I'm not in touch with the Republic of Ireland national football team. Should I be?

What can I say, I really like the guy, and players like to play for him.

Sparky??? Jesus, let's hope not.

De Boer, Pellegrini or Martin O'Neill.

High heels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-36265545

One day they'll be looked back upon quizzically the way we now view corsets.

Oh yeah - and men in smart shoes and trousers but no socks. And men who leave the top three buttons of their shirt undone, especially if they're over 30.

That said, what Anidel may have been alluding to was that Gianni Bugno/Gatorade rode these bikes with Shimano, so if you wanted to make an exception you could?

I think MrMister meant to imply that it just felt wrong, not so much that it was a problem functionally. I must admit, I get a nice warm feeling inside from knowing that I have Campag fitted on my Fondriest; it feels right.

White saddle and bar-tape is the go-to combo for late-vintage era steel, I feel. And if you end up opting for black rims then a black quill stem to complete the look.

Interesting that you've posted a picture of that Concorde, because I saved the very same picture in my 'Random Bikes' folder on my laptop. Note how the prevalence of chromed/silver parts permits the inclusion of a black saddle.

Nice - like the colour scheme.

Great that Imlach's on board for this, master of the one-liner:

"It's hard not to wonder whether a pledge from Alexander Vinokourov is worth the French it's mumbled in"

Ha Ha - I didn't mean to imply that he's any of these things in particular, it was more list of the unpleasant qualities that prevail in the macho world of sport generally.

The more pertinent issue, though, is the discrimination against the self-funded riders who were perhaps better than those under the control of BC; the more sinister issue of megalomania and the desire for complete control, rather than the immaturity of these silly slurs.

Totally. I dread to think the sort of vitriol Alex Ferguson's spouted in the dressing room in his time, and I doubt he's exceptional in that sense. Then again, Brian Clough was a hard man but still demanded gentlemanly conduct from himself and his players (didn't swear, asked that referees were shown respect). The idea that being authoritative somehow goes hand in hand with being misogynist/racist/homophobic and generally unpleasant doesn't follow; being disliked doesn't necessarily mean you're disrespected.

I like Kyren Wilson because he looks a bit like Paul Dano, although I'm not convinced Wilson would even know who Paul Dano is.

I have been watching this with interest. I'm glad Varnish's being backed up because I was concerned there were people who might try to paint her as neurotic and paranoid (the way people do when women tend to complain about things - even other women).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/36138046

Yeah, and there's that match-fixing business, which was dodgy whichever way you look at it.

I think maybe Ronnie O'Sullivan's reputation proceeds him; read about it from Hawkins' perspective:

"He makes it look so effortless sometimes," said Hawkins, the only player to have reached the semi-finals in the past three seasons. "It winds me up to be honest. There's me twitching about and he's flowing. I don't know what he thought of his performance, but overall I thought he played really well."

Hawkins held in there, though, fair play to him.

I hope McManus tears Higgins apart.

Winning 3 frames on the bounce when you're 12-9 down isn't keeping your cool? I didn't think either player lost it, Hawkins just got the lucky break in that weird final frame. They both played well, both would have been worthy of victory, both made a few unforced errors.

I'm just happy Judd Trump's been knocked out, the up-himself little twerp.

12-12. Ronnie's on fire. Hawkins hasn't been bad, though.

I don't feel very comfortable narrowing down to five either, but these sprang to mind first:

Bombast
Eat Y'Self Fitter
Wings
Athlete Cured
DKTR Faustus

[Edit: I just remembered Leave the Capitol, but what to swap it with?]

Another good call. I'm a big fan of Perverted by Language - The Fall/Brix transitional work.

The Field has a new album out?!?! You've got taste, EB.

CONTROVERSIAL! I think Bend Sinister is underrated: Dktr. Faustus is one of my favourite tracks ever, Living Too Late is touching, Bang by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs has Terry Waite Sez to thank. Yet, This Nations Saving Grace is the more complete album, I think, and it's got Bombast on it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDPiNUEEMIE

Respect.

PJ Harvey's new album
Prince - Parade

I don't think you're 'obliged' to match the hoods with your tape. I have white bar-tape with black hoods and it works pretty well:

https://www.bike24.com/i/p/6/6/71266_01_d.jpg

But about the saddle, I guess white would work better. I've tried looking for a Flite in white, but to no avail.

A sort of metallic violet colour - very nice. I recommend white bar tape and saddle. Actually, yellow is the complimentary colour in this instance...

You leave Hinault alone!