KwAcKy's Konfessional |
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Nothing of interest; just mindless links to bikes Birmingham City Football Club and useless junk  
  
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20 August 2003
Argh and Shite! I've killed my home computer. Monday morning I got up and thought I would read my e-mails and browse the web whilst scoffing some weetabix. Puter fires up ok. I open IE then go to open up MailWasher, only for the computer to freeze. ctrl+alt+del does nothing. The lights have gone out on the mouse. The reset button won't respond so I yank out the power cable. Plug it back in. Nothing. Shit. I've tried to reset the motherboard but that didn't do it. The power cable and PSU are ok so it must be the CPU. Joy of Joys. I'll be back in about a week. 16 August 2003
Blues 1 - Spurs 0 
Although the English Premier Leaguse started today it appears the news failed to reach the ears of the Birmingham Squad. Bruce kicked off the 2003/2004 with an expected squad of Taylor, Kenna, Purse, Cunningham, Clapham, Clemence, Savage, D Johnson, Dunn, Dugarry and Horsfield against a spurs side - a side most thought would be overrun in midfield. The early exchanges showed little between the two sides and it looked like a fairly even contest. Spurs scorned some decent chances in the second half and only have themselves to blame for not taking a point or 3 home with them. The ref didn't know about advantage or handball and one of the assistants apeared to think the off-side rule had been abandoned. Squad Scores: Taylor - 7 - made a couple of decent saves but still clearly new to the team Kenna - 8 - Good solid performance, Purse - 6 - some excellent and timely tackles and headers mixed with dire distribution Cunningham - 7 - Decent enough but nothing special Clapham - 7 - average but did try to place the ball in space, but hindered by a lack of support Clemence - 7 - clearly up for the game but often out of position Savage - 8 - He gets 8 for winning the penalty. Dunn - 7 - still finding his feet but he was all over the field which fucked up the formation DJ - 6 - mixed performance but we need someone on the right wing Horsfield - 6 - Worked well but did little to create Dugarry - 6 - Some nice touches but he didn't look all that interested Subs:- Devlin - 7 - Let down by the midfield going walkabouts which meant he had to drop back John - 6 - didn't see too much of the ball In summary: A dire game made worse by an inept ref. Reports ANANOVA BBC Sporting Life 11 August 2003
Woof Woof She's starting to look more like her Bo! Selecta caricature everyday! 
Jones came in a credible ninth after being forced to race on his second machine. The new bike is supposed to have a much stronger engine, however, Craig binned it in the warm up and had to make do with the back up bike. Moodie was grounded by gremlins shortly after the restart. 
Race result 1 K. Harris (Honda) 28:16.418 2 S. Easton (Ducati) +2.727 3 S. Andrews (Yamaha) +7.161 4 R. Frost (Kawasaki) +7.616 5 J. Crockford (Honda) +8.593 6 T. Sykes (Yamaha) +8.650 7 M. Laverty (Honda) +8.896 8 D. Thomas (Honda) +9.113 9 C. Jones (Triumph ValMoto) 13.049 10 T. Tunstall (Yamaha) +13.082 J. Moodie (Triumph ValMoto) DNF 02 August 2003
I'm back again Dad is back home and feeling much better. Thank you very much for your messages. Little Georgina is growing fast. She's more than 26 inches long now. A couple of weeks ago the family travelled to Burton Albion FC to see Blues in action. Georgina met Matthew Upson . The guy was a star; only too happy to pose for the camera and have a chat. Although his poor pass in Malaysia led to the events which say Cunningham being sent off, I'm sure that under Bruce's guidance he'll become a top defender. Anyway, we had a top day out helped by meeting Bluetitch, Rags, Squealy, Bakewell and his son Matthew. Oh, and the large tray of chips and mushy peas. :-) For those of you who don't read Small Heath Alliance, here are a couple more photos of my wee one. Bike Stuff 
Once again the biking world is mourning the loss of a rider. Steve Hislop may have been "getting too old" as his last team made sure the knife was firmly in when they sacked him, but, as we've seen with other British riders, being older than the rest of the field is no handicap. Steve Hislop, who died in a helicopter crash near Hawick on Wednesday aged 41, was the current British Superbike champion, and the first man to set an average lap speed of more than 120mph at the Isle of Man TT Festival. In all, Hislop, known as "The Flying Haggis", won three British Championships and 11 TT races during a career which was dogged by ill fortune. In his chosen sport, it was not surprising that he should have suffered serious injuries - in the Brands Hatch World Superbike round of 2000 he broke his neck - but he also had to contend with money worries and the early deaths of both his father and younger brother. His lack of commercial acumen, and failure to employ a manager, meant that he did not reap the financial rewards of many other riders, and among his sponsors and teams he had the reputation of being difficult to deal with - he was sacked three times - although he was unfailingly good company among fans, reporters and other riders. His career also suffered from his early concentration on the TT, rather than circuit races. In 2000, Hislop was involved in an appalling crash at the Brands Hatch WSB round approaching the Paddock Hill bend at about 120 mph. He was struck twice on the head by his 350lb machine as he flew through the air, cartwheeling four times. He signed himself out of hospital that day; after having difficulty racing during the next few weeks, he had a scan which revealed that his neck had been broken. Hislop, who lived on the Isle of Man, had been considering retirement. He published an autobiography, Hizzy, earlier this year and had hoped to qualify as a commercial helicopter pilot. He separated from his girlfriend Kelly Bailey last year, and is survived by their two sons, Aaron and Connor. As always, I hope God has a nice bit of tarmac and a few sets of super stickies. Nice little clip of target fixation |
