There is a new, improved Monthly Archives plugin available for Habari which is now installed on this blog. I realise that I’m probably the only person to ever scan the historical archives but I really like it so, once again, many thanks to Chris Meller and the Habari community.

I have to say I am a little surprised at this breaking news. Still, I guess Eriksson will draw another excessive compensation package while he seeks alternative employment. In my view, buying all those expensive foreigners, beating United twice and finishing mid-table was a creditable first season. Mind you, I always had niggling reservations about Mr. Shinawatra. So, who’s next for the job at Manchester City - Jose Mourinho ?

Mark Krynsky posted a interesting post on Twitter (sorry, I simply can’t bring myself to call them ‘Tweets’) inviting readers to share their first ever Twitter post. Trawling through my own Twitter archives, I noted my first ever post was: ‘just signed up. never thought I would’ on 9 November 2007 although I had earlier aired my disdain on this blog way back on 12 March 2007. Perusing the archives of my own continuous stream of inane drivel did unearth the odd gem - well OK then - the occasional notable one-liner in a continuous stream of inane drivel. ...

Ashamed of MUFC’s last two games (Barcelona, Chelski) - no goals, no threat, no attack, no desire, no ambition, frightened, defensive, arrogant, complacent, stuttering. Complete shite.

London, near England - 23 April 2008. For immediate release. Brightside Software Enterprises are pleased to announce the immediate availability of ‘FriendOrFoe’. Tired of being followed by those mindless idiots on Twitter, not to mention those horrid spammers ? Tired of having to search out new friends with similar interests, sense of humour and outlook ? Tired of being a ‘soul in isolation’ with 0 (zero) friends in the whole wide world ? ...