Andrew takes centre-stage with an outstanding centre forward!

Andrew Vine, seen here on the right, is presented with a Huddersfield Town shirt in recognition of his support to the local team over many years.

Andy Booth an outstanding player with HT presents Andrew with his shirt ~ No 60!!!

Andrew was hosted by the club with his son Anthony, before returning to Limoges where he now lives.

I understand Andrew will be 60 in June 2007.

Beckham to return........

Premiership - Yallop: No Beckham loan
Eurosport - Sun, 27 May 13:41:00 2007
Premiership - Los Angeles Galaxy coach Frank Yallop has insisted David Beckham will not return to a European club on loan later this year.

In the wake of Beckham's recall to the England squad by Steve McClaren, reports have suggested the midfielder could return to the Premiership in November following the conclusion of the MLS season.
Everton, Tottenham and Blackburn have been linked with a move, while Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has already expressed an interest.
Yallop told Sky Sports News: "He won't be going on loan anywhere. He'll be taking a break at that point and getting ready for our pre-season.
"He's shown he's a world-class player, he doesn't need to go back and go on loan anywhere."
Yallop believes Beckham's performances will make it difficult for McClaren to drop him again.
"I think David is going to have such an impact when he joins the squad again it will be difficult to leave him out to be honest," he said.
"We realise David wants to get to the 100-cap plateau and we will never stop him doing that."
Madrid coach Fabio Capello again praised Beckham's recent form after he helped keep the Spanish giants on course for their 30th Primera Liga title.
Beckham played a pivotal role as Madrid beat Deportivo La Coruna 3-1 at the Bernabeu on Saturday.
Capello said: "I said that David Beckham was playing better than he has over the last two years.
"He is in extraordinary physical condition. When he puts the ball into the centre he does it with much precision, speed and quality. He is in great shape."

Time For a Joke from Frank Beevers

The Fisherman >

One Saturday morning he gets up early, dresses quietly, gets his lunch made, puts on his long johns, grabs the dog and goes to the garage to hook up his boat to the truck and head down the road. Coming out of his garage rain is pouring down; it is like a torrential downpour. There is snow mixed in with the rain, and the wind is blowing 50 mph.

Minutes later, he returns to the garage. He comes back into the house and turns the TV to the weather channel. He finds it's going to be bad weather all day long, so he puts his boat back in the garage, quietly undresses and slips back into bed.

There he cuddles up to his wife's back, now with a different anticipation, and whispers, "The weather out there is terrible."

To which she sleepily replies, "Yeah, Can you believe my stupid husband is out there fishing in that?"

Its that man again......HHHHHHHamilton!

Hamilton takes lead in title race Circuit de Catalunya, Montmelo, 13 May, 2007
By Andrew Benson


Lewis Hamilton has taken the outright championship lead just four races into his Formula One career by finishing second in the Spanish Grand Prix.
But the McLaren driver could do nothing about Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who dominated at the Circuit de Catalunya to take his second win in succession.
Hamilton kept team-mate Fernando Alonso behind him to go two points clear of the world champion in the title chase.
The Spaniard survived an off-track moment on lap one to take third place.
Report: Massa wins Spanish GP
Alonso's hopes of winning his home race were over almost before it began when he made an ambitous attempt to overtake Massa around the outside of the first corner.
After a good start from second place on the grid, the McLaren was marginally in front as they went into the turn but not far enough to claim the lead and the two cars touched, pitching Alonso sideways into the gravel trap.
To come out of my fourth Grand Prix leading the world championship is incredible Lewis Hamilton
"I thought I was very much in front of him in the first corner - and he didn't think so - and we touched each other," Alonso said.
"It was dangerous. We were very lucky because 99% of the time in incidents like that you would finish the race in the first corner."
Massa countered: "I was inside, so I don't understand his point.
"As long as I am inside, I will stay there. I won't move. If anybody was aggressive, it was Fernando, not me.
"If I am wrong, then I am the first to say I have made a mistake.
"But this time don't tell me I've made a mistake. Come on, this is racing, Formula One, the first corner.
"The first corner is important. You don't want to lose like I did in Malaysia. I wanted to stay there.
"There was contact. He tried to push me inside - it was only small contact - but fortunately nothing happened with the car."
Alonso lost only two places as he rejoined the track, slotting into fourth place behind Hamilton and Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, who was passed by the Englishman on the run down to the third corner.
But one of the aerodynamic deflectors on the world champion's car had been damaged, which will have affected his pace for the rest of the race.
Alonso moved up to third when Raikkonen retired with a rare Ferrari failure on lap 10, but he could not close on Hamilton, who was equally helpless in the face of the charging Massa.
The Brazilian edged steadily ahead in the lead and was nearly 10 seconds clear by the time he made his first pit stop on lap 19, the same time as Alonso.
Hamilton stayed out for another three laps but was no closer to the Ferrari when he rejoined the track after his own stop.
The first stops were the end of Alonso's already slim hopes of winning his home race for the second year in a row.
McLaren fitted the harder of the two tyre options to his car for his middle stint, while everyone else stayed on the softer tyres and saved the harder ones until the final push.
The plan was presumably for Alonso to limit the damage in the middle of the race and make a charge in the closing laps.
But he slipped back to more than 10 seconds behind Hamilton in the first few laps after the stops as the tyres took their time to come up to speed.
Alonso continued to lose ground to his team-mate throughout the second stint and was more than 16 seconds adrift by the time Hamilton made his second stop on lap 47.
Alonso followed him in a lap later and began to close on Hamilton after they rejoined, but in the final 10 laps the gap stabilised.
The eight points for second place put Hamilton two points clear of Alonso at the head of the drivers' championship, with Massa a further point behind.
"I keep saying I'm living my dream, and it's really true," Hamilton said.
"I've been working so hard for this and to come out of my fourth Grand Prix leading the world championship when I'm driving against two of the best drivers in the world is incredible."
BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica was fourth after a strong, steady race, with David Coulthard fifth following an impressive race in the much-improved Red Bull-Renault.
The Scot lost a gear in the closing stages and had to fight hard to hold off Nico Rosberg's Williams-Toyota.
Renault's Heikki Kovalainen, who was hampered by having to make an extra pit stop because of a faulty fuel rig, finished seventh.
Kovalainen's team-mate Giancarlo Fisichella, similarly hampered, lost the final points place to Super Aguri's Takuma Sato when he had to make a final splash-and-dash pit stop with seven laps to go.
Spanish Grand Prix result:
1. Felipe Massa (Brz) Ferrari one hour 31 minutes 36.230 seconds 2. Lewis Hamilton (GB) (McLaren-Mercedes) at 6.790sec 3. Fernando Alonso (Spa) McLaren-Mercedes at 17.456 4. Robert Kubica (Pol) BMW Sauber 31.615 5. David Coulthard (GB) Red Bull-Renault 58.331 6. Nico Rosberg (Ger) Williams-Toyota 59.538 7. Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Renault 1:02.128 8. Takuma Sato (Jpn) Super Aguri-Honda) one lap behind 9. Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Renault 1 lap 10. Rubens Barrichello (Brz) Honda 1 lap 11. Anthony Davidson (GB) Super Aguri-Honda 1 lap 12. Jenson Button (GB) Honda 1 lap 13. Adrian Sutil (Ger) Spyker-Ferrari 2 laps 14. Christijan Albers (Ned) Spyker-Ferrari) 2 laps R Nick Heidfeld (Ger) BMW Sauber 50 laps completed R Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Toyota 48 laps R Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 18 laps R Scott Speed (USA) Toro Rosso-Ferrari 11 laps R Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) Ferrari 10 laps R Jarno Trulli (Ita) Toyota 9 laps R Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull-Renault 8 laps R Alexander Wurz (Aut) Williams-Toyota 0 laps
Fastest lap: Massa, one minute 22.680 seconds, lap 14.
Key: R = retired

Higgins hits No 1 again.

Higgins regains number one spot

John Higgins admits he expected to win a second world title far sooner having also returned to the top of the rankings with victory over Mark Selby.
Higgins, who first won the title in 1998, replaces fellow Scot Stephen Hendry as the world number one.
"I won it nine years ago and was blasé about it," he said. "I thought I would have won another two or three by now.
"It's taken longer than expected. I've won a lot of events but a lot of people only watch the World Championship."
Interview: World champion John Higgins Extended highlights: Higgins wins epic final
After that initial triumph in 1998, Higgins was expected to become the dominant force in the game, and was world number one for two years.
But his form tailed off and he failed to win a major tournament between 2001 and 2004.
"I was breaking through and, if I had stuck in there and practised the way other guys did, I could have won this again before now," he reflected.
I am definitely going to try and build on this John Higgins

Pearce Goes

Pearce sacked as Man City manager Manchester City have sacked boss Stuart Pearce after two years in charge.

The 45-year-old, who is also England Under 21 coach, has had his contract terminated with immediate effect a day after the end of the season.

Chief executive Alistair Mackintosh told the club's website: "The board of directors would like to thank Stuart for his hard work and service."

Pearce took over from Kevin Keegan as City manager but his side struggled to 14th in the Premiership this season.

Interview: Man City defender Danny Mills

The former England captain took the helm at City after a successful spell as caretaker boss during which he guided the club to within a goal of qualifying for the Uefa Cup.
And after a good start to his first full season in charge he was touted as a potential replacement for then England head coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.
But things soon went downhill and after a season in which City had climbed as high as fourth during the opening weeks of the campaign, they tumbled down the table to finish 15th in 2005/06.
And there was little improvement this term as City struggled in the bottom-half of the Premiership and scored just 10 goals at home all season, the worst record in the history of top-flight football.
606: DEBATE
BBC Sport's Chris Bevan
There have been question marks over discipline within the squad after Ben Thatcher's reckless challenge on Pedro Mendes in August earned an eight-match ban.
And more recently fellow full-back Michael Ball was suspended for three games for a stamp on Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
In addition, midfielder Joey Barton, who had been critical of Pearce's signings, was suspended by the club after a training ground bust-up with Ousmane Dabo which left the French midfielder unconscious.
And after City's 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on the final day of the season, the club's sixth match without a win, Pearce admitted his future at the club was shrouded in doubt with speculation growing over a potential Thai-based takeover.
Asked whether a takeover could cost him his job, Pearce said: "Whether it is me or not is out of my hands.
"I hope it's me, I've done a reasonable job but I know our shortcomings and plan to address them this summer.
"If it isn't me, I'll move on and manage elsewhere and prove myself elsewhere."
Pearce took charge of 97 games at City, with 34 wins, 43 losses and 20 draws.
He took over as manager of England's Under-21 team in February and will be in charge for the Under-21 European Championship from 10 June.


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8th May 1945........Celebrated today with a holiday in France

INSTRUMENT of SURRENDER of all German Forces to the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, General Dwight D. Eisenhower, and to the Supreme High Command of the Red Army

Berlin. May 8, 1945. [3]

1. We the undersigned, acting by authority of the German High Command, hereby surrender unconditionally to the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and simultaneously to the Supreme [3] Department of State Bulletin, July 22, 1945.
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High Command of the Red Army all forces on land, at sea, and in the air who are at this date under German control.
2. The German High Command will at once issue orders to all German military, naval and air authorities and to all forces under German control to cease active operations at 2301 hours Central European time on 8th May 1945, to remain in the positions occupied at that time and to disarm completely, handing over their weapons and equipment to the local allied commanders or officers designated by Representatives of the Allied Supreme Commands. No ship, vessel, or aircraft is to be scuttled, or any damage done to their hull, machinery or equipment, and also to machines of all kinds, armament, apparatus, and all the technical means of prosecution of war in general.
3. The German High Command will at once issue to the appropriate commanders, and ensure the carrying out of any further orders issued by the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and by the Supreme High Command of the Red Army.
4. This act of military surrender is without prejudice to, and will be superseded by any general instrument of surrender imposed by, or on behalf of the United Nations and applicable to GERMANY and the German armed forces as a whole.
5. In the event of the German High Command or any of the forces under their control failing to act in accordance with this Act of Surrender, the Supreme Commander, Allied Expeditionary Force and the Supreme High Command of the Red Army will take such punitive or other action as they deem appropriate.
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6. This Act is drawn up in the English, Russian and German languages. The English and Russian are the only authentic texts. Signed at Berlin on the 8th day of May, 1945
FRIEDEBURG KEITEL STUMPF
On behalf of the German High Command
IN THE PRESENCE OF:
On behalf of the Supreme Commander On behalf of the Supreme High Command
Allied Expeditionary Force of the Red Army
A W TEDDER G ZHUKOV
At the signing also were present as witnesses:
F. de LATTRE-TASSIGNY CARL SPAATZ
General Commanding in Chief First General, Commanding United States
French Army Strategic Air Forces

"This unconditional surrender has been achieved by team-work, team-work not only among all the Allies participating but among all the services, land, sea and air."

Proclamation by GENERAL EISENHOWER on the unconditional surrender of Germany.

Paris. May 8, 1945. [4]