Anywhere in the top half of the table would mean that we'd had a pretty good season. Promotion would be great, but I think that's a step too far to expect.
"Who would that be?" You tell me, Mart. You seem to know more about the EU than many on here. Who in the EU has advocated closer political union? There must be many examples of such. In my opinion, that is just a euphemism for a United States of Europe.
We used to say "It's black over Bill's mother's". I think that was because Bill (Shakespear) was from Stratford which is South West of Coventry, the direction from which the prevailing wind came, bringing rain.
I'm not sure that 'evolves' is the right word to use. 'Dragged towards becoming a United States of Europe by some power crazy people' seems closer to the truth.
We have a rather large garden and it's very difficult to keep the fruit and veg watered. Like yours, our peas are pretty poor this year. So are the onions.
Does your missus watch RT, Otis, or do you have a super sattelite dish to tune in to Russian news programs broadcast in Russia? If it's RT, I'd take everything they say with a large pinch of salt.
It was like that when I lived there years ago, Tommy. If there was no price against a menu item, it wasn't available. If there was a price, there was a chance that you could order it, but no guarantee that it was available.