John Keyes

Silence, silence, steely stares swift,
Skips standing still, shaking, suffering,
Silence, silence, shifting silent sounds,
Shuttered, stammered, stilted, sly sickly scowl.

The tags from my Lightwings by Unbelievable Testing Laboratory.

I bought these hoods to fit my Araya which is being renovated by Fellow Bicycle Co. The bike has Shimano 600 levers so these should fit. I’ll find out soon and post the results.

My nephew and I made the Airfix De Havilland Vampire Starter Kit over the weekend. It was a very easy kit to make, and perfect as a first time kit for a youngster.

We didn’t use the supplied Humbrol cement, we stuck to the tried and tested Revell Contacta Professional.

We also didn’t bother with the supplied acrylic paints, instead we sprayed it with some Halford’s Grey Primer and then some Halford’s Ford Caymen Blue to finish.

When Pedro signed a new contract with Barcelona in April, Barcelona reported his buyout clause would remain at 150 million euro. Now it seems that’s not the case.

I was a bit disappointed at the size of the release clause, because I thought with Suarez after going from Liverpool to Barcelona last season, that there may be a very slim hope of Pedro going in the opposite direction this season.

Pedro has so many qualities as a player, but he’s been at Barcelona during the clubs most successful period, when they’ve been well stocked with superstar forwards. As a result, Pedro hasn’t been able to establish himself as a regular starter, but he has scored some important goals for the club and has a record of scoring a goal every three and bit games. Not too shabby at all.

He’s left-footed, hard working, and has wonderful technique.

The rumours of him joining Manchester United have gathered momentum, and it’ll break a little bit of my heart if it goes through. If he does sign for them, I predict he’ll have a massive season.

If the rumoured fee of 32 million euro is correct, then I’ll be doing a hell of a lot of head shaking, especially if Liverpool spend the guts of 47 million euro on Benteke.