Agreed. Just reward for a fantastic final match, although Hull would have been worthy winners too. My cousin is married to a 90 year old who comes from Leigh. I phoned him after every match while they were on their way to the final, and then again when they won. My cousin answered the phone and said "He's running round the garden!". Actually that's not too surprising for a man who still plays golf three times a week, bowls twice and then ballroom dancing a minimum of twice a week too. Oh - and he's just bought a new car.
). It seems to bring so much heart ache and the odds are never in your favour. Some red, blue and white would look nice. I'm the only person I know who's ahead of the bookies. I had a bet on The Oaks when I was 17 and won, and I've never bet since. (Unless you count the office sweepstakes on the Grand National which I never won, but it'd have been rude to not participate, wouldn't it?)
i think I’d be more worried about the structural integrity of 1930’s era bombers, I’d imagine that after ‘launch’ you’d have the aircraft sat very still on the launch way, pointing downwards slightly, and the front undercarriage careering through the air and landing somewhere in Berkshire (joining the pile of front undercarraige from previous tests).
Plus they were launching 'only' a fighter plane off ships like Catapult Armed Merchantmen, not a fully loaded bomber.
