Feel a bit sorry for him on this thread though, as he's being picked on and mocked, in a very Mudcat cliquey sort of way.

It's his published ideology that's being picked on, as ever, not the man himself, stuck as he is in his old little well-worn rut no matter what friendly offers he's had over the years to help him out of it by way of aids to to a happier repatriation. I still look upon WAV's posts as cries for help. Still, I'd say apart from the occasional spat the general tenor of this thread is as Sportingly English as it gets on Mudcat, which is why is obviously rankles with nay-sayers who refuse to join in the fun.

Anyway, I'm off down to the imaginary pub for an imaginary pint before the imaginary singaround - if anyone fancies hooking up with me I'll be in beer garden from about 6.30 onwards, otherwise it looks like I'll be stuck with our imaginary Master Mariner (Retired), which is no bad thing really, especially if his imaginary daughter is behind the bar tonight...