It would be nice to have tennis commentators waffle on about "since Fred Perry" again.

Won't happen though. Nobody has asked The UK to stop existing. Start on that premise and the rest unravels nicely.

A letter in The Independent this morning saying a yes vote will he ecologically dangerous to the planet. Salmond's smug beaming face would glow enough to melt the ice caps.

Of course, having got him wielding even more power, and his track record, I don't fancy Scotland's economic outlook much. Even a daft sod like me can tell the difference between reality and his bluster.

If I lived in Scotland, I'd possibly be out pushing leaflets for Mr Darling. Now there's something I never thought I'd say.

Still. Nice to see Dick Gaughan in bed with the few percent who own the vast majority of the land. What price the diggers eh?