Matthew Knott

I know you've been waiting for this for years but here it is, the rugby score predictor software.

Go to http://www.mattknott.com/scores/ to register and start playing, hurry up and get in there before I work out how to penalise late registrants.

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Put your reputation on the line, starting this week in my 2008 / 2009 rugby scores predictor game.

 

Each week add your predictions to the games, and see who rules the roost. Points will be added for each point you're out, and 5 points for picking the wrong winning team. The winner is the person with the LEAST points at the end of the season.

The selector will include all Magners league, Heineken cup, and EDF cup games. Check back here soon for details.

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It's been hard to find time to get much done this week outside of work, what with rugby and spending time with Michael and Lisa, but the ideas and output are still trickling through.

Digita Solutions

Every time I look at the v3 design for Digita Solutions, I come up against the same brick wall, what do we want to offer. I keep bouncing off the web design question, do we? don't we?

It's very frustrating not having the confidence in yourself to commit to an area of the business, my initial fears were over making it pay, but I think if the quality is there then you make it pay through competitive charging for the product, but not selling yourself short.

I really do believe that once we've finished the products we have in development then we'll have the capital to start looking at different services like web design.

This site

I'm planning something revolving around a photo gallery Silverlight application, and also setting this blog software up to post to multiple blogs simultaneously. With dual posting I can post items of consequence to other sites I maintain such as the digita solutions site. Would be great to do it form a single admin suite.

Life

After I was deeply disappointed with the shortages of Wii's when they first came out, a few years on we've finally bought one. Lisa want's a Wii fit, which frustratingly are in as short supply as the Wii's were. Very frustrating that Nintendo seem to want to create demand for the product even greater by not supplying in sufficient quantities, and then we end up with a situation like this, where hoarders buy up a large volume of the item and sell for £120 plus on eBay. Rediculous profiteering.

I've got dentist Friday, argh, no fillings please.

Work

It's been a slow week, but looks like things will really pick up tomorrow, may be a late night on the cards, I stayed on a little tonight, but the flexi will be useful for a long lunch in town next week I'm sure.

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I really thought the baby was on his way today, there were lots of signs but things have calmed down a bit now. Still, she's due Wednesday so I don't think I've got long to wait.

Strange as it sounds, it's actually hard to imagine the transition from her being pregnant to holding our baby in a few days.

We watched "The other Bolyn girl" earlier. It was okay, really a film about nothing much. It's not often I come out of a film and don't feel good or bad about it. It was a bit like watching an average episode of an average drama series.

Tomorrow is friday and then, the weekend, Ospreys V Leicester. I'm looking forward to it with intrepidation. I'm terrified at another hammering, but hopeful of the possibility that we could win.

Leicester are the cup final kings and it will not be easy, but they are missing a few players, namely Seru "Pinapple on his head" Rabeni, so there's some hope.

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Well, it was a great day Saturday at the Millennium Stadium, as the Ospreys triumphed over the Saracens, 30 - 3.

The encounter in the EDF Semi finals is the first of two meetings between the two teams. The next being the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup next month on the 6th April. I'll be at home watching it, it's too close to Michael being born to risk going away.

 

 

I'm not worried though. There's a lot of support going up, and they should be in fine form, hopefully recording another good victory.

As a consequence of the victory over Saracens, and Leicester's victory over Wasps, We're set for another EDF Final against the Tigers at Twickenham. This year I'm more confident that we'll win, especially as a repeat of last years first half is nearly inconceivable.

Here's to the boys and hoping that we can add some serious silverware to the trophy cabinet at long last.

 

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The first two rounds are over and we've seen even more of the teams in this years six nations, and to be honest, none of the sides have impressed me greatly.

Wales started well beating England, and this weekend beat Scotland 30-15. A lot of the mistakes of the previous game were gone and Wales were entirely dominant, and should've scored another 14 or more points. I can't help but feel a better side would've punished our defense more.

The next game is against Italy, who did well against Ireland, but watching them against England, had no running game, a poor set piece and beyond kicking their penalties, did little to convince me they would be anything other than a blue stepping stone to the Ireland game. Perhaps wales can score with wild abandon and get even more confidence ready for the Croke park show down.

France had an electric first half against Ireland, but seemed to tire in the second as the men in green worked hard to claw back to within winning distance, but couldn't quite pull it off.

I believe Wales will beat Ireland at home, but France will be the test. Le Bleu play such a wild exciting style of rugby it's impossible to predict how they will come at you. So confident with ball in hand it will be difficult and Wales will have be strong defensively, and take what opportunities they can from the boot of James Hook (Or Stephen Jones, hopefully not till late in the second half though).

I think this will be Wales' second grand slam in 4 years, and we all remember the thrill that was, back in a hot March day in 2005 I jumped and screamed in the Pitcher and Piano as we managed to beat Ireland in a thrilling match, I want to do the same thing this year.

Come on Wales!

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