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... after a good kicking; here's some great nature footage on YouTube. Takes a while to get going, but watch the full 8-9 minutes. I especially like the voice-over near the end where you hear someone say, "Frank, you could sell that video." Too right.

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A few pictures from our day out at Chatsworth House in Derbyshire in August.

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Oscar and I went to United's pre-season friendly against Inter Milan last night. Although they lost 3-2 due to some suicidal defending and clinical Italian finishing, it was a fun night nevertheless.

We got there just in time for kick-off, after picking up a Wayne Rooney scarf and a greasy burger on Sir Matt Busby Way. Old Trafford was packed. It was a new record attendance of nearly 74,000 for a friendly and we were in the South Stand, about 30m back from the pitch with United attacking our end.

It seemed to be going swimmingly when Oscar's hero, Wayne Rooney, scored after 14 minutes - but Vidic, O'Shea and particularly Evra then proceeded to play like the Keystone Cops for the next quarter of an hour and United were 3-1 down before we could blink.

Adriano scored a bizarre own goal in the second half to up the excitement level as they tried to pull off the traditional United comeback, but once Ferdinand blazed over from 6 yards about 20 minutes from the end, we knew it wasn't to be, especially when the referee turned down a good penalty shout. When he gave Inter a free kick shortly after, Oscar stood up and shouted, "You don't know what you're doing!". Good lad.

He took the result well, much to my relief. I guess the disappointment of defeat in a five goal thriller is far less devastating than the penalty shoot-out Scouse thievery of the last visit there for the Youth Cup Final. One of his main memories of the night will probably be not only seeing Rooney and Ronaldo in the flesh, but also seeing yet another Mancunian streaker.

What is it that brings exhibitionists to the Old Trafford area in such droves? There were six in a day at the Windies test a few years back. I wouldn't mind but they're always ugly blokes. The look of shock on new signing Anderson's face as the stewards led the offender away suggested that either they don't have the streaking tradition in Brazil or that if they do, then the streakers are female and as beautiful as their game.

• Our photos (Flickr)
• Game highlights (YouTube)

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The blond hair made me wonder. The blue eyes aroused my suspicions. And now I have definitive proof that Louis can't be my child.

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