Pic of the Day (above)
Workmen abseil down The Clock Tower of Parliament, which houses Big Ben, to inspect the clock face for damage. Construction on the The Clock Tower was completed in 1859.
Mood Swingometer
Today JOE has been feeling… sceptical
Having been unceremoniously dropped from their Europa League squad (with even Robinho getting a spot), we can’t imagine the look on Craig Bellamy’s face today as the impetuous Mario Balotelli completed his medical at Eastlands. Despite being one of City’s best performers in the 2009/2010 season, the Welshman has even suggested he may retire, although though it appears Fulham or Celtic are waiting in the wings. Can the skillful but notoriously difficult Balotelli win over sceptical Manchester City fans and the JOE newsroom? We’re hoping to be proven wrong but we have our reservations.
Tonight’s Telly
Pick of the night: Tracks and Trails, RTE One 7:30pm.
Ken Doherty embarks on a monster trek with Fair City actress Ciara O’Callaghan walk across the Dublin Mountains tonight. Beginning at the Luas terminus in Tallaght, they trek across a 40km path called The Dublin Mountains Way towards the Dart station in Shankill. Tonight is the last in the series for this extemely tiring show.
Movie pick: Ransom, BBC1 11:15pm.
Ron Howard’s tense thriller is on BBC1 tonight, and is a tremendously enjoyable watch. Mel Gibson may have gone off the deep end in recent years, but he provides one of his most intense performances as an airline tycoon whose nine-year-old son has been abducted. A great cast is rounded out by Rene Russo, Delroy Lindo and Gary Sinise, but the indelible moment of Ransom is an irate Gibson yelling ‘Give me back my son!’ at his child’s abductor. Without doubt, this is a much-overlooked 90s classic.
Live Like JOE
Join our fantasy football league
We’re not telling you twice. Well fair enough, right now we are. With hours to go before tomorrow morning’s cut-off point, we’ll be having prizes, monthly awards, and our weekly Fantasy Football Insider column for all players in our league – not to mention our own team, JOE’s Journeymen, which will be managed by all of us. What could possibly go wrong there, eh? Anyways there’s not much time left to sign up so follow this link, send us an email and we’ll forward you on the J-League’s activation code.
