Saint Victor!

They still haven't completed the paperwork. Wanyama had a customary tour and did his medical assessment today after coming down.

Saints always put players through a bleep test. It's standard procedure.

That's due tomorrow morning before the paperwork is signed and faxed off to the authorities.

 

Yea has two years left on his current contract, I'm sure he will sign as the rumours have been non existant about a move away

 

nah he's going to pompey innit

 

Part 1 of medical complete - Assessment stage with Doctor
Part 2 will be done tomorrow morning and involves fitness testing.

Virtually a done deal though.

 

Even Shaw is not daft enough to refuse to sign a significant pay rise

 

What do they actually do in a medical? Is it like the solent videos we have been seeing where they are put through their paces, or is it more like a doctor does a few tests and checks a few things?

 

That's hardly surprising as the Celts were not really a separate race, more a separate culture that spanned Europe from Spain to the British Isles and was comprised of a variety of racial backgrounds. The Cornish were seen as a separate race by the Romans, and were thought of as more closely related to the Welsh and the Breton tribesman than the rest of Britain, so it shows that the Romans were wrong too

 

Bleep test followed by customary saints player interviews and photos with criminally large watches on display

 

That's the drill!

 

Being a bit Cornish myself, I have heard that a lot - I think it just stems from their relative isolation from the densely populated areas of the country, and a resentment that they used to be a important part of the country due to Tin production, and now they are just a tourist destination

 

This is not quite accurate. Ancient Britons were basically all Celts, before the Romans came they were scattered all around Britain but the Romans and Germanic people pushed them back to the extreme West and North. Boudica was Celtic of course and she was English. The Celts were genetically distinct and still have distinctive features like the unusual combination of dark hair and blue eyes. Of course now most people who live in Wales or Cornwall today are mixed with everyone else and few if any are "pure" Celts.

 

Where do the Picts fit in all of this ??

 

On my visit to Andalucia in Southern Spain, I met a history expert. The Celts were in Spain at one point and some place names reflect that. The mountain town of Ronda is so called because it is a Celtic word for surrounded by mountains (as in Rhondda in Wales).

 

Aberdeen what are you doing wasting your time on this web site?

You should be out rallying support for full Scottish Independence.

 

The Celts might have been Genetically different to the later Germanic inhabitants of Britain, but they were not one people and had genetic differences from one another, and wouldn't have considered themselves to be remotely related to other tribes. The culture was what defined the Celtic peoples, not their genetic background. Celt derives from a greek word for barbarian, and was applied to a large number of different tribes of similar heritage

 

I would have you would have known that there is a deep seated Cornish feeling that they are true Britons and the English are a collection of foreigners. I thought this was common knowledge. Here's a link to read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_people

 

My mum's cousin lives on St Michael's Mount.

 

Shouldn't think that would be too much fun facing an Atlantic/Channel storm. On the other hand, a very nice part of the country. I also like the idea of the road disappearing at high tide.

 

I did know most of this, but I am a realist and am quite aware that any separateness that the Cornish might feel is mostly in the mind as the "race" has long been diluted by immigrants and invaders over the last 2000 years, and that the language and culture are clung onto by such a tiny minority of the Cornish population that it is hardly relevant.

Anyway, Has Victor signed yet?

 

He is a fisherman and in the summer does the wee boat trip when the tide is in. He lives in a tiny cottage on the harbour. That area and in particular Marizion beach is my favourite place in the world. My mum rests there now and when I'm gone, I'd like to join her there.

By the way, Marizion beach is not the sandy one where you walk to the Mount, it's just tucked around the other side of the wall, and only accessible don a tiny set of steps hidden down a side street. Best rock pools ever.