Getting their own back

His web diary promises to "prick pomposity wherever possible" and be "anarchic, yet always with a serious undertone".

Below is an excerpt from his first entry. Elvin's next blog will appear on www.qsnews.co.uk today. Feel free to comment on his views by clicking on the page.

Like far too many people in the UK, I was glued to the TV screen last night to witness the final scenes of Channel 4's cult US TV series, Lost. After six months the end left us clueless as to what would happen next. We know that it is not ‘all over now', but we are still none the wiser to why the events to date have occurred.

How similar this is to the other ‘continuing story' that all us observers of UK construction are also glued to and still awaiting the final episode; the new Wembley Stadium (at least Channel 4 could let everyone know when their final episode would be. Far more than could be said of Wembley's project team).

Yes, Lost is one l-o-n-g saga of disparate and desperate people, wondering around aimlessly, arguing about their current plight, suffering flashbacks from their past, all set against an "Australian" backdrop. Like I say, so similar to the new Wembley.

So, will they or won't they? Will Wembley be finished in time for the 2006 FA Cup Final? Or is it all part of a grand plan for the ‘Wallabies' to get their own back on our Rugby boys, for taking the World crown away from them in their own Sydney backyard?

Just like Lost, who really knows what will happen at the very end, right here, right now? Answer: No one.

But there will be plenty of people looking on and commenting, eager to find out if the famous Wembley-esque quote "There's people on the pitch, they think it's all over…", has a new twist. From "it is now!" to "Bugger, we've missed the date again".