Patrick Bateman

Diddums. http://www.birminghampost.net/news/west-midlands-news/2011/01/12/birmingham-binmen-earn-up-to-45-000-a-year-with-overtime-deals-65233-27970469/

You come across as someone who is 60+ I'm 34

Misguided disdain. Anyway, in the "private sector", most of us had pay cuts and T&Cs re-negotiated. I had 2 pay cuts and no pay rise in 4 years. So, what did I do eventually, I GOT ANOTHER JOB. With better terms, a better package overall, a 40% pay rise and a better pension. There are always people to replace those that don't want to agree to the new terms or accept a pay decrease for the good of the company and to KEEP A JOB. So no, people in the "Private sector" accepted it, realised we were lucky to be employed and got on with it. Those that didn't accept it were let go and replaced by someone more grateful. Those who didn't want to take a 3rd pay cut got another job. The "problem" isn't the private sector's fault either. We all have to chip in and help fix this country and if that means taking pay cuts and staying in a job to avoid claiming benefits, then that's the way it is.

Except Owen of course

lol

You should have her more under control then!

My wife's school, has 30-odd teachers in it, ONE is striking - an old one, far removed from what everyone else in the private sector has endured the last few years. All the other teachers are partnered to professional people mostly "in IT", so they understand what everyone else has endured and aren't striking.

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10280~2377592,00.html

Michael Owen ... hahaha

I hate Coldplay and have always hated them. My other half had them on the TV when I walked in the lounge so I sent her upstairs to watch - awful band, rubbish music and the lead singer is an absolute bellend. As for U2, 2 maybe 3 good songs, but a bunch of bellends as well.

Totally agree.

I'm waiting for one of the many forum dullards on here to post about how wrong it is ... comon, where are you?

That is fantastic!! Great start to my morning!

And? Agents are leaches. If it means we're paying less then, good.

F*ck it, anyone play the bass guitar. I can play drums, I know a few vocalists. DellDays plays recorder and I'm pretty sure a few people on here can play keyboards. Let's not bother with the football and just watch the band in the Chapel, great idea. I'll get my Strachan wig out while I smash the drums.

It's a sh*t idea.

Agree, the ginger wigs for Strachan worked well

Give over, bunch of pansies. Hardley. 5th year in 1992. (Is the 5th year same as year 11, I haven't a clue)

I went mid-end June. Weather was nice - about 24/25/26 C, only 1 day of rain out of 8. Just the evenings got coldish, so take some long sleeves if you're eating outdoors.

I think we could start them off. Get a couple of sons popped out from our other halves, down the Academy at the age of 2, Saints will be on the way.

Rubbish. Messi wouldn't get in the current Saints team. Anyone else notive Berbatov missing yesterday from Man Utd? People are rubbishing us signing Owen as we've in fact landed Berbatov. Fact.

Not overly fussed about being in the Premier League. Sure, it's great to have full stadiums, trips to Chelsea and watching Rooney score 5 overhead goals against us. But the prices are shocking, Premier League-type players are mostly overpaid w*nkers who no one can identify with and it's just all a bit, well, sterile really. Gone are the days when Francis Benali, Matt Le Tissier, Jason Dodd, Matt Oakley, Ken Monkou, Claus Lundekvam and co kept us in the top flight by winning the last 5 matches of the season. In fact, not having many of those types of players got us relegated - we already had "Premier League" w*nkers who didn't care who paid them and didn't care much for the club, with a couple of exceptions. I honestly believe that this season, we've seen 20 or so blokes who actually care and are actually really happy Saints have been promoted, there are some top lads in that group. We'll probably still see it next season. Who watched Man Utd pick up the trophy at home, or Man City winning the FA Cup? The player celebrations just didn't seem the same. Lots of bouncing around in a line cheering a massive bonus, didn't appear to be any real "team" celebration, but I might be wrong, might just be my overactive imagination. But then on the other hand, I miss seeing us on Match of the Day. Actually, I think that's all I do miss. I'd love us to go straight up again, but in answer to the original question, I'd be quite happy being a club like Fulham, Stoke etc. Might get the odd cup final appearance, but never going to win the league. Happy with that, we won't end up with a team full of "badge kissers" (great phrase) and players who don't give a monkeys for the club, unless of course we nurture a 1st 11 from the Academy with local kids ...

You ARE joking? He's the most patronising dullard I've seen. Can't stand him.

Probably not to use IE 9. Seriously. Why would you? It's awful, use Firefox or Chrome.

To be honest, this Sony Vaio is no better - crap quality casing. The internals are still fine (touch wood), but the case is buggered.