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'ees sharp, that Trousers is, but he don't half ask some awkward questions..

Wonderful, Harry in essence: Mr Redknapp, speaking from Dubai, said: “I just did an advert for them. I don’t know anything about it at all. Not a clue.”

Last time I'm paying him a fiver..

Not if you're in one! Had a look and they are really bad, aren't they?

I had a brief chat with a Cherries fan on the train from Brighton on Saturday. He was going to see Saints play with some friends because they couldn't get tickets at Bournemouth, and he explained that their ground only held (was it?) 11K, and the facilities didn't meet Premiership standards. He said there were rumours they might play at St. Mary's, but I've no reason to believe Cherries rumours are any more reliable than Saint's ones!

I was just about to reply to Lou regarding the semantic distinction between t*sser and w*anker and glad to see that she belatedly added 'pl0nker' and 'd1ckhead', as I was about to mention them. These distinctions are sometimes hard to define or explain, such as when a student asked me "What is the difference between 'manky' and 'grotty'?" Anyway, we obviously have different understanding of the phrase 'worked up', or perhaps it really does confirm you don't have a clue about my writing style or why I'm here. PS: Sanding down wood is ducking tedious and this thread, with a cuppa at hand, is still a welcome break!

Not sure what this even means, so I won't comment. But as a general point if you don't see why I might want to comment you are remarkably obtuse. There's enough different people coming out with comments here to show the general opinion that he was indeed a sad *anker. This thread is marginally more entertaining than the sanding and varnishing I've got to return to, but I think my next break I'll wander elsewhere.

Who knows how the calculations would work. When St. Marys was built the costings were based (courtesy of Brian Hunt, the director) on crowds of a third each 18k/24k/28k+. Capital is cheaper now, there may be other considerations like tax losses, or converting income streams into fixed assets: gawd knows. I wouldn't be confident of what will happen, let alone be dismissive of other people's views. Inflation this month is 0%, so I'll be interested in how the new season ticket prices pan out. I detect, from the people I know [or eavesdrop in the pub ] rumbles of discontent at the cost - we don't have London salaries. A larger ground would allow price stability, and probably more importantly for the long term, concessions for younger groups. I went to The Dell regularly as a student, and it cost me about the pprice of 3/4 pints. Football has far outstripped the rate of inflation and priced out certain groups. I can (just about) afford Itchen stand prices, but I appreciate the atmosphere a full ground brings and would have no problems with cheaper areas. Looks like we'd better fill the ground on next season's European nights just to help along the decision!

It's called schadenfreude mate.

Well, I was talking in jest, but _that_ thread seems to have been resurrected: CB Fry ploughing a lone furrow without his tag team partner alongside...

I'll get my Ouija board out; I'm sure Alan Jones (RIP) would have words with you about that!

he was only taking the mick or what I saw made me feel quite sick

I think Bearsy's suggestion is probably the best: "stamping on his testicles". Not really my style, though it's a tempting thought.. How about tieing him to the bedposts and tickling him with a big foam hand whilst giving him a presentation of the ground expansion plans. Talking of which, if we make Europe, will that make a difference to the plans? Discuss.

No, he was a persistent bully, and his behaviour was designed to shut other people up, to the extent that I had him on ignore. Making pointed comments or observations is one thing, but repetitively and needlessly it gets as tiresome as Dalek and 17th place... In short, he was a Belvoir Hunt.

Actually you don't need a reason to serve them an S.21 notice to quit, although it may well be a hassle if they don't observe it and you have to return to the court.

Thank you for a morning laugh: it's good to get the air into your lungs..

We'd better tell them: Gerrard sent off 50 seconds after coming on!

Hee hee hee

I rather like that.. I'm pinching it for elsewhere..

I was tempted! But I will just satisfy myself with telling you about the two goals I scored in our last match.. For someone who used the term 'mongboard' a lot, I always assumed he was trying to prove his board credentials, with his repetitive Dalek-like behaviour.

Erudite as ever, Bearsy! It's coming up to Easter so I suspect we may well get some sort of resurrection, although if any new poster starts following me around it may look a little suspicious... It would be beneath my dignity to delight in somebody's demise, and indulge in schadenfreude. So I'll say nothing further. sn igger

Nope, comfortable, well known but not wealthy. I was on a sailing holiday years ago and in a pub in Guernsey: got chatting to a local who told me that all the family were good at sport: natural eye/hand/foot co-ordination. MLT could have earned more, but he never strikes me as disatisfied with his financial lot!

Interesting, we'd better push for fourth place then...

Plus the multiplier effect: my 'O' level economics was a long time ago, so what was that formula for the velocity of money? PRT/100? Or is that something else? I've come over all Pompey..

Nah, ' a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish' is 18C - e.g. used by Henry Fielding. 'a different' is 20C...