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The best, in my opinion: short, snappy and captures the flavour of the event so well. Made I laugh too..

Don't get too used to it... :-) Edit: clicking on L2, that is....

Good post, and the bit I highlight is just to say that CB Fry is well known for setting up those straw man arguments and then argueing against them. When I see him and BS on a thread I start to lose the will to live, and I don't think I'l miss anything if I skip their posts.

Wouldn't compensation be involved: you know, money and stuff? Assuming Wilder is interested ( a big assumption in itself) I don't think OUFC need telling that they should get any compensation up front...

Still impressed. Must keep an eye open for Maidenhead United (The Magpies) at H&W though.:-)

I've a musician friend up there, don't think they play with The Esperanza Band though...

I'm impressed! You are a true nutjob..

"noble"? Possibly, although my Portsmouth thesaurus also has "realistic", "relieved", "desperate", "resigned (adj)"...

Well, don't hold your breath; not with Pompey's payment record.

Oh mack! Come along to the youth match, by train, and we'll all buy you a pint! Pills is bad.

My windows are double-glazed but getting on a bit, although not a priority to upgrade. If I were to replace though I will certainly consider triple glazing as the price seems to have come down considerably, based on the leaflets I get through the door from a couple of local companies (not the big salespeople-"buy today for best price"-mob). Just a thought, oh, and uPvc doesn't need to be white..

Trust you to know! :-) PS: Will you be swelling the crowd at FP?

Nah, doubt it. The players couldn't influence a match that much. Besides with Pompey it would be the owners and managers involved..

He was polite and professional too, even though he was probably thinking "You must be joking, going to that crock of s**t."

How about Vanessa Raynbird? She currently coaches Portsmouth Ladies, who are doing a bit better than the men...

I'll be going back to visit friends in the Valle d'Aosta so will end up skiing at Pila, Courmayeur, La Thuile, Cervinia and maybe a few other places. I need to start letting people know when it might be possible to doss on their sofa or rent a flat from friends. I'm also owed about 7 day's ski pass for some translation work I did, so it'll all help keep the cost down.

I'm an English teacher, so thanks for the other example of a word used with a prefix but not without! Any more? :-)

We were indeed. We eventually got out and by smiling sweetly at the coppers I managed to get away from the herding down towards the station, which is just as well as I live to the East and my car was parked appropriately. Needless to say I'm not the colours wearing type but still felt a bit nervous as I walked down the back alley.

You need plenty of lubrication, Bearsy, that normally helps. If you find the right pub London prices aren't too bad..

That's interesting Bearsy. My 1964 edition of the Concise Oxford includes 'satiable; (rare)', but my more recent Compact Oxford doesn't include it at all!

Just seen this in The Guardian and came here to see if it had already been posted. Not much misses us, does it. :-)

You mean a "PTS" nutjob....

Shouldn't that be "template alert", as a homage to rallyboy?

It's probably a punishment. "Look son, you've got some ability, but if you don't pull your finger out that's the sort of place you'll end up at".. He's not going for the coaching, training facilities or standard of football so I reckon my theory is a reasonable one.

Bearsy enjoyed the firm hand too much?