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Let's be kind - he was having it changed to "AFC Pompey"

This is rivetting and laughing is good for your health so I'm feeling fit as a fiddle now. BUT MODS, or Steve: I paid my subs last Wednesday and I think all my emails to SG go to his spam folder, so can you update my membership status PLEASE. I wouldn't want to miss contributing to the fun when I finally work out some insightful thoughts on the situation, or even just to congratulate some of the other posters for their information, insight or plain wicked humour... THANK YOU!

Oh, and can people please not quote alpine, as I find it depressing.... "The club aren't doing anything"/"the club should keep quiet"/"this should happen"/"that hasn't happened". I thought matters were improving, but still the absolutely dichotomous statements and unsubstantiated opinions continue to gush forth.

Christ yes. Moving countries with bureaucracy, permissions, organising everything is a 'mare. He'll have lots of support, but even so...

Oh, good! I'm glad I'm not the only one. I think I need a nice big flow-chart to help me...

Jesus effing wept, i've just been listening to a recording of the local coast guard commander with the captain who was already on land, telling him to get back on board. I've never heard a professional like that so angry, and understandably, at a captain who kept evading and making excuses. it's available vi Il Corriera della Sera and audioboo

Scottish education has a well-deserved reputation, but obviously some of them slip through the net..

I'm really busy teaching English this week but as the snow's hard that's no worry, but looking ahead to next week there's a depression coming in ffrom the West and cold air from the east, so this side of Mt Blanc a dump also expected. Forecast for La Thuile, for example: http://www.ilmeteo.it/meteo/La+Thuile

Turner, Peach, Rodriques, Steele,Blyth......

Even a hand held GPS and a chart would have at least ensured knowing where they were. Standard procedure even in a mate's little Westerly on the Solent at weekends. So maybe the steering was affected. The bridge logs are going to be interesting.

As The Guardian match report stated "The goal came on the break but Southampton looked a side preserving their energies, not one inhibited by Forest. " Even on a stuttering stream the game was a delight to watch.

So far, so good. Yah, Guly!

Yeah, working! Off to the fridge

There should be a stream as the game is showing in the US, ME and Asia and is showing on one of the TV sites. Off to be productive and back in 5 hours.. Hopefully now I've paid I'l be able (HINT, HINT STEVE) to post lots of "hurrah, Guly" or "Laallllana!" type messages. If I don't reappear this afternoon can someone let SG know: he has a very protective spam filter on his email which doesn't like Italian stuff!

Good oh! Skiing in the morning before it gets busy and down to watch the game with supplies from the UK: Marstons Oyster Stout and Pedigree, Fullers Bottle conditioned, then hit the town as we're still on our winter footie break and can sleep in Sunday...

Just had a look at those videos/articles Buctootim mentioned. Ha! Complete blagger, and on Youtube the comments show that the Italian fans realised early on..

I'll have a look later when I have time. Steve Grant - ta for email, sorted online yesterday so check yr account.

Oh dear, I'm 178cm and weigh 77kg. Not sure how much me boobs and bum contribute but at least fit legs!:-) Having a Japanese player certainly adds a new dimension to our team, and although no predictions from me I'm quietly excited. Looks like we've been tracking him for some time.

You're not going to get any reaction out of me..:-)

You haven't really been paying attention, have you?

In case you were wondering snig ger.

Those two words sum up this thread for me. (*giggle*) (*s*******)

I would have thought he'd shop lift at Waitrose...

I think most of what I feel has been said already, but yesterday was the first time I have ever put someone on ignore. Thanks to the joys of quoting I believe I may have been referred to as one of the attention-seekers. Rarely have I come across such lack of self-awareness ,sense of irony or sense of humour! As for the abuse the OP thinks he's received, it's never been from me as I don't always post what I'm thinking, but I've seen enough offensive language from him: 'dweebs', 'happy clappy', 'mutual masturbation' and a generally unpleasant patronising attitude to anyone who doesn't exactly share his own opinion. Plus straw man arguments - I've seen no one say they're happy with our recent form or that we don't need new players. Then he plays the victim and even starts a thread about it. We even got 'is it coz I'm an expat?' - my paraphrase of one of his statements. Well, as somebody else in the Alps I can assure you it's definitely nothing to do with your location..

Jwpjwp!