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I'm gonna have to look into what handouts I can get hold of then, I've been paying tax for years as well.

I just shocked that people earning 40K were actually receiving state handouts, ****ing madness. Then there is this new rule to limit benefits to 26K a year! 26K tax free for doing **** all - no wonder this country is broke.

The problem is "'er indoors teaching kids and shaping the future" could very well soon be out of work and on benefits because banker Mark doesn't want to give up too much of his millions in bonuses.

Have you still not learned a thing? Size of debt is not important, it's your ability to service it.

You have to give him credit for getting the stadium built and he did OK with the academy. His personality flaws and lack of understanding of football were his downfall. While some of his ideas in theory were sound he made some barking mad decisions.

You've highlighted the problem, the big financial companies will continue to take the **** and the World's governments are completely powerless to take the appropriate action because they will just threaten to move to another country. Everything is carrying on exactly as before, only now I don't see the government bailing anyone out.

But athleticism is only part of what being a footballer is about, there is no point being fit physically if you are not fit mentally. I think it does footballers good to let of steam every now and again because being a footballer is a pressurised job. Being unfit will effect their performance, but so will being unhappy.

There is nothing wrong with staying out to 3am, or having a few beers. Sure drinking too much, or drinking too near a game is not on but one night out letting off steam is not a bad thing. Getting in a fight is dumb though. Didn't Brian Clough take his Forest team out for a beer the night before they won the European Cup? "I like women and I like to go out and enjoy myself, which is why people can identify with me. The night has always been my friend. When I go out I feel good, then I always score goals." Romario

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To be fair, if a boxer and cage fighter were attacking me I would stuff a bottle in their face.

I agree that Solar activity is the main influence but I think you will find that solar activity has decreased since the 80's so wouldn't explain the temperature rise. Co2 being a consequence is also a fair point, it's a complex science that is not fully understood, but we ARE pumping billions of tons of it into the atmosphere and it DOES absorb more heat and temperature HAVE risen - they are all facts. No one knows what will happen in the future, we could be screwed like Lovelock says or the Earth might regulate itself, or Global Warming could be a good thing if we are heading for another ice age. I still think the sensible thing to do is use renewable energy though if only because of the peak oil scenario.

Agree, the way they have linked these threats in with a drone missile attack in Pakistan is so contrived. As if you need to fly out to Pakistan to organize a terrorist attack in Europe.

Maybe the human rights thing doesn't apply if the Police are keeping you locked in for your own safety - that could explain why it was OK to lock us in for ages at Skatesville and Millwall. Whatever the reason the Police obviously have not been doing their job properly at both the Pompey and Bournemouth games. Locking them in would have stopped any of the trouble outside the Northam end. Football crowds tend to disperse quite quickly, any one seriously intent on violence will do it regardless away from the ground and the Police cameras.

Long overdue, would make a good partner for either Rooney or Defoe IMO.

The Whitehouse is just a bar, there is nothing wrong with Barnard being there at 3am having a few beers (along as it's not too much). He's 20 something, has money to burn and had just won a derby game so was probably still buzzing with the adrenalin - I'm not surprised he didn't fancy staying in watching Xfactor. Like most people his age would he went out to have a laff and find some slapper. Unfortunately he appears to have screwed up big time.

I expect some of he lowest crowds were in the 1890's.

Saints fans can't have human rights then because I remember being kept in loads of times.

If he bottled someone then he is an idiot even if there is an element of provocation/self defence. But to suggest footballers can't stay out to 2-3am in town is nonsense. Drinking huge amounts is not wise for a professional athlete but just because he is out late doesn't mean he has drunk huge amounts.

...He's short and he's ****ing hard he's wanted by Scotland Yard...

If he bottled someone he will probably go to jail, you get 18 months for shaking a fence nowadays.

It's a hard balancing act between stopping the scrounging slobs from taking the **** and ruining the lives of those who genuinely need benefits but I'm glad the Tories are making the decisions because Labour have let everyone down badly. A limit on child benefit is a good idea (2 kids max), plus people who are relatively well off should get no benefit at all. Food and clothes vouchers are also a good idea, there is no reasonable argument against this IMO. A max limit on housing benefit is a good idea (I think the Tories are already doing this). I would also introduce a scheme that means anyone on job-seekers has to do 2-3 days unpaid work (litter picking etc) a week to receive it. That would help put people off taking the **** and get people in the habit of working. Toughening up on the invalid benefit is important to, need to focus on what they can do as opposed to what they can't.

Still are favorites... http://sports.coral.co.uk/sport/en#/drilldown/type/527/npower-League-1 And look who's second favorites for the drop... http://sports.coral.co.uk/sport/en#/markets/2/TN-STRD-Relegation/Relegation

It's quite clear from that Pardew's saying that the wife ****ging rumours are complete bull. Also if he was banging Fonte's other half the papers would have picked up on it by now.

The thing is with Saints support is that it is a bit of an unknown quantity, the only real success we have had was in the 70's/80's and then we were limited by the Dell. The Strachan years saw regular sell outs but that wasn't real success, and there was no real investment so the club's true potential has never been fulfilled.

Last season we were 27 points off top spot going into October, today it is 9.