miserableoldgit

I tend to think that Britain is great when seeing the staggering beauty that abounds in it. We have some of the most beautiful countryside,coastlines, downland and architecture in the world. The "real" British people (not based on race or religion etc) are the most friendly and tolerant on earth. All of this makes Britain "Great". What spoils it though is the cheapening of values, the lack of discipline and respect and the selfish, "F*** You" society that has developed in recent years. It will all, sadly, end in tears.

Yeah. I have been trying to keep this quiet but I support Saints! How strange is that??

I had the very same experience. I stood for quite a while in front of that display case, lost in my thoughts and imagining what it must have been like on that momentous day in 1805. As you say, a humbling experience.

Nelson has always been a particular hero of mine. He was a far from perfect human being. He was a particularly vain person who treated his devoted wife Fanny very badly for example. But he was single-minded when it came to doing his duty and was very good at inspiring loyalty from even the humblest seaman and the captains serving with him (his "Band of Brothers"). At the time of Trafalgar he was in very poor health. He was virtually blind, had very bad dental problems etc but he still went out and did his duty. This puts not going into work because of a cold into perspective!! It is impossible to over-estimate the importance of what he achieved at Trafalgar. It stopped Napoleon invading England, virtually killed off Spain as a world power, and made Britain rulers of the sea for more than 100 years. For all of these reasons and more he should be remembered and revered as a true English hero more than he is. The National Maritime Museum at Greenwich has a Nelson Room containing many relics, including the tunic and stockings that he was wearing when he was fatally wounded. Well worth a visit.

Yeah, well good luck with that!

I did actually highlight the "trick or treat" bit. The marking of All Hallows Eve is certainly not American.

I would like to see Daren Wheelers excellent column from the Pink reproduced on here. His views are usually well thought out, logical and sensible. They deserve a wider audience (geographically speaking).

Apparently Poole are planning to hold a New Year meeting on January 4th next year. This follows on from the sucessful meetings held at Newport. Something to look forward to over the Christmas break.

Give it a rest! One trick pony! Despite his Christian leanings HE IS NOT GOD! :mad:

My pet hate is when people use "of" instead of "have" as in "I could of..." instead of "I could have....":mad:

Why are we so keen to adopt American "traditions". We have plenty of our own.

Absolutely anybody could have asked me and I still wouldn`t have done it!

Yeah. Sorry. I had a some very good wine at lunchtime and I posted on the wrong forum and couldn`t be asked to delete this thread. It won`t happen again (probably!).

Unless he was going to spend the week-end with Leon!

Club Member Posts: 1 Joined: 18/10/2008 Michael Wilde Killed In Car Crash ? posted by Real SFC on: 23:34 - 18/10/2008 Heading back to the New Forest after todays match.

Club Member Posts: 1 Joined: 18/10/2008 Michael Wilde Killed In Car Crash ? posted by Real SFC on: 23:34 - 18/10/2008 Heading back to the New Forest after todays match.

No he shouldn`t. He missed!

I do hope that someone from the club reads this forum and takes note of the general feelings of most people here. St Jason is just one of an increasing number feeling this way. Mind you Rupert knows best so we are probably all members of the "Lunatic Fringe" now.

Saw in todays paper the he needs another operation on his knee and that is why he hasn`t played for Stoke so he would not have been playing for us had he still been here. Who know how long his recouperation time will be?

Billy Davies??

Whilst I agree that, at least in the short term, MLT and Franny would certainly bring that crowds back I do fear that should things go wrong, due to their lack of managerial experience, (and investment) it would only be short-term fix thatwould sully the memory of two legendary names. We do, however, need some feelgood factor that is going to last. We have never been "winners" as a club, but we as fans have had wonderful adventures and memories over the years. We don`t need or expect to win things, but we do need to feel good sometimes, and it has been a mighty long time since that happened!!

Joe Dolce anyone?

He also said, just after they were promoted that it came 2 seasons too early. They were not actually ready to be in the PL. So it proved.

it was me!! I am spartacus!!

Perhaps "Der Fuerherbunker" is a better example. Maybe der Fuerher could test the poison on his pet dog Blondi (sorry - Wildie) first!