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Very enjoyable film, and even liked Gary Stretch in his role as the leader of the gang.

The wide boy was saying it is in their normal contract with all sellers, ie not a specific condition for this one house and something they are now doing with all potential buyers. I've just never heard of it before. Every other estate agent we've spoke to are falling over themselves to arrange iewings for us.

That was one of his excuses this morning (which unwound later). After i said i was going to drop a note in the sellers letterbox they've now come back and said they are prepared to let us go and view it, BUT if we want to make an offer then we will still have to come in to their office to talk to their financial advisor!!!! Talk about hard sell!!!

True, maybe I'd be doing her a favour as she must be paying them £4,000 to sell her place.

Thought about getting in touch with the seller and telling them just that, as would be livid if they were acting as my agents and putting off potential buyers (particularly in current market), but the seller is an old woman and dont particuarly want to stress her out. Would rather just leave it to be honest. Are Austin & Wyatt the only ones pulling this stunt??? as everyone else has been fairly decent (or as decent as Estate Agents can be).

Is this the norm???? Looking for a house in Upper Shirley/Bellemoor way and have been along to see a few (one not bad, one not good and one in the middle, but none what we're looking for). However, trying to arrange a viewing with Austin & Wyatt and they will only meet us for a viewing if we first meet them at their office to see their Financial Advisor to discuss mortgages and to establish our financial position!!!! Now I don't want (or need a sales pitch) regarding a mortgage, I've already got that sorted, I just want to view the house. They are adamant that that is what has to happen. Is it the norm now that viewings are restricted and used as a tool for them to try get commission on any potential mortgage business???

Im hoping he's the ex Lancashire player!!!!

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I think staged and rehearsed soundbites are sadly par for the course nowadays, but surely the OP mentioning Redwood's la de da di da attempts at the welsh anthem means it was things more like Kinnocks "we're alright" winning (not) rallying speech, Blairs head tennis with keegan and Hagues baseball caps

They were taking money off of people claiming it was to be passed on to charities, but instead spent it on the playing side. Disgraceful, and as you say potentially fraudulent to boot. And look at the timeline. Money was being pocketed in October 2011, yet they went in to administration over four months later. They were clearly trading insolvently. Shameful

The problem is that as long as I've been following Saints (almost 40 years) they have always been small time, bent, prone to major f**k ups and an embarrassment to the footballing world. Even their brief hiatus above us in recent years was tainted by administrations, not paying charities, scandals & gaffes. BUT using money collected on behalf of charities to fund the playing side is the lowest of the low. An absolute disgrace that will taint their club for years to come. When Portsmuff first came on to my radar in my earlier supporting years, they were an absolute joke and a complete irrelevance. I remember getting some stick at a Sussex holiday camp as a kid, but they honestly didn't even register with me. We were flying high, whilst they were a shambles back then. I was more interested in Spurs, Brighton(!!), Liverpool and Man Utd. And for most of my Saints supporting years it has been that way, normal service has resumed and 40 years on Portsmuff are still a shambles and a complete joke of an outfit. TICK TOCK

Mssrs Turner, Bachman Overdrive they are not. More like Morecombe & Wise

I'll send you a PM with all the details. The Tuesday night Holt & Haskell Border League is based out of Romsey with all the teams within 8 miles or so.

I got a job working for Goodmans in the early 90s and actually had a great time. Goodmans sponsored Portsmuff at the time and it was the season they got to the semis so they were all pretty boisterous about it. Was about the only person in the warehouse who didn't go!!!! (remember seeing the Portsmuff sponsorship deal and it was something pitiful at the time). Ripped the **** out of them after they all got in late after their penalty shoot out, and ripped them even further when Leicster beat them in the play offs the following year. Took that one a bit far though and remember playing footy for them at Front Lawn, Havant with a Walkers crisp bag taped to my kit. Team mates ok about it, but the locals weren't!!!!!! I think it helped that were in our shadow at the time, so considering our respective fates this season then I think you'll be fone

Well I'm turning out for the young lads this season and I'm 40+ They need a couple of old heads to keep them in check. Are you from the Romsey way??? If soon might know Graham "Ralphy" Collins who runs the Saturday and othe rTuesdayteam. Happy to put you in touch

I was drinking at last seasons charity match that they organised. A couple of really good lads who run this company, big Saints fans who have sponsored matches up SMS over the years who also do a lot of great work for charity and good causes.

Touched a nerve Turk LOL Just being honest in that announcing that you have someone on ignore is in exactly the same category as announcing your leaving a forum. It's a bit hypocritical to knock one, when you've been guilty of the other.

Mottisfont always on the look out for players. Run two teams on a Tuesday night, one pretty good and full of established cricketers, the other full of young lads 18-21 mainly from lordshill/Millbrook who are more relaxed in their approach (all massive Saints fans and if you've been to any away games then i think you'd recognise the younger lot!!!!!). Gemmel who posts on here is the father of the lad who runs the young uns team. You'd probably know a few of the other team as well as well known in Romsey area. Also play Saturday in the Hampshire League.

Have to say that's exactly how I see it. If you want to ignore someone, then scroll past them or if you can't trust yourself then use the ignore feature, but don't go announcing it. It's as bad as announcing you're flouncing off and retiring from forums FFS.

During my extensive travels I the Far East (inc our heyday of 2003!!!) I only ever saw one Saints shirt on sale. It was a knock off in the MBK mall, with "FRIEDS [sic] PROVIDENT" emblazoned on the front. Any talk of millions is La La land, let alone billions. Although we used to get mentioned a bit on ESPN/STAR, particularly Nokia Football Crazy!!!!, as one of the hosts, Andy Penders, was a Saints fan (and think ex youth team player). Don't think that really translated to ££££££ though. As for Newcastle, an odd season in a lower league does not mean we should be using them as any semblance of a yard stick. Their legacy, history, status and standing means they are way ahead of us.

Have to add that "my realistic" position isn't in any way supposed to be a slight on Cortese or what he has achieved as his success is there for all to see. Tremendous stuff and he should be very proud of his achievements. Nor have I got any problem with his ambitions or drive, it's his way of doing things and it has worked to date. It's just that I think to get in to the higher echelons you need ££££££, you have to trade off your history, legacy and level of support etc and I just don't think we'll ever get past the point of ever being more than a provincial team. A sound Premiership one, holding our own and doing us proud, but IMHO we're not going to be a part of the top 4/5/6

If Spurs or Arsenal came sniffing for our talent, offering the mega wonga and the status then im afraid we'll always struggle to hold on to it. It's just the way of the footballing world. And now we have Newcastle being brought in to the argument. Seriously, don't even include them in the same breath as us, they are wayyyyyy ahead of us And what's this about the Asian income??? Go and have a look at the sums the Far East pull in and let me know how much were raking in.

As Norwich have shown along with other "small" clubs like Swansea, Blackpool etc, promotion to the top flight is a challenge bu t something within the grasp of quite a few clubs. Breaking in to the world of Man Utd, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs, Etc however is probably a bit more of a challenge.

Quite simply Arsenal, Newcastle and Man City should never be used as an example/justification/model for Saints. We may be in the same League, but we are not in the same league

Cracking story, fair play to the two of them. I'm not sure that some of the players realise the influence and regard they are held in by many in the City. I have long advocated getting the players out in to the community as much as possible. Have to say the Saints Foundation are doing a very good job as well across the City getting out and involved.