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More of a bullshifter, Stan. HTH Where's my questions and where's my post

You never gave me my three questions the other week, so I'm not letting you get away without posting my hissy fit departure post. Come on Stanley, don't let me down Although I will settle for a Norman Tebbitt video clip.

That's not good news. Fonte in with a chance of a ban, Lambert carrying a knock, Lallana out of sorts and a pretty poor away record makes the derby a white knuckle event!!!!!

Which would mean you would easily be able to find such a post, so feel free to post it up here. I'm not sure who you were back then (was it Stanley or one of the other ones??), but I'm sure you were on the forum and so would be able to find it. Of course if you can't feel free to put a Winston Churchill video, or a Thathcer or Rhodesia clip up and I could use the text in an upcoming quiz. HTH

Well then your recollection is wrong (not that that would be a first LOL). Feel free to post up my hissy fit flouncy post not that you'll find one HTH

Feel free to find my hissy fit post and put it up here LOL. I think you'll find I just maturely drifted off for a sojourn with no drama queen posts announcing my hiatus. HTH

I thought you had had a hissy fit and upped and left??? There's only one thing worse than being a drama queen and announcing your departure in such a big girlee style, and that's then coming back a day or two later. If I was on the Board of this forum I would outlaw such nancy behaviour.

Before people post on the current crash and it's causes they should be made to watch this film!!!!

I do hope you're watching BBC2!!!!!!!!

Storyville: The Inside Job on BBC2 now are saying exactly that. Disgraceful

Personally, I think how much we have to spend on players will depend on how much the "Liebherr Estate" decides to fund us. As I think Granty has said, I still think we are running at a loss - decent crowds, larger share of TV money has helped, but we were running at quite a large operational loss from the last set of books, so think some of the Chambo money will have offset that. Plus as others have said, we have spent a tidy little sum as well on new players. Interest in various players in the last window would suggest we're prepared to spend some money, but it also appeared to be capped (not sure whether that was to do with the actual amount, or whether it was the value for money aspect, or for wage issues). So Leitch making such a comment is definitely worthy of having a chat about (and as others have said, is it idle speculation or an informed source??), and FAF to see the same knooobs trying to accuse people of having an axe to grind. (Perhaps they should feel free to provide this forum of what can and can't be discussed and then when they've highlighted what we can discuss, perhaps they should let us know what we should be saying LOL).

I think the recent thread in the Lounge illustrated that some football fans still think the same way as well. Problem is that as long as people like Burrows are allowed to spout this rubbish, then the myth will continue to be perpetuated. He needs to picked up on this ASAP.

Serious subject on quite a few levels, so think your poor attempt at humour would be best suited to other threads

The Cabinet are due to make changes to their pension contributions that will cost them a decent wedge. However, it is somewhat relative and probably not going to hit the 13 millionaires on Cameron's front bench!!!! All in it together!!!

To mention the disasters at Ibrox, Bradford and Hillsborough in that response displays a serious lack of understanding, empathy and nous from this cretinous individual. I do hope he gets taken to task over this.

Not the first report to suggest there were underlying issues at play as both the Government's Interim Report and the Met itself have alluded to tension betwen the Police and certain communities. However, as the OP says the issues are complex and multi faceted, but today's findings won't sit well with The Daily Mail (who are still struggling to understand that their "middle class" rioter profile was extremely wide of the mark).

Tony Wilson of the Evening Standard wrote this on the very subject: "The real scandal in pensions is the way a combination of misguided accounting standards and crassly ill-considered government tax and regulatory policy has destroyed private-sector pension provision over the past 20 years. But rather than seek to right that wrong, the Government has embraced the notion that it is "unfair" that public-sector schemes have not been similarly destroyed. Why else should it be a criticism that public-sector pensions are "more generous" than those of the private sector?" I do agree that there is a very real danger of there being a race to the bottom and all we are doing is solving our short term debt crisis, only to be hit by a much larger problem in the years to come. I think there have to be changes to the Public Sector pension schemes, but I am very concerned that the current short term quest for austerity has overshadowed a more realistic and honest debate on the future of the Public Sector pensions issue (as well as creating an even bigger problem if increased contributions and a downgrading of pensions means peopl opt out or do not sign up).

Matthew 6: 1-8 (I think)

TBF I think we should be building a team for promotion and then take stick when we get there. I wouldn't have a problem with a journeyman centre forward (not necessarily Beattie) as cover for Lambert, who then gets discarded once get promoted.

As a lone striker/target man???? I certainly wouldn't have played him upfront on his own. Lambert on his own, yes, but not Guly. Personally would have gone with Barnard and stuck 4-4-2 or with Guly behind Barnard maybe. Not sure either way and one thing it does is highlight that we are a bit short up top.

Certainly not a wrist slitter and still 100% supportive on Adkins and the team, but: That's the third game on the trot where we've been misfiring and the loss of Chappers and Lambert has added to the woes. A win against Blackpool will cancel this bad memory out (a bit like the Hull win did), but I don't think it's something we can ignore. Was always worried we were a bit lightweight squadwise, just hope I'm not proved right!!! Barnard and De Ridder aren't starters for me, and was always worried if we got an injury (or even a suspension) up front or at the centre of the defence. I know some will say we were always going to lose at some point, but we really do need to be beating teams like Donny home and away (or at the very least getting a point up there). Grind out some results up until January and then give Adkins the freedom to strengthen. Who to buy and making sure it doesn't impact on the balance and spirit of the team is where he will earn his corn.

That really is a fccking p1ssser. Wasted a chance to stretch our lead and now in danger of being closed down to 5 points. Need to have a good hard look at our away performances

Well methinks we need to rely on Brum and Brizzle City doing us a favour tonight and tomorrow. Not impressed (and being honest a bit worried!!!!).

This has to be down as one of away wins. Dropping points here wouldn't be too good IMHO, particularly having lost at Ashton Gate.

For me, Brown and Major were just never cut out to be Prime Ministers. As someone else said about Major, probably good at something else, but should never have been handed the keys of No. 10. Have to say I think Blair will be better judged by history than most give him credit for (even though I had and still have huge issues over Iraq and Afghanistan) and if only Thatcher had showed more her compassionate side then I don't think she would be so vilified as she is today. Heath and Callaghan for me were sort of nothings. One termers, stooges of others and presiding over s rather shiite period in history. I fear Cameron will be seen as similar to these last two. Left on the watch during a tempestuous period in history, not particularly heavyweight or tough enough to be his own man, affable but not the man we need in these austere times.