hamster

If they dare touch my pension they will be sorry. People really should be worried if even half of their planned measures become reality. Morale is a wonderful tool in getting through troubled waters but lack of it can be absolutely crushing, to ALL in our society. Obviously not the 'I'm alright Jack' sorts, but that goes without saying. People keep telling me that wholesale cuts are long overdue, but I really would urge people to talk to those who will be most affected by them about their opinions. I do not mean the LG staff, I mean the people receiving the services. Even if they think the current level and qulity of service dished up is not good, there is an un-easy irony that they could get a lot, lot worse if the staff start leaving for the private sector or worse still leaving the services completley. It's not all long holidays and a velvet lined commode chair for your retirement. I can assure anyone receiving services in Hampshire that there is more going on behind the scenes to improve efficiency and quality of care than they might realise. The mis-management and waste over the past decade will not necesarily require more money in the budgets to correct, but it certainly won't be achienved with wholesale cuts.

Ryan Giggs? Ian Rush? Mark Hughes? in fact any welshman, lol. Has the great Duncan Edwards been mentioned yet? He was pretty good.

Chips (as in deep fat flyer)

/\ It's okay for that goal to stand though according to the experts in the studio, in fact they find it highly amusing. Hypocrites. Good job we all love them to bits.

Getting a bit tetchy now, what a contrast in styles; one trying to cheat their way to a win and the other erm....trying to cheat their way to a draw.

Just like Maradonna and Henry's famous handballs, it's a shame that players of their supposed natural skill and gift resort to such tac-tics. It could be argued that Maradonna's 'greatest goal ever' is not actually his most famous and we here in England will forever struggle with this contradiction, it is certainly what stops me personally hailing him, that day it was personal to many of us. Henry? Well what a player, (one of) the best in the Prem whilst at Arsenal, yet ask any Irishman what they think of him now. Nice to see the IC pull one back, just think how frantic and finely balanced this is now and how much moreso it would be 90 seconds to go with just 1 goal in it. Come on Cote d'Ivoire, do these cheating bastards.

Bragg (Billy)

relief

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SA, did you see the playback of the ref asking him if he used his hand? Obviously the ref didn't see either but this sort of incident is why many call for video playbacks to be introduced. It's Brazil and a fairly meaningless match some might say, but what if that 1 goal is the goal difference one that sends the Ivory Coast home? Group G is pretty tight right now so it could prove decisive. I like watching Brazil when they play like Brazilians but there really is no defence for downright cheating in my book.

Don;t think Matt would have got away with a double hand ball though SaintAndy (there was definitely one clear one and a possible second). If that had been a french, german or argie move the commentators would ahave gone ape.

Lovers

pride

Roamin' -------------- The absolute worst nb name I ever came across,...all of them.

hill

Cologne

Danny Wallace

heavenly ----------- mrs b, You are the prize.

Godliness

Just the highlights:

I liked the closing sentence: "Scotland failed to reach the finals after a dismal qualifying campaign."

Is there one?

Gobbling

Blimey that DC is just so hard isn;t he. 'Friends, ****neys, countreymen, lend me your ears', You have for far too long been treated like peasants, you have been down-trodden, betrayed and lied to, but now I am here - your saviour. Now then where shal we start this revolution? (thinks for a minute)...Unions, that's where I shall start'. The very institution that was founded through toil and blood by decent hardworking men a few centuries back. Maggie, you made a start but now the job needs finishing and DC is the man to do it apparently. Well **** him, **** big business and **** the global financial world that they all live in. You're starting in the wrong place DC, don;t kick the working man when he is down you ****, have a look around you mate have a good look at what you and your predecessors have done to Society.....and smell the bull****, it is your bull**** so kindly pick up thy shovel and clear up YOUR mess before you start on us poor buggers. You ****ing ****** Cameron, you ****ing ******. btw, no i haven't read the article, I just got out of bed the wrong side today. Please forgive me.

Seven (days)