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The problem here is that 'belief' is all in the mind and it is often only a short step from brainwashing/indoctrination ! The interpretation of bibles and scriptures can vary wildly and the 'qualified' people you refer to are able to emphasise their own bias should they choose ! Personally I don't want any of my family to be subjected to this ! Schools are for education and rightly is compulsory ! Religion is for churches and should be through choice !

I was around in those days and fairly young children were considered to be safe on the streets, therefore were given much more freedom than today and the opportunity for exploitation was tangible ! Another big downside was that 'authority' was the exclusive preserve of adults and if there was any abuse, the child would be extremely reluctant (ashamed even) to report it ! With the benefit of hindsight, the main offenders were often figures of power (ie. the Catholic church, scout leaders, celebrities, politicians, local dignitaries etc..) and in the previous generation the aristocracy took advantage of their minions and got away with it ! Yes times have changed, but respect for your fellow man (and particularly child !) should have no boundaries ! There is a lot of political correctness around these days which makes some people feel all-knowing and superior but paedophilia and racism still exist so who knows whether morality is better or worse than in former times ??

It's a bloody long way to Uruguay and back in a couple of days ! Hope he's not knackered come Saturday, even if he makes it back at all ??

I was extremely saddened by the demise of the pound note, just not the same wiping your arse with a coin, would be a bit dodgy if it got lodged up there

Only 32 ? Bl**dy plastic !

Interesting that both Reading and WHU are so much higher than us having spent the same time in the same leagues over the period analyzed ! I'm delighted to see these figures as I totally object to any of my ticket money going to these leeches ! The players should pay a fee to their agents as they work on their behalf ! I see no reason why the clubs should pay them at all !!

Interesting that both Reading and WHU are so much higher than us having spent the same time in the same leagues over the period analyzed ! I'm delighted to see these figures as I totally object to any of my ticket money going to these leeches ! The players should pay a fee to their agents as they work on their behalf ! I see no reason why the clubs should pay them at all !!

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Mmmm.... I may be in a minority of one, but I reckon that he is ever so slightly better than Gazza, Kelv and Fatboy put together !!!

Yeah, but at the same time Sunderland will lose and give us another team to close in on ..........

Even as Skate 'legends' go, this could be the shortest yet !! You couldn't make it up

In the (very) old days I used to go around the world first class with PanAm for £1499 (2 or 3 times a year) ! Any amount of stops but you couldn't go back on yourself and I even got airmiles which gave me loads of personal travel on top ! Flight PanAm 1 went around eastwards and PanAm 2 went westwards with plenty of stopping points ! The only slight problem was that most PanAm staff were old and useless! Mostly we went shopping in USA and then on to Asia for proper business, a bit tiring at times especially as I once did it in 10 days ! Better stop now as I'm beginning to sound like Dubai_Phil

Tbf, I heard the discussion on the radio and thought that MLT was pretty restrained in his comments and not looking for a dig at Cortese ! He was calm, even- handed and only mentioned that some (others) had suggested there might be issues behind the scenes, he did not stir the sh#t at all, so some of the responses here areva bit over the top IMHO !!

After yesterdays result, I think they are going to have to get the cheque book out and spend big time (just to be competitive, you understand)! At least with the bestest new owners about to come in, there won't be anything to hold them back

So Exeter agreed a CVA of £350k on a debt of £4.5 mil and the Skates agreed (???) a CVA of £800k on debts of £160 mil !! Exeter has 2,500 trust contributors, Skates have (maybe!) 1,800 ! Conclusion = Pompey is a much bigger club ! Logic, innit

For the first time in my adult life I did not vote ! Reason - I did not receive one single piece of information regarding any candidate (I still don't even know who the candidates actually are) ! I guess that I was expected to surf the net and do my own legwork but TBH I couldn't be bothered and now expect to have some loony who I've never heard of fighting my corner for justice if I ever have a problem ! The whole thing has been an expensive fiasco ! Hey ho and off we go !!

The Sikh religion is one of the most open minded that I (personally) have come across and I am good friends with a couple of Sikh guys who view this story in the same way as we would do with representatives of any minority quango which is out to make a name for themselves ! When it comes to gay rights, black police associations etc.. you often find that the 'silent majority' of their type, really don't give a monkeys, but the leaders of their groups make a huge issue out of something which can normally be resolved with just a bit of common sense, rather than the sensationalist headlines that they seem to thrive on !!

Never doubted you for a minute, thought you might have been Bent Eric only because you have a similar name and traits !

Thanks for that, SkateofArabia (ps. are you Bent Eric from Saintsforever and the Ugly ??)

Ooh 'eck, I fecked that one up big time ! I mixed the 2 super Sunday matches up completely, will have to stay off the jungle juice in future at the weekend

Gazza made one mistake against Swansea, interesting that Joe Hart also made one mistake (against Liverpool) this weekend ! Both caused lost points for their respective teams and both are young keepers but Gazza will get much more flak, perhaps because he plays for a less fashionable club struggling at the bottom of the league ! The main point is that goalkeeping errors are inevitable, it's how you deal with them that matters and Gazza now needs to put it aside and show his mettle, to drop him now could could do much more harm than good IMO !

My apologies, I got that one wrong ! It seems that the £450k was a golden handshake after he resigned and nothing to do with his pension entitlements ! In this case it is a nonsense and he should not be paid ! If anybody else were to voluntarily leave their post they would get nothing, quite different to redundancy or early retirement ! Sorry for my part in confusing the issue !

Gazzaniga ! Sadly Davis is finished at this level and Boruc is an unpredictable loose canon (not just the Chapel End incident, he also has previous !) so of the 3, it's Gazza for me !!

This being the case and the fact that we have dropped the traditional black shorts from our kit, maybe we could drop the horrendous black background on the site ! Sh#t as the whole layout is, it would actually be a lot better (and easier to read!) if it were a white base ! (Ps. Not having a go at you Vectis, it's just that you pointed out that colour schemes are changeable!)

The new manager told them to be a bit more nasty, so maybe they thought that meant they should have a punch up between themselves ?