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Seeing as our new office/warehouse still isn't ready, I work from home. Unfortunately as flikr is banned here and I never found out how to post photos, you guys will have to google some pics of the Totty rather than the ones I have of them performing their tasks down here.. About 6 weeks ago there was Paris, I was her new bestest best friend. Think there's a photo of two of her around, she helped with some filing & video editing I needed sorting out. Back in November this energetic Aussie chick Kylie hung around for a few days making the tea. Angelina popped round and did some tele-marketing, first met her when she was supposed to drop in to see a neighbour with Brad but their chopper landed on the wrong lawn. Had to replant the whole thing - disgraceful behaviour but they did buy the turf for me. Felt a bit bad running a Green company when their chopper dropped it off though. TBF I'm getting fed up with these desperate older women. I advertised for a PA, can you believe Lisa Edelstein applied. I gave her EricofArabia's number - his wife was away and he needed someone to keep his place organised over the summer, luckily (at the time) Olivia Wilde also applied. She came down for a second interview and the cow ran off with my girlfriend. So, am stuck at the moment to decide if Grace Park gets the Secretarial position or the New Girlfriend role.

Good analysis from Holding towards the end on Bell & Collingwoods dismissals. For the first 10 viewings they looked awful, but he showed how the ball had slowed up off the pitch and they were both forced to be a little out in their timing. Cannot see them getting 250 in the 4th Innings but then it will be so tight one mistake could swing it so the further over 300 the better So reckon we need over 130 and that we could struggle, but if we are going to win this then one of the bowlers has to be the hero in the 2nd innings. Or Trott will do it. History says it won't be Freddie (in a Bradmanesque way) Broad has had his moment, COULD he do it again or is it time for the old Harmy to come back for one last hurrah? Botham could yet get back home for his Sunday Lunch! Edge of seat stuff, to quote the movie, "What a day to give up glue sniffing"

Yep we did, it's confirmed. Ramadan Kareem guys. All food outlets closed during the game, arrests for eating or drinking in public in the stadium. No point wishing you luck with the takeover as during the Holy Month, luck never comes into it, only His (PBUH) Will

lol, and North & Clarke got "shocking" decisions Look in the book boys, look in the book

When I stated earlier that the Aussies would struggle to chase down 180, I did rather expect it to be in the 4th Innings... What a great afternoon. Amazing how the Ashes now & in 05 have swung during a single session of play. Keep grinding boys, get them out for under 250 and then grind out a good 190+ But would worry if we make them follow on, the pitch will only get more difficult

Was quietly confident on this one for our first 3 pointer. Then AP & OSM made it a must win game..... Hmm decisions decisions

We seem a little unlucky at the moment to have two reasonable LM's injured, if AP rates Holmes and he isn't Darren Anderton in disguise then that's good as the next concern we have at the moment is RM. Although being cheeky, seeing as Holmes is the next Arjen Robben, seems AP doesn't think he is, ergo he doesn't rate him as highly as previous regimes. Which, in PL land would lead to a headline in NotW or the Sun- AP doubts Holmes' ability.... :-)

Ah but unfortunately you miss one critical part of FPPT. The name of the beneficial owner. Not just for the PL but also for basic UK company regulations. That also needs to be approved, which is why SBT is not running around spending Thaksin's pension fund already

OSM, I believe that your therapist has spoken about this issue before. You remember, what happens every time we build ourselves up to having a must-win game? How you get all tense and excited in the build-up, you start to alter your life plans to ensure you are in contact with events on the pitch? How the subsequent inevitable outcome impacts on the pleasure centres in the brain http://www.rxlist.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=104840 spoiling the next 4 days of your life until the cycle begins again.. So, just remember, instead of labelling an upcoming sporting event involving Saints a "must-win" game, have a nice fresh pint of real ale, cup of tea or chase the wife around and say to yourself. We'll never beat that lot this weekend, so no point worrying about it... (Actually, joking apart, when DID we last win a must win game? - Sheffield Utd? but then during THAT season, how many did we actually win!?)

Reminded me of this beauty.... Meanwhile, I think the nature of the players that AP has signed is fantastic, for too long now we have lacked any real leadership on the pitch. Who gets the actual armband is probably less important than the fact that we will finally have players on the pitch with a bit more nous about them

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Off on hols to Thailand next week. Will let you know if I spot any (alleged) African female athletes in Patpong

Pah, North Pole, even Clarkson's been there... I hope you didn't sip Gin & Tonics on the way there as well, we'll have to complain to the BBC again. After all, you PC Brits really don't like Drinking & Diving....

I forget how long ago it was, but I remember a Test at the Oval when the pitch after being two paced and offering turn early actually deteriorated quite quickly into one of uneven bounce. Was it Devon Malcolm's finest hour or something? Can't remember. I just get the sneaky feeling that Freddie & Harmy banging the ball in could cause it to break through a lot more. Problem is that they need to bowl a fuller length than in the middle, and also I think that the length of time England can actually bat will help as the pitch dries out even more (if possible) Funniest comment for me was Cricinfo suggesting that Broad, Harmy & Anderson should be looking to add 100 runs today, c'mon guys we know the tail has a bit of backbone in it when batting! Otherwise, central contracts are all well and good, but when players are obviously out of form as Cook & Colly are, they need to be playing themselves back into the runs. Fair shout to Ian Bell who had a torrid first few overs, he at least looked like he had been away working on his technique. Really think this is up to the bowlers now, really need another 50 runs if we can, but then if they bowl like pie chuckers the Aussies will race to 450+ easily Take a leaf out of THEIR book and give nothing away and I should think chasing anything over 180/200 in the last innings could be a big ask for them, over 230 we'll be in with a shout. But FFS the crowd has to chill out and drink more, you could cut the tension even over here, doesn't help us.

Nice looking side, but I think you may be in a minority of one on here, as that side simply has a whole bunch of Central Midfielders in it We've already spent hours dissecting opposition and our own tactics and there is no way we will see any width with that formation, the ball will go down the middle into a wall of lumps who will hoof it out to their wingers who will again tear us to shreds because of the gaps

Wow fantastic, we already have nearly 4 pages on this

There are a number of PL clubs that can be bought for around 100mil. Now back to our neighbours, let's do the logic. Storrie comes up with a new consortium bid on say what, Friday? Let's say it would take them the weekend to get the paperwork done and submit the names to the PL for the F&PPT With a rush they may finish their due dilligence on Wednesday Allowing the sale documents to be drafted on Thursday, so if they are VERY lucky, they may just get their bank accounts sorted out and funds transferred on Friday, which will of course give Paul Hart & his Assistant manager (oops) the princely total of Saturday Sunday and Monday to identify their transfer targets to rebuild a squad that won't stay below Burnley all season. Great scenario for a 150mil gamble. We all know that football club takeovers happen in less than a week don't we. Or would they be looking at the remnants of the squad and going hmmm. Now the ONLY way anyone could sell that type of deal would be to Oh yes have a dodgy geezer in a white coat helping out Let's watch the clock shall we

Another reason why poor old SBT won't be getting paid any bonus cheque any time soon...... http://business.maktoob.com/20090000366410/Fears_grow_Dubai_debt_far_more_than_$80_bln/Article.htm?utm_campaign=Night-Newsletter&utm_medium=Main-News1&utm_source=Night-Newsletter&utm_content= Jeez, the sk*tes ALMOST owed as much as this place. Now we're broke, all the companies dealing with property are broke and SBT's going to collect a 100mil bung... Dear oh Lord, you couldn't make it up Could we?? :-)

Sew this, was a interesting fred in. Amongst the Spelling police "a snip of In" formation pooped up; The cricket is too hot to make golf but they now have buggys to run up and down the picth or chase the ball after but they wactch pornatthesametime while breaking wind in litening storms thanku all for cleared so much up and eye now under weststand that Jaidi is in fact an illeagle immigrant applying for asylum so he can draw so shell secretary and play for us quitely so no Body else heres' aboutit thanxs chaps

You won't be so flippant shortly Cricket time

Gotcha! See that proves you never read what you post! On a scale of wrongness from 1 to 10 that's about a 15, but worth a 7/10 for effort and logic. But as you were so wrong I will now destroy your entire life. But not until the tea interval in the Test

Not quite fair, I think we are more raving about the fact we have someone OTHER than Perry & Lancashire for the next few months. TBF I think we'd have settled for anyone from anywhere right at this moment, 2 days before Brentford!

Blimey - a wealthy TSW member - you're obviously living in 'Arry's old gaffe in Sandbanks You did check the name on the label ALLEGEDLY:cool:

Well, you never know, decent investigative journalists or authors looking for a good story have been known to spend a year or two sticking shredded paper back together, or digging in dumpsters to see what gets thrown out in the trash. Also, there are some highly capable forensic data restoration companies around these days. I wouldn't be surprised if there are a few copies floating around in strange places. Also interesting that none of the 40 odd Sales Packs given out by Mark Fry have ever seen the light of day. They could have been interesting. Just depends on the will-power and whether somebody wants to upset former old friends or if TL wants to say sorry in a constructive way.

He fires in a backhand return down the line. Which says I was just espousing on a line of thought about how to take players from one level - Academy to being ready for the first team. Again - the original SCW appoinment statement was very clear on what his role was supposed to be but got lost in the PR spin. Then somebody called Glenn Hoddle opened an Academy in Spain, strange co-incidence that, and then some bloke called Trousers on a web site asked a question about his source of finace in Spain and then I commented that the PL did not give those people their licence yet. Which is all you get as it's all there is except Weston who made a throw away quip