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Clever photo. Accompanied by a Police Office AND up before the beak

+1 I once read a quote by someone famous, but being old I have forgotten who it was, along the lines of A man knows when he's getting old when he spots an attractive girl walking towards him in the street, gazes at her in admiration/appreciation/lust ....... and she walks straight past without even noticing he was there. Yep, I'm old

Not how I see it at all I see the monarch as the human representation of our country. The royal family represent continuity. What do Americans, for example, have that represents their country? And outline on a map? A flag? Not the president, he is just a politically motivated individual who comes and goes, (another answer to the same question would be why would I be happy to be a subject of -or subject to - a president I voted against?) . Of course the monarch isn't immortal but there are set rules on who is next so the continuity is there. I see myself as a subject of my country, which is merely represented by The Monarch of the time. If I was a foreigner and the Queen paid a state visit I would feel that that visit was on behalf of our country. If a prime minister and/or president visited I would feel that it was the leader of a political party . The Queen has kept herself above politics although I am sure there has been a few occasions when her wishes have quietly been made known. Just think if we were a Republic we could have someone like Richard Branson or Simon Cowell or Rupert Murdoch as our head of state (not sure if the latter qualifies but you get my drift). Or even the latest pop sensation as it would probably be decided by phone/text vote. Bang goes a millennium and more of tradition in one sweep. Would that be how you see England, ooops the UK?. As for Elizabeth the person think she has done an excellent job in what, despite the luxuries, must be one of the hardest jobs in the world to cope with. I thought it was telling in last nights doc that , whilst several other nations have Queens, all the Americans interviewed referred to her as THE Queen.

My last post should have referred to Sholing Sports FC Not to mention an unencumbered stadium and Premier League quality training ground,

Birch Lawn - not as big as FP but not a lot smaller - home of Sholing FC had a strict, long established covenant that the land it was on could only, ever, be used for recreational use. Where is it now? If I've still got my bearings right it is exactly HERE. As you say policies change, lawyers nit pick, nothing is ever cast in stone.

He accused me of ignoring him in a pub in Norwich once Steve. I reckon he must be a master of camouflage

Looks like that one has been deleted. Struck a nerve?

My e-mail to No 10 . Can I expect a reply?

Nooooo don't do it. You can just imagine the outpouring of sympathy from the rest of the not-ITK football world when they go out of business due to an act of god. The true story would never get a look in. I think there only chance raising any funds now is a lot of dodgy looking geezers going into a lot of back street bookies around the country with brown envelopes full of dirty cash betting on P*mp*y to lose their next game. And the next one. And the next one ... Although if the story runs true to form even that plan will probably fall at the first hurdle with a 1-0 victory following a last minute Hull own goal on saturday

Dignified disaster compared with dishonest dickheads (today boys & girls we are learning alliteration)

Guilty

Having found the link cryptically referred to by Trousers above, the one thing I still can't understand is why was Storrie's case held separately whilst R&M are tried together? Only logical reason I can think of is the payment in question in the current case made to Rosie47 from First Star was simply as agreed between R & M, so no record anywhere in PFC paperwork. If so Storrie could, justifiably have been able to claim no knowledge of it. And maybe harder to prove that it actually related to what we all know that it did relate to. Whereas any transactions Storrie charged with may have had a paper trail back to PFC, but if that was so surely R&M or at least one of them must have been aware of, if not involved with, any of the transactions, but weren't tried with him (or later) on those counts. Curiouser and curiouser

Known as Watts Park or West Park depending on which map you're looking at. Titanic memorial and Aviary is/was at the top of East Park on same side as the coffee shop. Cenotaph is in Watts Park, now along with a few "interesting" sculptures.

This is getting like the end game in The Godfather when all the rivals are hit at the same time during the christening. 'Arry & Mandy in court WUP issued Antonov in court Storrie already "done" but outcome being kept under wraps until... ? Football League "keeping an eye on things" but not making any announcement for now, until....? Is there anyway they can drag it all out until they make all judgements and/or announcements at the same time ?

£100K a token transaction ?!?!?! 'Kin ell !!!

Now, when they say support it ..........:twisted: Wonder how many of us the court can hold?

He overheard Rosie barking up the wrong tree

This . It's fun to take the **** because they are our local rivals but in all seriousness it is time the authorities take a stand for the sake of the integrity of the game itself .

Altogether now ............. [video=youtube_share;wNHpvQwQByE]http://youtu.be/wNHpvQwQByE

Seems that Corp and BBC South didn't have the same maths teacher.

I love the irony that just before Christmas we went on a Ghost Tour Walk (recommend it by BTW, entertaining evening) around old Portsmouth. It took us past this.

Can a better man than me possibly make a single post sticky of the timeline and main charachters involved over the duration if this thread. Been trying to explain it to Mrs W but end up confusing myself let alone her. Added advantage would be we could all send out the link ans have the story go viral (if we tried it with link to the thread noone is going to wade through all this lot )

Do they really think the "credit card system is down for maintenace , cash sales only at the ticket office " scam will raise enough to pay the wages ?

Let's not count our chickens. FA Cup week again next week. A good cup run with a couple of televised games might bring in enough to tide them over till the end of the season. Oh !

http://www.simplybusiness.co.uk/knowledge/articles/2010/02/2010-02-08-five-reasons-why-businesses-fail/