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Yes it was an 'odd' appointment but tbh it would have made very little difference if Mother Theresa or the Dalai Lama or Henry Kissinger were appointed instead - and not just because two of them are dead. I dont know what the solution to the ethnic, religious and tribal conflicts in the middle east is - beyond massacring everybody and starting again. So maybe Tony Blair is the right man for the job afterall.

The interesting thing in threads like this is how often middle class or comfortably off posters defend the convoluted tax shielding schemes of the mega wealthy. Wes and Whitey its you guys who are paying more because the Philip Greens and Hans Rausing's of this world are barely paying at all. Personally I think the tax rate shouldnt be any higher than 40% and thats immoral to take more than half someones earnings in tax. Its also immoral that someone worth £8billion pays £37,000 in income tax.

"A club scrambling around in the dark desperately seeking a solid crutch to drag itself up on. And a fanbase reduced to civil war......what Pompey supporters have been reduced to after more than three-and-a-half years of watching their club systematically ripped up and destroyed". Music to our ears

First invoking of Godwin's Law 8.20am. Possibly a new record.

Its not such a huge deal imo. Yes he's a bit of a slimeball, its a breach of trust and he should lose his job - but national media coverage, shock and outrage, calls for long prison terms, really? From her point of view her first serious romance was with an older boyfriend, they ran away together and had a a fling in hotels in France. I bet she regrets that less in 20 years time than her school friends who lose their viginity to 15 year old Dwayne in a 20 second fumble and squirt by the recycling bins at Sainsburys.

Go to this page on the Echo's website - they sell images from all the Saints games in Saints Galleries. Dont know how much or what the quality is like but assume reasonable and good. Could get your daughter a mug with Jack's mug on if she really wants to get close to him http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/photographs/

Wow. If you are going there to live, just wow. 4,000 peole living on a rock 1,000 miles from their nearest neighbours. Will be a fascinating experience. Soak it up before the new airport changes things.

We're slightly below half way in the attendance table - above Norwich, Stoke and Fulham but behind Everton, Villa and West Ham. Pretty much where you'd expect tbh. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/stats/attendance/_/league/eng.1/barclays-premier-league?cc=5739#

Thats like being stalked by Bambi

That donkey is now the PL joint leading scorer

Only 6 points off the CL places!

Decent history, young enough - so why is he still a free agent?

Quite. Unless Davis has specifically asked not to play replacing him now could be disaster for both Gazzaniga's and Davis' long term confidence.

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And both clubs play in stripes....

I like the personality type of people who smoke or smoked well into adult life. Tend to be more tolerant and less anally retentive.

Good work Ron. You've added 48k, well done!

Stupid sod isnt even old or frail

Thats a big number.

How many?

I did the nicotine patches for about two weeks whilst giving up smoking and they helped break the addiction. I think most ex addicts have some kind of occasional cravings for the thing they've given up though. I do for cigarettes - not unmanageable but a definite feeling of 'I'd really like one' . I guess its the same with ex alcoholics and junkies - people might be over the primary addiction but can still fall off the wagon.

No Lallana?

By Fonte's wife?

It does by miles and miles. Not only do smokers tend to die younger, so have less of the chronic illness heavy use of the NHS in old age, but they draw many fewer years of pension too.

Its all a bit above me, or upsitself, who can say for sure? Time for a traditional bad pun and some tit pictures to get back on track.