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It'll never catch on

I think you'll find Mr Crow "started it"...

I appreciate this will possibly take the thread in the wrong direction but, to me, one can see how important the cup games are for contributing to the "first team experience as early as possible in their development" philosophy that Reed talks about. If we're not going to do it in cup games then what's the alternative...? (yes, I know the stock answer is "in league games in the latter part of the season once we're safe from relegation" but between August and March cup games are surely the right vehicle to assist the development of our younger players.)

Boris Johnson I'm shocked. Bob Crow was a fighter and a man of character. Whatever our political differences, and there were many, this is tragic news. Bob fought tirelessly for his beliefs and for his members. There can be absolutely no doubt that he played a big part in the success of the tube and he shared my goal - to make transport in London an even greater success. It's a sad day.

Say hello to Maggie for me Bob.... http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/04/10/bob-crow-says-margaret-thatcher-hell_n_3053696.html

And no "lazy lying scumbag journos etc" yet either....

Just thinking out loud, wouldn't it make sense for the 'black box' to have a sensor built into such that it automatically starts transmitting an emergency signal the second that something 'unusual' is detected. Don't they currently only start transmitting a signal if they go below sea level? Edit: I guess that's what you were alluding to Hutch?

This may not be the most tasteful or amusing observation at this moment in time, so apologies in advance, but my old man always used to tell me that the best way of reducing the chances of being on a plane with a bomb is to take a bomb onboard yourself, as the odds of their being two bombs on a plane is exponentially greater than one. Or perhaps it was an old Bobby Davro 'joke'... Stopping my dad saying this out loud at the check in desk 'for a laugh' is always a good challenge too... #1970sHumour

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26513845

http://www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk/news/article/20140310-rowettprepompey-1408427.aspx Did someone from Pompey slip something into his tea...?

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-City-v-Southampton-Tigers-boss-Steve-Bruce/story-20602080-detail/story.html

There is indeed. I believe Boris Johnson was a close runner up to get the job.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/6521603.stm "Here we are, in one of the most depressed towns in Southern England, a place that is arguably too full of drugs, obesity, underachievement and Labour MPs."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26504691

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/local/pompey-takeover-is-an-inspiration-for-city-s-shipyard-1-5924942

In a parallel universe we've qualified for semis on the basis that Rickie scored that open goal chance from 3 yards out. (Yes, I'm fully aware that hypotheticals are frowned upon on here.... Unless it's hypothesising about what would have happening if MP had played a 'full strength' starting 11 of course)

Perturbed works for me.

How about "Mildly disgruntled"?

Apologies. Swap "distraught" for "angry".

How about this for a novel idea.... those that are distraught about us "throwing away" our cup chances this season stay distraught and those who are more ambivalent about us going out of the cup stay ambivalent. Just a thought.