trousers

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/wind-battered-appleton-vows-to-ride-out-the-pompey-storm-1-4012559

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/same-old-pre-season-story-for-pompey-1-4019834

http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-past/birch-optimistic-over-mokoena-agreement-1-4019910

Diamond was trying to preserve his chance of getting a knighthood....

Anyway, I'm sure Cortese is delighted with the extra publicity...his minions probably planted the article themselves.... ;-)

I can't work out if this Neil Allen chap has genuinely got his head in the sand and truely doesn't know how ridiculous stories about employing a recruitment manager sound, or whether he privately does know how daft things are on Planet Pompey but is under strict orders from his newspaper's management to humour Pompey fans to preserve circulation figures etc.

Source?

What colour is Sue Barker btw?

Match point

A semi-serious question from me... What useful inventions do you see evolving out of today's Higgs bosun revelation? I sort of get how the blokes who discovered electricity and stuff like that have helped mankind maintain the illusion that humans are a superior species but how does knowing why a boiled egg has mass (no sh*t Sherlock) help enrich our lives? I did say semi-serious.... ;-)

Cats and dogs don't have scientists and they always seem quite happy. Why did God make humans so damn inquisitive?

Quite.

Who?

Daily Mail in selecting quotes to match the headline shocker...

But what is it?

Sticking drawers? You remind me of Lady Trousers. She has the very same issue.

There's only one God ya daft nincompoop!

God loves all scientists

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11694/7868524/Birmingham-embargo-is-lifted

SunSport Now ‏@SunSportNow Birmingham City's transfer embargo has been lifted by the Football League. #bcfc

Scottish Football integrity remains intact.... Dan Roan ‏@danroan SPL announce that member clubs have 'voted overwhelmingly to reject' Rangers' application to join the top flight as a newco.

Dan Roan ‏@danroan SPL announce that member clubs have 'voted overwhelmingly to reject' Rangers' application to join the top flight as a newco.

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Diamond just about to be grilled by the Treasury Select Committee...... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18704239

Southampton FC ‏@officialsaints Kids from two local schools were painting murals at the #SaintsFC training ground this morning with @Foundation_SFC: