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Surprisingly, the official O2 facebook page are usually quick to respond if you post a negative cutomer service experience on their wall.... https://www.facebook.com/o2uk

Yes, but be fair to Alpine. He wasn't actually there to be able to judge the level of effort the players were putting in so hardly fair to criticise innocent guesswork..... ;-)

Agree 100% with this post. We weren't at our best but we weren't as bad as some people are interpreting. As you rightly say, we were as likely to sneak a 1-0 victory as they ended up doing. And, in the second half I had a close range view of the challenges on Ricky Lambert and how the ref hardly gave any free-kicks for the blatent pushes on Lambert I'll never know. Someone must have changed the rules of the game without me noticing as I'm convinced it used to be against the rules to push a player whn chellenging for the ball....

So, not "done and dusted" then....?

Incorrect

Sitting in the car park on way home from St Mary's. One observation...since when was it within the laws of the game to shove Ricky Lambert every time he went up for a ball? That is all.

Hitler

Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon ?

How do the overall net figures compare with other countries? (I don't doubt we're one of the highest net contributers BTW). To put things into perspective though, it would also be worthwhile comparing the average wage of the average commuter on that 22 mile round trip between London and Surrey with the comparable figures you are quoting from Italy and France. That way you can work out who is 'poorer' overall as a result of their commute into work (i.e. result = income - (tax subsidy + fare)) Always best to compare apples with apples I say...

He doesn't pay just that though....he pays for the difference indirectly via taxation....indeed, even those that don't use a subsidised train service end up paying for it indirectly via taxation...our system of paying for it all at the point of use is much fairer....unless you want a lower bracket tax payer to subsidise the stockbroker on his journey to work....? ;-)

31 pence a mile to get into work for a well paid job.....bargain

"He has not quite made the same impact in the first team as Walcott did at a similar age but the competition for his signature will be intense when finally Southampton signal that they are prepared to listen to offers. Arsenal, who have a close relationship with the club, are very interested in Shaw." "When" rather than "if"?

Hello Anne Welcome to the murkiest of murky worlds in the football club takeover arena....happy reading :-)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/republic-of-ireland/8894971/Robbie-Keane-believes-winter-break-from-LA-Galaxy-will-help-him-and-Republic-of-Ireland-next-year.html Robbie Keane has ruled out following David Beckham’s example in seeking a winter loan move from LA Galaxy after insisting an extended break offers him the best preparation for the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 campaign. 11:00PM GMT 16 Nov 2011 Ireland captain Keane, who has flown back to California ahead of Sunday’s MLS Cup final against Houston Dynamo, rejected a request from the Galaxy to miss Tuesday’s play-off second-leg against Estonia in Dublin in order to return early for the season finale this weekend. But the 31 year-old says he has no intention of pressuring the Galaxy to release him for a short-term move to Europe during the three-month closed season, despite seeing Beckham secure two loan moves to AC Milan from LA in recent years. Beckham suffered an Achilles tendon injury while playing for Milan during the 2009-10 campaign which forced him to miss England’s 2010 World Cup campaign and Keane, a survivor of Ireland’s last appearance at a major tournament at the 2002 World Cup, insists he will not risk burn-out by seeking a loan move prior to the resumption of the MLS season next March. Keane said: “I won’t be looking to come back to Europe on loan, no way. It’s not something I want to do. “I will have a couple of months off during the close season and use that time to rest and recharge my batteries and I think it could work in my favour building up to the Euros.

Any idea how close you are to the source of the rumour FF? i.e. do you "know someone who knows someone who knows the bloke who started it" or just picking up on miscellaneous signals? Cheers :-)

Strange that a subsidiary company that wasn't wholly reliant on it's parent company for funding finds itself it such financial dire straits so quickly after it's patent company went into administration. Pure coincidence. Obviously...

Source?

Cheers for that insight *halo*. Makes perfect sense to me. Shows that the club are paying attention to every little detail.

Walking from the car to Dagenham's ground with my 10 year old son and my Dagenham supporting friend. We turn the corner into the cul-de-sac where the somewhat ramshackle ground is situated at the end. My son takes one look and innocently says "Is that it?" My friend looked at me, I looked at him. At that moment it hit home how far we had fallen and how much it meant to get out of that micky mouse league!

Having a chuckle at those who took the Cortese programme cover seriously...

Re-signing a Championship / League One defender when we're on the cusp of Premier League and Champions League stardom? Where's the ambition FFS? (This was a statement by the Bad-attempt-at-parodying-certain-forum-members Party)

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Prima donna? Kebab? What a pitta-full thread...

You said it... ;-)