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It's the great British public I blame - they're the ones putting money in the pocket of Murdoch's Sky business.... well done my fellow countrymen.....

No. HTH.

Gee. What a swell thread already.

Wot no pyjama parties? Shocking.

You could always do some decorating instead. There's more than one way to watch paint dry.... ;-)

I agree - 50% of grand prix per season are typically 'rubbish'... ;-) Here's hoping the BBC get the ones that are worth watching :-)

Yes it is or yes it's not?

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23973733-our-economy-is-much-rosier-than-it-looks.do Our economy is much rosier than it looks Jim O'Neill 28 Jul 2011 The announcement by the Office for National Statistics that real GDP growth was just 0.2 per cent in the second quarter, following essentially no apparent growth at all in the previous six months, is rather disturbing, at least on the surface. It is particularly so to those of us who generally see the post- global credit-crisis glass as half-full rather than half-empty. Within hours of the announcement, UK markets actually responded with "relief", with a slight sell-off in interest-rate futures and a modest rise in the pound. There were probably two reasons for this. First, it wasn't as bad as some were fearing, especially following the interesting intervention from Vince Cable earlier in the week (he claimed that "Right-wing nutters" threatened to create a new financial meltdown). There is no immediate rationale for those arguing for some fresh monetary easing. Second, and related to this, the ONS actually delivered a slightly positive surprise by suggesting that the headline 0.2 per cent rise was distorted by "special factors", probably including the weather and the royal wedding. Without these special factors it might have been as high as 0.7 per cent. Whether this is true or not, it makes it much less likely that the Bank of England could contemplate any special new measures. Unless the underlying economy loses considerable momentum in the coming weeks, the third quarter of the fiscal year should be much better. In my judgment, the UK economy is probably stronger than these figures suggest. It is also the case that the ONS is still systematically underestimating the country's economic performance. It would be my guess that actual GDP growth in the past two years is 1.5 to two per cent stronger than has been reported, and within 18 to 24 months from now data revisions will show this to have been the case. Not that this makes anyone feel better about life now, ranging from Chancellor George Osborne to those either unemployed or worried about losing their jobs. There are two reasons why I think growth is not so weak. First, proven monthly indicators show an economy that recovered post-crisis much more strongly than the official GDP data of the past 12 months or so. The combined average of the monthly manufacturing, services and construction economic indicators have a very close historical relationship with eventual real GDP growth. Second, and consistent with this, the employment picture has been nowhere near as dire as many expected, and still expect. While there are major challenges in the public sector, private-sector employment has been enjoying strong gains for much of the past 12 months. If the economy was as weak as the GDP numbers suggest, how can this be the case?

Does this forum have a subtitles feature for hard of understanding people such as myself?

Can anyone confirm whether the answer is indeed 'no'?

If NC pulls the plug on what? (Sorry if I'm missing the obvious but brain cells on stand-by this late in the day)

Because there are more important things in life than going to a game of football per chance? Just a hunch.

Just watched the interview with Kelvin on SaintsPlayer (here: http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/articles/20110728/kelvin-over-the-moon-with-new-deal_2264122_2404092/0,,10280~2404092~1,00.html ) He certainly wears his Southampton heart on his sleeve. Genuinely decent bloke. Lot of respect for him. His loyalty reminds me of Le Tiss.

Pretty much sums it up for me. Cheers.

Caption competition....

http://www.wba.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10366~2403750,00.html

He also seemed to play further upfield than Chamberlain does. Chamberlain prefers to run from deep, which can be quite predictable at times, whereas De Ridder starts deep, darts back, picks up the ball before spinning back and running deep again. Much more unpredictable for the defenders to track him I reckon. Impressed.

A star is born....

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/page/Gallery/0,,10280~2403694,00.html

Hmm....good spot....however, let me consult with Mr Freud first before I correct my slip...

^This. Faffing around with 'in-house' servers is a tad 20th century. Time to stop playing catch-up with every server "upgrade" I would venture. IMHO of course.

yep, good move by Adkins. He also heartily clapped Bart as he came off which resulted in a big appreciative grin from the keeper. Good sports psychiatry all round from our Nige.

Everytime the ball was passed back to him last night he always seemed unsure what to do with it and never looked like he was in a comfort zone. As you say, that's probably more to do with confidence than anything else.

Which sounds like a dig at Adkins for playing him in the first place. A masterstroke by our Nige: play chamberlain and tell him to get stuck in ergo more chance of a niggling injury.