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Morgan seems to have done a complete 360 degree turn. Would he have agreed to appear on this if his mind was still partly elsewhere?

You know where to report your ITK findings....

And Lallana notable by his absence.....

Likewise. I keep trying to tell myself "it's only football" but that was stirring stuff.

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[video=youtube_share;8794CqG58is]http://youtu.be/8794CqG58is

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/parklife-emerges-as-the-internets-favourite-way-to-mock-russell-brand-9838182.html

I blame the mods for not upholding the forum rules

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/announcement.php?f=5&a=1

"Mum. Help. They're ganging up on me." "Well, I did tell you to stick to posting drivel on the Pompey takeover thread, didn't I my cherub?"

That's surely not the right answer, but I'm glad to hear it. I was just surprised at how quickly pragmatism overcame your sadness to suggest... Perhaps you've read more about him than I? Perhaps you know that he isn't actively looking for work, but is instead happy to stay at home and watch daytime TV? If so, then I can understand your comment. If not, then you might look like you were dismissing the sad situation a fellow human being finds himself in, just so you could trot out a popular pejorative. No, I would feel even sadder if he was sat at home watching television whilst waiting to secure a full time job. If I was unemployed and looking for another job, I'd much rather my days in-between jobs were used used productively rather than sitting around twiddling my thumbs. That's got nothing to do with compassion or the lack of. That's just common sense in my humble opinion. I'm not looking to cast judgement on this one individual, or others in his position.

... suggested to me that other alternatives for coping with the workload peaks *would* make the business non-viable.Sorry, probably my poor wording....employing extra people when our profit margins are being squeezed would often be non-viable.....working extra hours without being paid overtime (for example) would be a viable option.

I felt sadness that he didn't have a full time job.

I didn't say that the current headcount can't cope with fluctuations in workloads. I didn't have time to rake up the leaves in the back garden over the weekend but if the government sent someone around to do it why would I turn them away?

I work for a small company (head count = 10). More often than not, when our workloads increase there isn't a linear increment in our profit margins because the additional workload can often arise as a result of squeezing our profit margins. We would love to employ more people when the workloads rise if we could but often we can't. However, if the government was steering people on benefits our way whilst they were looking for a full paid job at a company that can sustain them, then of course we would consider taking them on board for a mutually beneficial period of time. The job seeker gets to sustain or top up his skills, thus sustaining or increasing his marketability, and we get some help with our workload peaks without making our business non-viable. I'm sure there are unscrupulous companies out there who try to exploit the situation but that doesn't mean that the scheme is wrong per se. Just an alternative opinion of course, which I know is dangerous territory in social media land.

I'm meeting the Pope this afternoon. I'll ask him if he's catholic....

Doesn't that assume the company/charity in question is able to sustain or increase it's work force levels (on full pay) without operating at a loss?

I thought I was the king of whataboutery?

So, under Prime Minister pap we have zero unemployment and instant re-employment for someone who loses their job? Sounds good to me. Where do I put my X ?

What's the alternative? Sitting at home watching daytime TV?

If only someone would invent wireless technology so the data could be accessed remotely

Nice one. Common sense prevails

I tend to use the small outdoor car park adjacent to Charlotte Place NCP. Have to get there quite early though (c.2 hours before game). £5. The mosque on the same site also opens their small car park on match days, again for a fiver.

Which post? Thanks

"but the league cup is more important than the league" klaxon