revolution saint

To be honest all concessions are inherently unfair - the very nature of them ensures that. The cost of a seat to the club is exactly the same regardless of the demographic you fall into. That said, I don't begrudge concessions per se and they can be a good thing when taken in the context that saints are a community club. The 60-65 group of people should have had the price increase communicated to them earlier to allow them to budget but I don't think bringing them in line with the rest of "normal" punters is unfair; they're still of working age and no different to a 30, 40 or 50 year old. Some of the baby boomer generation are incredibly well off - my Dad's neighbour is a successful small businessman who is moaning about the increases yet I'm willing to bet he has more disposable income than most of us. My Dad is spending money like there's no tomorrow because he's inherited my grandad's estate and can retire early. Why should these people get concessions? They're no different to the rest of us. If you've retired early because you can afford it then good luck to you but don't expect cheaper tickets if you are of working age.

Yes, on my keyboard it's where the Alt Gr key starts although other keyboards may be different.

Why does water contract as it gets colder, except when it get to 4C when it expands and then starts to contract again as it gets colder still?

That's why the 82 Brazil squad should have been great.

Lothar Matthius never seems to be mentioned as a great. I'd probably go for the '82 Brazil squad in the should have been great category as well

with a little help from agents as well

Puskas Platini Could also make a good case for Gullit and Van Basten, and Rummenigge

crap joke removed

I can remember being a student during the first gulf war and being passionately pro-war, even to the extent of wanting to sign up for it (I doubt they would have had me though). I remember going to a debate about it and we discussed the bombing of a baby milk factory which it was claimed by the allies to have been manufacturing weapons and everyone of us there believed it. Except for one bloke who was virtually laughed out of the hall. He was right though. It was only later that I realised that we'd been lied to about a lot of things. I'm not sure here in Britain we've ever had much of a student demonstration culture though. The US had Vietnam and the French had '68 but we've not had much to mirror that.

Fair enough, I only caught Greer's bit at the end. Surprising of a Mail journo but pleasing all the same.

There's no evidence to suggest that Libya is carrying out state sponsored rape - it's a scare story designed to increase support for further military resources. This allegation deflects attention away from what we're doing and why we're doing it. Instead of our media asking questions and investigating they faithfully repeat a demonising mantra; let's invade Libya, why? Because they rape. Let's invade Iraq, why? Because they kill babies, harbour terrorists and have WMDs. It's the same story over and over again. There may well be legitimate reasons for military intervention and I'd probably agree with them but calling the opposing force rapists with no foundation doesn't help the cause. And what does Greer do? She gives credit to the claim by refusing to dismiss it as the falsity it is and discusses it as if it were true. Now when we commit ground troops the general populace will believe it's being waged against evil and rape - a simple argument for simple people.

Course you do, like rain on your wedding day, eh?

Course you do, like rain on your wedding day, eh?

It's only ironic if you bought the phone with the proceeds from pimping your wife out.

It's only ironic if you bought the phone with the proceeds from pimping your wife out.

I was disappointed with Greer's answer about the Libiyan rape allegations - mainly because it's such an obviously stupid allegation dreamt up by a PR company employed to foster support for another war. It's right up there with the Iraqi's ripping babies out of incubators in Kuwaiti hospitals (which was another propaganda trick). The idea that it's being used as a weapon? That they're being given viagra? Clearly mental. Instead Greer decides to legitimise the allegation which was stupid.

I was disappointed with Greer's answer about the Libiyan rape allegations - mainly because it's such an obviously stupid allegation dreamt up by a PR company employed to foster support for another war. It's right up there with the Iraqi's ripping babies out of incubators in Kuwaiti hospitals (which was another propaganda trick). The idea that it's being used as a weapon? That they're being given viagra? Clearly mental. Instead Greer decides to legitimise the allegation which was stupid.

Plastic and Deppo were both funny. Annoying? Probably Derry, on a football side of things, just because he takes the armchair analysis thing too far and it gets dull. On a non-football side then Stanley and St. George.

Fair point but Wigan's expectations lie in staying in the premiership whereas Villa's is to seriously challenge the top 4, and what's easier to achieve? Martinez will continue to enhance his reputation at Wigan but the Villa job was a hiding to nothing.

OK fair enough - I thought the post you'd replied to was about Germans rather than Nazis, my mistake.

Stop looking for an argument that isn't there - no one has denied that serving during WW2 wasn't brave (except you when it comes to the Germans) but hey ho, as you would say.

I'm not sure what's so great about Phillip - he's hardly Oscar Wilde and casual racism is fairly common in his generation. My grandparents were exactly the same. Obviously participating in the second world war is a very brave thing though.

Smoke a lot of cigarettes - it won't get you healthy but it will get rid of the weight.

Mr Scott....PE Teacher...? You gave me a detention once....

Deppo was the best poster on here and funny, shame if he's gone.