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I've had a think about this, and decided that the early leavers are in the right, And from now on, I shall be leaving work every day 30 mins early to 'avoid the rush'. I wont disturb anyone on the way out.

I don't think anyone is saying you cant come and go when you please, but if you do leave, purely to 'beat the traffic' , means they think you are a pr!ck. And they are right.

Not been to the Premier League, but went to the World Champs at Ally Pally a few years ago. It was a brilliant night out, had good seats as well so was right near the front. Saw that player who supports the Skates and gave him abuse through out his match. He got stuffed and when he finished he turned around shouted at me to fuGk off and gave me the wakner sign. So i had got to him and glad I played some part in screwing up his life. Every single person was hammered, so lots of alcohol is required as a minimum I reckon. PS. RIP Jocky Wilson.

Are people that desperate to watch Family Fortunes that they are prepared to leave 10 minutes early. It's good, but it aint that good.

I will have a spare ticket, but as its not in my hands yet and don't want to make a promise to sell if something happens and I don't end up with it. What are the chances of getting rid of one ticket in the Kingsland/Northam corner at about 2.30 stood outside the ticket office for about £20

Bercow is a ****, and I don't even know what he said in that clip, or even that anything controversial has happened. he just is.

Always the smart phone these days, just gets awkward when someone calls you though, especially when you are in a cubicle at work

Kit mans son??

Even though the South Bank was a much better sales location, I still can't believe the blokes sold over a grands worth of that tat they were selling. All those mugs buying a crappy teddy for £10 / £15 thinking that would get them on TV probably.

Difficult to judge as we see Messi every week on Sky Sports, whereas we hardly saw many Maradona games. Although Maradona did win the World Cup on his own in 1986 so that was some acheivement, and I did see that , he was simply awesome. I don't count Pele, because his career stats include goals that he scored playing table football in pubs against his two year old children and so on. FWIW, i vote Messi.

Mong.

you can rate threads ??

aaah, thats just reminded me, I had forgotten all about that. I also had a £5 on Lambert top scorer.. Now all I need to do is remember which bookie it was

can you filter in the home / away percentages as well... Pie chart form preferably.

because I don't think their target audience is the average football fan. When they show a match , I think they are trying to appeal to the usual TV watcher who would be expecting to be watching Coronation Street, so they commentate as if they are talking to an 8 yr old watching their first ever game.

Bo!!ox to them, Why don't we let PSG and Ajax is as well. They Would probably vote for Scottish Independence as well when it comes to it, so foook 'em.

East Street car park is close enough to walk.

what is the best F1 fantasy game to play ? ( free )

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4197852/The-first-few-months-were-horrendous-culture-shock-in-England-was-just-terrible.html VINCENT PERICARD suffers from depression and has quit football — aged just 29. The former French under-21 striker suffered problems at Portsmouth and Stoke. He was prescribed Prozac by his doctor and, during his spell under Tony Pulis, was imprisoned for lying in court over a driving conviction. Signed by Harry Redknapp after a spell at Juventus, Pericard believes one cause of his depression was the fact he was completely unprepared for living in another country. Now, he has retired from the game to develop a business which aims to help overseas players adjust here. Many fans will struggle to have too much sympathy for a foreign star who arrives on £30,000-a-week. Yet Pericard makes the point that if a 21-year-old Englishman moved abroad to work without being able to speak the language or having any awareness of the local culture, he too could end up a mess. He said: "Football is part of the entertainment industry. If a player who has cost millions is not entertaining fans, no one is happy. "For a player to perform at his best, he needs to be happy and so do his family. The first few months in England were horrendous. "The culture shock was terrible and it affected me. My first touch during games was terrible. I remember Harry Redknapp saying 'that lad cannot play football'. "When I read it in the paper, I thought, 'you're right, I'm terrible!' I then scored a goal and did better. "But that first period can make or break you. Despite not speaking the language, I did everything on my own. I taught myself English. "Yet I was left to my own devices and then suffered depression — particularly when I was out injured for 12 months. The doctor gave me Prozac — not something that I would recommend to anyone. "I tried to stay strong. Other players drink, have lots of women or gamble for an adrenaline rush because they are not playing. "I still think it makes more sense to buy overseas players as we are cheaper and have better quality than many English players. "Sunderland signed Stephane Sessegnon but are at risk of losing him because his wife is not happy. I believe she has to be helped to integrate. "When I was putting together this concept, there was the Suarez-Evra problem and it was being blamed by some on cultural differences. "I am not condoning what Suarez did but he needed someone to tell him a few things on arrival and that you cannot use certain words. "Little things make a big difference. Liverpool are now suffering with their image, their sponsors are not happy and it all goes back to that. "Everyone thinks footballers are always happy as they earn a lot of money. But there is another side. It can be very hard." Cameroon-born Pericard arrived in France aged four, starting his career with St Etienne. He moved to Juventus and was then signed by Harry Redknapp on loan at Fratton Park. The striker then spent three years at Stoke, the low point coming in 2007 when he was jailed for falsely claiming his stepfather was at the wheel when he was driving 103mph. He said: "Playing at Stoke under Tony was different to being at Portsmouth with Harry. With Harry, you had plenty of five-a-sides but at Stoke, it was all about shape. "My first training sessions at Stoke were a real shock. After a few games, the fans started booing me and I asked the manager to take me out of the team because I could not handle it. "What I did in court was a stupid mistake and I was released by Stoke. "I eventually went to Swindon and after getting released last year, struggled to get a club so I signed for Havant and Waterlooville. "Playing at that level was a shock so it was time to do something else. I set up Elite Professional Management, hopefully I can ensure people do not make the same mistakes." The key question is, who will pay for this service. Clubs or agents? He said: "It will benefit clubs as they spend millions. It will benefit foreign agents who cannot look after their players in another country "This is welfare management. For players coming to England, you appoint a PA who speaks his language and helps him and the family. "It was difficult to stop playing football at 29 — but this is now my passion and I want to help players settle in England."

What does that Reeves fella have to say on the matter?

lol, best post on this thread, and in hindsight , the most obvious.

maybe everyone wants to sit next to Michelle, so they needed to make sure she was turning up. Would be embarrassing to have a raffle then first prize isn't there.

anyway, after all, who gives a fuxk , why do we need an expert to tell us what we have just seen. I've seen thousands of matches, I can tell what is happening, who is playing well, who is playing badly. It's all a bit pointless really, I guess it's only aimed at the housewives who only watch 5 games a year.