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1976 - you're obviously teriffically intelligent but also something of a bore. I suggest taking laudanum. Just accept it, enjoy the Weimar vibe and look forward to global nuclear catastrophe.

And another thing - I don't know why people make fun of Knighton - he was responsible for pushing the boundaries in terms of club ownership and understanding what football could become. In 'those days' football was essentially run by amateurs (step forward GA) and I think he sensed a change, but wasn't able to see it through. At that time, football was just football and you were considered a thug if you were a football fan (this from personal memory - there were and still are many thugs at football!). No one saw it as a money making scheme rather something the lower classes could expend some energy so they didn't bother the aristocracy. Of course, it's probably better like that - and it could be more fun playing in league 9 at Eastleigh's ground...

Well, tring to spin it

Shouldn't they have put 'Dear bully boy fascist pig Mawhinney"

But you're well past breakfast time aren't you? Thinking about lunch? What are you going to have - the evil potato?

A new subject to me but no doubt discussed before, I ask forebearance on the grounds that any non takeover based forum needs all the new posts it can get !(?) So, I am staying 4 days in week in SW London, using neighbours wireless connection (with password and permission). Signal readings aren't great but say speed is 54 mbps and 'Very Good'. I have no trouble navigating this forum from a connectivity point of view. I try to watch something like IPlayer or even YouTube and the signal crashes (ie down to 2mbps, the video goes into permanent buffering (actually IPlayer can normally stagger through a programme, especially if I download it at the same time, 4od just gets 2 mins in and then stalls, YouTube is erratic). I've heard of 'shaping', my understanding is the ISP cuts connection speed if you are trying to stream or download stuff. Is this true? Any tricks to get around it? I guess my neighbour has a cheapish package, having said that he does download a lot of music (we rarely use the internet at the same time however). Thanks for your help!

Anything you eat after 7 stays with you! The only time I lost a decent amount of weight as a child was when I stopped eating potatoes. They're bad.

I'm enjoying the informed, educated and civil debate - I'm learning a lot. What's gone wrong?

Where will these people be? The places I know are home, work and death. Are they there?

I'd love to do it but don't know any teenagers to get it from, so I have to stick to beer.

I assume this is the forum team we're talking about, they're the only ones guaranteed to be playing next season.

1) Well done on spelling superseded correctly - it indicates a decent level of education. I'm not taking the mickey, you're clearly an intelligent person and that really matters. The other typos are down to being in a rush I'm sure. 2) I for one take on board your point that we shouldn't regard B Mc W and the FL as enemies. We need to work with them, even if we don't like them. A deluge of sweary emails to them is unlikely to result in what we want. 3) Go to bed

I suppose I'm just pi ss ed off about abuse of power, whether it's the RMT, Thatcher's government or the rack of MPs (and local councillors, MEPs) urine taking tactics as highlighted by Private Eye over 30 and more years. I really do feel that RMT members are on a very good deal at the moment and shouldn't want any more - they're turkeys voting for Easter. It seems the 'oil lot' are maybe just scared about having actually finished their part of the project, when another part of the project is taking on people. In which case, I'd say 'you knew the deal when you signed up - find another contract'. It still goes back to abuse of power - RMT have power and wield it in order to garner more power. The 'oil lot' have little power and are trying to get a fair deal. BTW I recently started a new job 200 miles from home after being made redundant 8 months ago.

Very funny. I think many of the YT responders may lack an irony gene.

I think this should be sufficent for 3 or possibly 4 people. 2.50 each! bargain!

This happened to David Blunkett the other day. Are the cows going crazy? Are they being controlled by aliens? I often walk through a cow filled field by the Thames and I can feel myself exuding adrnalin and fear. I think they may be after me. The cow intifada is happening.

Glad I was too busy at work today. Missed all this s 5 i t. Still a news item on Talksport.

Interesting to hear these stories. I go up and down the motorway between Manc and London and stop often at Banbury and Bicester Tescos. I've left my card there on two occasions (by acccident or was I being deliberately distracted? The first time I was told that it was in a safe). On both occassions it's been used for top-ups or other 'non tangible' services. The bank refunded without question, Police completely mystified when I asked if they caught the thief. No one seems to give a damn, they all seem to accept it as normal. I haven't asked Tesco, but I'm tempted to leave the card again to see what happens.

So long as she is over 16, I have to say she looks wonderful. You don't get many atheletes with norks like that (I assume they're natural). I imagine she's had to overcome a lot of **** taking as she's grown up and striven to be a pro, so fair play to the girl!!

Largely agree with you. However - RMT official strike - makes me hate them and think they're a bunch of sponging stnuc. This oil lot - feel sorry for them and feel they're being shafted and have little option as they're probably on short term contracts and are seeing those being undermined by sharp practice from a company from France - the land of strike whenever you like.

You're probably right, but the Luton chairman said (in a very comradely though possibly sinister way) that he didn't want us to lose the points, but if we didn't, it was his view that Luton should not have been deducted their points, or some of them. He said this the moment 'we' (whoever 'we' are) went into admin. Speaking of 'we', I think 'we' (the fans) have a very clear idea of what 'we' are. When we say 'we', we mean the club, the team, the fans. This view isn't shared by the FL, and possibly not Pinnacle. Also, want to add my congrats to Tony L who I know nothing about but appears a sound bloke.

If we get the 10 points back, up rock Luton et al wanting compy. That's what's making the FL hardline, fear rather than pricinciple. I'd be happier if we took the ten points and the FL get their act together.

Football Club, Southampton This is actually fantastic. If you place a concave mirror on the left hand side of this phrase and a convex mirror on the right, lie on the floor, stare at the comma, before long a perfect facsimile of the club's badge comes into view. I am very impressed.

It's bleedin rearraging deckchairs on the bleedin Titanic!

Last poster prior to crash wins!