Whitey Grandad

Now that's a proper goal.

I think part of the problem is that we all feel that with a bit more effort and concentration he could improve his game dramatically.

But reason enough not to like his style of football?

The school cannot abdicate responsibility. 'The Children Act 1989 provides that teachers have a duty of care towards the children under their supervision, as well as promoting the safety and welfare of the children in their care and the Health and Safety at Work act 1974 puts a further obligation on the school as a whole to safeguard the wellbeing and safety of pupils in its care' I'm sure the professionals amongst us could expand further on this but I'm sure that if some actions have been pointed out to the head teacher then some reasonable measures should have been taken to address the issues.

I think we lose those because of poor technique and skills, so perhaps learning how to take penalties should be high on the list?

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I don't use a beaker. I just stand over the toilet bowl and dunk it carefully so as not to cause it to overflow. You have to remember not to flush though or else you can be stuck for hours.

At last! Somebody has asked the relevant question. I don't have any answers though. Maybe a complete strip out and redevelopment of the Itchen waterfront to include a significant part of the University.

To be fair that applies to a lot of places.

London is in constant turnover, give it three months and everybody's changed. In a big city like London you can spend all day working with people and then go home and never see them again. That's one of the reasons why nobody talks to their neighbours whilst waiting for the bus or standing on the tube, you'll most likely never see them again. When we moved down to this area in 1971 we immediately noticed how much friendlier everybody was, and I'm sure it's the same for other parts of the country. In the local business community here you generally know most people within a twenty mile circle, or at least, know somebody who knows somebody. Most of my family are from north London and their attitudes are very parochial.

It's not a subsidy. They're just giving you back a little of what they have taken. It's a ridiculously over-complicated system.

'Voted by its residents' You've made that bit up, but don't let the facts get in the way of your arguments. And from the authors: ‘The survey is proudly unscientific, and based on emotion, as much as all the usual crime statistics, house prices, local facilities, transport and schools.’

Isn't it even worse for Man Utd? Not that I care about that.

And the north is full of northerners...

Plus the away games

I think that's the plan.

Won't there be other games at 3pm?

No problems.

I don't think I said 'irrelevant', just 'secondary'. Out of interest, how much do we get for a televised game these days?

Indeed. It's 'market price sensitivity'.

Secondary means not as important as the main source, not insignificant. They still matter but if the great god of TV says kick-off on Sunday at 10 o'clock in the evening then the clubs would still say 'yes sir, three bags full sir'. The prices are not set to give the fans a good day out at a reasonable price, they are to maximise income. Whether they are at that level is open to debate but they may be happier with a stadium 80% full at high prices than a sell-out at something lower.

I refer the honourable gentleman to the answer I gave just before, post #137. I think you're beginning to get my point. If you include all the boroughs of London then you also have to allow Southampton the Isle of Wight.

This is the future. The bulk of the money comes from TV and all else is secondary.

Ilkey? Apart from a famous chip shop just up the road what does it offer?

What dough? 4 years out of 17, and those in a deep recession.