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Cheers Ames... and in answer to your question, my grandfather served in Burma not long after WWII. He was 17 or 18 if I remember correctly. He'd always tell me stories about it when I was younger... about the jungle, the conflicts... probably not appropriate and whilst he felt he had to gloss it over for me, I persisted that he tell me all the gory details. He never really did though.

Big LOL at all the Skates frothing at the mouth at the prospect of having a billionaire owner. Seriously... do they believe this? It's Storrie-teller on a windup again, pretending to be darting round the world meeting billionaires and become their 'saviour' - that said, its also convenient for these stories to exist so that they can use this in court to substantiate their ongoing existence. I hope the courts ignore this bull**** and look at the facts. They couldn't afford 2k for a website. They couldn't afford 2k for the caterers. They couldn't afford to pay the stadium announcer. That to me, says they are ****ed. However.. still find the cash to fly to Manchester though? That to me says they are immoral. I just hope they hang on until Saturday, we thump the last nail in their coffin and then they implode. Nasty club ruined by nasty, selfish, greedy businessmen.

The dyanimics of League One will change so much during the course of this season and the close-season so it's hard to say whether we will be front-runners for L1 next season. Not only will relegated Championship clubs look to strengthen and adjust their squads for an immediate rebound back to the 2nd tier but existing clubs will also do the same - including ourselves. With that in mind, this seasonal turnaround of staff will also effect ourselves. Will we be able to keep Lallana? Schneiderlein? Lambert? I wish I knew the answer to this question, but sadly I do not. I'd like to think the aforementioned players will feel a sense of loyalty and a feeling that they are at a club on the up... but players get itchy feet, just as we are getting itchy and irritated because we haven't progressed as quickly as we'd have hoped. However, it is a necessity that we are among the favourites next season to return to the Championship, irrespective of the squad possibly losing one or two of our most coveted players. It's not a case of whether we will be any more - it's a case we HAVE to be, or face losing ground and immersing ourselves in a rut. I trust ML and NC will not be contented with just another middling year in the backwaters of English football. If we don't sneak in this year we must be among the leaders next year. We must.

Our form is just about below average - but what makes it worse is that we are of course, ten points behind everyone else. As I said... the form would be sufferable if we started the season on 0 but because of our seemingly strong squad and the fact we have aspirations of the playoffs - the situation feels worse.

Not really surprised. First time I looked at him I thought 'slimeball' Then I thought... 'no no no, come on Ben, give him a chance' First time I heard him speak I thought 'Yes, definitely a slimeball' Then I thought 'no no, you maybe its because he speaking about something you don't agree with him on' Then the more of him I saw and heard, the more I thought 'slimeball' until I was convinced. And of course, now this. I am not surprised. I used to work for SCC and you'd be disgusted with what they do with the money and what is claimed. Disgusted... but perhaps unsurprised.

LMAO, that is so true, I overlooked that. Here I am, friday night, cooking chorizo and potatoes in my kitchen, laughing at the skates. It might not seem a great friday night to some, but for me its quite perfect.

Storrie said any purchaser of Pompey would be acquiring a bargain. "It's certainly good value. The club will go for nothing. The new owner would, though, have to take on the debt, and excluding the money owed to Sacha Gaydamak, the debts are down to £25m, and most of those are normal footballing debts." So the football debts that PL said had been sorted are actually £25m? And only £25m? Good value! And of course, the only other debt is Gaydamak at £28m. And Chainrai, at £17m. Sounds a bargain... you wideboy c()nt.

Cortese definitely on the charm offensive. But don't get me wrong - he's doing it not just to prove a point that he is a good person but because he GENUINELY IS ONE.

For the British, wasn't North Africa the biggest arena of conflict? That would make for an incredible series and a really, really interesting one both from a historical and cultural point of view. Like you said, North Africa is often overlooked. I'm sure that many people would have not known about Easy's exploits (however significant and major they were) if that story wasn't chosen for a miniseries either. There is bound to be some amazing stories to come from NA...

Great, nice one English press and society for actually caring about this over-the-top charade. Terry slips one to Bridge's ex. So what? It's got nothing to do with us or the World Cup - it's a matter for Terry, Bridge and the families concerned. Now we've got the fantastic prospect of re-appointing a captain (and whatever 'Andrew' Cole says "captains aren't that important" I'm ignoring. He's a guy who made a rap video about himself.) Rio Ferdinand 'Accidently' misses a drug test which led to his expulsion from Euro 2004. Thick, devoid of personality, error-prone and a thug (anyone who has watched him for years at United will testify that.) Merked... what a c()nt... Steven Gerrard Talented, yes. Captain material? No. Another thug and is probably the most frustrating to watch as an England fan. Never stays in his position, romping all over the field unbalancing the side in a Roy-Of-The-Rovers style. To be honest, whilst I do appreciate that he's a good footballer I think he's uncontrollable and that is to the detriment to the team. Deliberately poor positional sense but hey, if he beats two defenders or does a backheel that makes him a great player and ideal captain, right? Wayne Rooney England captain material? Honestly? No. Another footballer who has been reputed to be sleeping around and would probably make the worst kind of captain. Someone with obvious passion who puts the effort in and shouts alot - but shouts mostly negative and nonsensical stuff. Frank Lampard Possibly the only candidate, really. He's definitely the guy I'd replace Terry with if I had to (though I wouldn't have replaced Terry in the first place.) Previous experience, workmanlike, passionate and with a bit of nous and know-how.

A kit debate and no sign of 'The 9' We truly are living in an alternate universe

Steve Bull. Walked around with 'Le Tissier 7' on the back of his shirt... could easily have been mistaken for the great man in his final season

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Any chance a mod can change the title of this thread to BoB - British miniseries version ideas?

Great call... maybe someone on here who is a bit more savvy with the film/TV industry would know someone who do it justice? There has got to be someone... Worst case scenario... surely if its great TV like BoB the Americans would watch it themselves, like we did BoB? In which case, would we be able to secure the help, expertise and tools production team ?

Thanks Bexy... but its one of the best books I've ever read already! I totally agree with you about the book, its incredible and was an amazing insight into the and their 'laughing in the face of adversity' mentality. The bloke who joked about not being able to play cricket anymore, for example :-o It was incredible really and yes, it really does make you wonder the signficance of their role on DDay and whether it has been somewhat grossly underplayed in a sense - or buried under the avalanche of other stories that came out of that fateful day. I would happily give whatever support I could to campaign for the production of a British-made drama series like BoB...

It would be a shame if that were case. Surely we must have equal counterparts in producing quality drama? Having said, they are probably used to writing periodical dramas for women on Sundays and murder mysteries in sleepy villages We've definitely got a great pool of actors though

But I believe the left-wing of today is very different to the left-wing of yesteryear. Likewise, the Tories I'd imagine! Interesting though, nonetheless! It would appear the 'equivalent' to HBO would be our very own Sky according to this opinion... only skimmed this article so far as I'm at work.. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/feb/02/hbo-british-television-drama

Great post MOG and I totally agree with you regards to our national character in and some ways, it is part of our identity, too. I have no real fact or basis for my opinion but I wouldn't be surprised if someone did comission our own miniseries and it was branded as 'glorifying war' by someone with no grasp of the original BoB series and its message. Watching that series in some respects is a deterrent in itself, watching the veterans get choked up as they recall a painful memory. I think this is the 6th or 7th time I'll be watching the series over the years and I still fail to not be effected Any re-telling of our own BoB would have to happen soon though, I'd fear - or it'll be consigned to forever be a narrative series on the history, military channels...

I was watching that wonderful series once again last night and the thought occurred to me as to why a UK company has never attempted tell the story of any of our own military during one of the many recent conflicts? It's not as if we are short of heroes - this country has them in an abundance and I do believe that after all the books I have read, television shows I've watched that they too have a right to tell their story. That said, and budgeting issues aside, do you think the reluctance to produce any of our own war miniseries is not just down to the dilemma of funding but that we are too pre-concerned with 'glorifying' war? I am absolutely sure that a company somewhere could find the finance for such a venture (I mean, lets start dropping some that reality dancing/singing crap for a start) and a suitable story could be found if we really wanted to produce a show of BoB's magnitude - so what is stopping us? And, hypothetically speaking - if a TV miniseries (not a film!) were to be produced to tell a story from a particular conflict, what would be the best story to tell, in your opinion? Just wondered what your thoughts would be on this.

I'm still trying to work out as to why the least interesting status updates get more reaction than genuinely interesting or funny ones. Weird, strange, innernet people

Is it me or is Matthew Le God a seriously committed condescending fun-killer?

It's weird... I was reading a trilogy of books by John Birmingham which features a similar future weapon called 'Metal Storm' aboard modern navy warships. Thinking it was so far fetched, I googled it... and lo and behold, it was genuine :-o As for your question... sadly, I have no idea :-(

oi oi thats not a bad picture I just look at her though and think 'i bet she's got a deep, husky voice' and she likes that bikini