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But I thought you had a massive database. And a risk register.

I know it's only Groningen but I wouldn't go that far

Yes. The BBC article is deliberately misleading. Again. There is no "required" number. It's a recommendation from a set of guidelines.

Not sure I understand that. Government invested in the banks. It will get that money back. "Bankers" bonuses are paid out of bank earnings coming mainly from commercial lending and investment operations. I doubt retail banking is a major part of any bank operation. Are benefit payments just loans? Do they get paid back? Did you forget that one of the first things that RBS did after we became the majority shareholder was shut down the perfectly legal tax avoidance department.

I think he just noticed £49m in the bank.

I see Jeffrey Webb won the race to be the first to offer his services to the FBI.

Interesting that they see Tollit (who he?) as very much one for the future, and then sign him up to a one year deal.

Why?

The answer must be either 3 (Clyne, Schneiderlin and Osvaldo) or 6 (Alderweireld, Elia and Djuricic). Personally I think 3 is the correct answer.

He's right. He couldn't get near the England setup until he joined the Saints.

Nice try. But given my current location I prefer to decline.

Yeah but Corky got a proper call up to the GB Olympic squad. This new fella's only got 11 full international caps for Holland.

What I think is irrelevant, I don't make the laws. If you know it's wrong, don't do it. Would I have done what she did? No I would not.

No, but you can take it that I'm the type who knows how to respect other people's customs and culture while I'm a guest in their country.

You don't. But she did. Or at least she should have while she was there.

The topic of the thread is "A bit harsh or serve her right?" If she was found guilty in a local court of breaking a local law then she must accept the local punishment. There are things you simply cannot post on the internet in many parts of the world, including the Middle East.

An insight into the mind of Greg Palast (C.2002). The man's a fruitcake.

Let's not bother. It's not worth the effort for just 2 years, is it?

This is a story about obeying the laws where you live now rather than where you used to live.

Whilst that is true, we have used that "windfall" to cement our foundations in the top half of the PL without having to take on any real debt, freeing us to use the more than adequate PL TV revenues to consolidate and move forward. We might have been a bit lucky with the timing, but hey-ho, you make your own luck in life.

If you put Ali Dia in a Saints shirt this week we would get £20m for him

Why?

Hate to say it, but I probably agree.

Sane has changed wings and changed his name too

Don't want to tempt fate, but Gazza is having a good game here. Should be good for his confidence