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Well there you go, its a self-defeating argument isnt it. The people that go to pubs usually smoke, youve just said it yourself.

trolling par excellence.

Yeh, but how much does Andy actually drink when he gets there? If he's that fussy about a bit of secondhand smoke entering his nostrils, what level of alcohol is he prepared to allow into his bloodstream? I recall a landlord bemoaning the smoking ban telling me that the non-smokers might come into the boozers in greater numbers, but none of the f*ckers drink. They just nurse a pint of diet coke all night and think their socialising.

We all know what that utter prat warnock said dont we :lol: That blows Lighthouse's theory out of the water tbh

The Chinese Paralympic 5 a side team has just been announced: Sim Pul Tuat Won Lim Gon Won Kee I Fu Kin Mong Torres

hmmm.....seems to be only rumours, like the ones at the end of January.

I dont know the place at all, think the closest I would have been was 35 years ago when I did some training in Rye, but it does seem rather saddening. I notice that Battersea power station's up for grabs as well, but I think thats listed. Just think, if Pink Floyd had tethered a flying pig to Richborough instead this may not have happened.... Also a shame to see our feathered friends flapping around, they must have been cacking it.

You could say that about any pub tbh. Perhaps we should make pubs alcohol-free as well.

Andy, you cannot deny that the pub trade absolutely nosedived at the exact point that the smoking ban was introduced. In the pubs that are left, usually the busiest area is the outside smoking shelter, and its not just old farts out there shivering and having a drag. I agree that there should be non-smoking pubs as well, and if, as was claimed, the trade wouldnt be affected because all the non smokers who boycotted the smoky dives for years would suddenly come racing in and that the food business would make up for it, well they'll still do well, wont they. I cant see the problem in advertising a pub as "Smoking" or "Smoke-free", making that plain to any prospective staff, and letting the punter make up their own minds. I dont smoke, but I resent the lack of traditional pubs left, nearly all the places I used to drop into for a lunchtime sandwich and a pint are gone now. One of my clients in Hamble is an adviser to pubs on profitability, last time I saw him he told me that almost every job he's called into nowadays results in a report saying "not viable, close the business".

Snap!!

Why cant we have smoking pubs and non smoking pubs? Or go back to the old days and have smoking rooms? The smoking ban was definitely the turning point, pubs have been going down like ninepins since then. The Woodman has been there forever, its a tesco express now. ffs

See the post match thread, Nigel said why in his interview. He felt Rickie needed a break due to the recent fixture list and sudden higher temperatures.

Why, are we short on mobiles?

NA just said on Solent it was because the weather is warmer and he's a big lad. Its the physio in him coming out

Good spot. The 'ammers are throwing their toys out the pram, more than one saying BFS will be sacked by next weekend. And lmfao @ one tw*t saying why havent they bought any strikers then??!! :lol:

Get in!! Just back from work, great stuff from the sound of the commentary, and West Hoofball Utd dropped two more points. And the skates looking more and more like relegation fodder. Just a shame Reading won, I reckoned they were on for a draw ffs

Pedant and agrees/w eric. Fair point.

On Danny Baker now, the idea is to raise money for sport relief by wearing your most hated rivals' club shirt for the day, either as a one-off or as a swap with a rival-supporting mate. Would anyone here wear a pompey shirt for the day if it was for a good cause?

K*nt and the gang for sheer comedy value. Especially f*cksticks.

They did, as soon as he was convicted. He's now an independent.

What, that he's half blind?

Print up a big poster of Luis Suarez, and nail it to his bedroom wall.

As kpturner points out, this deserves an edit.

Quote from allardyce: "midfield? whats that??"