JackFrost

Are you saving the database as something else? I.E saving it as "flibblegoo" rather than "sports interactive 10.0 or whatever it is?

Yeah I've worked out how to do it (I think).

The save process in the data editor is so unnecessarily complicated and very misleading but I got there in the end.

Can't wait for Brown to be our ex-Prime Minister, but this woman has allowed herself to be exploited in favour of the Sun's new found political allegiance.

 

The Tories have been remarkably quiet about it.

Not surprised, The Sun is basically doing their job for them.

In terms of political points, there isn't much point in entering into anything where you haven't got anything to gain but have potentially got something to lose.

You'd never be able to tell that The Sun have recently shifted their political stance to the Tories would you? LOL

The problem runs so deep into the game now nothing is going to change until every questionable diving incident is examined and the authorities start handing out suspensions to players who are shown to have dived, regardless of whether it's through a correct refereeing decision or video evidence after the game.

I bet there are countless teams in England, in Europe and the world who routinely practise diving in training, day in day out.

Things will only start to change until high-profile, regular divers (from the biggest clubs) like Ronaldo, Gerrard and Drogba get suspensions. The problem has to be dealt with from the top and then fed down.

Knowing FIFA they'll launch a crackdown and start fining every footballer 2 grand if they're found diving (or the equivallent to fining most of us 10p) and the problem won't get any better.

Off the top of my head I've only ever seen one diver condemned by his own manager. That was Bernardo Corradi getting criticised by Stuart Pearce a few years ago.

Are you saving the database as something else? I.E saving it as "flibblegoo" rather than "sports interactive 10.0 or whatever it is?

that's a good point

I'm merely attempting to overwrite the original editor file (which I've been able to do on previous FMs)

Dunno why i didn't think of it before, I'll see what happens when i save it as a separate file.

Hart said: “I brought it to people’s notice a month ago, because it will take the spine out of the team and could be a difficult situation.

 

 

Well ain't he on the ball. I posted the below on 2nd September......

 

 

"they have to be a little concerned about the African Cup of Nations. Belhadj will most likely go with Algeria, and Utaka with Nigeria. Don't think Borre plays."

Vanden Borre is declared for Belgium

i not sure if people can give me advice on this but i have tried editing the game using the data editor, (making Markus a foreground chairman) but the changes do not apear when i start a new game, can someone provide instructions on how i can make changes and get them working in game

I have exactly the same problem. (surprise surprise)

My editor never actually saves the changes i make despite it saying it does.

Is there a fix for this?

Caption Competition

 

Ed Byrne in sudden change of career shocker

MLT is no more of a financial expert than the vast majority of us on here. Again, like the majority of us on here, he was led by his love of the club.

 

Yes, in retrospect, it does seem that he was a little blinded by things as I was.

To me MLT just put his full weight behind the first serious buyer of the club just to try and unite the fans behind one party. We'd gone through years of takeover/investment approaches going tits up. The Paul Allen debacle, SISU, Wilde etc etc. He came out publicly he'd support anyone who was seriously interested. IMO he was let down by Pinnacle as much as everyone else.

The 2000 Telefonica Minardi

For me the jury's still out on Fry.

There were definitely a few question marks as to why Pinnacle were given the number 1 spot ahead of Liebherr and co, but what sucked a lot of people in (and probably contributed to Fry's judgement) was MLT publicly endorsing the Pinnacle deal.

At that point MLT was saying he would publicly back any serious bidder as the club was days away from being wound up. Now MLT backed the Pinnacle bid to to act as a figurehead and to unite the fans. he backed them with every good intention. As soon as that happened it meant that it had the vast majority of the fanbase behind it as well. At the time it seemed like the best (and to a lot of people) the only option, but why did Pinnacle not come up with the goods?

Either Fry was suckered in like the rest of us, took the easy option and didn't scrutinise Pinnacle as thoroughly as he should, or he was lied to and Pinnacle turned out to be a bunch of lightweights, when it came to what they were willing (or able) to put into the club.

Now I don't know enough about the financial dealings to make an accurate judgement on this but compared to Liebherr et al., Pinnacle were around for a relatively long time considering they couln't come up with the goods.

Yes, around about 12th favourite with the bookies at 66/1 though I think 500/1 would be more realistic. He has no chance even though his group isn't the strongest though if Mardle is in the right mood he'll take him out.

It'll go one or two ways, either he'll get his head down wanting to impress, block out the crowd and get into the second round or quarters,

or

he'll let the crowd get to him, moan constantly and lose to all 3 players.

As always it all depends on which Ted Hankey turns up.

I agree with you i think Mardle will beat him if Mardle gets his head straight. I think Whitlock will beat him as well, he even gave Taylor a fright last year before Taylor completely overpowered him. Waites is a player who consistently averages in the high 90s but can be a terrible finisher.

FA Cup first round

Venue: Memorial Stadium Date: Friday 6 November Kick-off: 1945 GMT

Coverage:BBC Radio Solent 96.1 FM and online at bbc.co.uk/solent, BBC local radio, BBC Sport website and BBC Radio 5 live

five live are covering this game?

that should ease the boredom of the A1 tonight

I thought the BDO stopped Adams playing in the PDC events.

I seem to remember he played in a couple of World Matchplays around the same time that Ronnie Baxter got to the final of one. Baxter was still a member of the BDO back then.

I know they stopped Colin Monk's son playing for the England youth team, because they found out he had competed in some PDC events.

 

Barry Hearn has invited Adams to the last couple of GSOD, but Adams has refused both times, so they've not bothered to even ask him this year.

 

The playoff for the final spot is tonight, and there are fair old players in it -

http://www.pdc.tv/page/GrandSlamDetail/0,,10180~1866798,00.html

Well I guess there are several reasons why Adams won't compete, a sponsorship deal could be stopping him and also when he stops competing it's likely he'll get a maroon blazer and a top BDO position, maybe even lined up to replace Croft at the helm of the BDO (I wholly dread the prospect but it could happen)

Adams was invited for a third time this year but he rejected again and the PDC decided he was ineligible to qualify for future grand slams, even though they banned him from competing in any PDC events anyway in the late 90s.

The PDC will make sure Adams and the BDO becomes the laughing stock anyway lol

I totally disagree. There are plenty of right wing parties with more sensible and moral policies than the BNP. Popular Alliance (my party) , English Democrats, UKIP, UK First, the list goes on.

 

In fact, it could be said there are too many.

true,

There are even parties more extreme than the BNP.

The British People's Party for example

I don't think they have even bothered to invite Martin Adams this year. Although, I'm sure he's happier picking up £500 for winning a tournament at a holiday camp in Eastbourne against a bunch of no-bodies then getting embarrassed by the likes of Taylor and Wade on national tv.

 

Some weird looking groups there. I'm not sure how they've seeded it but I bet Mervyn King is a happy man after seeing his group!

Adams not competing in the grand slam dates back to a dispute in the late 90s when the PDC banned him from playing in any of their competitions.

There is an element of PDC propaganda related to the Martin Adams issue but the bloke is so outdated he plays into their hands. The PDC have confirmed Adams will never play in the grand slam.

How is Ted Hankey seeded number 2?!

I assume he gets it automatically cos he's the BDO world champion.

Judging by how upset he got when a few people booed him in the silence of the BDO world championships, with the Grand Slam crowd being very noisy he could totally lose it

This starts on the 14th on ITV4 and is a rare chance to see the top PDC players in action on the TV for anyone who doesn't have sky (like me)

Going on current form this is Taylor's to lose

The draw has just been made

GROUP A

Phil Taylor (1)

Mark Webster

Vincent van der Voort

Anastasia Dobromyslova

GROUP B

Tony O'Shea (

Colin Osborne

Colin Lloyd

Brian Woods

GROUP C

Mervyn King (5)

Darryl Fitton

ITV Wildcard Qualifier

Kirk Shepherd

GROUP D

Raymond van Barneveld (4)

John Part

Kevin Painter

Francis Hoenselaar

GROUP E

Ted Hankey (2)

Simon Whitlock

Wayne Mardle

Scott Waites

GROUP F

Gary Anderson (7)

Steve Beaton

Co Stompe

Kevin McDine

GROUP G

Terry Jenkins (6)

Adrian Lewis

Darin Young

Denis Ovens

GROUP H

James Wade (3)

Robert Thornton

Andy Hamilton

Gary Mawson

Are there many darts fans on here?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8342992.stm

LOL

I agree totally. He used to own the left hand side of St Mary's at times. He was a joy to watch. Too much, too soon.

Redknapp doesn't seem to rate him.

Although I hear the general consensus from the spurs fans has been that Assou-Ekotto has been superb for them this season so I think he's keeping Bale out of the team.

I thought Pearson did an incredible job here, keeping us up when key first team players were out on loan and the club being in freefall, was an impressive achievement

Replacing Pearson with Poortvliet was a horrendous decision (in hindsight) as Poortvliet was bloody awful, but I'm not at all surprised to see how well Pearson is doing.

Out of interest why was he called bootboy? (I've only recently joined the forum)

We're safe there because even if we did call him back from Grimsby, he'd be suspended because of his LATEST red card.

To be fair he is ONLY averaging 1 red card in every 5 games

Easy to track down? Well, yes actually.

 

David Enderby, BNP councillor in Redditch, West Midlands, was found guilty of three counts of assault in January 2007.

 

Kevin Hughes David Enderby's agent in the elections sentenced to three to months in prison for racially aggravated common assault in May 2006. 

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Brian Wainwright The BNP Parliamentary candidate for Hull in the May 2005 General Election pleaded guilty in January 2007 after a campaign of hate mail against the local mosque, a Muslim councillor and a local anti-fascist activist. A letter in which he claimed, "Muslim blood will be spilt" included 'SS' skull and cross bones imagery.

 

Mark Bulman BNP activist in Swindon sentenced to five years in January 2007 after attempting to firebomb a local mosque using a BNP leaflet as a fuse. He also daubed swastikas and racist graffiti on local shops and businesses that he believed to be 'ethnic'.

 

Brian Turner Burnley BNP councillor In June 2006 he was found guilty of a racially aggravated public order offence. Turner had previous convictions of common assault and police assault after he was convicted of beating up his wife.

 

John Laidlaw In February 2007, he told police he was a BNP member and wanted to kill all black people, was convicted in February 2007 after terrorising London's tube network with a series of shootings. 


 

Nick Griffin (Party Chairman) Received a two-year suspended sentence in April 1998 for inciting racial hatred. His magazine The Rune carried obscene anti-Semitic and Holocaust denial material as well as crude racism.

 

Tony Lecomber (Group Development Officer). In 1985 he was convicted on five counts for offences under the Explosives Act, including possession of homemade hand-grenades and electronic timing devices. Sentenced to three-years imprisonment. 
In 1991 he was sentenced to another three years imprisonment for unlawful wounding for his part in an attack on a Jewish schoolteacher whom he caught trying to peel off a BNP sticker at an underground station. He has a total of 12 convictions.

 

Colin Smith (South East London organiser). Has amassed a total of 17 convictions for burglary, theft, stealing cars, possession of drugs and assaulting a police officer.

 

John Tyndall (founder of the BNP). Six convictions. In 1962 he was jailed for organising a paramilitary organisation. Four years later, he was again sent to prison for possession of a loaded gun. In 1986, he was convicted for incitement to racial hatred under the Public Order Act and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment.

 

Warren Bennett (Chief Steward). Supposed to keep order in the party yet has convictions for football hooliganism. In 1998, he was deported from France with over 50 other Scottish hooligans, including several BNP members.

 

Steve Belshaw (East Midlands BNP organiser. Was convicted in 1994 for assaulting a lawyer in his home-town of Mansfield. At the time, Belshaw combined his BNP membership with Combat 18 activity.

 

Kevin Scott (North East Regional Organiser). Was convicted in 1993 for hurling a glass at a black customer in a pub.

 

Alan Gould (Waltham Forest Organiser). Was convicted in 2000 for racially abusing people in a local pub. He told the court that it was the drink getting the better of him.

 

Robert Bennett. A leading activist in Oldham BNP during the 2002 elections campaign, Bennett has served five years in prison for the gang rape of a woman. He has also served seven years for armed robbery and has over 30 convictions in total.

 

Mick Treacy. The Oldham organiser has five convictions for violence, theft, and handling stolen goods

 

Darren Dobson. Found guilty of racially aggravated assault at Oldham magistrates in November 2001. Fined £300. Connected to football hooligans in the Oldham area, and has links to the nazi terror group Combat 18

 

Darren Hoy. April 2002, the BNP supporter was sent to prison for 3 months for racially abusing people as they left an anti-fascist rally in Oldham.

 

Care to reconsider?

One story that made me laugh was the one about Richard Barnbrook, who stood for London Mayor recently.

It was reported he had an affair with a Finnish immigrant

So they say.........

 

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2710889/Seagulls-call-Copp.html

 

I'd still like to think that we could overcome the Saints v New manager jinx at this game.

He'd be a good appointment for them if true.

LOL if true, this is The Sun we're talking about

1998 was a freak year, caused by an exceptional El Nino event, the recent La Nina effect have cause a relative cooling but the general trend is still towards global warming. This decade is still set to be the hottest on record. 2005 was the 2nd hottest year ever and that was without any El Nino effects so much will be learnt during the next exceptional El Nino.

 

There is always a chance that the Earth equilibrium is more robust than previously thought but the vast majority of scientific bodies still agree that man made global warming is taking place - only an idiot would think they know better.

I may be wrong here, but I believe the government's recent climate change advert stated that only 40% of the CO2 released into the atmosphere was man made.

A significant majority of this 40% comes from 4 countries on earth - US, Russia, China and India anyway.

It's also a scientific fact that methane is 20 times more harmful than CO2 is, I don't hear a lot of the press talking about that.