badgerx16

Only if the threat of invasion was actually there. The Russians will have wargamed the situation many times, and evaluated the potential Western response and consequences. Personally I think that the whole thing has predominantly been constructed for the Russian domestic audience to bolster flagging support for Putin. And of course, Ukraine is not intact; the Crimea has been annexed by Russia, and there is still war in Donbas snd Luhansk.

It is the Russians who are saying the West has been 'humiliated'. The SKY report, repeated by Turkish, quotes a Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman. The Russians are saying that those troops who have finished their training are returning to their permanent barracks, others will follow once their exercises have concluded. According to the Russians the West, driven by paranoia, have grossly over-reacted.

I think Putin is just enjoying being the focus of attention and playing puppet master.

It's the blood rushkng to your head, being upside down.

Why not throw a curve ball to de-escalate things; invite Russia to join NATO.

If they are not on the highlights or post-match analysis they never happened.

Only a 'small' one though.

Turn your engine off whilst waiting ?

Correct. The EU directive stated that the CE mark was to be the legal measure of quantity, but other marks were perfectly permissable alongside it. The UK Government passed the law enacting the CE mark with a clause that stated it was to be the only mark.

That would be the crown marking that was never actually banned. The EU rules simply stated that the "CE" mark had to be present, it did not ban any other marks from being stamped or etched, as long as they did not impinge or obscure the "CE". The UK Government at the time decided on how to implement the EU regulation.

Morals ? From the Dildo Brothers ? Look at the shameful arrangement that gifted them their new stadium.

I think the "arrangement" will be for the Geordies to be stuck in mid-table mediocrity in perpetuity. Until and unless they manage European qualification, their appeal to the really World Class players will be limited.

Jolly good, many don't.

I would settle for that. We can make it up at Villa Park next month.

When James Alexander Gordon was reading the results on the radio you could always tell the result of a match by the emphasis of the tone of voice as he gave the home team's score.

I was in a bar in Helsinki one evening and the teletext was on the TV above the bar, with that evening's Premier League scores on scrolling display. Alongside the Southampton score, highlighted in green, was something in Finnish with 'Niemi' in it, and similar for Jaaskalainen. I asked the barman what it said and he told me it was that it was showing that those players were playing.

I am well aware of the Highway Code and the etiquette of motorway driving, thankyou. It was a jibe at WSS !

You do understand that 70mph is not a mandatory minimum speed ?

It is if you are trying to find a justification for the lunatic vanity project that is Brexit.

Collie

People used to live in Kingdoms ruled by kings, or Empires rule by emperors. Now we just live in countries.

The first such red would solve the problem, but imagine the post- match bleating that would follow if it was ManUtd or the Scousers.

YOU CANNOT GIVE AWAY / LOSE POINTS THAT YOU DO NOT HAVE.

Excellent use of Wikipedia 😉

If they weren't tutored in the correct way, certain posters on here would not be able to slag them off after 45 minutes of first team football.