Sergei Gotsmanov

If you are debating smacking then I would suggest that defining smacking is the starting point to any discussion would you not think? The important element to be aligned on is that you want the best for your children.

Fantastic observation!

You bring your children up how you want and I have brought mine up how I think is right but I think you should tread very carefully harnessing the state to legislate in a one size fits all way. It is an important right to raise your children how you think fit.

I think that there is an age when smacking has its role as long as it is controlled and with an open hand. What age that ends should be the debate.

Nobody seems to have suggested going back to Europe and renegotiating with them a new relationship that keeps us in. This can then be put to the vote. As Sarkozy admitted, the EU made a strategic error in not giving Cameron anything of substance to put to the electorate and that cost them the referendum. With the chance of reintegrating us into the block they may find a new willingness to be flexible and address the failings of the existing arrangement that prompted a leave vote.

As a rule of thumb, I find that the further from the centre the more unpleasant and tedious people become.

Perhaps you cannot see the irony in the fact that you know about it and are talking about it online without the fear of a knock on the door.

Class response in fairness

Do you think that if Thomas Cook had been still under family ownership they would have rewarded themselves with millions of pounds worth of bonuses? I don't think they would have done and that is why I think that it is another example of the unacceptable face of capitalism.

Yes we have all watched pretty woman but I think that before bonuses are awarded then the company should be demonstrably on the road to profitability. Board members should expect a high level of scrutiny if they award themselves huge awards based on short term gains and not long term sustainability.

I can appreciate the logic you are putting forward of course but in this insistence and in all to many cases the contribution to the level of debt is irrelevant. The company has failed.

Another example of the unacceptable face of capitalism which now seems rampant in big business and is accepted conventional behaviour. To accept a bonus in a failing business should result in court and in extreme cases prison.

I have stumbled across some remarkable statistics that undermine your case. Just 3.4% of viewers of Susan Boyle viewers 'liked' the BGT clip, only 1.8% of viewers 'liked' Stokes innings against Australia and less than 1% liked Miss Philippines being crowned Miss World this year. 6% is a good return.

4500 views now and 223 'likes'. I was guilty of liking it myself to strengthen my case but If the next vlog generates more views then that will demonstrate repeat custom and categorical evidence that people are enjoying the experience and I will have the satisfaction of being right.

You have misquoted me; I said that the "stats suggest that people get enjoyment from watching the Vlogs" and everyone to their own. The Southampton crowd is a broad church and if some people want to view it then good luck to them I don't have an issue with that. I expect you look down on me because I go to games in a jesters hat.

Well lets wait and see how many view the next one and if the total goes up then we can conclude that I am right if it goes down then you can be right.

More than 4000 people have viewed the Sheffield video. Its not my bag but if people enjoy it so what. It takes all sorts.

Good luck to you. I have no issues with it and the stats suggest that people get enjoyment from watching the Vlogs.

Jeff Stelling praised him on Sky at the final whistle

What about Scotland?

Why don't you just ask them round for a drink? Give them a chance.

I just feel sad that he probably never knew how grateful we Southampton supporters really were to him for keeping our club going when we stared oblivion in the face. Thank you Leon.

Absolutely unbelievable that rules have to be changed to accommodate the supporters of a football club who might attack an opposing team's player. I guess that nothing happened to the toothless bloke that hit out at a Sunderland player. If Portsmouth cannot control their supporters then they should have to forfeit the game.

Well said. Some of our fans have the ability to drain confidence from a player. Its not a great look.