Sergei Gotsmanov

So bascally if you have a lot of badgers then you cannot move cattle to where there are no badgers.

So then Badgerx16 how do the 'controls on the shipment of herds and veterinary screening' vary from England?

If I remember rightly, our first year at SMS we got 26500 for it. We have made qwuite a lot of progress.

Not that sad. I did the same. I suspect they are over priced but over a season that is a lot of revenue.

33/1 to be top premier league scorer. I think there is some value in that

But Badger, they would not get TB so much - like in Scotland. That is the whole point of the cull.

There are simply more badgers. I think if you want to build on a badger set you have to go through a lot of red tape.

Myabe I should have phrased it as not such a problem - you still get tested. Compare it to the West Country. In Scotland Red Deer are probably more of a TB issue but there numbers have been hit hard by the cold of 2010 and the wet of 2011. I read the threads and actually think Badger that rather than being incorrect that is simply nit picking on your behalf. The EU recognise Scotland as TB free.

Whereas I admire the sentiments put forward I think it is only fair to put forward the other side of the story. I think it has been poorly presented. This may only have been an issue for most of you for a few years but actually it has been a problem that has escalated for twenty years or more and nothing has been done. The relationship between badgers and TB in cattle is well chronicled - ask yourselves why in Scotland where there are very few badgers the EU declare it free of TB. If you farmed cattle or had a dairy herd you have had to live with the trauma of a TB testing for years you might have more sympathy. The tragedy of losing a prize bull or one of your best heffers to a negative test is very demoralising especially when this has been such a political issue and nothing has been done. You are just told to live with it. Not only does a negative test mean you lose your animal you also have restrictions put on your where you can sell your cattle. Now I may have a different attitude to animals but I am passionate about the countryside and the fauna within it. I have watched the badger population explode in the last three decades. When I was a child you were delighted to see a badger, now I will see them most evenings out and about. This has had repercussions for other wildlife; bees have had to suffer and ground nesting birds. I would also like you to think about the hedgehogs; when did you last see one run over and how many did you used to see? Yes they kill them. The badger population explosion (and slug pellets where I might be less sympathetic to the farming community) has hit them massively hard. The trouble is in my mind the fact that there are too many badgers, and that is part of the problem, when you had a few badgers they were relatively healthy but there are so many now that the sheer numbers mean they are more susceptible to TB. I am not pretending to be an expert on these things but I just think that the other side of the story should be told. Ultimately something needs to be done or we will not be able to farm cattle in this country. We have sat on our hands for too long.

Fantastic went some way to making up for the result at the Emirates

I am sure he is not blameless but that is how he made is name - big headlines and being outspoken. The villain of this piece are the Police who put together and enacted a complex plan to cover up their incompetence - part of the plan was to use the nation's biggest newspaper. The heroes of the story are the famillies and the British justice system - it may have taken a while but thank God we got there.

I think there is an element of witch hunting going on with Mackenzie. He liked sensational headlines and that is what he gave. Ultimately the Tory MP and the copper were to blame for giving him 'the inside track'. They fed him the headlines which at the time four years after Heysel were a conclusion that many were jumping too.

He has apologised.

Shame on the Police. They should get some straight coopers to arrest those that tarnished the name of the victims for so long.

It should be reduced by 3 months I think

Really proud. Southampton through and through

I would agree with the points above but the danger is when people interpret the rules so they persecute those with a strong faith.

I know somebody who is quite involved in charity work for one reason or another. When Matty was top of his game in the mid ninties he approached him to get involved in an event he was organising to raise its profile. He explained that he was booked in to play golf that day but no he would cancel it and come and do the event. That for me shows the sort of calibre of the guy he is. It also illustrates how important the Saints community is to him. He was also genius on the pitch who money could not buy; we watched a team with the best player in Europe in it and there was nothing the other clubs could do. A legend who should be respected.

Its not about upsetting the wrong people its about encouraging the right people who create wealth by using the tax system to incentivise. Your Mugabe thinking has worked so well in Zimbabwe; would you bring your land tax in this year after one of the worst harvests for years and years?

I took Champagne in with me to the hospital. Thought we would both want a drink.

Give up booze now in case you have to drive to the hospital in the middle of the night.

Good luck Dr Who must have been pretty depressing

You seem to forget that Hampshire were playing in the final of the 2020. We probably took 10,000 fans up there if not more. Most of them would be Saints

Spring would be a good time. You should venture out of Stockholm for a couple of days.

I know Stockholm very well. It is a very different experience and although expensive, it is not that much more than London. The food is very good even if your beer will be very expensive. I always stay at the Queens Hotel in Drottninggaten http://www.queenshotel.se/ because it is good value and right in the middle of town. To be honest Tim's hotel looks much classier but is probably more expensive. I would visit in the Summer because the winter is dark.