Guided Missile

An eye opening journey for me, really and one that has told me so much about the opportunities this country can bring. I spent some time researching my male line back to the 16th century from a now extinct village, just outside Chilworth, from which my name derives (think Tanners Brook, Millbrook, Monks Brook). Like many of us, most of my ancestors were involved in farm labour, an industry that employed the majority of the population at the time. The most interesting part of the exercise has been my recent search along my female lineage, from my grandmother. I ended up with a great, great, great-grandfather called "Blind" Solomon Stanley. He was an elder of the Stanley gypsy family that lived in caravans on Sholing Common, not 100 yards from the house I was brought up in. I used to play around the Millers Pond area when I was a kid, oblivious of the fact that his eldest daughter, my great great grandmother, did the same, while he was sitting in front of a camp fire, making baskets to sell in the area. I was also oblivious of the fact that like many in Sholing, I used the term "mush" all the time, without knowing is Romany for man. Blind Solomon was tried for the murder of his first wife, whom he killed in a drunken argument at a campsite just outside Portsmouth, narrowly escaping the hangmans noose, after the judge directed the jury to find him not guilty. The Stanley tribe used to spend the summer in Wickham to collect the willow used for the construction of the tents, they then pitched in the New Forest. There's a Solomon Lane, by the common today. So, here I sit, contemplating the deep roots that I have in Southampton, but also, the social mobility afforded by this great country, that allows a descendent of Romany immigrants, who once lived in England under the threat of hanging, for just for being gypsies, to reach the point I'm at today. Without this knowledge, I remember complaining bitterly about the gypsies that set up a camp on Wickham Common, as they had done for centuries, before the local council moved them on. I also remember thinking about the residents of Botany Bay Road, living in their caravans without a thought that I was related to people just like them. My perspective has been totally changed by the self knowledge I have gained, in seeking exactly who I think I am. I'm from Sholing, mush and proud of it...

I nearly spat my cornflakes out. Either he was still plastered from last night or is losing the plot... Listen here

Micah Hall is like a forensic scientist turning up 4 years after a murder. It was obvious to anyone that Pompey's balance sheet was built on pure fantasy and that it was unsustainable, back in 2008. Still, I'm sure the above post was not specific enough and you lot prefer to read the details about a crime after it's happened, rather than preventing it.

I make that the Irish 1, the Scots 1 and the English 3. Who are ya, who are ya...?

Now all we need is a timetable for the referendum on leaving the EU and my day will be complete. A yes for an independent Scotland within the EU and a yes vote for an independent England outside the EU, with much ROFL all round...

Possibly happened following this ill-advised article:

Audio recording from a 1975 show, "Saviles' Travels", that has surfaced, in which a young girl can clearly be heard imploring him to "Get off my backside". Always thought he was a complete creep. At least he can be found guilty without the ordeal of victims being cross examined by his high paid lawyers. Explains why he had vile in his name...

Looking on the bright side, it's reported that she passed her Maths oral with flying colours...

2230Name: Bernd Warburton on Sep 28, 2012 Comments: Only the fans will take the club to the level they deserve

I had a chat with Antony Fanshawe yesterday. A great guy with a wicked sense of humour. He has already warned the Pompey trust to decide "when to draw a line under things". He still thinks that Birch is more interested in liquidation, as he then gets to bleed the £3M in parachute payments instead of Chanrai getting his mitts on it. The trust has had zero help from anyone and he had nothing but contempt for the way they have been treated by the Premier League, with regard to the parachute payments, post a potential liquidation, and the Football League, who are just a collection of clueless old farts, according to him. Good luck to the trust, but they should respect the advice they are getting from Antony. He's a clever guy and I think now is the time for them to get the hell out....

Gave up smoking 30 years ago cold turkey, after getting through 3 packs a day when I was on shifts at Fawley. Wasn't the hardest thing I've ever done. Getting off morphine was far harder.. I personally think smoking in private should be encouraged as a method of population control. I am pretty sure that the demographics of an aging population will be a real burden in the future and there aren't the wars, disease and famine there once were, unfortunately.

Interesting story from the West Country:

He published my email account details on PoL, which as an admin, he had access to. I threatened legal action to wind him up and he threw a sh! t fit and the Stalinist purge of Pompey Online began, with a ton of personal abuse for being a scummer and threatening their leader, etc. When I posted supposedly confidential info about him on here, available from his Twitter account, he PM'd the mods on here threatening legal action, himself. I guess you had to be there....

That's right Bearsy and you are a real cartoon bear, but don't worry, your secret is safe with me...

...and: Splitters!!!!

To expand on Steve Grant's recent post about PoL, this is what one of our intrepid members, posting as Victory 2012 put up on their site: PompeyScot Posts on PoL Guided Missile Posts on TSW PompeyScot Grasses Him Up Via PM Own up, who was it?

I'm MiltoninLA, when I travel to the US and blooze when I'm here...

This thread just keeps giving and giving.. ...hilarious.

I think odd is the key word, TBH...

PompeyScot is about as keen on you posting on PoL as he is me. Whatever did you do to him and whatever happened to professional courtesy?

What I find amusing about PompyScot is that he hates scummers and will ban anyone with an IP address linked to Southampton, despite him being a Jock and Glasgow Rangers fan who lives in "east" Fareham. Meanwhile, my nephew, who was born in Southampton, has been a Pompey season ticket holder for over ten years, starting from when he was at University there. I have no problem with that, as your team generally picks you, but a sweaty IT ****, who happens to work in Titchfield. What the **** gives him the right to say who is a Pompey fan? Oh, that's right, he runs a website and has a twitter account here, where he posts personal details about himself on the internet. Glad Steve Grant isn't a hate filled, bitter sweaty that takes himself FAR too seriously...

The 37-year-old appeared to be joining Australian side FC Sydney last week, but that deal has yet to be formalised.

According to the Echo today "SAINTS have again been linked with a shock move for free agent Italian striker Alessandro Del Piero. Reports in Italy claim the club have offered the former Juventus star a contract to move to St Mary’s."

Mate, I wasn't in the corporates. I was in my usual spot just behind the bench. I have two ST's in the corporate area, which I let my mate have. I just happened to look back after the goal and this guy was jumping up and down and waving at the fans behind him. He suddenly got punched on his back and then all the stewards ran over.

Just shouldn't have jumped up and waved his arms at the home fans when the 3rd goal went in. Well done to the bloke that cracked him one.