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Why do you have to find a way out all the time? Why cant you just accept that this behaviour is not acceptable to any decent minded folk?

Nice way to make your money - bringing death to millions.

Indeed. I don't understand why players roll around on the floor nowadays. Back in the 60s and 70s you can understand it but mostly they got up brushed themselves down and tried to get their own back when they could. Players like Best did get kicked to pieces but he could mix it too when he wanted too. I have no doubt that the quality players of that era would be quality players today with the coaching and dietary help the players get nowadays. Just go back and look at the Brazilian side of the 1970 World Cup. The Dutch team, the Italians from that era. Even England were quality in the 70s. All that on several pints a day - just imagine what they could do now!

I would agree that players of today are technically better and fitter but players like Greaves, Osgood, Marsh, Best etc would be playing Premiership football today if younger because they would have the coaching and training.

Beyond belief.

Another difference for me is the lack of characters in the game now. Most of the players seem really boring. Back in the 60s and 70s every club had it stand out characters.

Do you have to have a big army to be a voice in this world? For some time now we have not been a "global power" in terms of firepower. Britain still holds a place in the world as a mover and shaker because of trade. It is the economy which makes the world go round not the number of missiles you have that you will never use. I am no fan of the current PM but no doubt he will make speeches on global issues in the future as he has in the past. I think most people are more worried about the state of the hospitals in this country than they are about armed forces. Should the need arise there are ways to boost the number of fighting men. Seriously, does anyone think that there is a threat of invasion? The threats we have now are terrorists who move in the shadows and who you cant fight with nuclear warheads or armies.

The game is certainly quicker now and in the good old days you could kill time and see a game out in the last 20 minutes - now so many goals are scored in time added. When I played you were told to pass to players in space. Now it doesn't matter how many players you have around you you are expected to receive the ball and do something with it. I am sure players from the old Div 1 could have adapted to the game nowdays. There still hasn't been an English defender better than Bobby More since the 60s in my opinion.

I meet Jim after a game once at a "do" arranged by a forum I was on at the time. He talked about the error he made and how that keeps coming up and seemed unhappy that he was remembered for that rather than any of the games when he played well. He talked about his transfer to Saints and that he was just told one day that he had been sold to us and to pack up his stuff and get to Southampton. He also talked about how they had to play through injuries and how so many players from that era are near cripples now. He struck me as a really decent guy and loved to talk football.

Taken from The Guardian. A Cleveland police officer who stood on the hood of a car and fired his gun 49 times through the windshield at two unarmed passengers has been found not guilty on two counts of voluntary manslaughter after prosecutors failed to prove without reasonable doubt that the bullets fired by officer Brelo were the cause of death. WTF?

Glastonbury has long become part of the mainstream summer events despite all of the Eavis' attempt to remain cool and hippy.

Should we be talking about someone behind his back when he cant defend himself?

It is a bit worrying that our future King believes in that stuff...unless he is a lizard or course!

You'd think that Charles would have enough spare change to fund many of his projects himself!

Proof, if any were needed, that rumours are just that. Rumours.

Sadly it finished last night but went out on a high. I loved The Sopranos but felt that the ending let it down. Not the case here. Given that most of the cast chained smoked through the series not surprised that one succumbed to lung cancer but also some nice happy endings. Best of all though was the light bulb moment when Don hits on the massive ad for Coca Cola. If you haven't seen it, get the box sets now.

When I used to work for The Guardian there was always tickets for the Garden Party up for grabs as none of the senior management could be bothered to go. I was offered a pair of tickets one year but turned them down. None of the Royals have ever bothered to pitch up at one of my barbeques so sod 'em.

It has red and white stripes, what's not to like? Anything is better than the red abomination of a couple of years back.

What do you call a Frenchman who wears sandals? Phillipe Philop.

If by sensitive ones you mean those who hate it when kids shoot themselves or other kids when loaded guns go off, when innocent people are shot by police, when innocent people get caught in gangland crossfire etc etc.....yes it will upset us sensitive souls because we hate the pathetic waste of human life that guns cause on a daily basis.

And Thatcher and Blair....

To be fair, Alps is right. Villa out beached us on Saturday and had their towels on the sunbeds the day before the match. We were nowhere near the sand and paid the price with a 6-1 win. Hopefully Ron will put things right on Saturday and Citeh will give us the runaround.

I was a bit worried. I thought something had happened to Alps. Good to see it is business as usual.

Bearsy because he always makes me laugh. Pap because I like a good conspiracy theory - although I am stuffed for them now.

If Robson Green is the answer, wtf is the question?