OldNick

ESB you have got it in 1 IMO. I have been banging on about how the authorities have been duped time and again and many mocked me especially when I stated that i felt people pulled back when the PM (Brown) came out and said about not letting the club die etc etc. I believe that there is corruption being hidden all the way to the top of the powers in world football and where those tentacles end up ! It is extraordinary that the media have not questioned why the compliance officer of the FA happened to end up at the club that actually seems to have flouted those rules. It stinks and the smell of rotten fish fills the air of football. Mack is a decent type and he knows that it is rotten but like us throws his hands up that this happens to the beautiful game. If the Russians buy Pompey then we will go through the same again, buying lots of high value stars to get up to the PL and then hope that the throw of the dice will get the jackpot to pay off the debt and make a turn. It may be a blessing that some strong squads have been relegated as that will make the job a lot harder for them (us as well of course0

iam not doubting your qualities, you are obviously a very intelligent person. I understand a lot of what you say about waste but we all miss things in front of our eyes. I have been in my business for over 35years and been fairly successful but I am not arrogant enough to think that younger fresher and people looking from a different angle may see things i miss. To audit such a vast budget must be a nightmare. Another thing that in one of your posts you mention the cost of drugs that your mother had. I think you said it had a cost of 200k. Only a few of us will pay that much and more into the kitty in our lifetime. I wonder how the nation can afford that especially as it is replicated 100,000's a times a year on patients of the NHS. All life is precious but how can we go on affording these costs? I'am not saying it shouldn't be done but where do the funds keep coming from? As we live longer the costs are just shooting up therefore saving where we can becomes more important. Those empty buildings are using precious resources.

a family friend plays for Luton. He is a smashing lad and a good footballer. So i want Luton to win

i believe that the web went so far up the football 'family' throughout world football and associations that they could in no way let all the stuff come to light. It does seem odd or massive a coincidence that the Football Association’s ex-head of integrity as CEO happens to have parachuted in. That many of the former executives were still in position well into the admins direction and do we know if all the computer data and records were left intact or due to clerical error much lost. It is heartening to see that there is going to be proper investigation into the clubs affairs and i dearly hope that the information required is still hiding deep in the computers hard drive.

true and it probably was innocent but you don't see that often on captions. As usual im wrong lol

Im no doctor but taking sleep potions will not help long term. I suspect it is stress related. At particularily stressful times I wake at 3-4 and can't get back to sleep. it is annoying but you worrying about not sleeping might just add to the problem. Saints are going up, so you should be nice and relaxed.

Im not condoning it, but I assume the Met were still smarting from PC Blakelocks murder and how the ranks were closed to stop his killers coming to justice at the time.

is it me or does the caption have a racist undercurrent? The 2 black footballers, the one we are talking about has number 42 on his shorts so you know which one it is.

i can't fathom why a man who is so wealthy got caught first time, then must know by now he has not purchased rhino horn but a prehistoric dog turd. To then try and lever another 3m out of some other unsuspecting fools is just plain madness.

that is a saints fan pretending to be a Skate and so i don't think it is too much to laugh at. Lol

Even the stupidest copper would not have done that....surely.

Bournemouth did well and probably deserved to go through on the night. They have quite a few decent players and many will be going now i suspect.

a thread was started on the main board saying that the Russians had pulled out of buying Pompey, nothing on here about that. Anybody seen anything on those lines today?

if they are guilty then it is time they paid their dues

The reporter did not say where in Southampton.Of course the whole thing could have been made up by the media

you do come across as one patronising old bird BTF, but I'm sure you are not like it face to face It is clear there are massive costs to the NHS but it is so easy to just pay and not sort out the waste. You were involved and it is quite concerning that you are so flippant about the waste that goes on and seem oblivious that things should be done to save money so it can be channeled to the right services. i hate to see homes and services cut, the nation cannot afford for the budget to keep going up and up, and so to stop the cuts at the sharp end money needs to be saved at teh soft end. Empty buildings and paying high rents for empty property is an easy place to start.

if only it was only 1 building. So 70% of cases are now day surgery, not so many beds ,less days being nursed, fewer buildings but then you say we need more money and savings can't be made. Funny old world the NHS lives in

it must be the meetings i have had with Dubai Phil. Lol I was a great admirer of Wenger but I believe he has ruined Walcott. By now Walcott should have been one of the best players in the PL , but Wenger seems to knock his confidence by not giving him the full match. You see the young talented players in the Arsenal youth team and how few have really came on to make the grade. That youth system has been in place for a longtime now and is not producing the players i had expected to come through by now.

Cardiff just seem to bottle it. i always have felt Jones is quite a good judge of player but then he signed Parkin?

Thats a great bit of detective work. I wonder if they have any documentation proving the man is a scout and not an agent and if he is a scout can they put forward the players he scouted for them, or mysteriously is Diarra the only player he scouted?

I agree leases can be hard to shift , perhaps like some highly paid PL footballers on massive contracts. The building in Christchurch that was on the national media still had 50 years to go. now why not bite the bullet and take half the rent and at least get some money back in. I suspect there is so much property and leases to be watched that a lot gets under the radar and just gets paid. new people come in to oversee the portfolio etc and they may miss the properties that were signed for 25 years ago and like the general public see a name of a property on the list and not realise it is empty. If they do visit or know it certainly is a poor decision not to do anything about it, especially as the car parking spaces at that site were also costing 7k a year.

i think Ox should not go to Arsenal as i dont think Wenger nurtures the young talent but wastes it.

The building is in Christchurch, i dont know its name as i dont have a list of NHS assets. I am not criticising the NHS as i think it is good. That has nothing to do with cutting the waste, not doctors or nurses but waste. The redundant buildings and rents/rates going out on these are stopping the frontline services getting more funds. i dont see why you are so protective of the managers and staff who do not seem to be able to get their fingers out and make the savings. i know youare very close and so perhaps are showing loyalty. 2bn worth of un-used empty property that the NHS own according to the report, let alone the millions on rent rates etc on empty property. Why are you unable to find that offensive to people who work to pay taxes that then go into this waste?

there you go , doing exactly what the NHS has done every time things are tough. Go on the guilt trip about how good things are in the hospitals. It is down to waste and money wasted that there are not more centres of excellence where these specialist practices can go on. it is down to the sit on your hands and waste the budget that are costing us having far more nurses and doctors to do these jobs, not the nasty government. You are spouting the politics about Tories and newspapers, waste has nothing to do with them on this occasion. Waste by the way is not just kept to the NHS all the goverment departments need looking at and if savings are made less jobs would be cut

You may speak from experience but perhaps the mindset is the problem and you have ot think out of the box, not keep going for the easy and lazy option of expecting the gravy train to keep rolling. You, if I recall tried a business in the private sector and know how difficult that is. The NHS is a special asset ,and most of the population wants it to thrive but get hacked off when all we hear is that doctors and nurses will be cut when it seems clear to me that there are so many other excesses that could go first. Ask yourself why do the managers say 'If we dont get what we want nurses and doctors will be cut' It is all about exerting pressure on the politicians as they know how sensitive that is. It is cynical exploitation.