OldNick

I noted when I went and watched a basketball game in the states that with the ticket you got a pizza and a coke. How about the club giving vouchers for kids to have a yorkie and coke etc in the family section.That may bring a few parents out with their kids but also help them with the cost of taking a kid to a game.(I would point out this is not of self interest)

no he didnt, but it was answering to a poster saying you were unlucky not to win, when in fact you were lucky not to lose. The referee gave the free kick and so you should stop whining about that if it is a case of actual happenings.

Good that you are back.

Alittle unlucky!!!! Inzaghi should have scored 2 in the first half

was the call from the Fratton End and yes i was and had a good laugh in injury time.

its a nonsense anyway, stores including the club shop will drop prices due to neccessity more than 2.5% and still will have trouble selling.

Well if it meant us to have a running track around the stadium Im glad we didnt get it.Would the club have owned those facilities or was EBC going to have those costs. Wes I respect that you know far more than I do on this subject and I dont know who we should tham for the stadium, but I do know that since the 60's I had seen the promoise of a stadium time and again come to nothing.Under RL the stadium was delivered and so he must have some credit as SCC does as well. I do not see a problem though him trying to be shrewd and get the best deal.

BTF I agree and I was not aiming it at yourself or any other poster but Hacienda has lowered his comments to me on this thread and so I thought he needed a bit back. i try and be restrained but I will not sit and take abuse and then not answer back.

well you are wrong. Months ago myself and a few others warned that the economy was going to fail big time. I also suggested that anybody who had credit card debt on here should forego anything including a holiday to bring their borrowing down so they would be better placed to cope with these times. I also for the last 3 years have foreseen the state of the economy and the housing market.I downsized my house and moved into a smaller one 3 years ago and put a large amount on treasury. I would suggest that it may show Iam not such a numpty and might just read the markets better than yourself.

no because we have a personality, drive and ambition. Not a wish to sit on our a###s waiting for the next opportunity for a sickie.

inclusive of vat is different to a cost plus vat. Unless the price ticket says something like £10 plus vat I would suggest there is no law breaking.

Was House the bloke on TV who LM showed up when he didnt realise International cricket would be played at the Rose Bowl and the size of the crowds expected. As for Stoneham, dont most new stadia try and have supermarkets and hotels on the site to help pay towards the stadium.Come on I know RL has made some mistakes (haven't we all ) but to knock for trying to get another revenue stream to help pay for the stadium is wrong. Perhaps had we had those things at SMS we may not be so up s### creek.

that post is for people who dont understanding basic budgeting.

She should dowhat a lot do, leave and join an agency and then get more an hour from the NHS and the agency gets a fee as well.

No but the waste we leave is no doubt 3 times more, or there is 3 times chance we need the emergency services or call the council (if anyone is there of course) It is a fairer way of charging people and like VAT everyone pays in.

Was it ever implimented? I thought it never got through and so they put up the vat 2.5% instead. It was still a fair tax, or as it may cost you more you dont want it.

Who audits the costs charged by the auditors? Im sorry BTF im very cynical about all companies that sub contract or any payments the councils make.

That is the fairest tax of all. (we have 3 people in our house). Therefore we undoubtedly use 3 times the facilities , refuse collecting etc etc than someone who lives in a house alone. Every citizen would pay and perhaps there could be a levy to the main householder if they live in a higher price bracketed home.Id accept that, as long as ALL paid in.

I agree CB should pay up and you should also Ewell.We dont always see eye to eye but you also give good posts.

perhaps its because you are working for a company that is dealing with the council that are so lax in getting value for money, your company can afford you to take it easy and not work so hard. Please do not tell me that council workers do more hours than the private sector. Phone for an officer at the town hall before 10 or after 3 on a friday afternoon. I suspect you will get the 'Im sorry he's not at his desk at present' or 'he is at an outside meeting and will phone next week' or 'hes off sick at present' ps I meant to put up a smiley winky thing

I dont think that the majority of fans think the club ios being run badly at the moment, it is just who it is being run by.

When RL was not there and many joined the Pied Piper and his bunch the fans were united but then they moaned about the manager. A football club will never be united as there are too many differing views on all things.

Why should council tax go up by inflation? It is a case that if it is known that there is going to be rises in budget each year then there is no need to watch costs. It is very much in the top peoples interest that their budgets g o up, as they get rewarded more for having that extra responsibility. It is a bad system, the top brass should get an increase if they save not spend more.

Well as I am not part of local government I dont have self interest in my views. I see local government as a most wasteful exercise and see people retiring early with index linked pensions , whilst hardworking people have to work on later and not have those perks. My friend who put some computer systems in councils (it was some years agol) call them gloried file carriers. There seemed to be a culture of sickies and lack of motivation.if the councils were started all over and worked as a proper business venture it would cost us all as tax payers a lot less.

That is of course valid in some cases. I believe everyone earning more than me should pay higher taxes, and all those on my income and lower have theirs cut.