Secret Site Agent

Was part, a few years ago, of the great rush for the RAF to prove their value going into 21st century where we were due to price up and advance runway works at various overseas airstrips for the rapid turnaround of the new Typhoon jets, (or the Eurofighter/F22 as it was mooted at the time) with in-air refuelling and large lift capability so that they could provide rapid response over the middle east, Balkans and Far East of fighter air cover and troop transport. We/they failed to convince the MOD who went with the QE2 carrier ideas. Part of the Last Governments defence review also includes the AIR/LAND/SEA combined services idea of saving money by having RAF, (instead of Fleet Air Arm) pilots launching off of Royal Naval carriers, with the Army providing airfield and naval security, removing the need for the Royal Marines and the RAF regiment, PLUS, utilising the reserve forces to provide 1/3 of personel in all 3 arms, rather than EXPANDING the existing arms by a third. It was just after the second gulf war. I remember the Old Colonel who we were liasing with telling a Wing commander at a function in Cyprus that, 'The old saying that Old Soldiers never die, young one do isn't good enough for the Government, they want civilians in DPM (camoflage uniforms to the uninitiated) and two weeks training waving bread knifes on broom sticks to do the dying now.' And as for the sharing of carriers with the French? Bloddy hell the nerve. (the truth of the matter being a simple study on the feasiblity of flying RN aircraft off of French carrier Charles de Gaulle, i think, for operations as part of the Task Force 150 and then as part of the EU task force against the Somali pirates).

Mind you, last season I was able to watch all of the saints matches on the .........ummm.......continent, (yes, that will do). Yes, the continant, as I did a lot of surfin..........travelling around the world to watch local affiliate show the matches, legally within their own realms. I think I got away with that.

Thanks Pal. You just get the feeling that hard nosed or not, Cortese has the same dream as us. And sells it well.

I think you will find the bold is the bullet points that if you just look at the team, and the boldyou can make out the gist without the need to read the whole statement. so that a double :facepalm: to you

And to put it in context, there are, within the home changing rooms of the Majeski standium, the following football team based memorabilia: Saints x 3, Middlesborough, Brighton, Liverpool x 5 (or 6), Man U, Chesterfield, Bournemouth, Leicester, Lincoln, Arsenal x 3, Munster, Alencon, some German ones that I can't remember and an Aussie Wallabies Rugby Jersey. And a Pompey shirt. I know, I was there, (but none of it was mine, by the way). I'm assuming that the 2 scouse and 1 Walsall turds were removed from the communal bath by now. So it's not like it's unique or hasn't been done before. Old News, really.

I think it's nice that a small part of Pompey will be part of the great success that will be Southampton Football Club. Let's be honest, that's the only glory they will ever get now. Let them have their 5 minutes. we can juts look down at them from the lofty heights of the Premiership with amug look on our faces.

44, live in Fair Oak and Boston First home 1978 Birmingham won 1-0 (I think) First away Brighton the following year can't remember the score, but remember mates brother lost me at the station, and two blokes with their kids took me home, paid my train fare and bought me a pie and a can of tab.

Desperatly texting my pal who knows these things and all he will say is 'Patience' WTF does that mean, I don't know.

I miss them as well. St. landrew sorted out my 'puter quite afew times in the old days.

No, I think you'll find that the football match is still filmed and the feeds are sold around the world, outside the UK, and it's these mostly that are streamed. Else we wouldn't have highlights or MOTD. Service as normal me thinks.

Everybody, that's my game. I love you all in each and every way

I've taken the gamble at 4-1. It's all in his opinion.....hmm. and mine. Ahum....

I believe it was to stop him peeing on his slippers.

My little ITK friend, who is pretty close to these things at times but tells me next to bugger all as he's frightened he'll lose his job, reckons this is a definate and will happen. Didn't know about the odds but i'm sticking £ 30 on it as we speak.

I think you will find that the members themselves are probably a fair representatation of the club and are a good cross section of Saints supporters. But I think you will find it isn't the vast majority, but a minority who have some reservations as such, and are vocal in representing them on here. Plus those that feel hard done by, and wish to vent their anger to, hopefully, like minded people. Generally the squeeky wheel gets the grease. Perhaps there needs to be a survey of those who are always the second poster to a thread, or who are always present to post at certain times, to see who is the most and least prolific posters. Or just assume we are all mad nut jobs and wingers or general fans based on if we are for it or ag'in it, what ever 'it' is.

Just posting for the sake of it.

Done as well

Just voted. Morgan and Luke running away with it now. I agree it's a shame Clyne isn't there. But under the question: Should Man Utd sell Wayne Rooney? I couldn't find the option Who cares because he's a bald, granny f-ing mercenary clunt any where.

****in idiot. No such thing as death by mis-adventure in construction. He falls and that's the Site Agent in prison under the H and S at work act, for failure to have a duty of care to those on site, (including trespassers).

Yep. Got to agree. It's gone from 'lets have a laugh' to 'errr,errr, morgan should play for England, errr, errr.' I'm going to take names and ridicule posts for the summer.

I think most people are not getting the point of this thread. It's just a bit of fun based on the weak excuse when pressed as to why not pick certain players over others. truth to tell we need to start again as a country and try something else as the old system isn't working. Now forget the serious ****, and have some fun.

Then why don't you make it funny. So easy to destroy, so difficult to create

I like the luke of Look Shaw, but what country does Zzzamton play?

Here's another one...... I quite fancied that Jay Ramirez but he's Argentinian.......or Spanish......or Something. Cost 12 million though.

Carrying out works to try and stop Boston from flooding. (that's Boston,Lincolnshire, UK not Boston, Massachusetts, USA)