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Mrs PL, in her infinite wisdom, wants me to start carrying one of these, in fact this exact model...does any of you other men-about-town ever rock the man-bag look?... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Animal-Scuff-Satchel-Olive-LU2WA044-08C-O/dp/B008FVPALK/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1346704619&sr=8-10

Aye it sounds a bit tricky to persuade thousands of people like, which is good for you in this case...christ knows why they think that many would just swallow it I do Poole to Portsmouth 5 days a week to the best paying job in my game on the south coast, and theres a fella just started on my shift who lives round the corner so its going to get a lot easier. Worst thing is having to be there at 0630

man up Ant ffs, my commute is 116 miles a day

They bid 3mill for Dempsey....was that anything top do with the 120mill Dalglish pissed against the wall? For the owners that employ Mr Moneyball Billy Beane at Boston Redsox theyve either been badly advised (Commoli) or lost leave of their finacial senses. Probably one as a result of the other.

To cover both adequately, we'd need a level of investment that we all know we're not going to get under Ashley. Baggio has been saying we'll be fine with the squad we have since before the transfer window even opened. Seems that he's still ok with it now business is over till January. Not sure how he could make that judgement in May, but there you go. Its his opinion. As I indicated, Stoke's example is a good one, for me they did well to get out of that group. The big unknown is how seriously the other teams in the group are taking the Europa League. I do think Stoke benefitted from that, but still, Pulis had to balance the squad correctly. If we get through, you've also got champions league teams dropping in. Again, we dont know how seriously they'll be taking it. Basically, if we get through the group with the fringe players then maybe Pardew is thinking he'll play the big guns in the latter stages. But fuck knows. I still largely agree that our league posistion will suffer for the sake of a competition which, although it would be hugely satisfying to win, is worth comparatively little financially unless you get to a minimum of the semi finals. Stoke's league posistion suffered last season, same as most sides sides from the premier league competing in it semi-seriously. We'll see. Fulham got to the final....but didnt finish in the big money places in the premier league. If we do neither the season will have been a waste financially. That will probably mean we have to sell a couple of players next summer

Cabaye scares me. http://www.mcafee.cc/Bin/sb.html

Hopefully there wont be one, whatever J69 says...not me like When you look at the group Stoke got out of last season (D. Kiev,Besiktas,Tel Aviv...all 4 hour flights) we've got off lightly and our squad is much better than theirs. We'll see, am looking forward to the games...but if we're in the bottom 5 come christmas and out of Europe I dont want to hear any bleating from you ......... I'm still of the opinion that long term Europe has come a season too early, but there again Fulham got to the final so who knows?

That is the sort of chep we attract on TT you know....ex Gordonstoun poshos What a fuckin fantasist.

Yeah, thats what J69 is complaining about. Seems a strange complaint, but there you go...it is what it is, we're going to have to get to the quarter finals with those that are constantly slated on here. Can't see why anyone would've thought any different tbh. Some of us of course did raise this in May and are wondering why it was forcibly pointed out that there wasnt a problem

Yeah, completly agree with the principle that any one of us born and raised in the UK could conceiveably rise to be head of state, its pathetic in a way that we're the only major "democracy" on the planet where thats not the case. Trouble is, as this hidden power thats been exposed in the Guardian piece shows, those with power will abuse it whether theyre elected or not, often with those elected in cahoots with it; Labour obviosly knew about this as well. We can get rid of politicans, but is there a fag paper between the thoughts and attitudes of any of them with the ego to push themsleves forward to the frontline nowadays?This may be a strange thing to say, but I'd rather see Charles as an unelected head of state than Boris fuckin Johnson voted in as PM. Can't see Charles being more dangerous an influence on anything than the likes of Tesco's tbh. They'll both have politicians doing their bidding, and short of a Communist revolution I can't see what we can do to change that. Structures of power are difficult to shift without bullets and semtex.

I sort of like Charles...an ex did a lot of work with the DoC and she said you may not agree with him, but he does care about the future of the country deeply. I think his "defender of faiths" comment showed he understands the issues in the country, as much as any multi millionaire aristocrat can anyway. The trouble with an alternative to the royal family is career politicians putting themsleves forward for election. The thought of one of them representing us is a lot more unpallatable than Charles getting the gig in a few years time.

Of course, the Queen is well known for sharing her innermost thoughts on the state of the nation with all and sundry, to the extent that you're able to say you trust her judgement implicitly

Got to say I agree to a certain extent, but when the next month throws up this: Everton A Mon 17-Sep 8pm Sky Maritimo A Thu 20-Sep ELGSM1 Then Norwich at home on the Sunday (still slated for the Saturday atm) We've already had this once this season already too, away in Greece Thursday then away to Chelsea on the Saturday. This isnt going to be easy this season, as some of us were shouted down for saying in May #amturningintoleazes

Belgium gets a bad press iyam like.....home of beer,chips and chocolate. You might never come back CT...... Brussels,Bruges and Ghent are all fabulous places if you enjoy ruining yourself. Get a car load and go mate. You'll be too bladdered on draught Leffe to see the match anyway

Won Chelsea the European Cup single handed 3 months ago.....we won't go near him. Will the scousers make him an offer he can't refuse?...maybe Marseile for old times sakes?.....

Well Stelling informed the nation at tea time that the chinks hadn't been forthcoming with his wages so he's now a free agent. Not saying Sky get everything right, but when it comes from Jeffrey himself, I think we can say it's kosher

Depends on allocation I'd imagine mate, and obviously being easy to get to will have a bearing. PM me nearer the time...got a few irons in the fire if the need arises.

Toure scores for citeh v QPR.....Fabio appears to be playing left back for QPR....is it just me or were we in the market for a fullback or two this season?....

Went for a couple in Brewdog on Wedsnesday early evening.....wasn't best impressed with any of it, including the beer tbh. The manager stood behind the bar was wearing what I call a "Lester Piggott" cap, the sort youngsters of a certain type seem to think makes them look....well, I dunno, a fuckin fashion victim perhaps? Anyway, thinking of others as per usual, I asked "what cider do you do mate?"...."errr....we don't, err, I mean we havent had a delivery this week..." NO FUCKIN CIDER???!! is what I wanted to say when seeing the effect this news had on Mrs PLs facial expression, but I refrained....she doesnt drink wine either, and definetly not beer of any description. So she was a bit stuck really, which is piss poor on their part iyam. "Try this" he said, pouring a thimble full of whisky with bubbles in it into a glass. Not wanting to cause a scene, she said "yeah, its ok" and I ordered the weakest beer they had on that day, a pint of 5 am saint which is, at 5.4% abv, is stronger than Stela Artois. So a session in there was seemingly out of the question, due to them thinking its ok to serve industrial strength superbrews instead of something you can happily guzzle a half dozen or so of in pint form. The place itself stank of damp. Fair enough its near the river but ffs, it was awful. The clientele was a mix.....the ultra trendy, folk in from work for a jar, and a couple with "professional real ale connisseurs" written all over their earnest expressions, no doubt in to see what the new kid in town had to offer. They looked puzzled by the whole thing from the word go, eyeing their pints shiftily, looking around self conciously as if theyd just arrived naked on earth from the future.They drank up sharpish a did one, can't blame them tbh. Decor was trendy, sort of "minimalist-industrial"; in other words trying too hard to appear "edgy". J69 might enjoy it though, theyve got a fuckin pinball machine too So we strolled out, the missus not impressed as, surpise surprise, she couldnt finsish her "dram". So to placate her we went to Revolution for a cocktail. It was still light and it has to be said inside its an amazing bar, very good conversion job.She was well happy afer that, we then went to the Forth, where she saw what a proper bar offering a good selection of ales and ciders is like. They had SEVEN ciders on offer, take that Brewdog! She loved the place, its a great boozer it has to be said. Went to Bodega too, and some scran down Stowell Street too. Good night all in all, but although I'd gove Brewdog a go elsewhere, cant see me calling into the Dean Street gaff again. So, as antidote to all that is new and trendy, this is a bar called The Cambridge Blue we were in on Thursday night, in err..Cambridge Utterly,utterly fabulous place. Hope CT doesnt see this in the taxi on his phone, he's likely to make a mess of the upholstery hows this for a beer fridge CT? The bar....a fair choice on draft, as you can see...fuckin 25 draft beers! Its an amazing place. In a terraced street, off Mill Road in Cambridge for anyone in the area.

Mrs PL was wondering what I was laughing at on here, so I showed her. She recommends this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Premier-Housewares-Cookbook-Stand-Black/dp/B002J9T3FS/ref=sr_1_12?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1346513282&sr=1-12

Not having that. The same policy was proclaimed widely on here as brilllant when it worked a treat last season, but now its shite? Cant have it both ways. The policy is the policy.

Thats a fuckin ban for you like CT Cant say am too impressed myself and I think my fears about squad depth around the time we qualified for Europe (for which I was fuckin annihilated) have been proved fairly accuarate. The Europa league is only a big deal financially if we reach the semi's, and with a domestic campaign far harder physically than in any other European country I think thats unlikely. But you never know, we'll see how we cope with Thursday/Sunday and see who comes in January. Going to Bruges and Bordeaux so really looking forward to that. Bottom line is we've kept last seasons top players which was my big fear. That has to make this a 5/10 window, regardless of what the FM brigade say. Some of us are old enough to remember when we were truly shit so appreciate what we have at the moment, and also with enough memory to remember the unbridled joy of May this year on here and the scorn those who said "wait a minute" had poured on them

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8iOOJcR0aI

Does he bathe in asses milk or something? I'm much the same as him, doing well at the moment, but its in a traditional working class business which now pays very well. My old man was a joiner and my mum was a home help. Our house was and is a shrine to literature, theres books everywhere. Is that middle class? It seems like it might be to some on here, but trying to educate and improve yourself or just simply taking an interest in the world around you isnt the preserve of doctors or lawyers, its for everyone if they choose to do it.

I'm surprised we didnt go for Clyne tbh, the Debuchy deal has been dead for weeks. If we wanted a cut price half decent right back he was the best out there. Palace want 4mill, Southampton are offering 1.5, so the compromise will be 3ish. Good price, he's looks a good player.