NJS

Hate to say it but the common factor to his shit players is being foreign.

I like Shola as a bloke, I just think he was a fucking shit footballer. As I've said before, it speaks volumes to me that only one manager saw through him.

Apologies for the sexism but in my experience HR departments are female job creation clubs designed to protect the company and think of schemes to destroy worker's souls.

Just thinking he'll settle for a "positive" one-nil defeat. KK on BEIN - makes me fucking sick knowing what a cunt we've got in charge compared with him.

My phone contract is up for discussion next month so I've started looking at what's out there. I've never bothered with Spotify as I've always used an SD card on my phone but some of the phones I've looked at haven't got a slot so I thought I'd look at getting a phone with "standard" storage space and maybe getting a Giffgaff unlimited data bag and use Spotify. So I've downloaded it and "followed" all the band I like and pointed it at my NAS for home usage and downloaded the app to my phone and started playing around. I've seen the discover thing but it seems unfocused - is there a way to get it to do what Pandora does (one of the greatest crimes against humanity ever is that that's unavailable in the UK) and say "you like x therefore why not listen to y?" Any other tips? (I've seen HF's post above but don't think I could be arsed to upload all my music to the cloud)

Well since that's the groups most likely to need them I'd guess 75% It would be interesting to know what the nett cost is - I know £8 won't cover a lot of the wonder drugs but I'll bet there are a lot which cost under the prescription cost.

You do realise they invent the schemes then have a nice chat with their mates at hmrc and failing that use lobbyists to persuade politicians? I should add that hmrc is deliberately underfunded.

Yes there is a lack of will but ad I've said before when your auditors are your tax advisers, the whole thing is dodgy. Then you add the cosy relationship between the big four and HMRC it gets worse.

I agree in general Alex but keeping a 78 year old inside seems a bit much. Not saying there should necessarily be an automatic release age but still. I suppose the "hope" was that he would die at sn average age for his generation.

First time I've actually read about the case. I can see how it was so shocking in the context of the times.

Thing is the evaders strive for "losses" to reduce the tax which makes it harder to judge. This is where the abolition of all the schemes would come in. An end to the conspiring of the big four in avoidance would be a starting poinr.

The vast majority of the account holders were Russians avoiding scrutiny or chasing inflated interest rates. I had sympathy for the locals or ex-pats affected but not the Russians.

Thing is the Cyprus haircut happened and it could set a sort of precedent. Very unlikely of course especially against companies rather than individuals.

I never understood the basis for either tbh. I know you could argue "violent conduct" covers it but I still think it's different to opponents fighting. I've also seen other intrateam spats go unpunished albeit not to the same level of violence but still..

A one-off 20% levy on all non-property based wealth over a million would be a start. Would need global action but I'd also confiscate all offshore accounts - all either dodgy, tax-evaded or un-needed imo.

Did he ever explain where he thought she was? I thought I read they hadn't actually gone to sleep together so that was his "angle" for the confusion. I agree about the intruder defence thing as well - I think a lot of Toonpack's point about American mentality on armed defence apply to SA as well with even more of a historical racial element.

Heard it suggested on XFM yesterday morning that Relax should be re-released to counteract Read's shite.

On that note anyone notice Ray Houghton's description of Pardew as an "excellent" coach? - horrible faux Irish dwarfy scouse cunt.

I took that (under its UK name) in the week after diagnosis as an immediate prvention measure of a PE and I still have a couple of unused syringes left - the Wafarin I've been taking daily and will just about be finishing by the planned holiday is precautionary more than anything to keep my blood thin - as I said just being a bit careful. I certainly plan to fly long haul in the future.

Thing is January is just about the peak for the Caribbean price wise. It will have been 6 months since the DVT so I would be ok - just being a bit over cautious/ a bit of a fanny. Been looking at Sharm this morning - looks good value compared with the canaries.

Went there on a mountain biking holiday in 2006 - enjoyed it but would prefer somewhere new.

Bonuses were paid in advance to avoid it and then delayed when the tories won knowing it would be reduced. A continual 50% band with no get outs would be worth 5bn a year.

I didn't get away in the summer because of my job situation so I'm eying up somewhere hot for January or February. Can anyone recommend somewhere thats maybe above 25c (20c at a push) that's not as far as the Carribean? (I don't want to risk a long flight until I'm sure my DVT problem is history). I wouldn't mind Egypt but balk at Dubai etc.

Sky Arts is a goldmine for progammes like that and the classic album series.

It's worth it if it produces moments like the quick goal in the 8-1 in 93 or whenever it was which is still one of my favourite comedy football moments ever.