bridge too far

She's the woman who brokered the Man City takeover and is, apparently, still working on the DIC bid for Liverpool. HTH

Just got this link from my Football Supporters' Federation email newsletter. http://www.fsf.org.uk/AgainstModernfootball.php I've always liked the Football Philosophy T-shirts - I might just get this one.

Is it just me, or does she have 'man's' hands? And is she cross-eyed from all the wheelin' and dealin' she does? *****iness aside, she's obviously a very clever lady

Driving home from work, I was listening to Radio 5. The man who proposed the setting up of the Premiership was being asked for his views on the state of football and whether he felt guilty for the way things are now. He said that, whilst his ideas for the set-up of the Premiership were accepted and implemented, he was shown the door when he warned of the likely 'immorality' once the effects of big money and Sky were realised.

=D> this is supposed to be a clappy smiley thingy

As opposed to classy ones?

Excellent website - most informative

So who will be appointed to take over? Shearer? Is that why Shearer's no longer linked to the Fulthorpe takeover? Am I a conspiracy theorist?

I think there's a difference in the two scenarios. Oakdene probably have Outline Planning Permission (hard to believe they would have bought the site without) and are probably 'months away' from submitting a Detailed Planning Application because DPPs do take a long time to work up. If there's to be some sort of 'planning' for SMS (by that, I presume we mean development of the surrounding area) an OPP application could be put in quite quickly.

Is pronounced correctly, I think? As in Dibden Purleeooo

Have we heard from Morph whilst Trousers and I have been on holiday?

Yep - absolutely right

Interesting read here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/01/economy

Back on topic, then..... How would YOU pronounce Beaulieu? Bowleeooo or Bewlee?

Well they've got the moolah now that they've been taken over!

And there I was, thinking they were waiting for ME to get back from MY hols Oh well, tomorrow's another day .........

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7589102.stm

So, no penalty for Massa then? Quelle surprise

We had our cat put down at the vets' surgery. She had lymphoma and was quite old. I have to say I've never cried as much as I did when she drifted off. She was looking at me with those beautiful green eyes and I was able to stroke her until she died. Mr TF couldn't cope with seeing it and had to go outside. I think I cried for about two days. We've still got her son and he's healthy but very old now. I don't think I can witness another euthanasia when it's time for him to go.

I went to Grammar School and left at 18. Maybe spelling lessons took place in those extra two years?

OK OK I thought I'd found something special. Common as muck, it seems

Brilliant! Thanks x

Thanks guys but that would be a 200 mile round trip for me!

I rather imagined you were

Mr TF and I have just returned from a trip out in the Cotswolds. We found a shop selling old fashioned sweets in jars!!!!! We have come back with little twisty bags with 4oz each of Sherbert Lemons, Rhubarb and Custards, Sogs and Bitter Acid Drops. Awesome