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Obligatory "Year I have time-travelled back from" post. Honestly, you should see the state the are in now. Although, they still bang on about the FA Trophy win in the 22 / 23 season.

Have they got rid of Page 3 girls so that they can promote the "Page 7 Fella" http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AzT5pruwnbg/SgH5zozT4dI/AAAAAAAAHOY/ilGpbGI9avE/s1600-h/1988.jpg

I thought MK Snap sounded as though it was deserving of my vote!

I've always like the Volvo 480 (beauty in the eye of the beholder and all that!) and was thinking about getting one now that I've changed jobs and don't have a company car. Been looking at the two that are on Autotrader http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201412249815184/usedcars http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201410218391417/usedcars Both have issues, which the dealer (obviously) says are easy / cheap fixes, has anyone got any experience with 480's, do they look like they could be sorted out relatively cheaply? Also, any advice / tips / things to look out for would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

I'll just leave this here, get voting people.... http://www.portsmouth.co.uk/sport/pompey/pompey-in-the-community-in-final-four-1-6532677 http://www.johnstonestrade.com/home/community-spirit

Careful, your not justifying the Paris shootings are you?

I guess I misjudged the mood of this thread, or indeed, the point of this forum. I always assumed it was a good place for healthy debate; yes it tips over the edge at times, but I've always enjoyed reading the differing views and am more than happy to be proven wrong / be corrected by people more qualified than myself. There is a vast array of knowledge on this forum, which I've always enjoyed. If you look at my post, it wasn't directed at anyone, it’s not worded to have a go at anyone or prove anyone wrong, it was simply a "devil’s advocate" type post to provide a different viewpoint, or a different angle to the thread. Unfortunately, some of you don’t like differing views, so treat any post you don’t agree with, with disdain and ridicule. Yes CB Fry, you got me on that one...I did copy and paste! Fortunately, I have a job and life outside of this forum, so instead of typing something out word for word, I took the quick option and copied it from a website which was conveniently in the same language you and I understand, bonus ! I do try to keep an open mind as much as I can, only because I am sceptical about what we are being told (here I am talking generally not specifically about the Paris shootings). My view is that I try and read as much as I can on a particular subject then try an form an opinion based on the information provided. Not that you can be bothered, but if you were to read my other posts, it is heavily weighted towards a tin hat wearer….that’s just the way I am; I’m not apologising for it, as the world would be a very boring place if we were all the same. Whilst I’m on that subject, could you imagine if we really were all “Charlie”, what terribly boring existence we would live in….human kind is much the better for its diversity. Tell me, have you honestly been sat there thinking "I reckon, by page 15 someone will post something I don't agree with" - you should do the lottery, or take up fortune telling. Ironically, it seems the concept of free speech is alien to some of you.

Got the answers then? I didn't actually say that it was a French conspiracy, I like to keep an open mind to these sorts of things to be honest. Though, I would never rule out government involvement as history proves that its often been the case. eg: Operation Cyclone, Syria, Chile, Guatemala, Ukraine etc. The dumbass is the person that just accepts everything they are fed by the western media without questioning it.

I wouldn't want to influence you either way, its up to you to decide which one you want to believe.

The Charlie Hebdo gunmen, identified by police as brothers Cherif and Said Kouachi, were said todisplay professional training as if they were highly-skilled Special Operations soldiers. They were calm and controlled, well equipped, and well trained. Exactly where did they get their training and high-tech equipment? Coulibaly was identified by DNA testing in only two hours. Although rapid DNA tests can be performed in a matter of hours, a match requires DNA from the suspect. How did the testing match this man in such a short time? Did authorities have his DNA or was it already in a database? In either case, how did that happen? Videos quickly showed two people in the Hebdo getaway car with one in the driver’s seat. Why did authorities name and interrogate a third suspect (who turned out to not be involved) as the getaway car driver? Why would the Koachi brothers wear balaclavas (i.e. ski masks) to hide their identity and then simply leave Said’s national ID card in the car? If they took the time to hide their faces, why would they bring their IDs with them? Why did the masked attackers work to make sure they were quickly portrayed as Muslims and members of al Qaeda during the attacks? Witnesses said one shouted to onlookers—”Tell the media it was al-Qaeda in Yemen.” Other videos and reports indicate that they repeatedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” and proclaimed that they were avenging the Prophet Mohammad. Who benefits from this? How did the attackers escape (to the northeast—the longest route through Paris) despite the police having raised the “alarm level for the greater Paris area to its highest level.” Did they have logistical support? Why does the video of the shooting of victim Ahmed Merabet, reportedly killed by a shot to the head, suggest that he was ? How did Helric Fredou die? A Paris police commissioner conducting the investigation, Fredou died while preparing a report on the crimes. And why did Western media not report his death for at least three days? The alleged Kosher grocery gunman, Amedy Coulibaly, met with the President of France just a few years ago. What are the odds of such a coincidental meeting and does the connection relate to the attacks? http://www.todayszaman.com/diplomacy_ankara-mayor-gokcek-mossad-is-behind-paris-attacks_369544.html Je Suis Sceptique

I think its a long term / short term thing. Most of us want to win the FA Cup to put a trophy in the cabinet, but finishing 3rd / 4th this season could give us the platform to put many more in our cabinet.

Get 4th (or 3rd!!!) this year, buy Messi, Ronaldo and Bale, walk the FA Cup next season. Simple.

Wasn't Cortese mocked for daring to dream this dream?

That article is more than just someone's opinion. Who hasn't got an agenda to promote!

Here's a "no sh!t Sherlock" fact for you: The war on terror has caused more casualties that terrorism itself. Who'd have thought (not the western press) http://stopwar.org.uk/news/what-you-need-to-know-about-terrorism-and-its-causes-a-graphic-account

Back on subject, and this may be terribly bad taste at the moment.... but how long before the 80 odd thousand security forces they have drafted in to northern France, surrender to the 3 terrorists.

http://listverse.com/2013/12/02/10-reasons-life-may-be-a-computer-simulation/

We used to get Jehova Witnesses around our way, when they knocked my door I was all to happy to invite them in for a chat. Used to offer them a tea......then start asking questions they couldn't answer. They only knocked the once!

There were thousands eventually.

They never learn....

Maybe it wasn't hardware at all, maybe it was information / knowledge. Think back to the end of WW2, if the Russians wanted to hamper The West's efforts to create an atomic bomb, all they had to do was down a plane / sink a boat that was taking the rocket and aeronautic scientists to America. Also, I'm no expert on remote controlling a passenger plane, so all my info is gleamed from the internet (could be good, could be bad) but this is Boeing Patent for the Boeing Honeywell Uninterruptible Autopilot, filed in 2003. 11 years ago. http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=7142971.PN.&OS=PN/7142971&RS=PN/7142971

Have a word with yourself, the wedding is over a year away. Mrs Hypo is the one the should be fretting with ONLY 18 months to go !!!!!! http://www.hightowncrows.co.uk/

Its not just errant ordnance though.... - "February 17, 2012 - Kunar Raid - Six civilians, including a woman and a child were killed in a night raid in Dewa Gul Valley, in the Chawki district of Kunar province" - "March 11, 2012 – Kandahar massacre - At least 16 civilians, including women and children were killed after a 'rogue' US serviceman entered their homes and began to open fire in the Afghan province of Kandahar" - "April 6, 2011 – British troops accidentally killed two Afghan women in a car accident and shot dead a civilian man when an angry crowd attempted to prevent them from leaving" - "March 1, 2011 – U.S. helicopter gunners killed nine Afghan boys ages 7–13 who were collecting firewood. A tenth boy was injured in the attack - "February 2011 – A probe by Afghan government investigators concluded that 65 civilians, including 50 women and children, were killed in a Nato operation in Kunar province. Nato disputed the claim but Obama apologized for the incident" - "February 12, 2010 – 5 Afghan civilians including two pregnant women and a teenage girl were killed when US special forces raided a house in Khataba village, outside the city of Gardez where dozens of people had gathered at the home to celebrate the naming of a newborn baby. The U.S troops tried to cover-up evidence of the botched raid and admitted only month later that they had killed the civilians. - "July 27, 2008 – Canadian troops opened fire on a vehicle that came too close to a Canadian convoy in Kandahar. A two-year-old girl and her four-year-old brother were killed and the father of the two children was wounded" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian_casualties_in_the_War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)#Civilian_and_overall_casualties_.282012.29

Yes, definitely. 100% - I'm not condoning it in any way shape or form. The whole thing (war on terror) is a terrible terrible mess.

How anyone can carry out such a wickedly depraved atrocity is far beyond my comprehension, but......there are others who are equally as wicked.... http://www.salon.com/2011/08/12/pakistan_drones_children/