Hamilton Saint

John Sydenham: 402 appearances; 40 goals Bobby Stokes: 264 appearances; 55 goals Alan Shearer: 158 appearances; 43 goals I'd go with Sydenham. He was one of my heroes when I started supporting the club in the early 60s; and he went to the same school as me (St. Mary's in Bitterne Park).

Agreed. Looks good.

P - Paine D - Davies C - Channon H - Holmes S - Sydenham

Thatcher & Pinochet Blair & Gaddafi Nixon & Mao Thatcher & Shah of Iran Rumsfeld & Saddam Hussein etc., etc.

From CBC News: "But even though the bid has been accepted, it doesn't mean Canada is guaranteed 10 games in those three cities come 2026. Canada's allotment could be reduced as the FIFA council — a 30-plus-member board overseen by Gianni Infantino, the president of soccer's world governing body — has the final say on the number of games each country gets and the specific locations." http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/worldcup/world-cup-2026-canada-1.4703883

Not 12 groups of 4?

Ha, ha. You win!

Your point is ... what exactly is your point?

I didn't "equate" Trump to Hitler. I parodied your OP in a satirical manner. The jest wasn't aimed at Trump; it was aimed at you. HTH

Thatcher & Pinochet Blair & Gaddafi Nixon & Mao Thatcher & Shah of Iran Rumsfeld & Saddam Hussein etc., etc. [btw, Castro was a "remarkable man"]

All the politicians, millionaire liberal "luvvies", middle class European sheep and most of the rest, were wrong about Hitler. I liked him when I first read "Mein Kampf" back in 1925. Anyone that rubs politicians up the wrong way and is well on the way to achieving world dominion, fair treatment for German workers and jobs for non-semites is OK by me. It just shows what a successful demagogue can do, compared to a serious politician. I look forward to the Nuremberg Rallies.

Confucius say: "The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

Been watching several YouTube videos featuring the great Bert Jansch. Known primarily as one of the founding members of the folk-jazz group Pentangle. But he put out many excellent solo albums. Wonderful acoustic guitarist, who influenced many other musicians of his generation. And a fine songwriter, as well. This is the title track from an album released in 1973. [video=youtube;j_KQiz1-0qk]

A song from Ry Cooder's brand new album "The Prodigal Son". I'll be seeing him in concert later this month. [video=youtube;x-jtGorNE7Q]

Not from me. I like King Crimson. I interviewed Robert Fripp in Toronto in 1979, soon after "Exposure" was released. Very interesting guy. Also saw him do a solo "Frippertronics" show at the University of Waterloo.

Interesting. This brings to mind the film "Hidden Figures", which is about female African-American mathematicians working at NASA in the 1960s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidden_Figures

In English we say 'have stuff', not "got stuff". HTH

Well, I did say that I don't consider players role models. So, I didn't say Ronaldo was a negative role model. What I said was that he exemplified negative traits: specifically, he is a preening, self-centred, arrogant person. To use a modern cliche, it's all about him—always. No doubt he does show some positive traits, but—for me, anyway—they are overshadowed by his narcissism.

I've always believed that you support the professional team closest to where you grow up—or where you have decided to set up home. In that sense, you don't choose a team; the team chooses you. So, I would not be recommending Saints to anybody. If they're from the So'ton area, it ought to be their team anyway!

Two issues here: 1) question posed in post title (are players role models?); 2) Sterling's tattoo. 1) Players are not role models for me, but some exemplify positive or negative traits (positive—Le Tissier, Lambert; negative—Roy Keane, C. Ronaldo). 2) Sterling can put whatever tattoo he wants on his body, but he seems a bit confused. Why imprint permanently on his body the very thing he says he wants to avoid? Did he give a thought to what people might think his intention was; because it seems like the action of a gun-lover.

Charmed by the so-called witty repartee, apparently.

Schiller = Freude, schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium, Wir betreten feuertrunken, Himmlische, dein Heiligtum! Deine Zauber binden wieder Was die Mode streng geteilt; Alle Menschen werden Brüder Wo dein sanfter Flügel weilt.

... definitely maybe ...

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Child: "Are we there, yet?" Adult: "No, dear, we have to leave our town, get on the motorway, and drive for 35 miles." Child: "Are we there yet? It's going to be a disaster, if you keep me waiting for my tea." Adult: "It will be about 40 minutes until we get there." Child: "Are you kidding me? That's too long. Why does it always take too long?" Adult: "Well, the traffic's bad today. Don't worry, dear; we'll be there before you know it." Child: "You always say that. I don't trust you anymore." Adult: "Well, I'm sorry about that. You'll just have to be patient, won't you." Child: "What are you hiding? We should be there by now." Adult: "No, dear; it always takes about this long, but things happen to slow us down a bit." [pause] Child: "Are we there yet?" Adult: "No. Why do you always kick up a fuss?" Child: "I'm hungry. I want something to eat." Adult: "You'll just have to wait; we're almost there." Child: "You always say that. Anyway, I think I need to pee." Adult: "Too bad, dear; you'll have to hold it. Not long now." Child: "Are we there yet?"