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Am there in two weeks.

I just wish someone would give him a right royal bonerfication so we don't all have to suffer majorly listening to him drone on during the 2016 Tour general classement.

Out of curiosity why through a VPN?

Plus 1, signed up last night. Their website looks a bit ropey but streams via Kodi so far seem flawless and using widi wirelessly links to my hd tv with no problems. Thanks to whoever recommended this, I'm ringing up sky tonight to cancel my sports subscription.

When Spurs inevitably rip it off , will they be the White Stripez?

Compared to Calais Southampton will be like the Shangri-la

alpine_saint on jumping to conclusions shocker

Now I'm on my laptop instead of phone, maybe for the Australian model I can add more context. Firearm Licence Firstly, before even entertaining the idea of owning a firearm any said person must actually have a firearm licence which comes in various categories based on the type of weapon. There are numerous reasons for this. - The first part of the paper trail starts here. - It ensures that the gun owner is educated on the responsibilities of owning a gun, has a genuine need for it, and is deemed fit and proper. (my words) - It restricts the "legal" sales of guns AND ammunition to only those with the correct licences. Think of it the same as a driving licence. Firearm Registration The next step is that once the licensed gun owner has purchased the gun, the gun must be registered and also regularly (possibly yearly) registered by presenting the firearm to the police for inspection. The main reason I suspect is to regulate the legal exchange of firearms and restrict the type of firearms. Absolutely nothing (unless they start blatting people). In addition to the aforementioned benefits the main aim isn't about suppressing those with a licence, but suppressing those without. It's difficult, there will always be a black market for firearms but it comes at a cost. This is where the registration is at its most useful. As an example in America almost anyone can pick up a semi automatic assault rifle with ammo at a local walmart for a few hundred dollars, because it is so easy and there's no trail. In Australia, if you are lucky you would get on the black market a pistol for about 30,000 dollars. So the illegal guns are mostly in the hands of hardened criminals and crime gangs, used invariably against other hardened criminals and crime gangs, not some pimply faced teenager having a meltdown because he got picked on for wearing braces. (although still can happen - see below) I wouldn't expect you to have known this, but in Australia immediately after the worlds worst gun massacre (google Port Arthur Massacre) responded to make it harder for people to acquire semi and automatic weapons - that were at the time legal to buy and own. However, constitutionally Parliament could not just pass a law to confiscate weapons from existing legal gun owners. It had nothing to do with guns per se, but rather a ubiquitous ownership law surrounding the inability of governments to take something away from people that they already own. Fair enough. So a rather novel approach they took was introduce a firearms amnesty where, for a period of time (maybe a year or two) the government would buy back at around $600 a pop all the firearms they wanted out of the public domain. Why is this relevant? Because I think, it illustrates that Americans using the 2nd amendment and the constitution is just a sloppy default excuse. The truth moreover is that there is no social or political will to improve things. I think this sadly is the kicker between US and AUS (and possibly the rest of the civilized world) and why outsiders looking in regularly shake their head in dismay at US gun laws. *Footnote The other thing worth mentioning is that Australia doesn't have a thriving domestic firearms so the firearm lobby groups are politically weak. Conversely the US gun manufacturers profit heavily on Americans diametrically opposing psyche of fear and aggression which must weigh heavily on the decision makers on Capital Hill (or at least with down their pockets).

It's long and complex but I think it started when Australia federated peacefully with a trustworthy representative government at the time, it didn't entertain the slave trade and didn't go to civil war - so starting from its colonial infancy there's never been a real need, or feeling of need towards firearms in the general community beyond police and farmers. The other major difference is that Australia has constitutionally evolved over the years so are not hung up over Amendments that can't be amended. Just the way I see it as a simple Australian.

Apologies in advance it this has already been put in this thread but is p*ss funny. Jim Jefferies on US Gun Controls - PS Language alert! "Your first amendment says that I can say your second amendment sucks d*cks" https://youtu.be/HZFLk5L70MQ

I wouldn't be overly upset if we nurture and play Turnbull next to Fonte this year as the next Saints starlet, but what makes me a bit nervous is that if Fonte misses games who have we got that can lead the line? That's where I felt that looking beyond the obvious technical quality Toby has, we also lost a player with the experience and leadership qualities to cope without Fonte. Not really knowing a lot about VVD other than he plays very well in a dross league, is he the sort of character that can be capable of controlling the backs if called upon?

Morgan and Victor on the park at the same time... W 8 D 5 L 6 As a %: W42 D26 L32 Without W 14 D 2 L 10 As a %: W54 D8 L38 A massive drop off, so by natural extension Morgan and Vic are rubbish

His assists stats would prove he did well if he was playing on the wing, but what those stats overshadow is his constant derelict of defensive duty which exposed us time and time again, either because he was too far advanced too often, as slow as a wet weekend, poor positioning, or a combination of all three. Ultimately that's why Shaw as a 17 year old usurped him, not because he could supply more assists, but because as a left back he could do "the" job, not "a" job.

This was one of the last games I saw Fox, but summed up quite a few games where he playe - http://www.squawka.com/news/young-at-heart-how-the-absence-of-shaw-and-clyne-hurt-saints-vs-spurs/46192 He really wasn't that good for us..

Sadly I'm not sure he'll even be good enough to get on City's team bus for Villa game, let alone having a run out.

He's Jordy, Jordy Jordy Clasie.. Surely even the Northam can't f*ck that up...

Not through lack of trying

Taking the urine out of of his own industry and/or Mr Crook per chance?

If we survive the new ball in the morning session then you could be in trouble

Whilst I know my left backs from right, I am usually carp at this but here's my starter for Ten... ---------------------------- Courtois ------------------------------ Clyne ----------------------Cedric ------------------------Trippier Downing ------Mane------Fabregas ------Walcott--------Cazorla ---------------Kane--------------------------Pelle------------------

Eh?

Corrected your spelling

" And whilst Nibali and Rodriguez shoot the breeze like it's a Sunday club run someone has dropped a Tony Martyn bomb" ...or words to that effect Gotta love Carlton Kirbys commentary

Did I say he said otherwise? The only thing obvious at the moment is that nothing is obvious...