Search results

You could be right mate, it's not an unfair point, but even watching from the stands these days it seems like every decision is met with some kind of obvious dissent, and any big decision results in a crowd scene around the ref. And some of the diving these days just seems flat out ridiculous...

I know where you're coming from, but in reality rugby's a pretty broad church. There are plenty of working class players mixing it up out there too. I think the difference is in the culture of the game and what's accepted and expected. Disregarding rugby for a moment, name another sport where...

I agree football's certainly gone soft in terms of the wimping around, faking injuries and diving etc.. However the behaviour towards refs and linesmen is worse now than I can ever remember it. I'd be embarassed if my four-year old threw tantrums like players (and some managers) do nowadays...

No pension for me, sadly, I was merely a temp/contractor at Rover, Jaguar, and then Jaguar Land Rover. Back in the day I thought everyone in Coventry worked for one of those, or if you were unskilled, Chrysler/Talbot/Peugeot. :) I know people who worked at the same desk for four or possibly...

It's a shame your thought processes aren't as clear as your conscience. Clearly the fact that CCFC will never own the Ricoh has an absolutely massive impact on the club. With regard to CRFC they're doing pretty well and looking very good for promotion this year. I wonder how much better they...

With all due respect HH (i.e. not wanting to get laid out) ;) imho whilst they probably were underrated, there's no way a Frontera would be as good off-road as a Land Rover product of any given era. I suspect either a difference in tyres or in driver ability/confidence, possibly both! I used...

Nomadic my arse. Surely we've done all this before!

I don't think it matters what SISU say in the accounts, at least as far as the mediation process goes. You could flip this around and actually see it as good news. Any side who are seen by the judge as not doing their best to work towards some kind of solution, are likely to get short shrift...

Argh... CWR... did he score???

Runkeeper and Share My Run are a couple of apps I've heard of, but I think there might be others you can use these days too. Good luck on the run mate. :)

I'd have to say that I'm not in favour of a zero limit. I don't see the harm in a pint at lunchtime, for instance, and driving afterwards. I don't do it often, but I have and I will again. I've done a lot of miles over the years, used to get paid to drive back in the day, and biggest danger I...

That's OK, I can't normally tell whether the Audi driver behind me has their foglights or main beam on because they're always right under my bumper. Usually they're so close that I can smell the driver's aftershave! Grrrrrrrrrrr..... ;)

I think that's about the truth of it Moff, but for me these are some of the worst kinds of offences - unprovoked violence against a total stranger. If we aren't putting people away who are doing this, then with the biggest prison population per capita in Europe, who exactly are we locking up...

Good idea, a bit more like this... Nick as Hannibal, HH as Mr T (obviously), and I think that means I get to be the good-looking one who gets the girl. :) Can anyone here fly a helicopter?

FSH is the key, btw. No fsh, walk away, no matter how shiny, imho. Check the MOT history too, that can uncover dubious mileage and other possible issues - you can do that free online at the gov.uk website..

Fwiw my old V70 had 250,000 miles when I sold it, and ran on for another 30,000 at least. I also ran a BMW 528i for well over 250,000 miles and I've got another one now which is a nipper at 150k. These were all petrol btw. I've gone off diesels a bit, even though they are generally better...

I've got the solution. Houchen's Head, a.k.a....

Could be mate, I honestly couldn't be certain. Fwiw, my experience tends to be more like yours, in that more people tend to get away with it than are caught for it. The only observation I'd make is that in this case the Judge seems to have made his decision on the basis that the Cov lads...

I'm sorry to hear what happened to you mate, genuinely, but I wouldn't assume that anyone involved here got sent down for just pushing someone over who was threatening them with a bottle....

If he alone or as part a group used or threatened violence against another individual or group, then that might happen. That's pretty common in these situations when you think about it. With all due respect though, the court balances the evidence presented so it's not just down to the police...