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Ah yes Ted the fitba word. I got that from reading too much Irvine Welsh. I thought Hearts were doing really well until they stupidly got rid of Graham Rix a couple of years back, who had them playing good football and it looked as if for a while there they could break up the constant success of Rangers and Celtic but it's been a slow and painful ride for Hearts supporters ever since. It will be interesting to see how Gretna Green get on this season though in their first season in the top flight although losing four-nil at home wasn't a good start.

I think you'll find there are quite a few Scots in ED, so feel free to post your thoughts. Tough on the Jambos that.

At last a new football season is upon us this coming Saturday. I have been suffering serious withdrawal symptoms without my regular dose of the fitba or soccer as a certain former England captain has taken to calling it. Being a life-long Spurs fan I have very high hopes this season. I want qualification for the Champions League and of course it would be great if we could nick that by finishing above the Arsenal. I also want to us to win the UEFA Cup and if not then maybe one of the domestic ones like the FA Cup or League Cup. Not much to ask is it? Or is it? How will your team do? What expectations to you have? Will Steve McLaren's England qualify for the World Cup? Post here for all your football related thoughts and stories.

Alternatively you could try The Mansion in Gipsy Hill, by the roundabout, which is very gay friendly and I beleive run by the same people who own the Rye Hotel.

That's the best answer I've heard on the subject so far Brendan, couldn't agree with you more.

I think this whole independent/chain thing is a form of inverted snobbery. I'd never heard of White Stuff until people started posting on here about it. All I care is that a shop sells decent quality goods at reasonable prices without exploiting it's workforce in some Third World sweat shop and has friendly staff and good customer service. I'm also fully aware of thier opening PR gambit at the beginning of this thread but why people feel the need complain is beyond me. They are now a shop on our main thoroughfare in East Dulwich and should be fully entitled to post on this forum whether you like it or not. I think I may have that cup of tea now.

Thanks for the tip Louisa, but I already where glasses. Next time I go for a check-up though should I go Independent or the high street chain you suggest?

I'll certainly pop in at some point later in the week. Welcome to Lordship Lane and good luck to you. And, hey Louisa, where do you get off? Where on earth do you get your anger from? If you haven't got anything nice to say (which is usually the case) don't bother.

Too many to mention. I like a good pint of Guinness and love trying out different real ales. They usually have a beer festival in the Dog during the summer with half a dozen different guest ales on tap each week, including lighter summer bitters and ales. Favourites at the moment though include old staples like Harveys Best and Timothy Taylor's Landord, others I like are Adnams, Abbot Ale, Theakstons Old Peculiar, Fullers ESP and Wadsworths 6X. Lager I only tend to drink in the summer when it's hot these days. Most draft lagers I find fairly insipid but a good pint of Stella Artois, Kingfisher or Cobra with a curry is fine with me and when it comes to cans I love Red Stripe.

Opposite Moxons the fishmongers and inbetween The Thomas Moore Hall and His Lordship's Launderette on the left hand side of Lordship Lane if you are heading towards the roundabout at Goose Green in a northerly direction.

Simple you posted on the famous thread. Dead giveaway that.

Not all of them but apparently Ronnie Biggs celebrated in there afterwards. It was called The Cherry Tree in those days.

Rents notwithstanding a juice bar wouldn't be a such a bad idea but I like the idea of a creperie even more, something like My Old Dutch on the Kings Road, Chelsea would be perfect.

I think I know who you mean Nero but I don't know his name. Used to be a villian in Eastenders and also appeared in The Bill.

Willma, notwithstanding the understandable inconvenience of the station ticket shop being closed or the machine being faulty you're husband could always buy a daily travelcard from any of the nearby newsagents in the area.

If your horse gets the drinks in then you're more than welcome and welcome to the EDF Jerri.

That's true Brendan. A good point but it's almost like saying "Opinions are like arseholes, everybody's got one." Anyway there are only two "proper" pubs left in Dulwich and that's the CPT and the Castle. Still, I guess pubs are changing and so are people's requirements. Different strokes for different folks.

Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

If your lover has put on too much weight, get them to walk three miles in the morning and three miles at night, and by the end of the week the fat f**ker will be 42 miles away.

Yeah me too...I certainly had some CRAFT moments on Friday and Saturday night.

Oh! but I do know Declan and you'll be waiting a long time. I may be growing older by I refuse to grow up.

In the words of one of your fellow Irishman:- "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." Oscar Wilde.

I'm afraid I have no idea what was going on at about 12.30am. It all seems to be lost in an alcoholic blur...must have been around the time I blacked out. Sorry.

Oh! don't...I'll be in tears...but thanks guys.

> Have to say I disagree with you re. the Rolls > Royces. I saw the said 'Guru' a couple of weeks > ago in the NEC in Birmingham and one thing he > happened to mention were the stories about all his > cars which existed years ago i.e the 70's > He went on to say that if he did have that number > of cars he was supposed to have he wouldn't have > chosen Rolls! > As for the women, when he went to the Palace of > Peace he would have been a teenager. He is now > nearly 50. In the interests of honesty I don't > believe he can be accused of being a charlatan > either. My word your gullible aren't you. You don't seriously believe all that crap do you. I once went in the Palace of Peace with a friend of mine. We were very stoned and a couple of "disciples" came up to us and said "oh you're the chosen ones....come and have something to eat/drink....blah blah blah..." Silly f**king hippies. Jah Rastafari