Mick Mac

Racism exists and it probably always will to some extent. Its a hate crime. Jon Terry needs to be properly tried in a law court, not a football associtaion diciplinary court, and assuming he is guilty, he needs to be banned for an appropriate period. Then we move on until the next crime. But racism is not the biggest crime in the world. Each time it happens it does not need all the left wing liberals of the world crying foul as if its the worst thing that ever happened.

Taxation should be all about fairness. That means the bigger earners keeping a greater proportion of their income than they do currently.

I thought McCaw was the business through the tournament. I made a point of trying to see what it was he did to make him the hero that he is. It's incredible that he is in there interrupting quick ball every time playing the laws of the game the offside rule and the referee to the limit. For me he was the top number 7.

I have survived another year despite 11 months of too many beers, so its time to consider the 2011 verion. I'm doing 31 October to the 25th.....(26 days) anyone else?

Otta Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I imagine BR will remember this day for a good > while. I imagine he will remember nothing about it. Can someone PM him the score in the morning.

The All Blacks - comfortably the best team in the world, were outplayed by France. And they did turn up? I'm confused.

taper Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Weepu choking, Donald on. The only difference > between the two teams is Joubert, who is > everywhere for the Blacks. Agree with that. All Blacks are deserved winners of the world cup in that they have been the best team in the world for some time and performed well throughout the tournament, until today. But today they did not turn up especially in the second half and could easily have blown it. The pressure was too much perhaps. In that respect they did well to get over the line.

Going back to.your original post I'm not sure they deserved to win for any reason other than they have been waiting so long. France were better on the day.

We watched the first half in the Rose which was empty, so we moved to the Herne which was amazingly full of families and children. So we moved after the game to the Bishop where they told us they had been showing the game and is probably where we should have gone in the first place. Unusual morning though.

Quids comes back to make a "point"

No. The All Blacks odds are too short to make it worthwhile (8 to 1 on). As it was just a ?20 bet I'll run with it.

How can they deserve to win, if the match has not even started yet? ;-)

I don't know whats kicking off at 7am in your house declan, but the rugby's at 9. We will be in the Rose at 9am, followmg the French to victory (and straight to the bookies to collect......)

I know what's on. Its the rugby. ;-)

Where is Jimmy now? Have the yummie mummies tracked him down? Poor Jimmy. He was a nice lad.

Hisar - as Turkish restaurants on Lordhsip Lane go, its about average.

Just for fun: We need to tax companies as they are not necessarily distributing all their profits, but we still want to collect tax on their profits each year, whether they distribute or not. But we can't tax the owners/shareholders on the company profits on an arising basis as in some cases the company cant distribute as it needs its excess funds to run the business in the future, If the company has enough to distribute, its taxed as a dividend on the shareholders, so I guess its all been thought through before. If you own your own personal company, you get taxed on the company income on an arising basis as if its your own , subject to you having many customers, risk etc. [to answer another question: You may not easily simplify the tax system as the tax advisers are extremely complex people and the government needs to constantly develop anti avoidance]

It looks like the Herne is on the case with a breakfast and a beer or bucks fizz for a tenner. Any alternatives that might be better, let me know.

Is there anywhere in ED showing the game and offering a breakfast too?

Is anywhere showing the final and also doing a good breakfast on Sunday?

Anyway - more importantly Celtic got a point away from home in Europe tonight, This is a rare treat.

If you open the link to the blog - it says its still played now as the teams emerge after half time? Surely you hear it every week? Does anyone else know? I'm interested in this song as my daughter recently learned it at chior and I hear it all the time, but the connection with Spurs was new to me.

Yep - You move on to your next task Vince. Good lad.

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hmmm... didn't know that and I've been going there > since '68. No one sings it these days though and I > don't think they play it anymore. Wiki is not > always strictly accurate. Have you seen this Tottenham blog? http://mcnamarasband.wordpress.com/about/ Or hear it on this clip?

Jah Lush Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > No. Really ?