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As Gordon says, "this should speed things up a bit", yea, right, that's all a rudderless ship needs. The only thing this will achieve will be to drive us on the rocks faster. Dint help Zimbabwe when they tried "quantitative easing", wouldn't you think we could pull something better out of the hat ? Then there's the ever decreasing interest rates, celebrated by folks with floating mortgages, talk about short sightedness, sure enough they may be saving up to 500 quid a month, but the value of their property is plunging at 1200 quid a month towards negative equity, can't they see that, FFS, gawd help them if they need to remortgage sometime soon... The end run of this will be {as I've said before}, when the government runs out of ideas and money the folks who have managed to scoop up the "easy money" think Fred the Shred and his ilk, will be the only ones with money, and they won't be lending it out at 0.5%. It's just a matter of time before rates rip right up to 15% or more, who knows where that will end, except in tears... Bob, I've enjoyed the discussion between yourself and CaleyD and although I am not quite as well versed in money matters as either of you I must admit, from past experience, that I am on the same wavelength as yourself. I suggest that CaleyD should take your views on board, you could teach him a thing or two. (No disrespect meant to CD).

ok CaleyD, perhaps I didn't put it very well. The point I was trying to make was that I seem to remember when inflation was in excess of 20% and I think Labour were in power then. By the way, I have no time for either Tory or Labour Party incase you think otherwise.

The way I remember it Starchief - the last time that Labour were in power they made a right f**kup of the economy then the Tories were elected, they sorted out the economy and along came Labour again, took over Tory policies (as you rightly said) and managed to f*** it up again.

Good post Bob. This is exactly what has been happening for the last 30-40 years. You have put it more elloquently than I could ever have managed!

Even if an election was called tomorrow you would still have stupid b@stards trying to vote Labour back in.

No idea. But I wasn't going to be sitting on a Number 10 for over 4 hours in each direction not knowing if I was going to get through there or not. Lame . How far did you have to travel then numpty?

It would make sense.

I'm with you Johnboy, I'd be very surprised if Robbo got the job (unless my contact got it very wrong).

I don't think it will be Robbo. How About Knox and / or Frail.

A little bit late though Dalneigh! I don't often post but about October time I posted words to the effect that "if ICT are bottom of the league in December then Craig Brewster would no longer be manager with effect from January".

You watch Coronation Street Alex? No wonder they've banned you to the North Sea!

Well spotted, obviously Malkie was just saying what the fans supposedly want to hear. Has nobody spotted how Malky got it right?......"We have been managing the club as we have been doing from the start of the season". Yes Malky, and that has been the problem all along.

I agree 100%

Perhaps the Sherriff was wearing a green and white wig and his name was Seamus O'Flattery.

If ICT are bottom of the league by 31 December Brewster will not be manager, as of January 2009. That is all I am saying on the subject.

, have to admit we are a "sing when we're winning" crowd at home, and because that hasnt been happening lately we havn't been singing lol there's ****-all to sing about. the "football" is attrocious.

It may be interesting to see how this goes down at Celtic Park on Saturday, given the strong Irish links of a large slice of the Celtic support. Antipathy towards the British military establishment on the part of those of an Irish persuasion is, fortunately, receding but has deep historical roots. For instance it was the British Army which put down the 1916 Easter rising with considerable force and which played a large part in its aftermath which in turn led to the War of Independence in the early 20s. The Black and Tans etc from that period were also recruited from ex British World War 1 soldiers. Responsible for, among other things, the Croke Park Massacre, they were hated by the Irish. Indeed the Gaelic Athletic Association (hurling, Gaelic football etc) for decades discouraged its clubs from competing against representatives of the British forces or police and the GAA also for a time banned "British" activities such as rugby. (Now thankfully the Irish play rugby internationals at Croke Park while Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped.) In World War 2 the Irish Free State maintained complete neutrality and rebuffed an attempt by Winston Churchill to get them involved. Then, of course, there was the role of the British Army in post 1969 Northern Ireland with Bloody Sunday etc. It therefore wouldn't surprise me if at least some people with a (non unionist) Irish background didn't have a great deal of sympathy for anything relating to the British Military, irrespective of how fundamentally worthwhile it is. I read this evening that the Irish celtic supporters association are not too happy with the poppy on the celtic shirts and have released a statment saying so, they were saying a lot of their members have negative views of the british army's operations in Ireland and some lost family or friends as a result It may be interesting to see how this goes down at Celtic Park on Saturday, given the strong Irish links of a large slice of the Celtic support. Antipathy towards the British military establishment on the part of those of an Irish persuasion is, fortunately, receding but has deep historical roots. For instance it was the British Army which put down the 1916 Easter rising with considerable force and which played a large part in its aftermath which in turn led to the War of Independence in the early 20s. The Black and Tans etc from that period were also recruited from ex British World War 1 soldiers. Responsible for, among other things, the Croke Park Massacre, they were hated by the Irish. Indeed the Gaelic Athletic Association (hurling, Gaelic football etc) for decades discouraged its clubs from competing against representatives of the British forces or police and the GAA also for a time banned "British" activities such as rugby. (Now thankfully the Irish play rugby internationals at Croke Park while Lansdowne Road is being redeveloped.) In World War 2 the Irish Free State maintained complete neutrality and rebuffed an attempt by Winston Churchill to get them involved. Then, of course, there was the role of the British Army in post 1969 Northern Ireland with Bloody Sunday etc. It therefore wouldn't surprise me if at least some people with a (non unionist) Irish background didn't have a great deal of sympathy for anything relating to the British Military, irrespective of how fundamentally worthwhile it is. I read this evening that the Irish celtic supporters association are not too happy with the poppy on the celtic shirts and have released a statment saying so, they were saying a lot of their members have negative views of the british army's operations in Ireland and some lost family or friends as a result It was all one-sided in Ireland then? The British didn't lose servicemen, family and friends? Wear the poppy with pride.

Why not? Thousands who followed Celtic made the ultimate sacrifice.

Obviously... because we don't have Scottish euros so the machines abroad don't distinguish between Scottish and English plastic cards. Machines in the UK do and are loaded up with Scottish and English notes in separate compartments to respond to Scottish or English cards. The system can be overridden by keying in the code 1707 before making your request for cash. 1707 - nice one Mr Bannerman!

Point 1. My comment wasn't directed at you. It was directed (with a whistley) at the person who doesn't want to spend so much on away games. Point 2. I have a 220 mile round trip and spend a damn sight more than ?60 to watch us lose at home. But then I'm a supporter regardless. Maybe so Alex, but not everyone are on Offshore salary.

Was it not a more 'industrial' ironmongers - I seem to remember that they also did tinsmith work, angleiron welding to make frames and key cutting (before keycutting became part of the shoemakers trade!) Across the road from them was the outside stair that took you up to (??) the restaurant that sat above the curved shop looking down Academy Street or maybe even up to the Carlton lounge/dining room. I was in both of those establishments but do not remember going up that outside steps, maybe the forerunner of Health and Safety was not too happy with tipsy folk sliding down the bannister and closed it. absent friend, was the restaurant that looked down Academy Street called Stuart's restaurant?