Adver News: TEF Suicide Watch...

[jonny72]

However, it is quite a worrying situation when so much has been pledged and so little is being done.

I caught a bit of a programme on Haiti last night and they seemed to be doing OK with getting the aid out there and doing good. Though it sounded like part of the problem is the level of devastation, with whole parts of the country literally being levelled to the ground, rebuilding a country from the ground up is going to take time.

[reeves4england]

I caught a bit of a programme on Haiti last night and they seemed to be doing OK with getting the aid out there and doing good. Though it sounded like part of the problem is the level of devastation, with whole parts of the country literally being levelled to the ground, rebuilding a country from the ground up is going to take time.

Very true. There is no quick fix as the scale of destruction was huge, and it will inevitably take years or even decades to restore any sense of normality. The issue I was raising was that reports suggest only a fraction (apparantly as little as 1%, though this figure was neither cited nor backed up) of the money donated has been used. Whether that is good planning or a major fault is unclear, which is why I often find reporting on such things rather infuriating.

[jonny72]

Worth pointing out that living conditions weren't that great before the earthquake - most people didn't have electricity or running water. Someone said they had to pay for water before and now they're getting it for free, so that's something.

To put the devastation in context they reckon 250,000 homes and 30,000 other buildings were destroyed which is the equivalent of a town at least five times the size of Swindon being completely flattened and destroyed overnight. How long would it take us in the UK to deal with a disaster such as that? It's going to take a hell of a lot longer in Haiti.

[Iffy's Onion Bhaji]

I too have a great deal of respect for LJF. I really hope he does well for us this season.

[Langers]

Wasn't someone going to order a Haitian flag for next season?

We should definatly do this, would show our respect for him.

[ghost_of_noble]

Its getting to be a bit serious now,send me back to the old folks home.I am feeling suicidal!
Back to the football though,Greer will not be missed,Paynter will not be missed but Easton will be missed.
We were inconsistent last year otherwise we would have got automatic promotion.
There is plenty of time yet and our youngsters should be given a chance.
Why would we buy a flag he must know he has our sympathy.

[Reg Smeeton]

We were inconsistent last year otherwise we would have got automatic promotion.

I'd be interested to know your definition of inconsistent...in all our years in Div 3, we've only ever lost less games on one occasion 95/96.

we lost as many games in 85/86....albeit at a lower level.

[reeves4england]

Its getting to be a bit serious now,send me back to the old folks home.I am feeling suicidal!
Back to the football though,Greer will not be missed,Paynter will not be missed but Easton will be missed.
We were inconsistent last year otherwise we would have got automatic promotion.
There is plenty of time yet and our youngsters should be given a chance.
Why would we buy a flag he must know he has our sympathy.

The captain won't be missed, the top scorer won't be missed, but the benchwarmer will be? How does that make sense.

As for the flag, it's just a token gesture. There are plenty of others up there too so why not a Haitian one.

[Rich Pullen]

RE: Easton, a quick google search has him linked to Aberdeen and Falkirk.

[One F In Fitton]

Its getting to be a bit serious now,send me back to the old folks home.I am feeling suicidal!
Back to the football though,Greer will not be missed,Paynter will not be missed but Easton will be missed.
We were inconsistent last year otherwise we would have got automatic promotion.
There is plenty of time yet and our youngsters should be given a chance.
Why would we buy a flag he must know he has our sympathy.

Apart from your penultimate point, that is a bizarre post. But I find you entertaining, so keep at it you old cunting fuck-weasel.

[ghost_of_noble]

Thank you one and all for your comments,nice to know I have been conspicuous by my absence.The captain gave away too many dangerous free kicks on the edge of the box costing us points in many games,The leading goalscorer was greedy and went for impossible strikes when a simple ball to a player in a better position would have been more advantageous for the team.Finally the bench warmer never let us down every time he came on as substitute and was apparently excellent in the dressing room.As for the flag where do you stop with these outpourings of public sympathy.It is already out of hand now,every time somebody in football dies we have a collective display of sympathy.HYPOCRITICAL!However it was a nice touch at the last game for the supporters of the club who had passed away to be recognised.As for my definition of inconsistency. It is being able to play most of the top sides off the park, whilst losing to sides we should have humiliated.Nurse quickly my bag needs emptying.     

[Don Rogers Shop]

In a weird and very strange way he has a point.

[thedarkprince]

The old cunt is spot on (ish).

[Colin Todd]

fucking bizzare.

Damn those top goalscorers for shooting. Greedy pricks.  Should have passed to Ferry so he could shoot like a girl again.

What we really need is a hardworking but inferior central midfielder

[Spy]

As for my definition of inconsistency. It is being able to play most of the top sides off the park, whilst losing to sides we should have humiliated.   

This happens to pretty much every top team. Teams at the top of the league will lose to lower placed teams they were expected to beat at some point in the season.