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brommy

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  1. So Norman Tebbit was once conjoined!
  2. I doubt it. As each episode of the first series is in a different country, it could be argued that they are all "specials" and/or "road trips" and the premise of the SAS section in the second episode was definitely set as a "challenge".
  3. There are a few theories why Gestede took the penalty ahead of Kodjia. I suspect there is a continually updated pecking order at the club but it could also be that substitute Gestede was physically and mentally fresher than Kodjia and/or that keepers are usually briefed about the penalty technique of the opposition's starting XI first choice penalty taker which wouldn't have included Rudy.
  4. Rosberg has had more car failures than Hamilton so Rosberg was probably due a more reliable season.
  5. Jack has stopped falling over quite so easily outside of the box, is getting on with the game quicker when the referee doesn't award a fowl and is pressing the opposition more when he's not got the ball. All big improvements to his game. As unspectacular as it may have been to most, I particularly enjoyed him running at the Cardiff player who was lining up a long pass forward in the last few minutes of yesterday's game. Jack started 20 yards away and was never likely to be able to tackle the player before the pass was played. The Cardiff player saw Jack running at him and played a hurried pass out of play and slipped over in the process. Impressive commitment from Jack so late in the game.
  6. Elphick played right CB, Chester on the left.
  7. You'll be able to save better when you're happier in your new place.
  8. Any way of you getting a mortgage and buying instead of making landlords richer?
  9. My soul isn't worth anything like $53 or a Fire HD 8!
  10. If it's 'like $53', what does it actually cost?
  11. Good luck, hope it goes well for you. Is there a deposit you will lose if you don't pay your current landlord the 28 days rent in lieu of notice?
  12. What proportion of world trade is affected by the 704 protectionist measures? As I wrote, if it's a very low proportion then a quarter increase may still mean comparatively few protectionist measures affect world trade and if it's a large proportion we either accept it's increase is part of world trade or ensure new UK trade deals are different even outside the EU.
  13. Three comments: The quoted report lists numerous types 'trade restrictions' that don't equate to tariffs. I don't know whether 704 is a high percentage of the total G20 trade deals. If it's 704 amongst tens of thousands then even a 23.4% increase to a very low proportion equates to not a lot. Supposing the 'trade restrictions' did equate to tariffs in many cases and the '704 trade restrictions' already in place at June 2014 did represent a significant proportion of the total number of trade deals, it appears that tariffs are already something we have to live with, irrespective of leaving the EU.
  14. There is nothing I can do to influence the negotiations in leaving the European Union, so I'm not stressing too much. Currently, I'm financially better off because of the referendum result but I accept that may change. Most of the 'leavers' I have spoken to after the result have accepted there may be a 'price to pay'. There is little to be gained in imposing trade tariffs so my guess is that after a period of grandstanding (mostly by the EU in an attempt to cement or paper over (depending on one's view of the future of the EU) the cracks created by the first large country to leave it's Union), there will be agreements in place that don't significantly damage the trade of the UK and the EU. Of course the finance markets will continue to be volatile but there always has been periods of volatility, so little change there. Facts will continue to be interpreted to support either side of the argument but as the years pass and decades pass, the UK's former membership of the Union will fade to a distant memory.
  15. We need to know what the scope of Tony's plan for Villa Park is before making suggestions. There is little point in talking about a new stadium based at the centre of a new sports/retail/residential complex with direct transport links to the city centre, if Tony sets a budget that will only stretch to jet washing the dirty concrete on the back on the North Stand. Similarly, there's little point in restricting our thoughts to fast beer pouring devices if Tony's got large investment and development plans. Come on Tony, give us a clue!
  16. I hope your kids get well soon, RV.
  17. I think he looks better. Like someone you hope finds love on The Undateables.
  18. An apprentice at work once asked a guy what happens instead of ejaculation for those who have vasectomies. We convinced the apprentice that the ejaculate was replaced by 'puffs of air'. I even convinced the apprentice that sometimes it sounded like a whistle and that the puffs of air were accompanied by very small clouds of dust if the guy hadn't done it for a while.
  19. Well I did notice no one was on the end of his two passes that crossed the goal line today.
  20. brommy

    U.S. Politics

    The opinion polls prior to Brexit surprised me more than the result itself. I wonder if the U.S. opinion polls are any more accurate this time.
  21. Better to ignore than give them the attention they crave.
  22. How long before he joined us? He may have had an excuse. *insert photo of a chubby baby*
  23. There wasn't a K2 in the Holte back then. After the Holte had been fenced down the middle (presumably for crowd number/control), the left side (looking at the terrace from the pitch) was L block and the right side was K block. Happy days.
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