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The children's park is a bit better and the cafe is admittedly a lot better - but so what? There are loads and loads of children's playgrounds and parks with cafes all over Sussex, but there is nothing (and certainly nothing in the Worthing area) to match the overall selection of activities...

Yes. The paddling pools, the climbing rocks, the boats you could hire on the lake, the 2 pitch 'n' putt courses, the go-karts, the par 3 golf course, the putting green, the miniature railway round the lake .... all gone. :( Instead they've made it a sort of 'wild space' with contemplative...

I tell you what, the Dome pretty much sums up the revitalisation/reimagining of Worthing. Back in the 60s/70s the Dome was the epitome of the term 'flea pit'. There was just the one screen, and the whole pace had a dirty, run-down air. It was not a pleasant place to visit and more than once the...

I hope they don't raise the tax on beer.

Oh is there a Budget today? I had no idea. I'm only interested in Brighton Council finances, the national exchequer can do one as far as I'm concerned. Anyway it'll just be the usual boring rubbish, nothing like a Council Tax debate. I used to be interested back in the old days but for me it's...

Woo hoo! The Watsonless Browns beat the Ratbirds! Totally unexpected and cheered me up (a bit) after Saturday.

.... and another thing that will happen: It's all light-hearted fun and banter at the moment, but once the match kicks off the mood always darkens, and the posts are all "What's FH playing at?", "Dunk's past it", "Ferdi's a liability", "Hinshlewood isn't PL quality", "We're getting destroyed...

How do you know they ARE pretending? But no, post #43 explains. "Just kids mucking about" as Crocodile Dundee would say. All part of the ritual. EDIT: This next game could be season-defining. (Don't think anyone's said that yet).

Quite right too. And we tend to struggle against teams we 'should' beat, although having said that I think Wolves are in a bit of a false position as they had a very hard start. Would I take a point now? Hmmm. Don't ask me that. (Mind you that point against Forest isn't looking too bad now).

As much as I love this thread it has to be said that some of these are just 'pictures' rather than 'iconic pictures'.

I believe it was. And yes, in answer to the OP I do remember buying the paper. Quite short-lived iirc. And I know the Amex is iconic etc etc, but at least with that design we'd have had a proper North Stand! :)

And for once it isn't you they're all moaning about! :lolol:

Yeah, having thought about it since I made that post I've changed my mind slightly, inasmuch as there are so many variables it would be impossible to implement, and also it's unfair as it ignores the suffering of the British working class. As well as the slave trade the capitalist class got rich...

That of course is baldly correct, and on that basis reparations should be paid - and I'm not opposed to the idea in principle. However there are some counter-arguments. Firstly one could argue that for Britain as a whole any benefit is historic and had long dissipated before the 2nd quarter of...

Ahh good. (well not 'good' but you know what I mean). I missed that and only saw the other one with the 'blurry' bit. As you were ...

So I'm not alone then! I had a similar thing, chest pains, etc, and one day I collapsed. I went for some tests, and got called in the next day for the op which they said was 'urgent' - and this was in the middle of Covid! I couldn't believe it when they showed me the x-ray just before fitting...

Oooh, why not statins? I've been going for regular checks (I'm 67) and despite having excellent blood pressure and all my cholesterol readings well within the limits, indeed at the lower end of the scale I got put on them a few years ago as I had a 'funny turn' which was caused by a blocked...

As was I - to my shame. As others have said this is a great thread. I had no idea Wembley was built in such a 'rural' location (#159). Although I do know it was built on the site of Britain's abortive attempt to build a rival to the Eiffel Tower. And one small moan: I was disappointed to see...

Agreed. Didn't they try that in the County Championship? Is that rule still going? I must admit I haven't followed the CC much, if at all, over the last few seasons - until Sussex got promoted!

Sadly yes. This is pretty much a bog-standard PL season for Palace. Start off with lots of hope and optimism that this is the year they win a trophy and/or qualify for Europe. Then they struggle, look like relegation candidates and quite often sack the manager. The new guy comes in, turns it...