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    Ulloa top scorer in Championship anyone?

    He will notch a few but wouldn't think he will finish top of the pile. You never know though eh?
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    Ticket sales for pre season friendlies

    Might go to the Villarreal game although not decided yet. Would definitely have gone along to see us play Roma though.
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    Royal brith

    The Guardian has a 'make this website royal baby free' button which is great.
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    I think the concern in the case of any riot would be the smashing things up bit. If they get arrested then their identity would be easy enough to establish.
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    But realistically, as pointed out elsewhere, they are hardly going to use it to stop someone covering their face with a scarf day to day. If someone is involved in a riot - they will cover their face regardless of this law and, if caught, the fact they've been rioting is probably enough law...
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    Quick question on summer tournaments, for those involved in running kids football clubs...

    Ok, that makes sense. Fair play then for lending a hand. But today's generation certainly isn't all Me, Me, Me. There are plenty of kids doing good stuff today.
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    Can anyone explain why banning the veil and therefore further widening divisions between communities in this country will actually help those women who are being oppressed (which, I feel the need to add to my post, isn't everyone)? The oppression of anyone is, of course, terrible and should be...
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    Quick question on summer tournaments, for those involved in running kids football clubs...

    Fair play then. So, of an afternoon in the summer, you were just told to go and score for the local cricket team or help with the rugby club pitch without ANY connection to any of the clubs you were helping? Didn't they think it was a bit weird some kid who didn't know anyone there or having...
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    Quick question on summer tournaments, for those involved in running kids football clubs...

    But surely they were for clubs you were involved with? I cannot believe that you were simply dispatched down to the local rugby club of an afternoon to work on the pitch without some sort of connection, i.e. played for youth team or had a relative involved somewhere.
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    I just think people are wrong to assume that banning the veil would actually a) Help tensions in this country, or b) Help those women who wear them who are being oppressed.
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    Quick question on summer tournaments, for those involved in running kids football clubs...

    One thing is for certain, regardless of my previous point about it no doubt being a good experience so hopefully not a total waste of time: the way to encourage young people to want to be regular referees is probably not to take advantage of them. In this instance the lad has a very supportive...
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    I completely sympathise with the argument that, in some cases, the women wearing them may not be doing so out of choice and that, in some cases, it is a tool of oppression and control. But, equally, the way to deal with those issues is not, I would argue, to ban the item of clothing. It won't...
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    Non Sport......How do you stand? Veil ban 2010 France.

    Genuine question for anyone saying to people: "If you don't like it you can go back to your own country." What about British muslims? A ban on clothing is absurb. Absolutely absurd. And, I suspect, the law was probably introduced to appeaes the anti-Islam movement in France, not because of any...
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    Best Albion keeper?

    My favourite of the ones I have seen is Ben Roberts.
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    bournemouth v real madrid

    They won't even cover costs by all accounts. Maybe a slight profit but not enough to help them out financially. 14,000 at £60 is only like 28,000 at £30. Or, to put it another way, slightly better cash return than an average Amex game in terms of ticket sales. That is before you take into...
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    Who is your money on for Promotion & Relegation next season?

    We've yet to finalise our squad and yet to ply a competitive match under the new manger yet almost everyone tips us for promotion.
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    One historical figure you find inspirational

    I went to Auschwitz last month and learnt of an amazing tale. Every time someone escaped, ten people would be chosen to be killed. One man chosen begged the guards not to kill him because he had a young family. An onlooker, Maximilian Kolbe, offered to take his place. The man whose place he took...
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    Oscar nearly joing us as a player . . .

    Came out wrong. Didn't mean I didn't believe it, just flabbergasted by it.
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    Quick question on summer tournaments, for those involved in running kids football clubs...

    Sounds cheap as chips. Decent experience I guess though.
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    Oscar nearly joing us as a player . . .

    Argus says some time between 2000-2004. He is 40 now so would have been 31 or younger. We were going from League Two to Championship strugglers. I really find this hard to believe considering our stature and budget at the time. No reason for him to say it if it isn't true though. What a flair...

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