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  1. Lord Bracknell

    Brentford's statistical strategy- recipe for success or will plans go up in smoke?

    Bloom's gambling business makes millions out of statistical analysis of football. That doesn't mean than statistics can form the basis of running a football club.
  2. Lord Bracknell

    Black cabs-v-Uber.

    Because to get a black cab on the road, the cabbie has to shell out THOUSANDS of pounds to acquire the expensive, wheelchair accessible vehicle and pay the costs of getting through the Knowledge test. Uber drivers can get on the road without either of these requirements.
  3. Lord Bracknell

    [Misc] What is your favourite trainers you have worn.

    I once bought a very cheap pair of trainers in Sports Direct. The left shoe was made in Vietnam, the right one in Malaysia.
  4. Lord Bracknell

    Stevie G hand shandy

    The alternative is watching Palace.
  5. Lord Bracknell

    Weird noise last night in brighton 15th may

    There's an event tonight at Preston Barracks - part of the Brighton Festival. It involves pyrotechnics. Last night was a rehearsal.
  6. Lord Bracknell

    Black cabs-v-Uber.

    Word on the ranks is that they are thinking about it. In fact, on 23 March 2015, they applied to the City Council for a Private Hire Vehicle Operator's Licence. http://www.brighton-taxis.com/downloads/GMB-Uber210415.pdf
  7. Lord Bracknell

    (Some people in) Brighton - taking itself a bit too seriously?

    How hard was that? I guess he signed the nomination papers.
  8. Lord Bracknell

    Your first ever concert?

    Nah ... But I did see Hendrix play at Falmer.
  9. Lord Bracknell

    Your first ever concert?

    Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and The Duchess - at Birmingham Town Hall
  10. Lord Bracknell

    Labour leadership race

    Most of the actual electioneering in a party leadership contest is done by Rupert Murdoch and his journalists.
  11. Lord Bracknell

    The Guess Who in 3 Words Game

    Mark McCammon. Wanker Wanker Wanker
  12. Lord Bracknell

    How will the PR of Brighton & Hove and NSC cope with 1999 FN53?

    I've just checked the Express website. The headline is "Experts warn of MASS EXTINCTION". ... And relax.
  13. Lord Bracknell

    How will the PR of Brighton & Hove and NSC cope with 1999 FN53?

    Until the Daily Express advises us that there is nothing to worry about, I shall be reassured that it will pass us by.
  14. Lord Bracknell

    Executed for dozing off

    Can we be certain that the employee in question hadn't previously been given a final written warning? Or is employment law in North Korea slightly different from ours?
  15. Lord Bracknell

    Tory plan to destroy the Beeb...

    Well ... There seem to be a few NSC users who'd like to see the BBC destroyed. I dare say that same opinion can also be found in the higher reaches of the Tory party. It seems perfectly reasonable for supporters of the BBC and the licence fee to be worried.
  16. Lord Bracknell

    Without Googling - what does Albion mean?

    And weren't Brighton & Hove Albion named after a football team in West Bromwich?
  17. Lord Bracknell

    Without Googling - what does Albion mean?

    A Bostal is a track that leads up to the top of the Downs. We have one at Firle, called "Firle Bostal".
  18. Lord Bracknell

    Brighton Council Election Results

    And a lot of the money spent on transport schemes in Brighton and Hove came in the form of direct grants from the coalition government. Thank transport ministers like Norman Baker and Susan Kramer for quite a lot of it.

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