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Thats the one from Grand Designs, probably the nicest I've seen on that program.

We'll probably build one house for ourselves but not until a few years time. I'd want to manage it myself, best way I can think of to stop the missus going spend crazy so I'd need a year off.

No, I'm with you on minimalism. We're just waiting on planning permission to flatten a fifty year old hoose on a magic plot with North Sea views and building from scratch.

 

The rug will survive the transition as will the acacia piece. At least one of our new rooms will be dedicated to old wood. Collecting sleepers and all sorts of deadwood for the change. It's like we are collecting ingredients before designing the whole but lots of ideas taking shape.

What you looking to build? Are you going traditional or doing the whole grand designs thing?

There was a cracker of a house built a few weeks ago on it. The guy did wood bending and clad the whole house in wood he bent himself. Amazing to look at, doubt that would last long with a sea view though!

The wife spotted this in a window today so we bought it: -

 

 

Problem is, it doesn't fit with any of our rosewood and beech-stained pear wood stuff.

 

Sod it, it's too good not to make room for. Acacia wood from India. And best of all, less than a hunner quid.

Not to my taste at all, neither is the rug but I'm sure you'd feel the same about my mininmalist style, moder living room with clean lines, white walls and high gloss white furnature.

It does look very tactile though so I get the stroking and you dont get much in quality furnature for that sort of money these days.

 

 

Not sure what that's about I'm fairly new on here and have to say anyone that's posted on this thread are far from being that.

 

Remember this is off topic keep it cool.

No one on this thread Buc.

Just someone getting a bit too personal in my opinion for a message board and taking it too far.

Any guess by a news agency or site about how much he was given to go is just that, a guess.

My guess is this - he's been paid his full contract in installements with provisos in place for when he gets another club. If the contract he takes is worth less than his the Rangers one then the rangers make up the difference for the duration of his the rangers contract.

He'll get his £2m over 2 years, how much the rangers pay of that would depend on who he plays for next and how much they pay him.

The first lump sum will be enough to cover from now until the end of the year.

Thats based on the rangers contractual obligations to him and how it has worked for other players that have left clubs before their contract is up.

Utter garbage.

Both described as emergency loans.What does that mean? they were asked for from the other clubs,or we sent them out with a view to using them soon?

For an emergency loan a club that isnt in the top league has to make a request to the associaion to be allowed to loan a player for a short term gap thats been created through injury.

From the SFA site

-Emergency loans: these loans are only available to clubs in the Championship, League 1 and League 2 not to Premiership clubs and are for a minimum period of 28 days and maximum period of 93 days. The same restrictions as outlined in Standard loans apply. Furthermore no club can bring in any player after 31 March except in emergency circumstances and any such registration requires the specific approval of the SPFL Board.

Aye, there's banter and then there's being an arsehole.

Looks like Ian Holloway is to be announced as QPR boss.

 

If and when DM does leave us i also think Tommy Wright would do a sterling job for us. I'm not saying he's got a dazzling style of football about him but he most definitely installs a can do / winners mentality into his players.

 

I also wondered about Michael O'Neil the Norn Ireland boss.... he's done a cracking job there.

 

I wouldn't want big Eck, any time i've seen him on TV lately i've been left wondering wtf is going on with him.

 

McIntyre and Archibald would be less than inspiring but then again you could say the same about Deek, so you never know.

No.

Just no.

No.

As she comes with a manual I'd have no problems finding the right buttons to push. Obviously I'd fumble about a bit before finally skimming the manual but once she's set things would definitely begin to heat up.

For that reason I'm in.

The space between her eyes.

You call it a space, I call it a target. Get that on pornhub for a few thousand...

I'd also use it as a way in with the sister.

She's got a nice wee body, I'm failing to see any down sides to entering her.

Of course.

Would also give you the added bonus of being able to say to Boris, you've fucked the country but I fucked your sister and hard.

Got to love the Buchan Observer

I reckon the only thing we may see differently, cupid, is our definitions of what is "establishment".

 

For me, Stupie nailed it in his first line. There is no left and right wing anymore. Blair broke those moulds. There is only a system which has been abused by corrupt corporates, facilitated by corrupt politicians (on both sides of the historic divide), as rico said.

 

Where the right wing Tories and Republicans may have been "establishment" in the past - and may be how you see it still - the definition has changed. Just because Farage is a posh accent from an "establishment" background does not mean he is part of the establishment now, quite the opposite in my view. He DID try to change the system. He was a lone voice in Strasbourg and Brussels and was a constant thorn in the sides of the unelected corrupt establishment, who were serving America, big business and self-serving bureaucracy rather than people.

 

Where he appealed to neanderthal types, his views on immigration were not born from prejudice and bigotry, unlike many (most?) of the UKIP voters. Trump similarly isn't saying that all Mexicans and all Muslims are the enemy, he's simply pointing out the madness of the establishment - both the US AND the EU - that does not control borders for reasons that were deliberate social engineering and a disaster for the majority of the population, an unhealthy situation that the ruling classes were totally immune from of course, in their gated communities.

 

There is one big problem looming however, the stupidity of people always being a problem. Some will misinterpret the anti-stablishment wave as a licence to unleash their deep prejudices. We're already seeing that in Britain post Brexit and I fear the Hispanics and Muslims in the states may face a similar backlash in the coming days.

Probably, I see the establishment as all those involved. Trump has been dealing in Washington all his business life, you cant build all those sky scrapers without knowing your way around the political system and working in it.

I see Farage as part of the establishment because of his Conservative background and being the founder of a political party.

That might be down to that little bit of punk in me that sees anarchy as being anti establishment and not suits and money.

All I see with Brexit and Trump is right wing leanings, that isnt anti establishment in my view. We've been here before in our history, it didnt end well that time.

Brexit was backed by the right wing press, press that are owned and controlled by billionaires that have their own agendas, agendas that have nothing to do with freedom for the people and everything to do with insuring their financial legacy for their super rich families. Thats anything but anti establishment. Farage is so anti EU rocket he took their money for years and claimed hundreds of thousands in expenses. He could've fought to change it from the inside, he could've highlighted its ills and given solutions, instead he's broken us away from it and fucked off to America to take another highly paid job with Trump leaving us to pick up the pieces of his mess.

Anti establishment is the people standing up and taking control, its not handing control to xenophobes that are funded by the 1% or are part of the 1%.

The Americans did have that choice, there were several independents that they could vote for and if the people really wanted to shake things up they could've put their weight behind one of those. A real statement of disgust towards the political system would be to push one of those forward.

If Americans wanted their country back and they followed the example of their founding father (something they love to claim is important to them) then they would go with an independent. George Washington was an independent, he stood against party politics. The Americans seem to have forgotten that and a lot of the people in the UK think going right wing is some sort of protest. I think its deluded at best, extremely dangerous at worst.

I agree with your establishment point but what puzzles me is how in the UK people saw voting for a banker and a career politician (Farage and BoJo) as an anti establishment vote.

I also dont see how Americans can view voting for a paper billionaire that has been in the public eye for 3 decades as anti establishment either.

They are all part of the 'establishment'.

To me anti establishment would be someone from the street, an every man/woman rising to the top and not career politicians that are usually on the losing side or milti-millionaires/billionaires with axes to grind.

Everyone jumping to conclusions. Let's give him a chance. Let's see if he's true to his word.

 

No reason why he wouldn't be. This could be the greatest day in world history. Or it might not be.

 

The future hasn't been written yet but we'll find out real quick. Optimists or pessimists?

 

It was a vote against the establishment and how could that possibly be a bad thing?

 

Loving all the newscasters spewing. But many people don't believe them anymore.

 

Let the revolution begin. Shit just got real. This should spell the end for the Tories. Hopefully.

 

And independence for Scotland.

One US commentator said around 70% of presidential candidates pre-election pledges are usually put in place. Trump has the power to do it because the Republicans hold all the power now.

It might have been an anti establishment vote but it was also a xenophobic and hate fulled vote. If a European politician, especially one that was in charge of a party or running for a presidency, had 12+ accusations of sexual assault hanging over them there's no way they'd still be in the running, never mind get the vote. If his presidency goes even half the way of his persona the US will go backwards when it comes to human rights, female equality, racial equality and workers rights.

I cant see how this will be good for Scotland, all the party leaders have spoken against him, some actively campaigning against him. I also dont see how this is bad for the Conservatives in Westminster, some being inches away from being UKIP lunatics which looks to be the preferred stance doon sooth.

As you say though, sit back and enjoy the show. If he's a monumental fuck up he'll be gone in 4 years. If he is it'll also have a massive effect on our economy which could then see the fall of the Conservatives which aint bad unless that means the further rise of UKIP.

One massive positive, the yanks will now be the ones having to deal with Farage. He's no longer our problem.

We've had the recession.

We've now got the hate filled bigots taking over.

Wonder what's next...

They should try and get a better deal. You'll get a nice 4 bed with a big garden in somewhere like Danestone for half that.

 

For example: https://www.aspc.co.uk/search/property/347626/14-Laurel-View/Aberdeen

I know that house well, its on my street.

There's reasons he wants £500 a month less than comparable houses in the area.

What any of this pedantic shite has to do with my points though is beyond me.

Beginning to think I joined afc-chat.

 

There's a housing shortage? Last time I checked there were countless flats and house for sale that aren't shifting. My own flat has been for sale since April without a single viewing despite lowering the price twice and it being in good order.

 

And didn't the last attempt to auction Pittodrie fail because no one bid?

There may be a downturn at the moment but that wont last forever.

Even if it doesnt return to the craziness of before where 30 square metres cost £100k to buy that doesnt mean there isnt a housing shortage in the city and surrounding areas, ask one of the 22000 on the housing lists for Aberdeen and the shire. Ask those paying £1800-2000 a month in rent for a 3 bed house because they cant get on the housing ladder due to the over inflated prices some were willing to pay and the shortage keeping those prices up. Thats 3 times the amount someone in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, almost everywhere else in the country pays.

Because it has planning permission at worst one of the big 4 will pick it up and sit on it until its worth building because demand is back or its worth 30% more than what they paid for it or both.

The main issue last time was the deferred date the new owner would be able to get the land and the uncertainty due to the new stadium not being passed.

Here's what I know...

The stadium and facilities will cost approx £50m to build.

Pittodrie with planning permission is valued at £20m (and even in todays climate that is more than achievable due to the housing shortage. Its flats and houses thats planned, they'll still sell)

£30m to find.

From that there will be naming rights - £1m

contingency +£5m

£34m to secure

Worst comes to worst they are looking at a mortgage. As we're running in profit for the moment (thats why they've been pushing to run in profit and not just break even)

£500K a year isnt enough to fund a £30m mortgage.

About 30-40% of the £30m will have to be found (imo) to make the build happen. The rest can be borrowed.

I'd guess there's a £10-13m hole in the finances which sounds a lot but its not a huge amount to find privately when looking at a £50m project with a community theme attached to it. How they get it for free is probably where the challenges will come. When the oil was bouncing I'm sure some inside Pittodrie would've been thinking they could call on their service company owner friends to privately invest in long term advertising, corporate deals, boxes, stand sponsorship etc but thats wont be as easy to get today as it would've been 3 years ago.

We may end up with the Wood Stadium instead of the Shell Training Camp and the Nexon Academy.

This is exactly the team I think McInnes will start.

 

Not on the sauce. Just sickening to see an unprovoked attack on a fellow Dons fan and his lapdog backing it up.

 

The question I have is why - now that the season was over by October and we are too far back to catch Celtic - has it taken until now to put some obvious footballers in the right positions?

 

Why did he not start Maddison v. the OF?

 

Why has he not been playing Shinnie in his best position?

 

Why hasn't he seen fit to develop Considine in the CB role when it was clear that Taylor and Reynolds were struggling?

Part of it is down to injuries.

Jack out pushes Shinnie into midfield meaning Considine has to cover LB.

Considine was a central defender long before he was being pushed out to the left back role. He's OK at LB, a lot better than he used to be but he's always been a central defender playing left back rather than the other way around.

Maddison not starting against Rangers was baffling. Its the rangers 2016 not Gazza and co we were facing. We are good enough to beat them on our own patch without inviting them onto us. They may get most of the play when playing livi but that doesnt mean we should allow them the same at our patch.

Reading some of the posts from last night, was someone on the sauce? Bit aggro to say the least.

Lewis

Logan, O'Connor, Consi, Shinnie

McGinn, Jack, Maddison, McLean, Hayes

Rooney

Is how I think we'll line up.

Planet Earth II last night.

The whole reason ultra HD TV's were made, in my humble opinion.

This is the lassie fa Torry,Lisa Marie Bourke .Met her on a couple of occasions prior to her hitting the " glam life" her father Gerry worked we us for years ( If I had the talent I could write a book on him garenteed best seller) she was going to uni studying physiology don't know if she finished her degree ?. She has other talents of course

I fucked her in back stage in the Forum a few years ago.