tom_widdows

Especially given this 'magical'80% wages promise still hasn't been organised and the consensus is companies must pay all the money out first and then claim it back from HMRC. How many companies out there have enough cash in the bank to pay all their outgoings (even if its only 80% staff wages) with no income for 3-6months on the promise they will get the money back eventually? Can't say I trust the banks to help in this situation

No 'todays' but BBC have been showing FA Cup rewind the last couple of weekends the first 2 episodes are on Iplayer now (currenlty on the 2nd bottom row of the page) https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b006xv04/the-fa-cup Love old school FA cup football and watching John Barnes in his Watford days is a joy

My linkedin feed is full if people either posting or liking posts with pictures of Johnson and Sunak along the lines of 'these men are working tirelessly to save the country and we thank them for it' I'm giving Sunak a bit of a break at the moment (not too much because his brain wiring is still set to Tory) but as for Johnson..... Thankfully there are plenty of responses about how long it has taken them to get their act together, and how they still have done fuck all to help the self employed but what I havent see is a response along the lines of ITS THEIR FUCKING JOB AND EVERYTHING 'POSITIVE' THEY ARE DOING IS BEING DONE ABOUT A WEEK AFTER IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE AND WITH EXTREME RELUCTANCE/ A GUN POINTED TO THEIR HEAD.

Someone did that in braehead a week ago. Hopefully the supermarkets are taking the hint.

The apparent practice of profiteering in times of stress has now expanded to go after the owners of takeaways etc. Last week people were posting videos and pics of small shops or ebay sellers selling toilet role, hand sanitiser etc at vastly inflated prices and now it appears this is spreading to wholesalers and it may hit people like my mate who runs my local takeaway. He is keeping a close eye his preferred cash & carry, meat suppliers etc but being a rational person his attitude is if they double the price on something he will just remove it from his menu, a bit like the supermarkets now cutting down on the number of product lines they sell. In other news campervans are arriving in the Highlands at a fairly large rate (alot around where my elderly parents live) as people try to 'escape' handily forgetting (or just selfishly ignoring) that jumping ship from urban areas with the largest number of cases is a golden ticket for the virus spreading all over the country. Also unless you are Rambo isolating yourself in a campervan in an area with barely enough resources for the people who actually live there has to be up for a Darwin award. The idea of a lockdown enforced by cops/ the military is starting to look very appealing just to see these pricks getting charged. I try not to use the word 'hate' as along with 'love' it gets banded about so much that their true meanings have been lost but if I had to say I hate something it is the genetic coding in certain peoples brains that makes them want to rent or own a mobile caravan/ campervan for the purposes of a holiday.

Brora just been awarded the Highland League title with 6 games left of their season They had a 13 point lead over 2nd placed Inverurie who only had 4 games left so couldnt catch them HOWEVER they had a 17 point lead over 3rd place Fraserburgh who had 9 games left, and a 19 point lead over 4th & 5th placed Rothes (also 9 games left) and Buckie (8 games left) Personally don't agree with it but if it helps the clubs then so be it. Consensus Ive gotten is many of the Highland league clubs want to win the title but have no great desire to win the playoffs to get into the SPFL so maybe that had an influence on the decision? Also rumours of league reconstruction which might remove the need for playoffs

The London HQ of the British Army is at Clapham Junction

Personally I reckon the rattled look is more to do with him suddenly realising what being the leader (supposedly) of a country actually means. Nothing like this has happened in my lifetime and the closest thing in living memory will have been the 2nd world war as that resulted in pain and suffering of UK citizens not just the soldiers in a far off land. A simple movie quote that comes to mind is the scene between the Janitor and the Teacher in the Breakfast club 'Aw bullshit, man. Come on Vern, the kids haven't changed, you have! You took a teaching position, 'cause you thought it'd be fun, right? Thought you could have summer vacations off and then you found out it was actually work and that really bummed you out. This prick like so many others who have gone into politics in my lifetime did it for the powergrab and the fact he didnt actually have to do anything as long as he played the character. No matter what he did he would be OK as he was 'in the club' Now suddenly the hundreds of civil servants who have looked after him (and Cameron, and Blair) and made sure the place didnt go to shit havent got the answers, the 'club' is at serious risk of vanishing in an economic meltdown, and now its up to him and his immediate cronies to stand up and lead and protect the voters. And when the shit hits the fan the person with the big personality and no substance gets fucked The boring ones who have the guts and intelligence to actually make difficult decisions quickly whether they are popular or not are what you need but for so long this country (and so many others) have voted for the prick who shouts loudest and has the best soundbites. I wonder what Gordon Brown, or John Major would do if they were in Johnson's position? I'd like to think this will be a wake up call for everyone in the way our society has gone but I doubt it.

Opportunity to switch to summer football. Restart the season in September/ October and have the scottish cup final on St Andrews day. New season starts in March 2020 Doesnt answer the question of european places but who knows if that will happen next season?

In a world where money is no object and Planning regulations dont apply

Liverpool just taken to the cleaners on their own patch.

Not to mention the impact it is having on pollution what with China shutting down lots of factories, streets of several major cities seeing significant decrease in number of vehicles, and of course the number of poeple cancelling their holidays abroad. I might start getting worried when the nurses & paramedics I know start to act concerned but then again I might not. After all Im contributing to the destruction fo the planet just by living my current life so should Death/ Mother nature see fit to have another crack at taking me down and actually succeed this time (7th times a charm) then so be it.

Tic away it is then

From the Glasgow Herald:

Was going to say MBT was the favourite but now I think I may have that 'dishonour' 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 - Wee Toon Red 79 78 77 76 - RicoS321 75 - Ten Caat 74 73 - DantheDon 72 - BigAl 71 - 70 - Tyrant 69 68 67 - Jute 66 65 64 - MBT 63 62 - manc 61 60 - KennyFuckinPowers 59 58 - TomW 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 -------- Previous Champions: 2009-10: Dave_min (41 points) 2010-11: BigAl (38 points) 2011-12: Snapper (41 points) 2012-13: Tyrant (48 points) 2013-14: 2014-15: Dandy (75 points) 2015-16: Dandy (retained due to no correct scorer) 2016-17: Rico (76 points - Flawless Victory. Nothing questionable about it at all) 2017-18: Tom (73 points) 2018-19: DantheDon (67points)

2 former winners knocked out. (DantheDons only hope now is for no one to get the correct score) BigAl hanging on by a thread 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 - Wee Toon Red 79 78 77 76 - RicoS321 75 - Ten Caat 74 73 - DantheDon 72 - BigAl 71 - 70 - Tyrant 69 68 67 - Jute 66 65 64 - MBT 63 62 - manc 61 60 - KennyFuckinPowers 59 58 - TomW 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 -------- Previous Champions: 2009-10: Dave_min (41 points) 2010-11: BigAl (38 points) 2011-12: Snapper (41 points) 2012-13: Tyrant (48 points) 2013-14: 2014-15: Dandy (75 points) 2015-16: Dandy (retained due to no correct scorer) 2016-17: Rico (76 points - Flawless Victory. Nothing questionable about it at all) 2017-18: Tom (73 points) 2018-19: DantheDon (67points)

Man City banned from European football for next 2 seasons. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/51510284 Wonder if that means Guardiola will be offski? Also will they now turn their attentions to a certain team in blue on the South side of Glasgow?

In terms of damage down to the team it certainly wass the most 'expensive' signing. I was probably naive when I first heard the Winters rumours to think it would mean a Winters & Dodds Strike Partnership (which with my limited football knowledge i think would have been great) so it was a real punch in the guts to find out Dodds was shipped out only a couple of weeks after he had scored a hat trick in the cup at Caley Thistle, and the promplty scored a hat-trick on his debut for the Arabs. Alex Miller :hammer: :hammer:

WeeToonRed and Rico both knocked out. Time to choose again lads 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 - Wee Toon Red 79 78 77 76 - RicoS321 75 - Ten Caat 74 73 - DantheDon 72 - BigAl 71 - 70 - Tyrant 69 68 67 - Jute 66 65 64 - MBT 63 62 - manc 61 60 - KennyFuckinPowers 59 58 - TomW 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 -------- Previous Champions: 2009-10: Dave_min (41 points) 2010-11: BigAl (38 points) 2011-12: Snapper (41 points) 2012-13: Tyrant (48 points) 2013-14: 2014-15: Dandy (75 points) 2015-16: Dandy (retained due to no correct scorer) 2016-17: Rico (76 points - Flawless Victory. Nothing questionable about it at all) 2017-18: Tom (73 points) 2018-19: DantheDon (67points)

Have you ever been to china?

maybe better suited for UFC or WWE as oppsosed to Pub games. Be funny hearing a snooker player walk out to this

A quick peek into the corruption of the Former East german league setup when it comes to Dynamo Berlin might answer a few questions - supposed significant links to the Stasi Dreseden had ties to the East German Police

Wee Toon Red on the brink of elimination and we havent reached February yet. 90 89 88 87 86 85 84 83 82 81 80 - Wee Toon Red 79 78 77 76 - RicoS321 75 - Ten Caat 74 73 - DantheDon 72 - BigAl 71 - 70 - Tyrant 69 68 67 - Jute 66 65 64 - MBT 63 62 - manc 61 60 - KennyFuckinPowers 59 58 - TomW 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 -------- Previous Champions: 2009-10: Dave_min (41 points) 2010-11: BigAl (38 points) 2011-12: Snapper (41 points) 2012-13: Tyrant (48 points) 2013-14: 2014-15: Dandy (75 points) 2015-16: Dandy (retained due to no correct scorer) 2016-17: Rico (76 points - Flawless Victory. Nothing questionable about it at all) 2017-18: Tom (73 points) 2018-19: DantheDon (67points)