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#1 hindle xiii

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 11:04 AM

He's standing down at the end of February.

#2 hindle xiii

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 11:05 AM

BBC link

#3 gingerjon

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 11:05 AM

This just got interesting.
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#4 Futtocks

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 11:27 AM

He's angling for the Chelsea job...
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#5 WearyRhino

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 12:13 PM

He's angling for the Chelsea job...


:) Great fishing reference!

#6 Derwent

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 12:33 PM

He's signing for Hunslet on Dual Registration.
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#7 Wolford6

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 12:45 PM

Maybe he just wants to have a bit of time to himself in his declining years. If so, good luck to him.

#8 gingerjon

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 12:49 PM

He's signing for Hunslet on Dual Registration.


Lots of Aussie tweeters linking in to the AFL/NRL story.

No-one's yet got a good one about horsemeat though.
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#9 marklaspalmas

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:04 PM

Lots of Aussie tweeters linking in to the AFL/NRL story.

No-one's yet got a good one about horsemeat though.


So far, Ive seen the Chelsea job, Jimmy Saville, and global economic crisis. No horsemeat though as you say.

#10 Futtocks

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:17 PM

Pope Benny hands the baton to the next generation.

And here are the runners and riders, folks - scroll to the bottom for a few good'uns. :D
"Journalists are meant to be neutral, for God's sake." - Stephen 'Wiggy' Jones

"Perhaps it would be better that future criticism of sports be made on the narrow basis of what is being discussed, without reference to other sports, unless those sports offer a solution to the problem in hand." - Brian 'Pigface' Moore

"What happens in rugby union? A player takes the ball, moves forward a little and gets tackled. A whole load of players then roll about on the ground. Pheep! The referee gives a penalty." - Simon Barnes

#11 longboard

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:25 PM

I might throw my hat into the ring for this, although I am not one to pontifficate. :lol: :blush: :lol:

#12 WearyRhino

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:26 PM

Ex Benedict anyone?

#13 longboard

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:28 PM

Ex Benedict anyone?


:lol: Just the thing in the morning. :lol:

#14 gingerjon

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 01:29 PM

Ex Benedict anyone?


Twitter.

Three hours ago.
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#15 John Rhino

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 03:00 PM

Is this a case of Red Soles in the Sunset?
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#16 shrek

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 03:42 PM

Vatican refusing to confirm or deny that Peter Odemwingie is sat on the car park waiting for permission for talks to commence.

(stolen from a bloke in the office so no doubt done the round already on facebook/twitter before GJ picks up on it!)

#17 Derwent

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 04:22 PM

Perhaps he's being a good catholic by adopting a Papal rythmn method and pulling out before he's finished ?
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#18 Mumby Magic

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 04:47 PM

He's standing down at the end of February.


Bless Him.

#19 gingerjon

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 04:55 PM

GJ picks up on it!


I've got my eye on you.
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#20 WearyRhino

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Posted 11 February 2013 - 05:00 PM

I've got my eye on you.


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