Heroes and villains of 2011Who were your heroes or villains of the last year, and why? Who inspired you? Who had you kicking the cat across the room? They don't have to be well known, you might even want to laud the achievements of your binman. (Note that "Nick Clegg nuff said" answers puts you straight onto our naughty list)
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 29 Dec 2011, 15:05)
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Sorry to go OT but...The money for footy is probably fairly similar & we've had our share of clubs with financial probs. But it's got to come from somewhere. No amount of rich, multi-billionaire Russian playboy-gangsters is going to be able to afford next seasons salary caps or the season after that & so on & so on...
So the steady income you'll need to give the top players their lovely handouts (on top of their own personal sponsorship!) will come from advertising sponsorship. The the quickest & easiest way to snag advertisers is make sure their name/logo is on the back of your star player as he kicks that perfect goal at your homeground festooned with ad banners and flyers.... on television. Think about the advertising moneypit that is the Superbowl.
I don't agree with it, but it is the reality of todays major sports income model.
EDIT: I don't disagree that soccer's has been played for years without the money being an issue, but like I said - in this day and age for a club to be financially viable tv sponsorship is a must.
I wasn't so much talking about eroding freedom with my point on phone taps. More that some celebs get their smoochy convos recorded & it's a big thing but *places tinfoil firmly on head* the cops probably started monitoring this thread when you mentioned the "Socialist Worker".
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I doubt deluded students and other upper-middle class moochers represent that much of a threat to state security.(
The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 2 Jan 2012, 22:46,
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See, I knew you were going to say that.Cause I can read your thoughts. Tinfoil is your friend dude.
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Tell you what, when I lived in Normanton I had terrible trouble getting a mobile phone signal or radio reception anywhere indoors.Maybe I should make a protective helmet out of Normanton bricks and rent it out to conspiracy theorists for £20/day.
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The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Mon 2 Jan 2012, 22:52,
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Nope. That was the jammers at work.(, Mon 2 Jan 2012, 23:05, closed)
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