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#1111
Quote from: David McKeown on July 16, 2017, 12:15:27 AM
I've found it strange how different airlines handle these situations. My wife and I were delayed on BA flight that had to make an emergency landing. The captain walked through the plane to tell us we would all get compensation and to give out the address. When I claimed BA eventually agreed to pay my compensation after about 3 months but wouldn't pay for my now wife unless she claimed separately (even though I paid for both flights). Owing to currency flucations she got more money than I did too.

Got delayed about 8 hours flying to Manchester last September. Flight was on a Friday and EasyJet paid my compensation by the Tuesday morning and I didn't even need to make a claim. They paid me for both mine and my wife's compensation with no difficulty.

Aer Lingus then cancelled my flight in April. They have no phone number to ring to complain, no direct email address and have taken weeks on end to reply to correspondence. I've now had to involve a solicitor (it's about more than just compensation for the delay) and issued proceedings against them during the week.

Aer  Lingus and BA are effectively the same stable with Iberia under the IAG hold Co.  The likes of easyjet might take the old quin insurance approach. Settle what you have to as quickly as possible and minimise administration overheads. Depends on the company weighing up the advantages of dragging it out and people not bothering to claim against the higher administration cost and potential higher pay outs if solicitors etc get involved
#1112
Sky reporting Lucas gone for £5m. Sorry to see him go, great servant and attitude and a lot better player than given credit for.  I won't miss his injury time tackles though when clinging on to a goal lead!
#1113
Watching some of the star sixes on sky here. Some legends playing,  Rivaldo. Roberto Carlos. Gerrard. Ballack. ViallI. Pires. Desailly. Ferdinand.Abidal. And.......

Bruno Cheyrou!. ;D ;D :D
#1114
General discussion / Re: 2017 AFL Season
July 07, 2017, 02:23:24 PM
McKenna was ok against the Lions. Probably one of Essendon's better players but not as dynamic as he has been in the past few weeks. Aussie commentators are giving him serious press though, really seem to like him. Bombers inability to close out games has really hurt them recently otherwise they would have been pushing for top four, much like Freo.

The ladder is a mess around the 6-16 spot with only a couple of games separating them. Percentage likely to decide a couple of spots so hopefully will make for some entertaining games late in the season.

Swans looking ominous

The 50m rule is a great one. Would love to see it brought in to gaa, Really cuts out the crap around the ball when a free has been awarded, the mouthing to umpires etc
#1115
General discussion / Re: Deaths while abroad
June 29, 2017, 08:20:24 PM
Fantastic news.  Great charity and great people
#1116
Quote from: Stall the Bailer on June 28, 2017, 11:35:22 AM
Well a lot of stuff the price of housing is to do with supply and demand. It should help the first time buyer, how much is debatable. I would be very anti Tory but it seems this is one case where they are helping the small man. Probably just a convenient side effect for their real reason n doing it.

Lol you are a cynical man STB  ;)  I would tend to agree with you though.  It hurts the "reluctant landlords" that Rois refers to. People who bought houses as a home rather than buy to let but who are in negative equity. They had to move say because of kids and couldn't sell the 1st house because of the negative equity hit so they rent it out at a "loss". That cash loss could increase significantly with no interest relief.
#1117
Quote from: Stall the Bailer on June 28, 2017, 10:30:09 AM
What is wrong of doing away with the buy to let sector if it makes it easier for people to own their own homes. Is this not one case where the Tory's are taxing the rich to the benefit of the poor?

It doesn't make it easier if the person can't  get a mortgage in the first place and has no option but to rent.  All it means is that rents will go up to keep the landlord whole. There is an argument that it will help keep prices lower as less demand for buying houses with reduced buy to let interest but I have my doubts in his much impact this will have. I think it's more Osborne thinking about where can i increase tax revenues
#1118
Quote from: T Fearon on June 27, 2017, 04:30:34 PM
Inheritance.My solicitor is working hard as we speak to keep me out of the tax zone.Now own two houses with one very small mortgage only.

I suspect your solicitor is focused on inheritance tax which is relatively straightforward to avoid assuming planning was done correctly.   The new regime on interest deductible for ongoing income tax purposes is going to hit a lot of people.  >:(
#1119
General discussion / Re: 2017 AFL Season
June 20, 2017, 07:18:17 PM
Good to have you back Aerlik for your "impartial" views on all thing eagles! ;D How has Sam Mitchell been received in Perth? Was always one of my favourite players and any games I've seen this year he seems to be still playing at a very high level.

When you see 3 weeks results and summaries posted together like that you realise just how f**ked up this season had been. Bookies must be loving it as picking an accumulator is practically impossible every week.
#1120
Quote from: gawa316 on June 20, 2017, 04:50:03 PM
Quote from: johnneycool on June 20, 2017, 04:27:34 PM
Quote from: gawa316 on June 20, 2017, 04:03:26 PM
Anfield HQ (@AnfieldHQ)
6/20/17, 9:21 AM
A dominant centre-back, a reliable left-back and a dynamic centre midfielder are all high up on Jurgen Klopp's wish-list. (James Pearce)

Add those (hopefully VDV, Keita and not sure on the LB) to Salah and that would be a great summer of business.


I'll be reserving my judgement on any of these signings until....








Stallion gives his utterances on them.

I'm actually hearing Klopp does not want the 3 i mentioned and instead will be bringing in Caulker (hey at least he can play up front), Gerrard (player/coach) and Milner will continue at LB...genius!

FFS put the rod away gawa!!!

Rumours of Gomez leaving gathering pace. Hopefully if he does it is just a loan.  The month or so he played under Brodge at LB showed serious potential before the injury nightmare
#1121
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone County Football and Hurling
June 18, 2017, 06:25:10 PM
Quote from: Fuzzman on June 16, 2017, 03:27:54 PM
Looks like Conor McKenna is doing well in the Aussie Rules. His current contract expires after this year though I'd expect him to be offered a new one.


Former Essendon captain Jobe Watson has said that former Tyrone minors star Conor McKenna has got some 'real talent' in Aussie Rules and that the 21-year-old reads the game very well for a player that is only in his second season in the AFL.
McKenna, who was drafted in the fourth round of the 2014 AFL Rookie Draft after playing a starring role in Tyrone's run to the 2012 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship quarter-final, enjoyed his best game in the AFL last weekend as Essendon prevailed over Port Adelaide with a 70-point win at the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne.
McKenna notched a career high 22 disposals in the landslide win and also racked up six inside-50's ( passing the ball inside the 50m arc, a statistic frequently used to evaluate the effectiveness of midfield players) as the Bombers bounced back from their loss the previous weekend to the Greater Western Sydney Giants.

Watson, who was originally awarded the 2012 Brownlow medal before being stripped of the medal for his involvement in the club's supplements saga in 2012, said that McKenna is a 'beautifully balanced' player and that he is improving with every game he plays.
"He's got some real talent and like all Irish guys they kick the ball so well," Watson told Melbourne radio station 3AW on Saturday.

"They're not afraid to back themselves and he's a beautifully balanced player. The more he plays the better he's going to get and we're really fortunate that the recruiting staff found him, and that the coaches are starting to develop him, and credit to him.
"He sees the game so well for a guy that hasn't played a hell of a lot of footy. Not only can he run at such high speed but he actually has composure at that speed.

"That's a rare thing to have, a guy who can really break the lines and be running at full pace, but then still find targets long or short, and he's just going to get better and better the more games he plays."
Watson has been mightily impressed by what he's seen from McKenna on the field, but away from the pitch he admits that he still has great difficulty understanding what the Eglish native is trying to say, with his affinity for mayonnaise particularly puzzling to the two-time All-Australian.

"I still can't understand anything he says," Watson joked.
"He actually lived with me for the first three months when he arrived and all he wanted to eat was mayonnaise.

"I don't know what goes on in the Irish diet but every meal he would just go 'Have you got some mayonnaise? Have you got some mayonnaise? I need some mayonnaise' That's all I know."
McKenna has played eight times so far this season for Essendon with his contract with the Bombers set to expire at the end of the 2017 season.

He was superb in that game.  Really distinctive kicking style that is a mix of gaa and afl but effective. Serious athlete
#1122
Quote from: lenny on June 18, 2017, 04:21:26 PM
Quote from: hardstation on June 18, 2017, 03:54:15 PM
Ridiculous black card for Bradley.

Totally agree, it wasn't a deliberate trip. Having said that once it was given it should have been a free out for a foul.

Especually given the 3 yellows  to dobegal for the neck grabs.  Maybe by the letter of the law they were all correct but that's two soft blacks Tyrone have got for trips this year.  Don't think either warrants a black or was what the rule was intended to deal with.
#1123
Quote from: Hound on June 18, 2017, 03:20:05 PM
Both keepers are complete eejits

Donegal keeper has done well.  Two great saves albeit poor enough finishes. One very good piece of sweeping as well on a ball behind defence
#1124
Quote from: mrdeeds on June 18, 2017, 02:56:54 PM
Quote from: TabClear on June 18, 2017, 02:52:27 PM
Tyrone long range range shooting has been brilliant for once. Very open game with 5 decent goal chances.

And can someone explain the footblock rule to some of those clowns on BBC.   ::)

They said it wasn't. I'd be more concerned about missing stuff with all the fecking replays.

The guys in the studio understood it.  The game commentators not so sure
#1125
Tyrone long range range shooting has been brilliant for once. Very open game with 5 decent goal chances.

And can someone explain the footblock rule to some of those clowns on BBC.   ::)