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I've sent you a PM Billy. I would like the update cheers.

Anyone watching 'Braquo' - French cop-show on FX?

Me Billy, I think it's excellant. I watched that Spiral a while ago & while it was very good this is in a different league. I'm also watching Romanzo Criminale, not bad but that seventies soundtrack??

Alert...Braquo Season2 tonight on FX. Does anyone know if this is the first episode or has it been on for a while?

Good luck to the Blackheads Ros today.

Still fairly angry at that performance yesterday and, although you always want them to finish in the highest position possible, a 4th or 5th place below Spurs is what they deserve. They were complacent, unorganised and tactically clueless. Wenger came out with the same guff about underestimating or subconsciously thinking it'd be easy. That's his fault, not the team's. It was a miracle that Arsenal got themselves into position to finish 3rd in the first place. They had a run of jammy results and RVP netting everything that sniffed.

Although you hope Villa get a point today, I also can't help but feel it'll let a team off the hook that needs to be taught a lesson. That was the last home game yet Song and Ramsey strolled through it thinking it was only a matter of time before they cut loose. A Fergie side would never have that attitude. Or Pulis, Hughes, Moyes.

They don't deserve to add to the 18 years of finishing above Spurs. They were great teams.

Up the Villa Vile (sort of).

FFS ONeill.

Fair fcucks Chelsea & de Matteo.

Yep, I thought for all the world that was in.

Originally everything I knew about God was related to me by my God-Fearing parents. Later on my knowledge of him was taught to me by Priests and teachers, since then MY belief in him has been strengthened by my own thoughts. I think this is what is called faith.

Guys a little perspective please. It is quite clear from the posts on here that a large number of you have lost faith in God and the Church, an understandable enough position in todays world. You need to ask yourself though have you lost faith because of the actions of of some senior clergy or are you retrospectively using this as an excuse...and I'm not making a judgement just asking the question. There are and have been many ordinary decent clerics who have demonstrated the true meaning of their vocation, many more than the number of abusers and cover ups. Fr Aidan troy, Fr Brian D'Arcy, Fr Pat McCafferty, Fr (Bishop) Edward Daly to name a few better known. At a guess I would say that a great number of those expressing these opinions are in their 20/30's even early 40's. It is impossible to judge the events of 30 years ago if you haven't lived through them. The bottom line is judged from here and now the actions of bishops and the Church in covering up abuse is totally unacceptable. But that's judged my the mores of today. At the time of these incidents a large number of factors came into play, but the one over riding factor was the institutional Church's requirement to keep up appearances. Leaders in the Church made decisions which were understandably human in trying to protect the institution whilst being totally unjustifiable on the level of any Christian Faith. The upshot of all this scandal is that many Bishops in Ireland and even more priests have come to realize the need for the Church to be open and protective of it's congregation, the penny hasn't dropped with Benedict yet and it probably will take his successor to move things on. i believe in God, not because of what I have been told, because I have faith. I believe in the traditions of the Catholic Church. I despise much of what Benedict stands for and consider him a poor choice as Pope not least because of his Nazi connections. I am a liberal Catholic like the vast majority, more Anglican in outlook than orthodox Catholic. I see the difference between that and a human fallible hierarchy. You can see parallels in all organizations whether religious or secular. The point I'm making is this, it is ok not to believe in God as this is a personal matter, it is ok to despise and criticize the Churches action on abuse. But don't use one to justify the other. If you truly believed in God you would understand that often he lets bad things happen. I am not in any way condoning coverups or the conservative nature of the Hierarchy. I believe that Christ would have no problem with married or women priests, he would have had no problem with Gay or Lesbian christians and sooner or later the Church will catch up. A bit like Gerry and Martin with the IRA you need to start change from with in. Anyone can stand outside and throw stones (or snowballs!). This doesn't really do justice to my position and no doubt many will attack aspects of the content, but I try to avoid longish posts.

Apples, that is a great post.

Who was? For what it's worth in my opinion it was Paul McGrath. (Breaks my heart to say it)

[I think it beats Transformers trilogy hands down.]

Going to heap more praise on Avengers here....Absolutely Awesome movie, don't think we are going to see a better movie. Personally I think it beats Transformers trilogy hands down. With the amount of superheroes in it they definitely divided the time perfectly. Unfortunately it looks like there is going to be a 2nd one which could possibly wreck it.

Wouldn't take much to beat the Michael Bay Transformers films they were absolutely woeful. Will have to catch Avengers in the cinema sometime soon.

Last three films i seen was on a recent flight to Atlanta. My week with Marilyn, highly rated but i & others around me didn't like it. The Big Year, guys obsessed with bird sightings..like who thought that would make a good film? Mission Impossible 4 apart from the scene on the Burj Dubai it was a poor watch.

Who gives a flying fcuk where you were flying to or from?

Agree with you about the films though.

[I think it beats Transformers trilogy hands down.]

Going to heap more praise on Avengers here....Absolutely Awesome movie, don't think we are going to see a better movie. Personally I think it beats Transformers trilogy hands down. With the amount of superheroes in it they definitely divided the time perfectly. Unfortunately it looks like there is going to be a 2nd one which could possibly wreck it.

Wouldn't take much to beat the Michael Bay Transformers films they were absolutely woeful. Will have to catch Avengers in the cinema sometime soon.

Last three films i seen was on a recent flight to Atlanta. My week with Marilyn, highly rated but i & others around me didn't like it. The Big Year, guys obsessed with bird sightings..like who thought that would make a good film? Mission Impossible 4 apart from the scene on the Burj Dubai it was a poor watch.

Watched it with herself the other night. She enjoyed it, I didn't!!

[Vile]

Sorta hoping it'll be done and dusted on Sunday night. Spuds away to a Villa Vile fighting for their lives. Newc v Man City.

I hope they help to send them down.

I thought Modric's was better (greater intent).

3   Arsenal   P36   GD24   PTS66
4   Tottenham   P36   GD22   PTS65
5   Newcastle   P36   GD9   PTS65

Arsenal fans worried?

Norwich at home and West Brom away, I am sure they are shitting it.

Agreed, both mid-table teams with nothing to play for.

Why would they be?