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#3646
Quote from: tyrone exile on January 27, 2012, 01:05:48 AM
Doesn't bother me in the slightest either, as if i had a chance of seeing any of that. Suppose when you get that high up in your career that's what you can expect.
Quote from: under the bar on January 27, 2012, 12:36:38 AM
Doesn't make me sick at all.  At least he is working for his money unlike the vast majority of civil servants here. 

Youse two would make great Conservative MPs!

I don't know how anybody can justify such high wages or bonus' when people are barley living on whatever money they can muster up. Add on the fact that the majority of the bank is owned by the tax payers of Britain and it should double your amazment. It was these fecking clowns who got us into this mess and Tyrone Exile and Under the Bar see no contradiction in giving them all this money. I think it is probably people like ye who would blame the crippling system both here and in Britain and in the rest of the world in that matter on the people doing the 'double' just to survive.

Larkin and Connolly would be spinning in their graves.
#3647
Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) boss Stephen Hester is to receive a bonus of almost £1m.
RBS announced on Thursday that Mr Hester is to get £963,000 in shares based on the bank's closing share price on Wednesday 25 January 2012.
The bank said the bonus was for "substantial progress in making RBS safer, rebuilding performance in many businesses and improving customer service and support".
RBS is 82% owned by the taxpayer.
BBC business editor Robert Peston has learnt that the bonus came due to fears about resignations on the RBS board.
"I am reliably told that they feared Mr Hester and much of the board would have quit, if the payment had been vetoed by the government as the majority shareholder," said our business editor.
"Hester's pay reflects the significant contribution he has made towards rebuilding RBS in 2011," UK Financial Investments (UKFI) told BBC business editor Robert Peston.
UKFI was set up in 2008 to manage taxpayers' shareholdings in Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds after they had to be rescued.
Out of touch
The decision has prompted outrage amongst union leaders.
"Reports that the Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive is to take £1m from taxpayers' pockets as a bonus are utterly disgusting and offensive to every working person across the country," said David Fleming, Unite national officer.
Chris Leslie, the Labour Party shadow financial secretary to the Treasury gave a statement in reaction to the news.
"We now know that ministerial claims that the RBS board is contractually bound for years over bonuses were false. The board decides bonuses on an annual basis - and the biggest shareholder at the bank is the Government," said Mr Leslie.
"Anyone who thinks it is acceptable to award a bonus of almost £1m on top of a basic salary of £1.2m in these tough times is desperately out of touch with millions of people who are struggling to make ends meet."
'Progressing well'
The decision was made on Wednesday by the RBS remuneration committee whose chair is Sir Philip Hampton.
Sir Philip said on Thursday: "The Board is aware of the difficulties in trying to reconcile the competing objectives of all our stakeholders. This is especially true on the issue of pay."
Sir Philip pointed out that Mr Hester was not employed as chief executive during the period of its collapse and subsequent bailout.
"His pay is strongly geared to the recovery of RBS, which he was recruited to turn around, having played no part in its collapse," said Sir Philip.
"A safer and more valuable RBS is in the interests of our customers, shareholders and the UK economy and we are progressing well towards this goal under the leadership of Stephen Hester."
Contractual constraints
The bonus has been decided as politicians have wrestled over how to deal with the issue of compensation at banks amid the economic gloom.
Our business editor said: "The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, caught the mood [on Tuesday] when he pointed to the perceived unfairness that it was the well-heeled bankers who caused the mess we're in, but it's those on average and below-average incomes who are paying the price."
For the past two years, part-nationalised RBS and Lloyds Banking Group have paid no cash bonuses of more than £2,000.
The firm has announced thousands of job cuts, although it recorded a £2bn profit in its most recent trading period compared with a £1.6bn loss in the same period in 2010.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said ministers are "constrained" by contractual arrangements agreed by the last government at the time of Mr Hester's appointment regarding his bonus.
Labour Party leader Ed Miliband has retorted that, "if responsibility means anything", Mr Hester should not get a payout.
#3648
Quote from: theticklemister on January 25, 2012, 01:53:31 PM
'Political correctness' if such a tital is ever valid, has again come to the fore in this debate about bringing the Fleadh to the UK city of culture in Derry. This debate has reminded me of the Lisbon Treaty a few years back........... at the first you don't succeed ram it down their necks once more because we in the government are always right and in the end sure we always get our own way.  So as it stands.....

...... Gone to the Derry branch - Deadlock

...... Back again to the Derry Branch - County members refuse to attend as they are villified for having a view on things

...... Went to the provincial council in Ulster - Ulster says no

...... Back again to Ulster - Ulster says yes

(Later this weekend).............

....... What happens if it is shot down for Ennis or Sligo

....... Do the supporters of the Fleadh for Derry yet again have a whinge and say we 'DEMAND' it here???

....... Or do the supporters of the Fleadh for Derry realise that they were unsuccessful????


Due to popular belief not everyone here in Derry is supporting this bid nor indeed is at all happy with the town being named UK City of Culture despite the glowing praises of the local politicans. Indeed Martina Anderson's constant remarks that we must 'embrace' this UK city of culture, has made many a person chuckle up here. Not too long ago her and here lackies would have 'shut up' people who made such comments. Her colleague Martin McGuinness accepting the award on the soil of Liverpool was another example, if any was needed, of how people's belief's have changed with power.  Those who speak out against such a bid have not recieved any of the same coverage as those who have backed it as the local media believe that this is 'a good new story'; presenting ourselves as a proud city within the UK to the whole world does not make it 'a good news story' to myself. They tell us that the Fleadh will so much money here, attract investors there........ when has ever the Fleadh been about this? The fleadh is about the festival of Irish music and Irish culture, it is a celebration of the aforementioned; not a political football. Has Derry ever tried to host it before? No. So the UK city of culture team has jumped on the bandwagon and tried to everything virtually possible in the country to Derry for that year. Will they gave a flying hoot about it in years to come, I doubt it, they probably beilieve that the Fleadh has served us well for that year and we have no need for it anymore.  Would the fleadh be respected here in Derry, would they appreciate it? Time will tell as it is poorly welcomed at the minute.

Britain's appeasement to the Irish has for centuries been political....now they have hijacked our culture; something that has set us apart from Britain.

Below was a statement Posted on: January 24, 2012, 02:11:51 PMPosted by: Hardy 
Insert Quote
This whole row seems to centre on a semantic misunderstanding. Derry is to be the UK City of Culture for 2013, not the City Of UK Culture.   

Yer point is a contradiciton of one self.
#3649
'Political correctness' if such a tital is ever valid, has again come to the fore in this debate about bringing the Fleadh to the UK city of culture in Derry. This debate has reminded me of the Lisbon Treaty a few years back........... at the first you don't succeed ram it down their necks once more because we in the government are always right and in the end sure we always get our own way.  So as it stands.....

...... Gone to the Derry branch - Deadlock

...... Back again to the Derry Branch - County members refuse to attend as they are villified for having a view on things

...... Went to the provincial council in Ulster - Ulster says no

...... Back again to Ulster - Ulster says yes

(Later this weekend).............

....... What happens if it is shot down for Ennis or Sligo

....... Do the supporters of the Fleadh for Derry yet again have a whinge and say we 'DEMAND' it here???

....... Or do the supporters of the Fleadh for Derry realise that they were unsuccessful????


Due to popular belief not everyone here in Derry is supporting this bid nor indeed is at all happy with the town being named UK City of Culture despite the glowing praises of the local politicans. Indeed Martina Anderson's constant remarks that we must 'embrace' this UK city of culture, has made many a person chuckle up here. Not too long ago her and here lackies would have 'shut up' people who made such comments. Her colleague Martin McGuinness accepting the award on the soil of Liverpool was another example, if any was needed, of how people's belief's have changed with power.  Those who speak out against such a bid have not recieved any of the same coverage as those who have backed it as the local media believe that this is 'a good new story'; presenting ourselves as a proud city within the UK to the whole world does not make it 'a good news story' to myself. They tell us that the Fleadh will bring so much money here, attract investors here etc........ when has ever the Fleadh been about this? The fleadh is about the festival of Irish music and Irish culture, it is a celebration of the aforementioned; not a political football. Has Derry ever tried to host it before? No. So the UK city of culture team has jumped on the bandwagon and tried to get everything virtually possible in the country to Derry for that year. Will they give a flying hoot about it in years to come, I doubt it, they probably beilieve that the Fleadh has served us well for that year and we have no need for it anymore.  Would the fleadh be respected here in Derry, would they appreciate it? Time will tell as Irish tradiotnal music is poorly welcomed at the minute.

Britain's appeasement to the Irish has for centuries been political....now they have hijacked our culture; something that has set us apart from Britain.

Below was a statement Posted on: January 24, 2012, 02:11:51 PMPosted by: Hardy 
Insert Quote
This whole row seems to centre on a semantic misunderstanding. Derry is to be the UK City of Culture for 2013, not the City Of UK Culture.   

Yer point is a contradiciton of one self.
#3650
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
January 23, 2012, 08:49:47 PM
Down at game and must say the fence holding the crowd back was as high as me ( and I'm pretty small!!!) There were no dugouts at all so the subs mingled with the crowd. There were also a severe lack of stewards at the game. From what I saw the Derrytesk lads will be shitting himself for potential suspenions. Seen wan of the stewards and he fingered the Derrytresk manager during wan of the rows, dunno if anything will come of it.

Don't understand the Derrytresk lads, no need for it whatsoever. They were by far the better footballing side.
#3651
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
January 23, 2012, 12:21:14 PM
Only a couple in me at that stage Lynchbhoy ;D
#3652
Tyrone / Re: Tyrone Club Football and Hurling
January 23, 2012, 12:09:24 PM
Was there 2 women??!! I just seen the wan lynchboy!!

Derrytresk won the game easily............. Why the hell did they think that they needed to give O'Sullivan all this shite at the end. If I was Declan I would have laughed in the face of yer 'hi 5' lad, what a complete tosser of a footballer, watching too much of the foreign game across the water. In the huge melee I didn't see any subs from Dromaird getting involved.
#3653
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA journalist of the year 2011
December 28, 2011, 08:50:48 PM
Sorry mucker, I blame this damn blackberry!!!!!!

I see ye have edited yer post after yer first posted it........... Did ye make a grammar mistake also!!!
#3654
GAA Discussion / Re: GAA journalist of the year 2011
December 28, 2011, 07:31:57 PM
I like Paddy Heany of the irish news, very witty and teels it as he sees it. Worst of all would be Mickey Harte same shite, different week. (Not just cause he is a tyrone man now!!lol)

Benny Tierney cheers me up as always say he should never have made county. Football each week!

Brollys piece in Gaelic Life which is replicated in the Derry Journal which week can be classed as a 'Sinn Fein' rant!!!

Paddy Heaney is by far far the best that's why he got going to Australia with the irish team recently!! Honourable mention to Karl O Kane, he needs to spk his mind more often however.

Forgot about oul Spillane, believe it or not I really like his stuff he gets under the finger nails of the elitist within the GAA heirachy and tells it as it is. He recently said about the brown enveolpe brigade and in his column he stated that within a week 2 junior clubs and a senior club apporached with from cork and 2 of them were offering brown enveolpes. And I also hate Tyrone which makes me and big Pat share a common cause!!
#3655
GAA Discussion / Re: Crpssmaglen & Mickey Harte
December 12, 2011, 04:45:47 PM
RIP jamies

On the mickey harte thing, screenexile knocked it clean in the head about the range of subjects he talks about; this leads to his column being very tedious and every Friday I ignore his piece. Seamus Heaney's piece is far more interesting; takes a Derry man ye see!!!!!!!!!!!

We can all look forward to a 2 month build up to the Derrytresk v Dromaird Pearses game!!! Ye ha!!!
#3656
GAA Discussion / Re: UUJ
November 25, 2011, 01:53:09 PM
Is it true no Derry players will turn out for UUJ this year? Heard a rumour?
#3657
GAA Discussion / Re: Greatest "line" in football
November 25, 2011, 01:50:37 PM
In regarding to everyone playing soccer in Derry City and only a small number of clubs playing GAA, a county coach shouting to his team of players at  an underage games a few years back

"Them boys don't play FUTBALL, them boys play SOCCER!"
#3658
GAA Discussion / Re: Greatest "line" in football
November 25, 2011, 01:41:53 PM
Quote from: southsidejohnny on November 25, 2011, 01:30:02 PM
Or "The longer ye stay in the dressing room...the longer ye stay in the championship!"
Quote from: southsidejohnny on November 25, 2011, 01:30:02 PM
Or "The longer ye stay in the dressing room...the longer ye stay in the championship!"

Ha ha craicer wan!!!
#3659
Hurling Discussion / Re: The Edward Carson trophy
August 07, 2010, 12:12:28 AM
Edwdard Carson was a founder member of the UVF and all through his kept the connection with Britain his number one priority. He may have sampled hurling for a bit , does this mean we name trophies after him.

SF yet again throw away their culture, after Derry being voted 'UK city of Culture' with big marty's backing, does this come as a surprise.

IN DERRY CITY THERE ARE 3 CITY COUNCIL  GAA PITCHES (WITH SOCCER PITCHES ACROSS THEM WHICH OF COURSE SOCCER GET FIRST USEAGES), AND YOU HAVE TO BOOK THE GAA PITCHES 4 DAYS IN ADVANCE. AND INSTEAD SINN FEIN IN THE TOWN PROMOTING THEIR OWN CULTURE THEY ARE TOO FUCKED UP WITH THE BRITISH IDENTITY!