Recent content by ElderlyWilliam

"I heard Brighton boss Chris Hughton say on Football Focus this weekend how he was realistic enough to accept that he is in a different league to quite a number of teams in the Premier League. Well, the reality is he is in the same league whether he likes it or not and he had better tell his...

Have a look at Tottenham vs Albion on 19.11 1977. Tony Towner gave Steve Perryman a pretty uncomfortable afternoon

One of the best bits of advice I got was to pay the lump sum amount in full by hiring a tipper truck, and get a mixture of 1p, 2p and 5p coins and use the lovely hydraulic section of the vehicle to deposit the lot on her drive. The definition of satisfaction.

I hope they paid for it

How much must that new AstroTurf round the edge of the pitch cost? The stadium is less than four years old!

Five of the seven till positions at one of the food outlets in the WSU today were marked "Cash Only". Had I been the Operations Manager for the UK Division of American Express in a stadium sponsored by my employers, I would have been less than impressed. It is beyond me why the club do not...

Ugh I am not quite sure where to start with this one. I will try. I spent 30 years with Sussex Police . I always, yes always, treated people in the manner I would have expected my a mum to be dealt with. I found that a very decent and reasonable benchmark to use. I worked with some fantastic...

Eight. I am very impressed with what I am seeing. He has come in, made an assessment of what needs to be done, has got on with doing it and is now producing a real change of style and play. From what I hear he is popular within the club, and is clearly articulate, approachable and...

Wilf. for those hardened NSC users who remember you are the real Wilf Tranter, we need to get this going at the Amex tomorrow for you and the memory for everything you did for us. We all hope your new nursing home is providing a comfortable time for you

Thanks to you all for your advice. A have sent you a PM Gripper. Cheers to you all. EW

After 32 years of working in the public sector I am thinking of setting up my own business. Does anyone have any sound advice about setting up a fledgling company, where I can find a good accountant and web designer please? Any advice is much appreciated. EW

The Queen Victoria near to The Memorial Ground in Bristol. Awful beyond words

The Stanmer.

Give it a couple of years, and they will want to come back, after they have drunk it all!