Phoenix

Me too. I actually worked in the Company's Pension Department so I always considered myself savvy with regard to my own pension. Of course, while we bemoan the grasping hands of the current government, let us not forget that bundle of laughter, Gordon Brown. At a single stroke, in his first budget after becoming chancellor of the exchequer, he eventually obliterated company pension schemes by withdrawing the tax credits on dividends to a tune of £5 billion a year. That's £5,000,000,000. It's estimated that this has now taken about £250 billion out of company pensions, over 20 years. Of course, what few company pension schemes are left hold hardly any British shares, so that particular cash cow has gone to the knacker's yard.

What I find infuriating is that the basic tax relief for us ancient crincklies hasn't changed in years, and isn't likely to for a while. The state pension is not taxed at source and is set against the basic tax allowance. It has now risen to the point that it now exceeds the tax allowance. The effect of this is that I am now on a K tax code, i.e., negative tax relief on my company pension. Happy days. Enjoy your retirement.

If so, we must 'warn' the EFL, a la Forest. There's something threatening about that statement.

It'll certainly stay in the memory, whatever the result.

Chilling the Chateau Lafite?!?!? Good God,man. Sack him immediately.

I disagree with play-offs. You've done enough to prove yourself over 46 matches, to finish 3rd in my opinion. Seems unfair you could fail to gain promotion to a team in 6th, finishing say, 20 points behind you and winning the play-offs

The fact that Forest employ a 'refereeing consultant' is rather weird. Does any other club on the planet have one?

I was surprised to learn that's rhyming slang.

Why the cloak and dagger stuff? They could just have made the announcement rather than announcing a future announcement. Wazzocks!

Make that 2

"the Premier League has no "fixed formula" for points deductions based on the size of a breach" I wonder what size the brown envelope was.

The goal was hardly a 'Hand of God' moment (or may be it was!) As for whether it was a goal, I would parody the umpire's comment when the great W G Grace told him 'That was never out!' 'Read tomorrow's paper'

Come on Eddie, don't sit on the fence. Say what you really think

Portsmouth 1-0 up v P'bro

In other news. Peterborough are NOT winning. Still 0-0 as I type