Tim Barnes

Great news :D We have our very own Fabregas now ^_^ Newcastle can have Ronaldinho we have Modric :D

I will reply properly tonight as have a very busy day today, failing that will reply properly tomorrow but the fact of the matter remains that the evidence of any nazi connection is very slight at best (confirmed by a High Court Judge when Max applied for an injunction on the NOTW), this whole "scandal" is based on the nazi part of things when that whole nazi argument is totally discredited so nothing has changed for me that this is a private matter that has nothing to do with Max's job, someone's sex life should not have anything to do with their job unless they are doing something illegal and BDSM while not to everyone's taste is still a legal activity partaken in by around 10% of the adult population of the UK so no he should not resign over something that has nothing to do with his job There would be no fuss whatsoever about this were it not for the paranoid nazi rubbish peddled by the NOTW My support for Ferrari has nothing to do with this, as a Ferrari fan I should love the idea of Jean Todt taking over as President of the FIA but I am siding with Max over this out of the principle that totally legal consentual sexual activity between adults should not have anything to do with someone's job

Leo Getz in the Lethal Weapon movies Joe Pesci is a brilliant actor but that character drove me nuts

Exhibit D Juan Pablo Montoya http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/07/jpm.jpg Lewis Hamilton http://www.independent.ie/multimedia/archive/00082/Lewis_Hamilton_has_p_82959t.jpg Spot the difference ;) Weren't nazis only in favour of pure whites with blonde hair and blue eyes ? in that case if Mosley is a nazi then he would be discriminatory against Montoya who is as dark skinned as Hamilton but hey where is any quotes that Montoya is bad for F1 ? or does Mosley like dark skinned people but just not afro carribeans ? Exhibit E Saddam Hussein being checked for lice http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/14/bn.04.html COLLINS: Obviously a very emotional Paul Bremer in making that announcement. Too, emotional were the people in the news conference, pointedly the Iraqi journalists. You saw them jump to their feet and celebrate. Many of them saying, "Death to Saddam." That celebration has been continuing in different parts of Iraq. Also been watching that today. Want to show you a few pictures we have been looking at where Saddam Hussein was captured. It was here in this mud hole. They are calling it a spider hole, in fact. It was camouflaged with mud and dirt. You can see on the very, very right-hand side of your screen there an air vent and a fan that was built in to that mud hut so that Saddam Hussein could breathe. Not sure how long he was there. But again, found in Tikrit in his hometown. Many people saying not too surprising that he was found there because of how well he could blend in, so to speak, with the people who have been most loyal to him. These are the pictures of the medical exam that took place quite immediately after his capture. We are told medical examiners here looking for lice, using a tongue depressor, looking inside his mouth trying to gauge the condition of him, which we learned is quite good at this time. Once again, General Ricardo Sanchez saying tired, but yet a man resigned to his fate. Again, those are the pictures from the news conference and the Iraqi journalists standing on Are you suggesting then that the Americans were re-enacting a nazi scenario with the inspection of Saddam Hussein for lice ?

Exhibit A http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61155 FIA imposes no penalty on McLaren By Biranit Goren Thursday, July 26th 2007, 13:56 GMT The FIA World Motor Sport Council has found McLaren guilty of possession of unauthorised Ferrari documents, but with no evidence that the team had made use of the information, the governing body elected not to punish McLaren for now. The WMSC said, however, that it reserves the right to call McLaren back should it be found that McLaren had used the information, in which case they may be excluded from not only the 2007 championship but also the 2008 one. "The WMSC is satisfied that Vodafone McLaren Mercedes was in possession of confidential Ferrari information and is therefore in breach of article 151c of the International Sporting Code," said verdict said. "However, there is insufficient evidence that this information was used in such a way as to interfere improperly with the FIA Formula One World Championship. We therefore impose no penalty. "But if it is found in the future that the Ferrari information has been used to the detriment of the championship, we reserve the right to invite Vodafone McLaren Mercedes back in front of the WMSC where it will face the possibility of exclusion from not only the 2007 championship but also the 2008 championship." Luigi Macaluso, the Italian representative at the WMSC, told Gazzetta dello Sport after the hearing: "There was no proof McLaren had an advantage. It was a very technical hearing, very professional. "The fact is that there was no obvious proof against McLaren. Ordinary justice will handle the single individuals." McLaren team boss Ron Dennis, who attended the hearing in Paris, told reporters he was "not completely comfortable with the outcome but the punishment fits the crime". Unrelated to the McLaren decision, the FIA also plans to hold a hearing for Ferrari engineer Nigel Stepney and McLaren's suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan, to allow them to defend their behaviour in the spy affair. "The WMSC will also invite Mr Stepney and Mr Coughlan to show reason why they should not be banned from international motor sport for a lengthy period and the WMSC has delegated authority to deal with this matter to the legal department of the FIA," the verdict added. Exhibit B http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/61162 McLaren say decision 'balanced and fair' By Pablo Elizalde Thursday, July 26th 2007, 17:37 GMT The McLaren-Mercedes team have said the FIA decision to not punish them was "very balanced and fair". The FIA Motor Sport Council found McLaren guilty of being in possession of unauthorised documents belonging to rivals Ferrari, but without proof that the data was used, the sport's governing body decided there was no reason to penalize the British team. The decision angered Ferrari, who said it was setting a dangerous predecent, but McLaren found it fair. "Following an appearance by McLaren today at the FIA World Motor Sport Council in Paris, a unanimous decision has been taken by the FIA which in McLaren's opinion is very balanced and fair," said the team in a statement. "McLaren accepts the that the FIA World Motor Sport Council had no alternative other than to find that there was a purely technical breach by reason of the possession of certain information by one individual at his home, without McLaren's knowledge or authority. "McLaren is delighted that the World Motor Sport Council determined that this information was not used and accordingly imposed no sanction whatsoever on the team. McLaren looks forward to continuing its fight in what is the most exciting Drivers' and Constructors' World Championship in many years." McLaren team boss Ron Dennis was happy to leave the matter behind, and he has vowed to focus on winning this year's titles. "There is no doubt that the past 24 days have been challenging and the tremendous support we have received from our sponsor partners and the public has been much appreciated," said Dennis. "Moving forward McLaren wants to re-affirm our long-standing commitment to honesty and integrity and re-state that we believe we have acted correctly throughout. "Now, we have Formula One World Championships to win. As a result we intend to move on, so as to maintain the focus and commitment required to do exactly that." The news was also welcome by McLaren's drivers Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton. "Having only been part of McLaren for a few months I know how important today's decision will be for everybody," said Alonso. "I am looking forward to an exciting second half of the season and to continue our battle for both World Championships." Hamilton added: "Whilst it's only my first season in Formula One with the team, I already know and appreciate the commitment and dedication of the people there. As a result I am pleased with today's decision and can't wait for the rest of the season." Exhibit C http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/62097 Letter confirms drivers had new evidence By Jonathan Noble and Steve Cooper Friday, September 7th 2007, 09:19 GMT FIA president Max Mosley confirmed in a letter to Formula One teams last week that the new evidence that has led to a fresh hearing over the Ferrari spy saga did come from McLaren's drivers, autosport.com can reveal. Speculation at Monza ahead of this weekend's Italian Grand Prix pointed towards an email exchange between Fernando Alonso and McLaren tester Pedro de la Rosa that took place shortly after the start of the season. Sources have revealed that in the emails, de la Rosa makes reference to Ferrari set-up secrets that he had obtained from McLaren's suspended chief designer Mike Coughlan. It is unclear at this stage who tipped off the FIA about the existence of the email exchange. McLaren and the FIA have not commented on the nature of the new evidence, but autosport.com can confirm that all F1 teams were informed last week that McLaren drivers had been in possession of 'written evidence relevant to this investigation.' Mosley wrote to all 11 teams last Friday making it clear that it was their duty to provide any evidence relating to the spy affair. Similar letters were also sent to Alonso, de la Rosa and Lewis Hamilton, asking them to provide any evidence they had in exchange for an 'amnesty' over any possible sanctions. Although the FIA has not publicly confirmed or denied that the letter was sent to the teams, autosport.com has obtained a copy from an unidentified source detailing the nature of its latest investigation. In it, Mosley says the FIA was made aware of: "an allegation that one or more McLaren drivers may be in possession, or that such drivers have recently been in possession, of written evidence relevant to this investigation." Mosley says it is the FIA's duty to find out if this allegation is true and therefore requires the cooperation of all teams involved to provide documents, and then he drops a big hint about email exchanges. The letter adds: "In particular (though without limiting the generality of this request) the FIA wishes to receive copies of any electronic communications (howsoever conveyed or stored) which may be relevant to this case and which make reference to Ferrari, Nigel Stepney or any technical or other information coming from, or connected with, either Ferrari or Mr Stepney." It is understood that Alonso and de la Rosa subsequently provided the information about their email exchange at the start of this week, which prompted the FIA to recall the World Motor Sport Council for a hearing on September 13.

Fascinating post of which you clearly put a lot of time and effort into, its a shame that there are so many inaccuracies that totally destroy its credibility, I don't know how to use multi quote so I will bold my writing "Max Mosley was exposed by the News of The World in participating in a sadomasochistic sex session with five call girls in an orgy with five prostitutes dressed in Nazi-style uniforms and striped pyjama suits evoking the victims of the Holocaust was unveiled across five pages of Britain's biggest-selling newspaper including being subjected to a search for lice by a jack-booted vice girl asking if he had been "keeping clean at the other facility" Totally wrong, this was standard BDSM Prisoner/Guard fare, no connection at all with Nazi Germany, one of the uniforms bore a passing resemblance to a MODERN GERMAN AIR FORCE jacket but nothing that resembled any uniforms of the nazi era, where in the whole scenario were the swastikas ? there were NONE, where were any "heil hitler" or any "sieg heil" or anything at all that resembled Nazi Germany, the striped uniforms were horizontal whereas concentration camp ones were VERTICAL, checking for lice is standard procedure in prisoner/guard, Saddam Hussein was checked for lice by the Americans when he was arrested but hey don't let little things like that affect your flawed argument . I am sure with £300m in the bank that Max would easily be able to afford the same place as Prince Harry got his nazi uniform from :P In that week opinion polls on numerous Internet News & Motor Racing sites showing an 80-90% : 10-20% split saying that Max Mosley's behaviour was disgusting and that he should resign as the public face of Formula One. Amid reports of dismay among F1 teams from Germany, where BMW and Mercedes are based, to Japan where Toyota & Honda are based, one senior figure in a European team said: "On the one hand what Max supposedly does in the privacy of a London sex dungeon is his own business. On the other, it is unbelievably damaging for his name of all names to be identified with a fantasy about one of the biggest crimes in human history". It is incredible that someone with such little intelligence managed to land a top role with a European team if this person even exists at all and was not fabricated by the media to give weight to their flawed argument, there was no fantasisising about nazi scenarios, like I said there was no swastikas, no nazi regalia, no hitler references, the uniforms bore no resemblance to auschwitz or dachau or anywhere else, as for this thing about polls on F1 sites that is the most flawed argument ever, polls can be voted on MULTIPLE times, I could easily manipulate a poll that would end up in Yuji Ide being hailed as the best racing driver ever, all i would have to do is post it on a Google or Yahoo newsgroup and get them to multiple vote and suddenly Ide is ranked higher than Senna, polls on F1 sites are as credible as the moon being made of blue cheese, anyone can vote multiple times, totally devalued argument When you also consider that Max Mosley was the son of Oswald Mosley leader of the Fascist Party who very nearly gained power in the UK in the 1930s, who had Nazi Leader Adolf Hitler & Italian fascist leader Benito Mussolini attend his wedding, then you can start to understand why Jewish groups, including the Holocaust centre, have called for his resignation in the strongest possible terms. I am a JEW myself and I am intelligent enough to know that the political views of my family have no bearing on me as a person, likewise my political views have changed very much from when I was a kid, Max Mosley was 21 when he was campaigning for his father why should something nearly 50 years ago have any relevance now ? also why has Bernie Ecclestone the JEWISH CEO of Formula 1 come out in support of Max ? why has Jean Todt the JEWISH CEO of Ferrari (his parents were polish and Todt was raised in France come out in support of Mosley ? However on Oct31 2007 he really outraged British F1 fans with his comments "Hamilton is negative for Formula 1". This was met by outrage in many quarters, not least as Lewis Hamilton is the first black F1 driver in its 57 year history. In his debut year he smashed all records for a debutant (he was 66-1 to win the World Title at the start of the season) in the sport winning four races and outperforming his team-mate and then World Champion Fernando Alonso only failing to win the World Title in the final race to Kimi Raikkonnen after leading virtually all year by just 1 point. To many racing pundits Lewis Hamilton was regarded as a breathe of fresh air with good looks and unusually for a Grand Prix driver a personality which brought interest from non-F1 fans into the sport. Do you have a source for this "Hamilton is negative for F1" ? please provide it and if it does exist please explain where it is based on his skin colour, I would be fascinated what bearing it has to be with his skin colour, there has been plenty of dark skinned drivers in F1 over the years, the most recent being Juan Pablo Montoya, Hamilton is the first AFRO CARRIBEAN driver in F1 but he is far from being the first dark skinned / coloured driver in F1 Also Max Mosley is currently in litigation with the F1 Journalist of the Year 2007 Derek Brundle & The Times newspaper over a view that Martin made regarding his alleged less than consistent treatment of the McLaren F1 team & Renault F1 team with regards the very different outcomes of spy cases of other teams data (McLaren using Ferrari data; Renault using McLaren data) when most neutral Motor Racing experts agreed with Mr Brundle that Renault's offenses were the worse of the two and on a greater scale yet they got off scot free; whilst McLaren got heavily penalised. You are showing great ignorance here about Spygate, in the initial hearing last July McLaren received NO punishment, they were found guilty but were NOT punished, Martin Whitmarsh did give a sworn affadavit that there was nothing else to hide with regards the matter and the FIA told him that if new evidence emerged that they would face severe punishment, but Whitmarsh assured the FIA that that was everything, not long after being NOT punished McLaren admitted that there had been text messages between Alonso, race engineers and Pedro De La Rosa that contained confidential information so McLaren were hauled back infront of the FIA and were punished for LYING, the vote of the sanctions was taken by the WMSC of which Max Mosley only gets a vote on the matter if the results are tied as the chairman gets the casting vote but by an 8-0 majority McLaren were punished for lying and withholding evidence, you can't compare that with Renault who were not sanctioned because they were fully honest with the FIA, McLaren would not have got their penalty of $100m if they had not lied through their teeth under oath at the first hearing, the FIA let McLaren off without penalty first time around so as Renault came 100% clean they were punished the same way as McLaren were first time around So to sum up the situation you have made a very long detailed post full of inaccuracies, conspiracy theories and half truths so I am afraid your dissertation is only worthy of a D

yeah i been a bit out of the loop in terms of UK news this last 2 weeks but what a farce this 10p thing is, Brown / Darling were screwing the very poorest sectors of society and traditional Labour voters am really shocked that they targetted the very people that their core support comes from, not even Maggie with her pandering to fat cats taxation wise went so blatantly out of the way to screw the very poorest people in society, someone on £11k a year would be £280 worse off with the 10p tax band scrapped I read :o Fair play to labour backbenchers and the opposition for making an issue of this matter, it was outrageous to scrap the 10p tax band

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Never Say Goodbye ^_^

Great selection there Brian, I have all of those in my collection apart from Dr Hook and have albums from 9 of those artists Best BTO song though for me was Taking Care Of Business, way better song than You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet, Roll On Down The Highway was better too Shame on you not including Creedence Clearwater Revival though :o I like CCR/John Fogerty more than any of that list bar the Eagles

It is time legislation was bought in outlawing strikes in essential services in this country such as emergency services, security forces, transport services, fuel depots and other areas that are essential to the infrastructure of this country The nation should not be allowed to be held to ransom like this, it is time strikes in essential services were made illegal

Sounds good to me :D As a Tory I naturally want to see us back in power regardless of my misgivings about Cameron

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Casino >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>any other Las Vegas film

it seems a bit jinxed :o just read that 2 cars have been written off already

Missed the last 2 episodes as was on holiday, shame Simon went he seemed a decent guy I heard this morning that Lee is a big Spurs fan so want him to win ;)

Brown really is embarrassing, it is like seeing the final days of Major and Callaghan

Yes so long as they are not breaking any laws then private life is a matter for that person and their family, no one else's business

I will be voting for Boris I DETEST Ken with his pro IRA views and his congestion charge and for getting the Olympics to London Boris is a cretin but its better than Ken Castro

In cases of death through drink, drugs, excessive speeding and so on absolutely, jail should be automatic but someone who is just abiding by the rules of the road and some cretin cyclist swerves into their path or a kid runs into the road to retrieve a ball and the driver cant avoid then no they should not go to jail but through drink and drugs and so on I would charge them with MURDER not death by careless driving or manslaughter

So long as the BNP are a legalised political party they should be entitled to advertise be it newspapers, party political broadcasts on tv and so on, whether they should be legal is a different matter but so long as they are they should be free to advertise

I think the BBC should accept sponsorship for main programs, thus helping to cut the budget, I am utterly opposed to ads but I would like to see private companies sponsor tv programs so the announcer would say "and coming up next Eastenders bought to you in association with Horlicks" or whatever and then that way there are no ads but a private company has helped towards the funding, that frees up more money and hopefully mean cuts in licence fee But the BBC is brilliant, I Player, leading the way in HD and so on

The lead singers of Streets and Coldplay and Mariah Carey for the modern era But in terms of ever Screaming Lord Sutch is in an absolute class of his own, his album where he collaborated with the likes of Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck and others was a cringeworthy embarrassment with his completely out of tune vocals and it is a black mark against several genius musicians that they put their name towards the project, Screaming Lord Sutch truly had the worst singing voice ever

Queen are one of my fave groups ever up there with Led Zepp, Skynyrd, Whitesnake, Deep Purple, the Paul Dianno Iron Maiden and so on They bought out some awful $h!te towards the end like "Hot Space" and "The Works" and albums like that but their early stuff was brilliant, in the early days they were as hard rock as you can get with stuff like "Liar" "Death On Two Legs" "Tie Your Mother Down" and that kinda stuff those 3 are my fave Queen records