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Fvcking hell Deb. I don't even know what to say apart from you've got my number and I'm always here if you want to talk. I hope the love and support of your family help you get through this. Lots of love to you from me xx

I'm no expert on kits but my lad wants a new home and away top every season. No way am I paying £63 from the club shop or even £40 when its '30% off' I found this website and ordered him our away top at Christmas. https://www.enjoyfball.com/products/2023-2024-leicester-city-away-soccer-jersey?spm=..collection_83872d66-14fe-4a5b-a9a1-fe39f30f9e83.collection_detail_1.2&spm_prev=..index.header_1.1 Took a couple of weeks delivery but cost me less than £20 with shipping. Hasn't shrunk in the wash, badges/logo's etc. still intact and to the untrained eye, you wouldn't know it was a fake. I haven't told my lad it isn't the official top and he's none the wiser

That's a great strike. Cvnts.

Wouldn't have it any other way tbh. Much rather the rollercoaster ride than 20 years in the wilderness like Cov etc.

Fair fvcks to Ipswich. If McKenna gets them back to back promotions that's an unbelievable achievement.

Yep. If ever the team needed to put on a top level performance to get the crowd back on side it’s Monday.

I felt the same. Went there full of enthusiasm and excitement and came out flat as a fart.

The UFS lads and others tried to get things going today but nothing really took off because most of our end were just flinging thier arms around in despair at misplaced passes and general shite, slow play.

On the way back having just taken my son to his first ever away game. Thought our end was absolute crap but completely down to the dross served up on the pitch. Loud boos at the end and all is not well.

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Was initially looking at doing a family summer holiday to Dubai, then Canada, but we've ended up booking 11 days in a Villa in Sicily instead at the beginning of August. Staying at a place called Fontane Bianche which is south east near Syracuse (Dubai and Canada can wait until retirement when the kids have fvcked off I think) We went to Sorrento/Naples/Pompei years ago before kids but never to Sicily. Taking two teenagers so no idea if there will be stuff for them to do, but the Villa has it's own pool etc. and next to the beach so looks nice. Any Sicily experts on here? I seem to recall @bovril is a fan?

The subtitles mentioned something about Lewandowski shouldn't have stopped on his run up as it's not allowed. Not sure what the rule is tbh

It's heartbreak

I like the way the comms slip in a little "well done Harry" amongst all the welsh

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Live subtitles coming into their own here

What channel is this on folks?

Yeah I totally get that and I've gone against my principles many times in the past when I less responsibilities. I think what's made me very risk averse these days is nearly going bankrupt during the credit crunch recession. I made a bad investment while still being in debt and nearly lost the house and everything. Shit me up big time and I've probably been over cautious since. I work for myself and the advice I was always given as self employed was actually to have 9-12 months worth of an emergency fund. But you're right, there's lots of personal factors to consider and we're all in different situations I guess. I'm seven years off being able to access my SIPP and trying to put as much money as I can into that now as we've just paid the mortgage off. I've made so many bad financial decisions over the years that it makes me angry. If only I knew then what I know now!

Apologies, failed attempt at humour. Didn’t mean to be a dick. Was a genuine question but can see it might not be relevant here. FWIW, yes, I do think it’s good advice to have a 6-9 month emergency fund in place before investing (and also have all debt apart from mortgage cleared before investing)

I assume all you Warren Buffets on here have got a proper instant access emergency fund saved up before even thinking about investing? I mean like a minimum of 6-9 months living expenses in case you lose your job/get ill, or everything goes TU?

What an absolute helmet Can't believe she kept her cool tbh

Yeah but lets be honest, most of the team needed a proper rest so an international break was actually welcome this time IMO

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I've posted this numerous times and it still makes me smile. Jake Humphries, Joe Cole, Rio Ferdinand and Emile Heskey talking for 2 minutes about what a 'model club' we are and how all other clubs should be envious of how we're ran. Halcion days

If you want to know where you stand, just open a fixed term 12 month cash ISA. I'm moving my cash ISA into another one on April 10th which will pay 4.6% over the next 12 months. Nothing spectacular and only just beats inflation but it's fixed and it's guaranteed. I could put it into a stocks & shares ISA which might return well over 10% but it also might not. It could also lose me money so being the risk averse chap I am, a cash ISA is for me. My private pension (SIPP) however is a longer term investment so that is in bonds, stocks & shares which is more volatile. Some years good growth, other years loses. It all depends on your financial goals and timescales.