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I love everything about the Championship. Its a great league.

Can’t believe we’re only 10/1 to win this. Shocking odds, I’d expect at least 15’s and even then I wouldn’t be daft enough to lump on.

That's bloody genius - what a great idea. Nice socks btw

You must be delighted how wrong you were!

Trump Turnberry vandalised by pro-Palestine group A pro-Palestine group has vandalised parts of Donald Trump's Turnberry golf resort in Scotland. Palestine Action posted photographs on social media showing red paint daubed across one of the buildings at the Ayrshire course. The words "Gaza is not for sale" are sprayed across one green and another green appears to have been dug up.

Enjoyed that first half. In the balance, could go either way.

Stupid yellow card to concede. No surprise France capitalise

Could be a belter this

Sounds just like us

This dude has been taking the piss out of the forum for a while now. No way he's a legit poster IMHO

Unless you desperately need the cash, I probably wouldn't bother. The risk of downgrading to a cheaper/older car is that it could be more likely to go wrong and you might end up buying a lemon. Seat's are decent motors and if you like driving it, keep it regularly serviced/maintained and it could last you for many many years.

Really enjoyed this episode. Not just because Frank seems like a top bloke but also another fascinating insight into MON's man management genius.

Disappointed with Full Swing S3 overall. Apart from the Rory/Shane bromance and #FreeScottie, I thought it was pretty bland. Interesting that Xander won 2 majors but him, Cantlay, and a few others wanted nothing to do with the Netflix cameras following them so they had to find other storylines. And pointless of them trying to hype up the drama of the Tour Championship and Presidents cup when they were both walkovers. I didn't really learn much that I didn't already know.

Sorry, I didn’t mean to offend

That's really good of you mate, thanks. Expecting the full report middle of next week so I'll DM it over to you then if that's O.K? I know you're in the building game and if we still lived in Leics rather than down here in Bucks, I'd be asking you to come round and give us a quote for all the work

Yeah, we're still waiting for the vendor to get their arse in gear and get all this to the solicitors. They don't seem in a big rush as there's no chain at their end so it's not as urgent for them as it is for us and our buyer. We'll see what comes back and take it from there. I can now see why we haven't moved for 23 years - I'd forgotten how stressful the whole thing is.

Interestingly, we got a text from HSBC's survey people saying the property had met the criteria for a desktop valuation and no need for a physical inspection, so they don't see that bothered. I guess we'd need to get a structural engineer out to find out the exact cause of the cracks. Surveyor guessed it might be because of all the trees close by but we'd need an expert to confirm. As it stands we don't know if the cracks have been looked at before, how long they've been there, or if they're getting worse. Basically, is the house still 'moving' or not. If it is subsidence then apparently the vendor could claim on their insurance to get it fixed? I dunno, my heads hurting thinking about it all.

We got a chunk off because there's obvious stuff that needs doing such as updating/replacing the kitchen (or knock through and create new kitchen/diner), new bathroom, new en-suite etc. It also clearly needs completely redecorating, new vinal flooring/carpeting throughout etc. and we'd ring fenced about £60k for all of this. What we hadn't budgeted for was the stuff the survey has highlighted such as replacing the old cladding, new radiators, cavity wall/new loft insulation, possible new double glazed windows, new fuse board, old asbestos pipe removal, sorting the cracks, cleaning the roof/gutters etc. We could/might go back and ask for maybe another £30k off to get all this done too but then we're committed to a huge project. We might just walk away but I'll decide after having another look around later with my old man. If the vendor declines a revised offer then he'll only get the same issues next time someone does a survey on it.

This is spot on mate. The house is nearly 2000 sq ft and considerably cheaper than a 1400 sq ft new build round here. The annoying thing is that it's actually got a lot going for it. Quiet village, great views, double garage, lots of parking, large bedrooms, nice garden, opportunity for a big new kitchen/diner etc. etc. I know you've done this renovation/restoration stuff before and are confident in it, but for a novice like me it's quite a scary prospect.

Yeah, we got a decent reduction on the asking price knowing that there was stuff to do, but the headlines of the survey have spooked me a bit tbh. I'm taking my old man to have a look around tomorrow to get his thoughts and then we'll decide what to do. Either walk away or offer significantly lower by explaining what else now needs doing. P.S. Can't remember if my surveyor used the exact term 'subsidence' when we chatted (I'll need to check his full report next week) but his thoughts were the cracks have come from the building moving for some reason (ground conditions, lots of big trees nearby, who knows)

Fvcking houses man. Spoke to my golf mate who's a surveyor and just done a level 3 RICS for us on the place we're looking to buy. Full report due next week but the headlines are... Cracks all over the gaff, signs of subsidence (house is about 50 years old btw) Original wooden cladding in poor nick and really needs removing and replacing with new composite cladding (about 180m2 of the stuff) Needs a new fuse board and proper electrical inspection Not sure if walls are cavity insulated so that needs checking Roof and gutters are a mess and need a proper clean Heating system is dated and the whole thing needs flushing and probably new radiators Some of the double glazing has failed and letting moisture in And lots of other smaller bits All of this on top of the fact it needs completely redecorating, new flooring/carpets, new kitchen, new bathroom and new en-suite. I know we can go back and re-negotiate and I know eventually it could look amazing and we'd make our money back, but at this stage of my life, not sure I need the hassle of it all. Really wanted a new build but out of our price range down here for what we want. Feeling a bit snookered by it all.

I've had this before. If you click the down arrow top right by your profile and select 'my attachments' you've probably reached your storage limit. Just click/select old attachments to delete them and it'll free up some space (and if you make a donation/become a forum supporter, I think you get more storage than normal)

Loved him as a player and had such high hopes for him here. What a let down.