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Sticky
I mentioned Jess Barnes losing her assistance dog to cancer a few weeks ago. Unfortunately there's massive shortfall between the insurance payout and the actual bill and a just giving page has been set up. [Link]
8th May 2026 14:39:16 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Apparently the shortfall is much bigger than the origianal text suggests.
Sticky
Dust your boots down, guys - this is your chance to play on the hallowed turf of Plough Lane. The WAWF Cup takes place on May 31 and we are looking for fans to line up to play along side the likes of Jon Main and Mickey Haswell (more TBC), in teams managed by Mark Robinson and Terry Brown. Full use of stadium/changing rooms etc. Hampshire referee etc. West Stand open for fans, Phoenix open for thirsty fans/players. Photos of the day and probably a few bits thrown in tbc too. And if you can't play, why not be an assistant manager or a mascot for the day... All proceeds to the playing budget, too. [Link]
26th Mar 2026 12:37:56 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I know Villa can only finish 4th or 5th and Citeh will be 2nd but is having an open top bus parade less than 72 hours before the game, respecting the competition? What was wrong with Monday or Tuesday?
21st May 2026 19:41:41 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
EFL have released the written reasons for expulsion of Southampton [Link]
21st May 2026 19:36:13 
 [92.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Southampton might end up with a bigger points deduction at this rate… [Link] 👀
21st May 2026 19:34:08 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Foden is a miserable git so it’s probably a good thing 😬
21st May 2026 18:44:26 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Foden also left out, Not happy.
21st May 2026 18:40:34 
 [95.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Final one on global population (for now…) - Hans Rosling RIP was a brilliant demographic scientist, and this is one of his presentations that allays some of the fears about the future expansion (or likely otherwise) of the world’s total population - in short, falling birth rates in MEDCs and improved education in LEDCs mean that in the longer term (not our lifetimes I’m afraid), the total will stabilise at a level which the planet can most likely sustain [Link] It’s an hour, so patience is required if you want to learn more… 😌
21st May 2026 18:14:04 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I hope it’s a cracking final after all this crazy build up. I kinda like the idea of two teams playing each other with no time to prepare in detail how to best nullify their oppo.
21st May 2026 18:10:31 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
You might even argue that Boro have the advantage in that respect as they kept training in the hope that they’d be playing against Hull. While Hull probably spent some decent time prepping on the expectation of playing against The Flanders Pigeon Murderers.
It is all a done deal now. Come on you Tigers.
21st May 2026 17:41:22 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
As for Southampton spying, the fact they used disguises surely means they knew the rules and that they were breaking them. They bought and wore Eastleigh training kit to spy on Ipswich when they trained at Eastleigh.
21st May 2026 17:31:20 
 [92.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I'm guessing they want some of the Southampton population, since they aren't travelling to London now...😁
21st May 2026 17:27:57 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
If the play off matches between Southampton and Middlesbrough had been put on hold to wait for the outcome of the hearing, and Southampton were thrown out of the playoffs, then Middlesbrough would get a bye into the final.
21st May 2026 17:26:03 
 [92.lo.gg.ed] 
Appreciate, time scales meant the playoffs had to go ahead as tgey couldn’t preempt the hearing.
Sounds about right, particularly at some of the places I've worked Bolt CEO says he let go of his entire HR team for creating problems that didn’t exist: ‘Those problems disappeared when I let them go’ | Fortune [Link]
21st May 2026 17:24:40 
 [146.lo.gg.ed] 
Less is more
I remember they did special trips to littlehampton to Ryde a few years ago during summer season and to sandown as well
21st May 2026 17:22:12 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
CW - no because they lost to Hull. If a team gets expelled from the FA Cup you do not get a the highest placed team that lost in that round re-instated. It is either the losing team or no-one.
21st May 2026 17:15:17 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
RK - there are smart people who know how to fix this. But we and the politicians need to accept that they are smarter than us and listen to them rather than hold on to our ingrained beliefs.
21st May 2026 17:13:49 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
For example I recently found out that taxes do not pay for public services but actually controls inflation. The Govt does ironically have a magic money tree as it creates its spending out of thin air. Smarter people will know how to balance this against inflation. And not use it for political gain.
If Millwall finished 3rd then surely they could claim they have a better case than Middlesbrough
21st May 2026 17:12:41 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Just saying
Silk, indeed BUT the transition to lower birth rates, the differences in North v South and the ageing populations, in the north, create both economic and political problems. In so many years, an equilibrium of some sort will be found.
21st May 2026 17:06:35 
 [217.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
And I have zero sympathy for those cheats Southampton. Maybe for their fans but Boro v Hull is the right final.
21st May 2026 17:04:35 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
It is a good thing that birth rates are shrinking. The estimated population in 1926 was 2 billion. In 2026, just a hundred years later it is about 8 billion. Doesn't anyone see this as a problem?
21st May 2026 17:02:21 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Harry Maguire has been left out of England's WC squad. He has confirmed it himself.
21st May 2026 16:53:30 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
For Spit and Alan IoW - A new Hovercraft route is being trialed over the summer between Lee on Solent and Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
21st May 2026 16:49:10 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
15 years ago, I thought i had cleverly factored in extra time & pens plus the presentation, in determining my train back. What i didn't allow for, was the very slow moving exodus of Looton fans blocking my way on those narrow paths. I only made that train with a Usain Bolt type sprint at the end.
21st May 2026 16:42:43 
 [217.lo.gg.ed] 
Think loads of Wombles were booked on that train and had to pay for later ones (they probably didn't care that much)
15 years ago we were approaching extra time.
21st May 2026 16:18:12 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Kite - yep 👍
21st May 2026 15:57:17 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Lurker, was trying to play devil's advocate, as a cosy consensus seems to have formed
21st May 2026 15:46:29 
 [217.lo.gg.ed] 
Can't have that ...