On a positive note

[Diestl]

With HBOS going down the tubes or being bought over, we might see the end of the extremely annoying musical adverts with their staff members. It would be worth having the credit crunch and turmoil just to get stop these being made. Sorry Howard.

[Moscow Mule]

Originally Posted by Diestl

With HBOS going down the tubes or being bought over, we might see the end of the extremely annoying musical adverts with their staff members. It would be worth having the credit crunch and turmoil just to get stop these being made. Sorry Howard.

He was sacked a while back.

http://www.leytonjay.co.uk/friends-f...sacked-at-last

[Diestl]

They still make the ads though usually with a ethnic minority person as the lead "performer".