Reply to: Cheering on the Scot in the tennis and the Welsh in the football

[Mordac]

To be honest, probably not many more but if we could bottle things like team spirit, pride, passion, then we could sell that it in bucketloads to the english.

Maybe not hennessey but surely england need a new keeper these days?

You're not wrong, our chappie seems to spend more time on his dandruff than...what's the thing...the thing...you know, the thing...oh, stopping the roundy thing going in the netty thing. I think.

[Mordac]

Thats a new test for HMRC for IR35 is it?

2. Do permies at client co think you're a big headed bellend?

If no, outside IR35.

There's more than a few on here breathing a sigh of relief...

[psychocandy]

Well, I'd take Ashley Williams, Ramsey and Bale without even thinking.

To be honest, probably not many more but if we could bottle things like team spirit, pride, passion, then we could sell that it in bucketloads to the english.

Maybe not hennessey but surely england need a new keeper these days?

[psychocandy]

If that's not being part and parcel I don't know what is.. But you are already inside IR35 so guess it doesn't matter.

Thats a new test for HMRC for IR35 is it?

1. Do you get on ok with the permies at the client?

If yes then inside IR35.

2. Do permies at client co think you're a big headed bellend?

If no, outside IR35.

[Mordac]

Oh sure, I am pleased (rather than proud) with what they have achieved. I just don't need to be told about it incessantly, which is how it has felt to me lately.

As a matter of interest Which no-marks of ours would you want in the English team? (remembering I said "mostly". Not all ).

Well, I'd take Ashley Williams, Ramsey and Bale without even thinking.

[DodgyAgent]

No matter how hard I try I always want the home nations to win if England are out of the equation.

[I just need to test it]

When was the last time a Welsh team got to a semi final of any tournament? I think you're being a tad harsh, Wales are the smallest team (in population terms) ever to reach the semi final stage of a major football tournament. If you can't bring yourself to be proud of that achievement, you're a sad lad indeed. And I say that as an Englishman. And as for no-marks, I'd quite happily swap most of our no-marks for a couple of yours.

Oh sure, I am pleased (rather than proud) with what they have achieved. I just don't need to be told about it incessantly, which is how it has felt to me lately.

As a matter of interest Which no-marks of ours would you want in the English team? (remembering I said "mostly". Not all ).

[barrydidit]

One wonders if they call him sheepshagger when they are being "nice", what they call him when they are being horrible

I'm pretty sure they regret ever calling him at all.

[I just need to test it]

Proper Taff - as in born and brought up in the Taff valley? :-)

Possibly an improper Taff then.

[MrMarkyMark]

And possibly an IR35 pointer

One wonders if they call him sheepshagger when they are being "nice", what they call him when they are being horrible

[TestMangler]

Maybe it's nothing to do with you being Welsh, it could just be that you look a bit iffy in the team photo

And possibly an IR35 pointer

[MrMarkyMark]

To be fair, at clientco, its all taken in good spirit anyway. Its just banter. I get called sheepshagger every day pretty much! But its one of the nicest environments I've worked in so its fine by me.

Maybe it's nothing to do with you being Welsh, it could just be that you look a bit iffy in the team photo

[northernladuk]

Now neither of those would be my first choice but YES definitely.

To be fair, at clientco, its all taken in good spirit anyway. Its just banter. I get called sheepshagger every day pretty much! But its one of the nicest environments I've worked in so its fine by me.

If that's not being part and parcel I don't know what is.. But you are already inside IR35 so guess it doesn't matter.

[psychocandy]

Fergie did the same to Paul Scholes - his last contract at ManU was conditional on retiring from international football. And trust me, that came from a very reliable source.

Yes know Fergie was the main culprit in this. But both could have said no. Money or country at the end of the day...

[psychocandy]

PC: Would you REALLY support France or Germany over England?

Serious question...

Now neither of those would be my first choice but YES definitely.

To be fair, at clientco, its all taken in good spirit anyway. Its just banter. I get called sheepshagger every day pretty much! But its one of the nicest environments I've worked in so its fine by me.