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A Sad Day... MG Rover, End of the road It seems that years or short term thinking, underinvestment and even arrogance has finally caught up with the British 'Car Industry' as Rover, the only remaining British-owned volume car maker looks set to go into administration any time soon... 
This is very sad day for the UK and for the people of the West Midlands as everybody in this area knows someone involved with Rover in some way.  Not only will the 6000 or so people employed at Rover's Longbridge plant lose their jobs, but the knock on effect of car dealers, maintenance and parts suppliers will hit hard!
Whilst there is talk of finance packages and rescue deals, it is all just delaying the inevitable. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...423181.stm Yes.. it's been coming for years, but it just kinda sucks, you know! | |
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The best thing to come out of Longbridge was "Dodgy" - STAYIN' OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!! | |
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BreddieMercury said: The best thing to come out of Longbridge was "Dodgy" - STAYIN' OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!
You MUST be fucking kidding 
..  In A Room was good, though....? | |
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RocknRollisalive said: It seems that years or short term thinking, underinvestment and even arrogance has finally caught up with the British 'Car Industry' as Rover, the only remaining British-owned volume car maker looks set to go into administration any time soon...
This is very sad day for the UK and for the people of the West Midlands as everybody in this area knows someone involved with Rover in some way. Not only will the 6000 or so people employed at Rover's Longbridge plant lose their jobs, but the knock on effect of car dealers, maintenance and parts suppliers will hit hard!
Whilst there is talk of finance packages and rescue deals, it is all just delaying the inevitable. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/h...423181.stm Yes.. it's been coming for years, but it just kinda sucks, you know! Very sad day for the UK economy. Maggie, you have a LOT to answer for, even now  | |
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Saw them when they toured the US. Notre Dame, Austin. Great band. Are they still going?
RocknRollDave said: BreddieMercury said: The best thing to come out of Longbridge was "Dodgy" - STAYIN' OUT FOR THE SUMMER!!!
You MUST be fucking kidding
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BreddieMercury said: Saw them when they toured the US. Notre Dame, Austin. Great band. Are they still going?
RocknRollDave said: You MUST be fucking kidding
.. In A Room was good, though....?No, they finally took the hint. | |
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*note to self... start a thread about a shitty UK britpop wannabe band from 10 years ago next time
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What hint?
RocknRollDave said: BreddieMercury said: Saw them when they toured the US. Notre Dame, Austin. Great band. Are they still going?
No, they finally took the hint. | |
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BreddieMercury said: What hint?
RocknRollDave said: No, they finally took the hint. The hint to fuck off and take their shite music with them | |
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Your ignorance of good music knows no bounds. Congratulations.
RocknRollDave said: BreddieMercury said: What hint?
The hint to fuck off and take their shite music with them | |
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RocknRollisalive said: *note to self... start a thread about a shitty UK britpop wannabe band from 10 years ago next time
Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says? | |
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You are your own worst enemies.
RocknRollDave said: RocknRollisalive said: *note to self... start a thread about a shitty UK britpop wannabe band from 10 years ago next time
Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says? | |
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BreddieMercury said: You are your own worst enemies.
RocknRollDave said: Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says? 
Stop posting above the quote.... Fuckwit! | |
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BreddieMercury said: You are your own worst enemies.
RocknRollDave said: Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says?
Stop posting....Fuckwit! | |
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Hmmm...a little hostility there.
RocknRollDave said: BreddieMercury said: You are your own worst enemies.
Stop posting....Fuckwit! | |
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RocknRollDave said: RocknRollisalive said: *note to self... start a thread about a shitty UK britpop wannabe band from 10 years ago next time
Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says? I think it goes back further than the 80's to be fair. I don't know enough about the car industry to comment further but just as the rest of the world decided they could make cars, and do a better job of it, we sit there thinking "No you fucking can't" ... and get proved wrong... shamelessly. Going down the pan? No I dont think so... we have many other strengths as a nation. Saying that there is no way something like this will pass without having an effect | |
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Stop posting above the post, fuckwit!!!
BreddieMercury said: You are your own worst enemies.
RocknRollDave said: Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says?  ..... BULLSEYE!  | |
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RocknRollisalive said: RocknRollDave said: Seriously though, do you agree that we are still reaping the bad crops from the seeds sewn by Maggie Thatcher back in the 80's? Do you think Britain is destined to become less and less of a power in Europe and the World? Or to simplify the question, are we going down the pan, like Gold319 says? I think it goes back further than the 80's to be fair. I don't know enough about the car industry to comment further but just as the rest of the world decided they could make cars, and do a better job of it, we sit there thinking "No you fucking can't" ... and get proved wrong... shamelessly. Going down the pan? No I dont think so... we have many other strengths as a nation. Saying that there is no way something like this will pass without having an effect We have a tendency to think we are the best in the world at things....without actually doing anything to prove it. And then we get left behind. Complacency is a very British trait, I think. | |
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Another British trait - being ZZZZZzzzzz... | |
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BreddieMercury said: Another British trait - being ZZZZZzzzzz...
Aw come on! You are SO British, it is unbelievable! Who do you think you are kidding?! | |
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RocknRollDave said: We have a tendency to think we are the best in the world at things....without actually doing anything to prove it. And then we get left behind. Complacency is a very British trait, I think.
Complacency eh....? At least we're the best in the world at it! 
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True, my heritage is British. I am to a degree an Anglophile. But hey, Hitlers' grandmother was half Jewish! So stop being racist.
RocknRollDave said: BreddieMercury said: Another British trait - being ZZZZZzzzzz...
Aw come on! You are SO British, it is unbelievable! Who do you think you are kidding?! | |
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RocknRollisalive said: RocknRollDave said: We have a tendency to think we are the best in the world at things....without actually doing anything to prove it. And then we get left behind. Complacency is a very British trait, I think.
Complacency eh....? At least we're the best in the world at it!
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BreddieMercury said: True, my heritage is British. I am to a degree an Anglophile. But hey, Hitlers' grandmother was half Jewish! So stop being racist.
RocknRollDave said: Aw come on! You are SO British, it is unbelievable! Who do you think you are kidding?!  Half-Twattish...... BULLSEYE! | |
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Taureau said: BreddieMercury said: True, my heritage is British. I am to a degree an Anglophile. But hey, Hitlers' grandmother was half Jewish! So stop being racist.
Half-Twattish.Heh heh GO TAUREAU, GO TAUREAU!!  | |
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Yep, the British half.
RocknRollDave said: Taureau said: Half-Twattish.Heh heh GO TAUREAU, GO TAUREAU!! | |
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BreddieMercury said: Yep, the British half.
You're not wrong!  ..... BULLSEYE! | |
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BreddieMercury said: True, my heritage is British. I am to a degree an Anglophile. But hey, Hitlers' grandmother was half Jewish! So stop being racist.
 Bravo! That's something I'd never admit!
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Can I start again? Hello everyone, my names' Breddie and I have borderline psychosis. | |
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