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Oo er missus!
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
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 šŸ‘
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 ...
Oo er missus!
Most western nations are experiencing declining fertility rates. Russia, Spain & Japan the lowest the last time I checked. Part of equality means more females choose careers, it's also increasingly costly to bring up kids. Developing nations have high rates, read somewhere that Niger had 5.0. Hence understanding migration issues properly, developed national need skills and resources that they can't find at home, add an ever-growing populations in developing nations see their futures elsewhere
21st May 2026 15:43:50 
 [217.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Southampton Iā€™m talking about.
21st May 2026 15:40:31 
 [185.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Surely the club should reimburse the fans since this is their behaviour.
21st May 2026 15:40:13 
 [185.lo.gg.ed] 
And it makes perfect sense to kick them out of the competition since the actions were designed to benefit them in the competition. Points next season wouldnā€™t make sense. Theyā€™ve still had the benefit of the act.
OI - yes indeed. One thing thatā€™s always been fun to teach kids about is the Demographic Transition Model, which can confuse some of them, but eventually helps them to see why some places are still hugely overpopulated and still have high growth ratesā€¦. [Link]
21st May 2026 15:31:12 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Timmy - thatā€™s a common argument used by those who forget or ignore that a high proportion of couples with children part, thereby often leaving one parent (usually, but not always, the mum) with the child(ren) - if they are on a low wage or working part time (both of which are of course more common for women than men), then they may well need some financial support, thatā€™s true. Other circumstances can include bereavements, serious illness, redundancy, eviction, and many more reasonsā€¦
21st May 2026 15:26:28 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
As a4e and Timmy have said there are various reasons the birth rate has dropped (currently around 1.5 in the UK), which can easily become political discussions. It is good for people to be aware of the trends in declining birth rates and the ratio of taxpayers to pensioners when formulating the political views.
21st May 2026 15:22:49 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
No, they donā€™tā€¦ šŸ™„šŸ¤¦šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø
21st May 2026 15:20:50 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
AKA us taxpayers Timmy
21st May 2026 15:14:00 
 [148.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
And some women have a penis, so the child birth rate will shrink
21st May 2026 14:59:25 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
A lot of the cost is covered by the state
21st May 2026 14:57:07 
 [79.lo.gg.ed] 
Canā€™t afford them, donā€™t have them
DD šŸ˜‚
21st May 2026 14:43:45 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
I think I was the 0.1 in my family.
21st May 2026 14:31:29 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
(probably should have said inherent in rather than with, but you get my driftā€¦)
21st May 2026 14:27:53 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
OI - true, although increasing numbers of women choose not to have children because (among other reasonsā€¦) they want to have a long uninterrupted career and/or because of the costs inherent with bringing up children in an expensive environmentā€¦
21st May 2026 14:26:59 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
In the short term more child bearing aged women and longer life expectancy can stop absolute number declines but eventually both of those turn.
21st May 2026 14:23:14 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
OI/Airsy - indeed (to both of you), and where the fertility rate (I donā€™t like that term, but itā€™s what they use ā€œofficiallyā€) falls below 2.1, as in Japan for example, your population does begin to shrink (if you exclude migration), and thatā€™s not a positive thing. Kids at school would ask me ā€œSir, how can a woman have 2.1 babies?ā€ - it always generated an informative conversationā€¦ šŸ˜‚
21st May 2026 14:14:51 
 [104.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
So we're not running out of space then?
21st May 2026 14:00:34 
 [5.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
a4e - population geography is definitely interesting and maybe should be more widely taught and explained. I was astonished to discover that the last time the UK replacement birth rate was reached (2.1 children/woman) was the early 1970s, more than half a lifetime ago.
21st May 2026 13:33:02 
 [81.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
Soton fans will probably rely on the goodwill of travel and hotel companies, as those organisations will be aware of the situation - some will be lucky, others maybe less soā€¦.
21st May 2026 13:32:04 
 [86.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
The PL and the EFL are not friends. They are unlikely to come to a mutually acceptable outcome.
21st May 2026 13:31:06 
 [195.lo.gg.ed] 
Ex www.wup.me.uk - The home of WU
RK - I think there is a case to be answered. Money was spent on the basis that SFC acted in good faith - even though money was not spent with SFC. It will be interesting if there is a test case or a class action.
21st May 2026 13:10:15 
 [82.lo.gg.ed] 
Not suing for contractual terms, but for malfeasance.