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Voice - Sports
Arkwright
The Independent
Voice
I
s there anybody one can turn to us to tell her she’s insane and the of players forming one side, a set of
for reliable and genuine business third explains nothing and certainly persons working together – not a
advice these days or are they all
. . . now that
doesn’t give the answer to the first. one-man show. One man does not
charlatans? Judging by the plethora This rubbish is churned out by a make a team whatever exorbitant
of letters, leaflets and emails in
times are hard
government funded service who sponsorship he is paid by a sports
circulation one would imagine there describe themselves as being a local brand that can be as much to blame
are thousands of experts just
will Nike
point of access to all the as the individual. The brat may be
bursting full of ideas to solve any information, advice and support you good at his sport but there will
and every problem even the most need to start, maintain and to grow always be someone as good or
challenging might come up with. I
reconsider
a business. I’d rather rely on the better coming behind and that new
don’t trust any of them. Babblers eight-year-old next door and his talent should be given a chance
and snakes the lot of them, you’d be
dealing with
hamster for advice. while the over (good pun!) egged
better off trusting a used car ego is stood down. Good behaviour,
salesman or an estate agent these A new year brings forth other manners and sense of respect for
days. More than likely these born
small
bright ideas but perhaps Canterbury teammates, management and
again crisis experts are the same of New Zealand’s change to the supporters should be part of the
offenders who offered fistfuls of
independent
small order administration charge is contracts and sponsorship deals.
credit most could not afford, showed one of the dimmer ones. Guys! Retail sales are heavily influenced by
businesses how to expand when
accounts . . .
We’re all struggling and surely any players’ performances; we don’t
they would have been better order how ever small is good want negative behaviour being
advising them to consolidate and business. Naturally there has to be a emulated in the same way. Positive
best of all promoted the doctrine of level where carriage free kicks in but well-balanced role models are vital to
greed and self interest. Showing no £250 is high and a small order help set a decent standard of respect
shame at having been caught out charge of £50 makes it perfectly in society that in turn makes life
spinning yarns and outright lies letter I received, as thousands of clear you don’t want any small more pleasant for all of us.
they’ve quickly metamorphosised others in my region would have orders. Are you the only company in
into our saviours or so they’d have us done, from Business Link is a classic the world that can afford to turn Can’t end my first rant of the year
believe. Aided and abetted by the of the type circulating. I feel away business? I doubt you want my without posing the question: now
Government it is truly the financial compelled to share one paragraph recommendation but you’re getting that times are hard will Nike
pantomime season: “I didn’t say with you: it anyway: £150 carriage paid, below reconsider dealing with small
have another credit card” … “Oh that £10 handling charge + first class independent accounts who they
yes you did”, “It wasn’t my idea to “By the end of January we will postage seems reasonable, surely unceremoniously dismissed a few
give 125% mortgages”… “Oh yes it know how long and how deep you wouldn’t be out of pocket and years ago? I’ve received one of their
was”, “Let tomorrow take care of the recession will be. Why do I say would do more to retain the random emails saying my thoughts
itself”…. “Oh no it won’t”, “Where this? It is at this point that goodwill of your customers. and opinions are very important to
are the good times?” …“They’re we will all be paying our VAT bills”. them and ask that I complete a
behind you” and the little jokers Now I’ll turn my vitriol to the spoilt survey, as they’d like to meet my
who are government funded (that’s The first sentence tells us the writer overpaid brats on the sporting fields. individual needs. Well if they really
funded by you and me), which is delusional, or extra-sensory but It’s about time they got their come- mean that, re-opening my account
include most of the banks now, are that’s improbable, the second uppance in the same way some have would be a good start. Won’t risk
amongst the worst propogandists. A sentence confirms she actually wants in the city. Team games are for a set holding my breath!
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