The Bob Paisley Memorial Appeal.

[The Bob Paisley]

The Bob Paisley Memorial Appeal

Last summer, myself and a few like-minded Reds who use the supporters website www.onthekop.com went to Glenbuck to see the memorial to Bill Shankly. It was more of a pilgrimage really and it struck us that only Liverpool supporters could do something like that to pay homage to one of our greats. Last Christmas thoughts turned to where to visit next and the obvious choice was Hetton-le-Hole, the birth place of Bob Paisley. I looked into it and found that the only memorial to the great man in his hometown was a small plaque high on the wall of one of Bobs former schools.

Our immediate thought was that the supporters of Liverpool Football Club may be able to improve on that.

We think that if a memorial exists for Bill Shankly at the town of his birth then Bob Paisley should be honoured in the same way.

Bob Paisley is our most successful manager with a total of 3 European Cups, 6 League Titles, 3 League Cups, 1 UEFA Cup, 1 European Super Cup and 5 Charity Shields. Bob was named Manager Of The Year 6 times.

All this during a managerial career spanning just 8 seasons.

In 52 years of loyal service to Liverpool Football club, Bob was a player, physiotherapist, coach, manager and director. His achievements will surely be unsurpassed in the game.

In short, Bob Paisley is a World Football Great.

We approached the Paisley family in Liverpool with our idea to construct a memorial to Bob in Hetton-le-Hole. The Paisley family are delighted with the idea and would love to see this become a reality.

We then approached Hetton Town Council. They were really impressed with the idea and in early January invited us to Hetton to meet some of the local councillors and to show us around a few potential sites for the proposed memorial. We have since met with stone masons and construction firms in the Hetton-le-Hole area.

The local people of Hetton-le-Hole are very keen on this idea and fully support it.

Since then things have moved on to the point that we’re ready to commission the project, which will be similar to the Glenbuck memorial.

So now its up to us, the supporters of Liverpool F.C, to make this a reality.

We have decided to open this appeal fund so that supporters from home and abroad can make this happen. What we’re looking for is for supporters either through personal donations or as supporters clubs/organisations to donate whatever they can so that we can get this done as soon as possible, hopefully this summer.

We have already contacted as many supporters clubs as we can in case they need time to organise any fund raising events, should they wish.

A fund raising night is planned by us at The Sandon on March 29th. Details will be available soon, and tickets will be an affordable £10.

Myself and my 12 year old son Jack Graves will be doing a sponsored walk up Englands highest peak Scafell Pike towards the end of April, more details of this will be released soon.

Some websites and supporters clubs have already expressed an interest in holding events so that they can raise funds while celebrating the achievements of Bob Paisley.

If anyone would like further information please contact us at paisleymemorial@hotmail.co.uk

Donations can be made to directly to our HSBC bank account
Account Number 73952886
Sort Code 40-22-25

If you wish to send cheques or postal orders then please make them payable to
"Bob Paisley Memorial Fund" and send to

Bob Paisley Memorial Fund
PO Box 72
LIVERPOOL
L19 1WZ

Donations can also be made via Paypal to paisleymemorial@hotmail.co.uk or alternatively, visit
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*Please note - Paypal incurs commission fees and will reduce the amount donated so if you can use any other method to send your donation please do.

T Shirts are available and all profits will go directly to the cause.

There are 2 designs available in small, medium, large, XL and XXL. The cost is a very reasonable £10 each. One of the designs is Bobs Favourite picture.

For more information, and to pre-order, visit this site
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All the information on ordering, delivery or collection at the match can be found there.

For background to this story, please follow these links

The original trip to Glenbuck (long read)

Glenbuck-the full thread.

The conception of The Bob Paisley Memorial

Bob Paisley. Long Awaited Update!

So now its up to you. Please donate whatever you can so that we, the supporters of Liverpool Football Club, can show our love and thanks to Bob Paisley.

Thank you.

Ian Graves
For and on behalf of The Bob Paisley Memorial Committee.

paisleymemorial@hotmail.co.uk

Please feel free to copy this message to any Liverpool Football Club supporters forums that you use.

[Mark P]

Sticky?

[WaltonRed]

Great idea. Well in to whoever came up with the idea.

He needs a statue at the ground as well.

[Mark P]

Bloody hell, that was efficiency of the highest order...well done mod.

Agree...the man deserves it.

[The Bob Paisley]

Thanks for the kind words. With the support of reds home and abroad we will be able to make this happen.

Two things though, firstly, why on earth I'm called "The Bob Paisley" is beyond me, I tried to register as "The Bob Paisley Memorial". If one of the mods could change it I'd really appreciate it.

and secondly, I got interviewed on LFC.TV about this yesterday, follow this link to see it...

YouTube - The Bob Paisley Memorial

[TLW]

I think the name is too long, so it got shortened.

[motty]

The great big super dooper Bob Paisley Memorial Fundraiser Night 29th March


Is at the Sandon March 29th and tickets at £10 each will be available very soon, probably in time for the West Ham match on Wednesday. Full details of entertainment (and we have got some belters), running order, events within the night etc will be posted up very soon. I think it only fair that those who attended the OTK Christmas party get first dibs on the tickets so if everybody takes up that offer that should take care of about 60 tickets. People who have already asked a BPM committee member to put their name down for a ticket or two will be ok too.

I have to ask that if tickets are to be picked up in person they MUST be paid for at the time in CASH. It will be a nightmare for, "Can I take the tickets now and pay you three weeks next Pancake Tuesday." We just won't be able to keep up with that. The same goes for any that are picked up from the HJC shop. Cash only please. It would be unfair to expect any of the good people who run the shop to be marking down who is going to pay for the tickets and when. Cash only for personal pick up please. Also, no tickets will be "left" at the HJC shop with a name on an envelope for reserved pick up. If you need to pick up from the HJC shop rather than from a BPM member just call in and pay CASH for them; the money will then of course be forwarded to us. Of course if tickets need to be sent out then other payment methods will be accepted. I'll leave Bev to sort that one out in the very capable way she does.

As I say, I'll have tickets with me at the West Ham game so if you wanna come and see me in one of my usual pre-match haunts of the Cabbage or the Solly (the one near the Albert) or the Albert post-match I'll sort you then. At the Newcastle game tickets should be available from most BPM committee members most notably me, Ian (barnieslad), PhilO, Glynn (Willie Bob) and Robbie (Mottman).

If you didn't attend the OTK Christmas party or haven't already expressed an interest to a BPM committee member then please feel free to express that interest now in this thread. I'm not saying tickets will then be AUTOMATICALLY guaranteed as I can see the 240 available tickets going VERY quickly but it will go a very long way.

Thanks.

Evo.

[motty]

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[The Bob Paisley]

Hi everyone, here's an update on the campaign.

First, here's my closing statement in the recent LFC.TV spot we had the other week. It completes the full interview.

YouTube - The Bob Paisley Memorial part 2


In that second clip, not only do you get to hear my closing comments but you get to hear Supersub telling us a little about Hetton-le-Hole. As Dave says there is a small plaque high on a wall of Bobs former school, but you'd be lucky to see it. It must be 8 feet up the wall and its around 10 inches across.

The reserves game that Dave mentions was the recent fixture against Sunderland. They play all their home games on the Eppleton Colliery Pitch and three of our committee went up for that game and to meet the council again.

I have to say, at the end of the recording, Rik from Milton Keynes - Don't give up that day job kidder

Thanks to everyone who has contributed so far by either buying on one of our T shirts, donating directly or by buying a ticket for our fund raiser. details for the T shirts can be found on this link....

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And here's the link for the selling arrangements for the fund raiser but if you fancy coming along, be QUICK...

Bob Paisley Memorial Fundraiser Night 29th March selling & payment arrangements

Please leave any requests in that thread as Peter Evo is dealing with the Fund Raiser, which should be a BOSS night.

The tickets are going really well. Gerry in the HJC shop said he'd had seven requests over the counter before 6pm tonight and he hasn't even put the poster up yet!

If you're thinking of donating, buying a shirt or any other way of getting involved in this memorial for Bob then please do.

Our intention from the very beginning was to allow as many people as possible to be a part of it, and your contribution, however small or substantial, will help to build this memorial.

Thank you,

Ian.

[Jorge Borge]

Rik from Milton Keynes has got some mad skillz.

[motty]

Tickets are £10.00 and are available from the HJC shop opposite the Albert, The shop is open Monday to Friday 10.00 till 14.00, best ring 0151 260 5262 before you set off just to make sure it's open.

Or contact paisleymemorial@hotmail.co.uk


Please feel free to post these details on any other Liverpool site that you may visit.

[motty]

Proceeds from the sale of these go to the Bob Paisley Memorial Fund.

Joey Jones and Kenny Dalglish photo from 1978 - signed by Joey Jones, price £10.00.
This new 12" x 8" photo of Kenny and Joey will be signed by Joey w/c 17th March 2008. All orders before then can have their photo dedicated if required.

Joey Jones / Kenny Dalglish Signed Photo - Retro Reds (12x

Licenced from Action Images, these stunning press quality photos are lab-printed on archive paper and are a new addition to our range of signed items.
Photos of Joey signing these will, of course, be available after the signing and emailed to each buyer.



Please note, Kenny will not be signing these.

Available on our website now for pre-order if anyone wants one

Joey Jones / Kenny Dalglish Signed Photo - Retro Reds


Please feel free to copy this message to any Liverpool Football Club supporters forums that you use.


Thank you

[scousejeff]

spoke to the girl who came in the derry club before the game on saturday....The collectors had some excellent t-shirts on..one with Bob and some of his home town buddys with some LFC silverware...Dont think it will take too ,long to raise the cash...All the best

[The Bob Paisley]

Hello again everyone, here’s the latest on the campaign.

First, we have a bit of GREAT news. The granite has been ordered and will be with us in plenty of time for the summer. This is really good news as it keeps us on track for a summer unveiling. We reckon that the granite has the longest lead time of all the materials we need so ordering quickly was a must. It also shows that the money donated so far is being put to the use it is meant for – the memorial for Bob.

The next step is to liaise with the construction companies we are talking to in the North East and we aim to do that very soon.

We are spending the money on the memorial as it comes in but we are still a way off the sum that we’ll need to complete our task so PLEASE, if you’re thinking of donating then please do so. Every penny that comes in is helping to build this memorial for Bob and we are negotiating with all the relevant people in the North East to keep cost down. We have revised our target figure down to about 5 to 10 thousand pounds as we negotiate. For example some of the first quotes we got for the granite where around the £3,000 mark and we managed to get that for £1000 while not losing the quality we’re looking for.

The Spirit Of Shankly are fully backing the campaign and recently let me speak at the last meeting before the reading fixture at the Olympia. The message went down very well with loads of donations coming in.

There is a youtube of it here…
YouTube - Ian Graves Speaking about the Bob Paisley Memorial Fund

Unfortunately there is a little bit of strong language so please be aware of that if you’re very young or easily offended.

After the meeting we held a quick bucket collection in just a few pubs around the ground. Almost £500 was donated this way in only half an hour and if we decide to do anymore you’ll hear about it here first as it proved to be the ideal way for match going fans to get involved in building this tribute for Bob.

The T shirts where available on the day and proved to be very popular with match going fans. Far and away the most popular shirt on the day was Bobs favourite picture of himself with the old fellers of Hetton-le-Hole.

If anyone has pre-ordered one of these fantastic T shirts then please be patient. As we said at the launch we where taking pre-orders for a mid March delivery. We have now taken delivery of them from the manufacturer and they are being sent out this week although don’t forget its Easter so a few postal days will be lost to us. They will be with you very soon though and I’m sure you’ll be delighted with your shirt. They really where very popular and look the absolute business.

The T-shirts are now available at the HJC shop opposite The Kop and the cost from there is £11. They can also be ordered online at our website….

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Just follow the online instructions.

Tickets for the Fund Raiser, which is on March 29th, are also available from the HJC shop at £10 each. They are selling very well and rightly so as it should be a very good night so please come along – everyone is welcome and there is entertainment aplenty with a very special raffle. As fund Raisers go ours will be more than affordable as we want to make this more of a ‘fans night’, particularly with the Derby being played the next day. I’m REALLY looking forward to it!

Postal donations are also coming in and are very much appreciated. We’ve had donations ranging from 50p to £50 and some people have been moved to include letters of support with the donation. This gave us an idea. We where recently in the Liverpool Echo and I discussed this with Graham Paisley. He said his mum Jessie was keeping cuttings of all the press that we’re getting so we’ve decided to keep all the letters we get so that we can present a scrap book of them to Mrs Paisley after the campaign so if your donating by post then please consider enclosing a letter for Mrs Paisley, I’m sure she’ll appreciate this as the letters we have been getting have been brilliant. If you’ve written to us in this way thank you very much for your kind words of support.

Here’s the address for postal donations

Bob Paisley Memorial Fund
PO Box 72
LIVERPOOL
L19 1WZ


Donations can be made to directly to our HSBC bank account
Account Number 73952886
Sort Code 40-22-25

Thank you very much for your continued support. Together we can make this tribute to Bob a reality.

Ian Graves.

[The Bob Paisley]

Announcement regarding the £5 raffle at the fundraiser.

The top prize for the raffle is a shirt signed by the Liverpool team that beat Inter Milan at the San Siro.

This wonderful prize has been given to us by our friends at LFC.TV who have been a fantastic help for this fans initiative.

Other items have been donated by Bob at retro reds who is another great friend of this campaign. Please check Retro Reds website for details of the very special photograph that is available to buy to help our campaign and many more fantastic items for Liverpool supporters everywhere

Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia - Home

Another great prize has been donated by Graham Paisley and this is a signed photograph of one of Bob’s great sides. Not everyone has signed this but the likes of Dalglish, Souness etc. are all on there and it comes from the Paisley Family’s personal collection.

Tickets for the raffle are only available on the night to people who attend the fundraiser, which takes place at The Sandon near the stadium on March 29th, the night before the Everton game.

Some tickets are still available for the fundraiser but it may be a bit late now for postal applications. Tickets are £10.00 and are available from the HJC shop opposite the Albert, The shop is open Monday to Friday 10.00 till 14.00. Telephone 0151 260 5262.

Or email us on paisleymemorial@hotmail.co.uk to reserve your tickets.

Don’t forget, some tickets are still left for what promises to be a memorable night but you’ll have to be quick.

Thank you,

Ian Graves.

[motty]

A small amount of tickets are still unsold and will be available at the Sandon from 7.00 tomorrow night.

Looking forward to this, it's going to be a cracking night.

Thank you for your support.

[motty]

Bob Paisley Memorial Fans Fundraiser

SUPER RAFFLE
£5.00 a strip of 5 or 5 strips for £20

Prize
Football signed by 1st team of 1990 Donated by Wattie (OTK Member)

Istanbul Ticket – unused plus pamphlet (Italian) Donated by Indiaforever (OTK Member)

Toshack Autobiography Donated by ScottyG (OTK Member)

1977 European Cup Final Programme Donated by ScottyG (OTK Member)

Signed Team Photograph Donated by The Paisley Family

Shirt signed by LFC Team that beat Inter Milan in the San Siro 2008 Donated by LFC TV
NY LFC Supporters T Shirt signed by Ian Callaghan Donated by 30forTorres (OTK Member)
2 Tickets for the IOW Festival 2008 Donated by James Walsh of Star Sailor
Case of Champagne Donated by Poorttroop (OTK Member)
Framed Picture of Fernando Torres Donated by Sueys Tache (OTK Member)
Framed Picture of Fernando Torres Donated by Sueys Tache (OTK Member)
Signed Evo trilogy – One Boy and His Kop, My Youth My Kop and Middle Of The Kop Donated by Evo
www.onthekop.com

1965 FA Cup Final replica shirt signed by Ron Yeats (Captain) and Ian St. John (Winning goalscorer)Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

1978 European Cup Final replica shirt (gold badge & lettering) signed by Jimmy Case, Joey Jones & Ray Kennedy Donated byRetro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Replica late 1970s away shirt (gold liverbird – much sought after) signed by Joey, Jimmy, Ian Callaghan, Ray Kennedy, Ian St. John and Tommy Smith Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy signed 12insx8ins photo of 1965 FA Cup Final full back Gerry Byrne Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 12x8 photo of Tommy Smith running towards Joey after Tommy’s goal in the 1977 European Cup Final signed by both players Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 12x8 photo, signed by Tommy Smith and Ian Callaghan of the 1974 FA Charity Shield winning team after the match with the trophy and Bill Shankly in the middle. Collector’s item as it was Shankly’s last match and there are only ten players in the picture as Keegan wasn’t allowed to collect a trophy after being sent off. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 12x8 signed photo of Alan Kennedy kissing the big one after the 1981 European Cup Final. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy black and white signed photo of Joey with about a million scarves on and doing that mad dance after the 1977 European Cup Final. A real collector’s item as the famous “Joey eats frogs legs” banner is in the background. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 10x8 black and white photo of Cally and the late, great Sir Bob in a victory embrace after the 1977 European Cup Final. Signed by Cally Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 12x8 signed photo of Brucie with the European Cup on his head after Rome 1984 Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 16x12 signed photo of Joey and King Kenny coming off the field after a match. Signed by Joey. Might possibly be able to get it signed by the King later. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 16x12 black and white photo of Sir Bob Paisley with the 1983 Football League Championship trophy. Signed by Joey Jones, Ray Kennedy, Ian St. John, Tommy Smith, Ian Callaghan, Willie Stevenson (1965 FA Cup winner) and Laurie Hughes (1950 FA Cup Finalist and teammate of Bob's for much of his career) Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 18x12 signed photo of Ron Yeats receiving Liverpool FC’s first ever FA Cup from the Queen in 1965. Note: this has been signed by the really important one of those two. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 16x12 black and white photo of Tommy Smith and Cally with the 1977 European Cup. Signed by both players. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy colour photo of Tommy Smith and Cally after the 1977 European Cup Final with Tommy holding his medal aloft. Signed by both players. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy facsimile of the 1981 European Cup Final programme cover signed by Jimmy Case, Ray Kennedy and Alan Kennedy. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 18x12 photo of Gary Mac and Robbie Fowler with the 2001 UEFA Cup. Signed by Gary Mac. Might be able to get it signed by God later. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia

Glossy 16x12 photo of Tommy Smith and Cally with the 1977 European Cup. Signed by both players. Donated by Retro Reds
Retro Reds : Liverpool FC Memorabilia










Bob Paisley Memorial Fans Fundraiser

RAFFLE
£1.00 a strip or 6 strips for £5.00

Prize
½ Case of Red Wine and ½ Case of White Wine Donated by Maggie May (OTK Member)

½ Case of Red Wine and ½ Case of White Wine Donated by Maggie May (OTK Member)

Extra Time Shankly Special Donated by Maggie May (OTK Member)

Liverpool Head 2 Head - A stato's dream, every result from our birth up to 2004/5 season. Donated by Swoop (OTK Member)

Gerrad Houllier, The Liverpool Revolution by Stephen Kelly Donated by Swoop (OTK Member)

Middle of the Kop by Peter Etherington Donated by Swoop (OTK Member)

Spitting image DVD - From FA to Fair play Donated by Swoop (OTK Member)

Steven Gerrard Autobiography (Paperback) Donated by Jay_Mc (OTK Member)

Coleraine Branch Hoodie Donated by Andy M (OTK Member)

Steven Gerrard Autobiography (Hardback) Donated by Daveyred (OTK Member)

LFC Interactive DVD Quiz Donated by Daveyred (OTK Member)

Bottle of Jamesons Donated by Morestellata (OTK Member)

Bottle of Baileys Donated by Brum Bird (OTK Member)

Bottle of Jamesons Donated by Amylfc (OTK Member)

Bottle Donated by jdirckze (OTK Member)

Bottle Donated by gerry.farrell (OTK Member)

Bottle Donated by Cakesnjelly (OTK Member)

Bottle Donated by Sixtimesinmoscow (OTK Member)

Signed copy One Boy And His Kop Donated by Evo
www.onthekop.com

Bottle Grants whisky Donated by Evo
www.onthekop.com

Signed copy My Youth My Kop Donated by Evo
www.onthekop.com

Signed copy Middle Of The Kop Donated by Evo
www.onthekop.com

[The Bob Paisley]

What a great night the fund raiser was!

Many thanks to Bob at retroreds for the huge amount of lovely signed stuff for the raffle and our great friends at LFC TV for filming on the night and donating the star prize of the signed shirt from the San Siro. This was won by a red who goes EVERYWHERE with LFC and was very well deserved. Well done!

Thanks to everyone who came to support us and a big thank you to all the fantasic acts who entertained so well all evening.

The funds raised from this event came to £2,376, a fantastic amount. Thank you all for your generosity.

Ian.

[The Bob Paisley]

A youtube of the fund raiser has appeared....

YouTube - The Bob Paisley Memorial Appeal Fundraiser Night

[The Bob Paisley]

Hi again everyone and apologies for the late update. As you can imagine, all of us on the campaign have been incredibly busy since we started this at Christmas so we’ve been catching up on all the other boring stuff in our lives like work and family!

Nevertheless things are still moving along nicely. We have submitted a rough outline of the memorials design to a construction company in the North East so that plans can be drawn up to submit to the planning authorities and we’re waiting for those to be completed. We’ll be contacting them in the coming week to see if things can be nudged along a little quicker as without the drawings we can’t move forward.

As for the fund itself we’ve had some very generous donations from various parties. The Liverpool branch of the supporters clubs have recently sent us a large donation and the New York City Reds held a raffle before the recent Arsenal CL fixture, raising a magnificent $400. Our treasurer is negotiating a better exchange rate than normal from our bank so that we can maximise the NYC Reds generosity and put it to the best use possible. Private donations are still rolling in with donations coming in from the wider North East area and Hetton-le-Hole itself. Today, before the Blackburn game, I met the chair of the North East supporters club to accept a donation for £100 that they have recently raised for us.

The next major fund raising initiatives are the football tournament that irishkop.com are holding in Bob’s honour on 26th April and my sponsored walk up Scafell Pike with my lad. We’ll be doing that over the early May bank holiday, although this will depend on the weather conditions on the day.

So that’s it for now. I’ll update you more frequently than recently as we move forward towards building Bobs memorial.

[The Bob Paisley]

Here’s all the latest on the campaign.

Two more fantastic fund raising events have recently taken place. Our friends over at Irish Kop have held a football tournament in support of the memorial. It was held at ASTRO PARK in Tallaght near Dublin. Very special thanks go to the good people at Astro Park for donating the pitches, the playing time and also for helping with the organisation of the event, which was a massive task given that 17 teams entered. Well done to all involved and congratulations to the winners of the Bob Paisley Memorial Cup – Rafa’s Rejects. Special thanks go to Mark, a board member from Irish Kop who very kindly donated all the medals and trophy’s - a fabulous gesture and very much appreciated. Around 2000 euro’s was raised at this tourney. A magnificent amount which will go a long way to help build the memorial.

The other event was me and my son Jacks walk up England’s highest peak – Scafell Pike. The weather was fantastic all day long which we where thankful for. The terrain on the mountain is really rocky and in wet weather it is usually treacherous and may well have forced us to call off t