Well guys, thanks to a mate of mine coming over to lend a helping hand the plug eventually came out.
I had managed to crack the think whilst trying to get it out. Why the hell people tighten them so much to begin with is beyond my understanding. When I heard the crack I was thinking head being stripped. As you can see in one of the pics, there is a bit of plastic that was broken.
I was worried that this would fall into the cylinder and this is where my mate came up with the old long screwdriver and some putty on one end trick... hey it worked and saved me a whole lot of trouble
Will go and get new plugs the weekend. Also the socket I was using is getting replaced... the rubber inside is far too loose, it comes out with the least of effort meaning it would always get stuck on the plug.
1) The plug that was drenched in oil
2) The plug that gave me the most shhhhhh...
3) The damage. This kept me busy for a while.
Ciao