Jimbo

If I was a betting man, I'd say top right.

A cracking fight that.

Much cheaper at currys: http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/store/cur_...gory_oid=-35528

Whoring himself tbh.

Sam Allardyce stepped up his charm offensive to succeed Roy Keane yesterday by outlining the qualities he believes he possesses that mark him out as the next Sunderland manager. Allardyce has made little secret of his desire to fill the void left by the sudden departure of the Irishman on Thursday of last week, as the former Newcastle United manager aims to bring an end to his near-12-month exile from the game. With a list of high-profile candidates including Gérard Houllier and Alan Curbishley, the former managers of Liverpool and West Ham United respectively, among the 30 or so names Niall Quinn hopes to reduce to a shortlist at the weekend, Allardyce is acutely aware of the need to keep his name at the forefront of the Sunderland chairman’s thoughts. “I’ve said over the last few days that I’d like to get back into managing a football club and I’m bound to be linked with Sunderland at the moment,” Allardyce, the bookmakers’ favourite, said. “There’s been no official contact but I know what a great club it is, we’ll just have to wait and see.” The 54-year-old thinks that his previous spells at Sunderland, as a player in the 1980s and as a coach in the 1990s, help to provide him with an understanding of what they require to revive their fortunes. Six defeats from their past seven Barclays Premier League games leave Sunderland in the bottom three and Allardyce said: “I’ve worked there twice before, once as a player and once as a coach with Peter Reid, so I know what it needs.” Allardyce said that he had not been short of job offers since he was dismissed by Newcastle in January after only eight months in charge at St James’ Park. During that time, Allardyce has been linked with positions at Portsmouth, Nottingham Forest and even with a return to Huddersfield Town, another of his former clubs as a player. The manager who spent 7½ years in charge at Bolton Wanderers considers his credentials are worthy of the top flight and so has resisted the temptation to return at a lower level. “There’s been one or two positions I’ve talked about but haven’t felt it was right for me to go at that particular time,” he said. “I really feel I’m ready now. Having done almost 16 years on the trot in management, I needed a break, and the break had to be long enough for me to come back with all guns blazing.” Curbishley, who resigned from his post as manager of West Ham in September, was rather less forthright about his chances of returning to management at the Stadium of Light. “There’s lots of speculation, but I don’t think anyone really knows what’s going to go on,” he said. “Niall’s come out and said they’re going to take their time because it’s a big appointment. It’s a big club, but it’s a big job as well. Would I be interested? I think it’s more a case of Niall and the board having to be interested in me.”

Milner's Villa form justifies record fee, says O'Neill By John Curtis Wednesday, 10 December 2008 Martin O'Neill knew he was not taking too big a risk when he made James Milner Aston Villa's record signing, but the manager has nevertheless been delighted with the impact the winger has made at the club. In August, O'Neill spent £12m on the England Under-21 player, who had to bide his time before finally breaking into the starting line-up. But, while Ashley Young is earning praise for his performances on the left wing, Milner has started to show on the opposite flank the form he displayed during his loan season at Villa three years ago. A spell that O'Neill believes was crucial in the winger's decision to make the move from the north East. "James had to wait a while to get into the team but I signed him for the next four or five years – not the next four or five games," he said. "I never ever doubted him and he is doing fine. There is more to come from him. He works exceptionally hard for the team. I have been very pleased with him." O'Neill also said that Milner may have stayed at Newcastle United had it not been for the turmoil at the club. "When we signed James, there were a number of clubs interested," O'Neill said. "I was delighted to get him but, had things been right at Newcastle, James may well have stayed there. "I was delighted when he agreed to come and his experience during his previous year definitely had a big bearing. He did very well here during a year-long loan and the crowd took to him. He enjoyed it immensely. That would have been the deciding issue."

I'd still have Ashton, to replace Viduka maybe. Behrami is quality but just signed for them, and yes, Noble is the only other one I'd have. (As an aside, if somehow Bellamy was available for less than 3mil, I'd have him back.) Myself, I'd cast my eyes Blackburn's way...Vogel is a good defensive midfielder who hasn't made an appearance under Ince, could see him being agreeable to a move here. Ashton's a class player but I read last week he's only played 33 games in the last three years. Dodgy knee isn't it? He had a nasty broken ankle with the England squad about two and a half years ago. Think its all been niggles since then. He'll probably never be right. Rumour down this way has that West Ham are eager to sell Ashton in January... Speaks volumes to me about his fitness. Planning to get their own back on us for Dyer tbh.

And as we have said before Second Coming is underrated as fuck. Love Spreads

I'm just waiting for Pleat to pronounce it "Clunge"

Likewise. Was and remains one of my early faves. And Emily loved him.... Ditto. RIP

Is that you Herr Fritzel ?

Half-Life Orange Box Portal ?

Just signed Carl Cort until the end of the season.

Can we have a firing squad instead of stocks.

I think next week is the finale.

another class episode this week, that final scene was so intense.

Cheers Jimbo, I'm not sure about PES, the controlls look really dodgy. That's what I thought but it's surprisingly easy to grasp.

Games I'd recommend: Mario Galaxy Mario and Sonic at the Olympics PES 2008 Lego Star Wars Lego Indiana Jones Zack and Wiki all good.

West Ham look in trouble.

West Ham 0 - 2 Spurds Puts us back down to 17th

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I think it was a combination of DLH being in decline (he's 35 after all) and Pacquiao being at his peak, either way DLH should quit, he's the richest fighter in history based on PPV sales, not bad for a fighter who arguably lost all his major fights.

The Toon army charges Kinnear with being shite.