Jimbo

I'd just buy one, a couple of years ago it was far more cost effective to build one from scratch, but now with the price of off the shelf systems there is little benefit, plus with an off the shelf PC you'll get a legit version of Windows.

West Ham fans are petitioning to have the Bobby Moore fund (testicular cancer research) as their new shirt sponsor, fair play to them.

Blackadder II

I don't want Curbishley under any circumstances, O'Leary or even Verry Terribles would be better than Houghton in the short term in my opinion.

Manimal was class, as was Automan.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/footba...rmanent-manager

She's at it now.... O'Leary in line for Newcastle job By Bitter Mackem Bint David O'Leary may be offered an opportunity to rehabilitate his managerial career at Newcastle United. Derek Llambias, the club's managing director, is a long-standing friend of the Irishman and he and Newcastle's board are giving serious thought to offering O'Leary a short-term contract. Although Alan Curbishley is also on Newcastle's radar, the former West Ham manager is believed to be less interested in running the team during the interregnum while Mike Ashley endeavours to sell the club. Moreover, Curbishley resigned after becoming disillusioned with the very sort of continental management structure which also prompted Kevin Keegan to quit as manager at St James' Park. O'Leary, though, is extremely keen to get back into work after being out of football since leaving Aston Villa in 2006. The one-time Leeds United manager certainly has his critics but the 50-year-old did lead Leeds to the semi-finals of the Champions League and his teams have generally played the sort of high-tempo game which would appeal to Newcastle fans. Chris Hughton is currently in caretaker charge of Newcastle but, although his coaching ability is highly valued, the board is concerned about his capacity to do the job for an extended period which could conceivably run to several months. Hughton's problems are exacerbated by the fact that he lacks coaching support. Indeed Newcastle's back room staff is almost as thin as the first-team squad. While Steve Round was never replaced when he became Everton's assistant manager during the summer, Terry McDermott, Keegan's old No2, has recently been sacked along with Adam Sadler, the former reserve-team coach. Ashley, Llambias and their co-directors Dennis Wise and Tony Jiminez, are believed to be heading back to England today following their trip to the United Arab Emirates to try to find a buyer for Newcastle. The Gulf's media has reported that Ashley - seen drinking in a Dubai bar on Tuesday night when he reputedly failed to turn up for a planned meeting with potential buyers - contacted representatives of assorted investment funds but failed to find anyone interested in buying Newcastle at his £480m asking price. While the Sports Direct owner was told he might find a purchaser if that demand was lowered to £200m there are suggestions that purportedly interested parties have used his appearance on the scene to generate publicity for their companies. It is also thought that Dubai's ruling Maktoum family hope that reports linking the Emirate with a potential Newcastle takeover might spur Tom Hicks and George Gillett into finally selling Liverpool to them.

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Dubai says ‘no’ to Ashley after he drinks cocktail in public For a man desperate to sell his football club, Mike Ashley seems to be going about it in a funny way. The Newcastle United owner is in Dubai with chairman Derek Llambias, executive director Dennis Wise and head of recruitment Tony Jimenez, in an effort to secure a buyer. But attempts to double his money with an asking price of £481million have been rejected. Yesterday there were allegations that Ashley snubbed a meeting with a Dubai consortium and caused offence by drinking in public during Ramadan. These claims came as, back home, Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan branded Ashley as unfit to run a football club and deserving of the stick he is getting. A photograph of Ashley allegedly drinking cocktails appeared on the Arabian Business website, with the claim that he had opted to head for the bar rather than a meeting with potential buyers. Associates of Ashley deny this but it was reported that the billionaire businessman refused to go to the meeting when he discovered they were prepared to offer only £200m. Ashley had asked for more than double that in documents handed to representatives of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al- Maktoum. A Dubai group indicated they would offer considerably less but a meeting was nevertheless set up at the Madinat Jumeirah Hotel. While Ashley's camp claim Jimenez attended as Newcastle's representative, Arabian Business described Ashley's decision to go drinking with Wise and Llambias as a snub. So far, attempts to stir up interest in Dubai are floundering. Last night, a statement from Dubai Investment Group read: 'Following incorrect media speculation about Newcastle Football Club, Dubai Investment Group can confirm that it is not involved in any negotiations to buy Newcastle Football Club, nor does it plan to do so in the future.' A spokesman for Dubai Sports City said much the same, insisting the three businessmen who privately own the $40billion development are 'not interested' either. Zabeel Investments, owned by Al-Maktoum, appear to have left the door slightly ajar even though chairman Mohammed Ali Al-Hashimi insisted he has had no direct contact with Newcastle or their representatives. 'We have not had any contact and I am not interested in any English Premier League club right now,' he told Arabian Business. One City source criticised Ashley and said: 'What he's reported to be doing in the Middle East sounds like Loony Tunes to me – sheer lunacy. It's all unbelievable. Had it not been for Ashley, a deal could have been done by now, 'Plus, that starting price was ridiculous. They just won't do business in Dubai with such an inflated price. It was simply a plain stupid move and who knows what this guy will do next.' Ashley has turned for help to Keith Harris, the former Football League chairman who secured the deals that saw Icelanders take over West Ham, Randy Lerner buy Aston Villa and Thaksin Shinawatra take charge of Manchester City. Whelan added to the criticism of Ashley yesterday and said: 'I know Mike Ashley quite well because I was running JJB when he was with Sports Direct, and he is a bit unusual. He is a very good retailer, but at managing a football club, no. 'Especially with him being a Tottenham supporter and then going up to Newcastle, a club that is a different kettle of fish to most in the land. 'The fans up there eat, breathe and live for one thing, and that is Newcastle United. Unless you put your whole heart into it, they will give you some stick. He has got it and he deserves it.' Newcastle were unavailable comment last night.

Don't be ridiculous. I can't stand the bloke but I think he's doing a good job at Wigan despite Bramble.

Given our current state, I'd take Steve Bruce right now.

Porn on the go, something I thought you would be well aware of Jimbo. Aware of ? are you shitting me ? I'm talking about replacing the PS3's hard drive.

Why go external ? you could pick up a 250gb 2.5" internal hard drive for £52 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/131277

Can't really comment on which is better out of the two, I've got a PS3 and I'm delighted with it, the Playstation Network is fantastic and is free unlike Xbox live, wirelessly enabled and wireless controllers as standard and the Blueray drive make it worth the investment over the 360 in my opinion.

Apologies if you were expecting some man on man action.... "I know Mike Ashley quite well as I was running JJB when he was with Sports Direct, and he is a bit unusual," said Whelan. "He is a very good retailer, but at managing a football club, no. "Especially with him being a Tottenham supporter and then going up to Newcastle, a club that is a different kettle of fish to most in the land. "The fans up there eat, breathe and live for one thing, and that is Newcastle United. "Unless you put your whole heart into it, are a 100 per cent Geordie and are backing them, then they will give you some stick. "He has got it, and he deserves it."

Dare I admit, the first ever single I bought was Cliff Richard and The Young Ones... the shame......

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/sport/footba...l.html?ITO=1490

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/foo...icle3885412.ece So who is lying? Not Mort's style. So it's JIMBO whose lying!!! Aye, its all my fault

Its Setanta, so it doesn't count tbh.

As an act of good will to our new Arab owners we could stage the beheading of Shola Ameobi on the centre spot of the pitch.

It's on my telly, what more proof do you need ?

I think Zabeel is an arm of the sovereign wealth fund of Dubai, in the same vein as the Man City lot and therefore filthy rich.

according to SKY Ashley is in talks with this lot: http://www.zabeelinvestments.com/