Jimbo

I'd go with Vista, its much better now than when it first came out, more titles are compatible and programmed with Vista in mind, before long you won't be able to avoid Vista.

"Even more irksome was the wariness with which the British regarded Philip when he first came on the royal scene. A poll taken in 1947 revealed widespread dismay at Philip's alien origins. Never mind that he was, like Elizabeth, a great-great-grandchild of Queen Victoria. To the public he became 'Phil the Greek', an opprobrious nickname which still surfaces from time to time today. It was inaccurate. Philip was born a Prince of Greece, but his ancestry was actually Danish and German. The nickname was none the less wounding for that, though." He line is oringinally from the House of Hannover crossed with the Danes. The Danes had the practice of exporting Royalty and Royal lines to countries where the natives didn't really trust each other to run things. Our Royals are mostly Krauts as well Stevie if you were wondering. Saxe Coburg Goethe till the name changes. Aye but if a Paki is born in England, are they Pakistani or English? They're English of course they are, so Phil remains Greek till the day he dies. For fuck sake, you will never meet a less racist person than me unless you're Scottish

Holland for me, couldn't support Spain, racist spic bastards.....

Online auction site eBay has said it plans to overhaul its feedback system and will ban sellers from leaving negative comments about buyers. EBay said problems were occurring, and slowing down trade, when buyers left negative comments about sellers who then retaliated with their own views. From May, those selling on eBay will not be able to leave unfavourable or neutral messages about buyers. The move, which will affect users worldwide, has angered many sellers. Sellers say it will leave them unprotected. Critics of the changes argue that by taking away a seller's right to complain about a problem buyer they will have very little recourse for action when a sale goes wrong. And they complain that by still allowing buyers to leave dissenting comments about sellers, eBay has skewed the whole trading process. When both sides have equal access and rights to leave negative comments about each other it is a well balanced trading process, they say. However, eBay counters that problem buyers can still be dealt with. "If a buyer doesn't pay, the seller can easily contact eBay, we will review any complaint and maybe remove the buyer," a spokesman said. The changes aim to "improve the overall customer experience", eBay said. It added that many buyers would not leave negative comments for fear that sellers would retaliate. As a result, buyers and sellers may not get a fair picture of what is actually happening between trading parties. It maintains that the majority of transactions go "swimmingly". EBay says that only a minority of sellers leave negative feedback for buyers.

In: Klaas Jan Huntelaar Giampaolo Pazzini Rafinha Phillipe Mexes Mancini Mark Bresciano David Bentley Urby Emanuelson Joao Moutinho Out: Any of them.

I can think of one thing, but I don't think I've got the will power.

He seems desperately inconsistant in my opinion, but I guess swapping him around from position to position doesn't help, he needs to be played consistantly in one position if he's going to be happy at the club, I'd play him in place of Emre, he's far more productive in my opinion.

For some twisted reason my Mrs puts gravy on hers. *pancakes that is !

Where did you see that Alex ? doesn't seem to be avaliable anywhere ? I borrowed it off a mate who'd been trying to get it for a while. Half the trouble was he couldn't remember the title as he'd seen it on telly years ago. It's available on Amazon but it's only Region 1. The soundtrack album is called Apollo:Atmospheres & Soundtracks btw. Cheers, I'll see if I can get hold of that.

Where did you see that Alex ? doesn't seem to be avaliable anywhere ?

Smith? hes playin for his place unlike most others is that what you call it ?

Its a game card that has a memory card slot in that allows you to download games off the net and put on the card to play on the DS, I've just filled a 1gig card with about 24 games on to play for free.

Cool, I've just ordered a M3 DS Real adaptor, been aquiring games all week too ! i cant believe ive only just found out about these! mine cost me £27 and was delivered within 2 days, dont you dare tell me yours is cheaper! Mine was £29.99 with a 1 gig micro SD card It arrived today, fantastic piece of kit, regret not getting one ages ago ! Now going to stick all of the DS games on eBay.

You're the one that likes The Shield aren't you? [/withering sarcasm] On that, just finished series 1 of the Shield. It's all a bit Might start series 2. I might have been harsh on it considering I haven't seen it. I must also apologise to Jimbo for going all Parky on the show which could well be excellent. I was just light headed at an hour of the day I barely knew existed, and reacted badly to the genius that is The Sopranos being questioned. The fuck all the fuss is about is the most gorgeous show ever made. It's not so much a TV show as an all time classic 100 hour long film, being shown on TV in parts. No other episodic show comes close to it's symbolism and deeper subject matter. I know that further up I said the West Wing is better, but honestly, that was just heat of the moment hyperbole. The West Wing is brilliant for a TV show, but it's just an intelligent and well written political soap opera. The Sopranos sits above The Godfather(s). It elevates television to an art form. No offense taken, I was expecting watching the Sopranos to be a life changing experience but I was left feeling somewhat underwhelmed, I think with it being hyped up so much I had high expectations, had I see it without the build up I may have thought more of it.

That comment speaks volumes.

Series 1 of The Sopranos What the fuck is all the fuss about ?

One swallow doesn't make a summer. Beye has to come back in. I agree, but credit where credit is due (even if it is about 4 years too late)

A group of MPs has called on football clubs to cut the number of foreign players in the English game. They want the government and football authorities to discourage clubs from recruiting so many overseas players. A Commons motion, led by Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester Bob Russell, has been signed by 23 MPs who believe British players are being held back. However, Conservative MEP Chris Heaton-Harris said the idea would breach employment legislation. National team The MPs' Early Day Motion raises concern at the increase in the number of overseas footballers playing in the Premier League and the Football League. It is perfectly reasonable to ask clubs to have at least three UK-born players on the park at any one time Alan Simpson MP It says in the Premier League's first year in 1992 there were 11 foreign players, compared to the current figure of 331 from 66 different countries. They add that foreign players in the top flight outnumber British ones, with 60% among the Premier League's 20 clubs from overseas. The MPs believe the rise in the number of foreign players is not in the long-term interests of football in England and is harming the prospects of the national team. Talent pool Nottingham South MP Alan Simpson, who has signed the motion, said clubs should have a minimum number of British players. "It is perfectly reasonable to ask clubs to have at least three UK-born players on the park at any one time," he said. But Mr Heaton-Harris said: "There is no way sport will get an exemption from employment law." Football Association chief executive Brian Barwick said recently that he is worried about the pool of talent available to the England team. But the Premier League has said it has invested a lot of resources in developing England stars of the future.

Hi newbie, welcome !

whisper it quietly but I think Carr has looked almost like a footballer in the last couple of matches.

Agree. Apart from a shaky moment against O'Neil, he was really good, and his goal-saving clearance was breathtaking. But the media will give him little praise for it, they are too obsessed with labeling him the new Bramble/Boumsong.

He made it sound like he had some big names lined up prior to the sale of the club, when Ashley finally took over he wasn't able to bring those players in.

Lucky we didn't 'panick buy' eh? Yeah, the prospect of watching the likes of Alan Smith masquerade as footballers in a black and white shirt just thrills me...

Allardyce parted company with the Magpies in January after just eight months in charge following a poor start to the season. But Allardyce, who was appointed by former chairman Freddy Shepherd before last summer's takeover, claims he was not given the backing he had been expecting when he took the job. "I am smarting," Allardyce told Sky Sports. "I think that for me (given) the timing, and the few games I had, it was a massive shock when they said they were going to make a change. "At the start of the season we had a short window with the new owners to work with. We had not as much money as I expected. "I didn't really come for that, I came to spend big money, which is what Freddy did - he was obviously the man that employed me. "That was obviously the bottom line to make life difficult at some stage. "I explained that to the new owners and said somewhere down the line we'd get a bit of stick, and they haven't been able to withstand that by the looks of it. I'm a casualty of that. "I don't think in any way, looking back, any of that was my fault. "At the time I considered myself to have a chance but since I've left things have been said that I was never their man." Allardyce firmly believes he could have proved a successful Newcastle manager had the circumstances been different. The 53-year-old is proud of his managerial record with clubs such as Blackpool, Notts County and particularly Bolton, and hopes his ill-fated spell at St James' Park has not tarnished that. He added: "You make the right decisions by your own track record. I think I've made the right decisions over the last 16 years by the clubs I've been at, building my reputation. "That's the disappointing thing for me. I hope it hasn't damaged my reputation."

I feel relieved rather than disapointed, we could easily have lost that, but due to the referee due as much to the oposition, you get the feeling he ruled out their late goal to atone for his fuck up with our goal at the begning, their equaliser was offside in my opinon, a frustrating game with some frustrating performances that make the lack of investiment in players in January all the more mind-boggling.