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I've got this penchant for orange ice lollies (£1.99-ish for 10 from Sainsbury's). In fact I've just finished one. Yum yum. Anyone got their own fairly inexpensive favourites ? (yes, Jimbo, we know about yours!)

Look at your list properly. Carrick? Bridge? Garay? Richards? Sissoko? Elmander? Van Der Vaart? Deco? SWP? Berbatov? Modric? Realistic? Of the rest, some chose other clubs over us, others are players people would be horrified if we signed. It wouldn't be if whoever from the club said there wasn't £90/£100 mill etc available, theres players out there if the price is right and look where we are in the league with the coming fixtures, talk of KK being out the game for 3 years, well surely Terry Mac and Pearson etc etc would've told him the score?, even Ashley has stood and watched it, thats why I'm beginning to wonder if Ashley does not trust his money in anybody elses hands. Ashley is worth £1.9billion in assets. He has recently shelled out £200m quid. That doesn't mean he has another £50m lying in a Northern Rock account ready to be spent, does it? He's not all cracked up to be what everbody thinks then I still think we will be spending £50m this summer, but that will be money we'll have earned. I'm just not sure Ashley has a piggy bank with much left in it at the moment. Not totally sure anymore about figures like that if I was honest. I was working on getting £32m for finishing 5th bottom + the rest from season ticket sales. I don't know about taxes, but we will also be getting money in from match day receipts, merchandise and player sales to cover wages etc. If Ashley & Co want this club to go anywhere I reckon £50m is a must. And I would think KK would think the same!

Thanks jon Welcome to the board btw. Stick around.

Look at your list properly. Carrick? Bridge? Garay? Richards? Sissoko? Elmander? Van Der Vaart? Deco? SWP? Berbatov? Modric? Realistic? Of the rest, some chose other clubs over us, others are players people would be horrified if we signed. It wouldn't be if whoever from the club said there wasn't £90/£100 mill etc available, theres players out there if the price is right and look where we are in the league with the coming fixtures, talk of KK being out the game for 3 years, well surely Terry Mac and Pearson etc etc would've told him the score?, even Ashley has stood and watched it, thats why I'm beginning to wonder if Ashley does not trust his money in anybody elses hands. Ashley is worth £1.9billion in assets. He has recently shelled out £200m quid. That doesn't mean he has another £50m lying in a Northern Rock account ready to be spent, does it? He's not all cracked up to be what everbody thinks then I still think we will be spending £50m this summer, but that will be money we'll have earned. I'm just not sure Ashley has a piggy bank with much left in it at the moment.

Yeah, so what's the problem ?????

Look at your list properly. Carrick? Bridge? Garay? Richards? Sissoko? Elmander? Van Der Vaart? Deco? SWP? Berbatov? Modric? Realistic? Of the rest, some chose other clubs over us, others are players people would be horrified if we signed. It wouldn't be if whoever from the club said there wasn't £90/£100 mill etc available, theres players out there if the price is right and look where we are in the league with the coming fixtures, talk of KK being out the game for 3 years, well surely Terry Mac and Pearson etc etc would've told him the score?, even Ashley has stood and watched it, thats why I'm beginning to wonder if Ashley does not trust his money in anybody elses hands. Ashley is worth £1.9billion in assets. He has recently shelled out £200m quid. That doesn't mean he has another £50m lying in a Northern Rock account ready to be spent, does it?

I have to say that that was something I was thinking about. It would be a bit of a struggle to clear it off this year, but by the middle of next year things would be a lot easier. Hmmmm, unless I get some anti-freeze in.

Thought Brown was signing a new contract at OT. A reasonable defender but I'm sure we can knock that out of him, should he surprisingly come here.

It will be interesting to see if the usual shit about 'needing a rest' will spout forth. They should be match fit and the time difference is nothing special. Might notice a couple of degrees temperature change though. Just a couple

Thanks folks. I was planning on finishing the thing once and for all and have no desire for another mortgage. Trying to convince mrs hips to release a few £££'s from our savings could prove difficult though.

I shant be watching one fuckin' minute of this drivel, but why is she doing it for our Jimbo ?? I thought his wanking material was a bit more select.

Hobbling up Barrack Road with a Nigerian medical certificate under his arm. He should make it to SJP by midnight. Don't worry.

Sadly not...tis merely the cover of her single "Army Dreamers".... signed as well though be quite happy with a signing like that this transfer window A 70's Kate Bush in a toon top (and black stockings). HUBBA HUBBA HUBBA

Knowing my luck, you're probably right! And probably further 'increases' once Virgin take over

Cheers. Digging out the old letter would prove difficult. I reckon ringing Northern Rock would be the best bet. I got a mortgage statement today (must admit I can't recall seeing one of these before) which got me thinking I may be in a position to pay off my mortgage in a year, or so. But if there's a penalty payment I would have to think again! Unless, of course, NR were letting me know how much they will be writing off when they go under

Do any of youzzzzz know if there is a penalty price if one pays off a mortgage early?

Materazzi was the guy who had ructions with Bellamy every time they were on the same pitch - he always seemed ponderous to me but what do i know the guys a world cup winner So was Guivarch (sp) which just goes to show....

Do clubs really e-mail each other with offers? Technology these days. "We'll giv u £3m 4 alvaro. lol" "Deal!!!1!!" Which is why Derby rejected our bid for Barnes/Baines - caus some daft fucker at St James' pressed the $ key instead of the £ key!

Saving money till the summer seems to be the official line now. Keeping our powder dry. But Woody went to Spurs so we might as well sell it now.

But, but, Fabio didn't phone me! Sven and Steve always phoned me Taking the piss;) Provisional squad named today, full squad on Saturday apparently. Fuck knows what the point in that is. So SKY News/Sport can bang on and on and on and on and on about the fuckin' squad in their programmes. SKY have revolutionised the boring over and over inspection of trivial international football news over the last ten years. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.

Shoulda retired long ago then hcap.

But, but, Fabio didn't phone me! Sven and Steve always phoned me

Erm, when is this fuckin' squad being announced???

The job I do, I do for money. Plain and simple. My plan is to keep working until I'm mid 60's - at least - but gradually take less and less responsible jobs over the next 20 years. If I won the lotto??? I'd work, but do something completely different like. Probably a high paid escort

See my posts going back years!!!!!!!!!!!!111111 I've been saying it for ages. It's like an old boys' club. All this 'motty' 'lawro' 'J.P' shite, and now we have Shearer cosying up to them. Must go or I'll bust a blood vessel.