Kitman

The question is not whether Liverpool (or anyone else) comes in, it's whether we want to sell and Ba is happy to go. Which nobody knows. So it's best to stay frosty and see what happens. Dunno why but have a feeling we won't sell anyone major this time. Surprised Lovenkrands hasn't jumped ship yet.

I can't say I'll be disappointed to see him go. Neither use nor ornament as Smith himself would say.

My wife of many years looks at any showy romantic gesture with great suspicion. So no. Edit: and if I bought that get up for her, I reckon she'd use the bra-strap to remove my testicles

Listen to Gemmill, he speaks the truth. Unless you can turn, slow down and stop, you're going to make a complete twat of yourself or worse still really hurt yourself. You also need to have some basic proficiency to get on/off ski-lifts (drag lifts in particular). tbh the best thing you can do is go skiing with people at the same level as yourself then it's a great laugh and nobody cares about falling over. Trying to wing it is asking for trouble when you can ski into a tree or somebody else or off the side of a hill.

I dunno how you have the stamina to wade through that shite. I didn't get further than 3 posts....

Given that gate receipts are shared (barring what is pooled) could you, or anyone else, please explain how this saves Ashley money? Agree it is shabby, and could even be spiteful but I don't understand the cost cutting. 400-600 stamps, printing, card, envelopes and maybe 2 days office staff time? Maybe £500? Is the belt-tightening really that intense? I must be missing something. I doubt Ashley gets involved in this kind of issue anyway.

I imagine any bungs would be delivered in cash. The Revenue still have their teeth in his arse though since he allegedly paid no tax on his cut of the transfer fee.

No chance. He is a dodgy f*cker, but money talks and I am sure he will grease some palms. Tax Evasion usually carries a custodial sentence. Lester Piggott is a good example. Possibly. It's actually quite rare for something like this to go to court, usually taxpayers settle, pay up and get a clean slate. It means that the Revenue might be out to make an example of 'Arry....you might conclude that means they believe this is the thin end of the wedge and he's been dishonest in disclosing the true position of his finances, I couldn't comment. The Revenue love to stick it to high profile tax dodgers to discourage others. Piggot's downfall is actually quite funny. He was a massive tax cheat but stupidly greedy. Despite a high profile and successful career, he returned very little income. He was investigated and Piggott admitted tax evasion and offered to disclose all his hidden income and accounts if the Revenue didn't prosecute him. They agreed a final settlement and he gave them a cheque......drawn on an offshore account he hadn't disclosed! They threw the book at him.

Can't stand Dalglish. Good job Liverpool don't have a messiah complex like us.

No.

We're in sixth and level on points with Arsenal. In a season where we were tipped to struggle. Fuck yeah he's good enough for now.

I think even Paul Wyn would struggle to sound like a middle aged woman. Well he looks like one

Actually shouldn't Paul Wyn be the prime suspect in the stalking of Stevie?

No. Wouldn't worry about it mate, nothing'll come of it. Your lass needs to learn to answer a question with a question. "Do you know Steve?" "Steve who?/ Who is this?/ Why do you want to know?/ Is this a personal call?" etc

RIP

Because there's no other way anyone could've known her full name to get through the contact centre. She's never been south of Leeds in her life other than holidays abroad and she knows no southerners, and I certainly know no southern old boilers. Didn't you work down south Stevie or maybe still do? Could it not be connected with that?

If Obertan didn't have the heart of a hamster, I don't think we'd miss him at all footballing wise. As it is I think he'd strengthen the squad as things stand. However with every fresh tweet acting the twat, I'm glad he's gone.

Regardless of whether Warnock is whinging or not, Barton should keep his trap shut. I would have thought the last thing Mark Hughes wants it Barton stirring it.

The question of wages is a complex issue imo. Under the Halls/Shepherd we went for instant success in the first team, so as a rule we went for established players. However it was difficult to attract high quality existing stars to the north east after the Dalglish years when we were steadily going backwards (with the exception of SIr Bobby). So we either needed to pay well over the odds in transfer fees and salary or take a gamble on crocks like Carr and Babayaro or marquee players like Owen and Kluivert no-one else fancied. I imagine there was a general acceptance on the Board's part that we needed to pay over the odds. However, for whatever reason it didn't work and wasn't sustainable in the long term. The current lot seem to be getting it right, the most important thing imo at the moment is the sort of stability we haven't had since SBR, but we also seem to be a lot more canny in terms of the players we go for. I don't mind bargain bin shopping if they're all like Demba Ba.

He'd have to take his beaded seat and cushion home, that's why

I agree. I think it would help with atmosphere too - it's just better craic to be standing with mates or like minded people. It could easily be policed.

I don't believe there is any political will to reintroduce standing areas. Which is a shame as I believe it's the best way to watch.

Cool. What's the upshot then - life's too short to read 42 pages of shizzle.

Weather's usually toss in April. Are you from Europe H-S? If so turn the seasons on their head, so April in NZ is the equivalent of November in Europe.

We always seem to struggle at Craven Cottage. I remember seeing us there years ago when Saha tore us a new arsehole. So I'm none too confidently predicting a 1-1 result.