Matt

"Ce bus est plein de racailles", which is my experience of the 43, is less cool.

Howard Webb, wasn't it?

3-1 is not so much papering over the cracks, but putting a tarpaulin over the Grand Canyon. The number of basic ball-control errors we made tonight was alarming. We need to get out on the training pitch and learn how to track runners as well, every time Villa got men over on the wing while 4 of our lot were stood in the centre. And what was up with Dyer? Sauntering around for most of the second half, if he's knacked- take him off! As soon as Butt went off we lost our shape and Parker went into headless chicken mode.

West Ham are stupid to offer that much and Charlton likewise for turning it down.

Harte has been out for a year with a serious injury and they aren't sure he'll ever be able to make a top-level return.

I thought he was going to say he indulged in a bit of Stefan Postma-style action.

She does though.

Might be 'massive news' in Preston, but not 20 miles north! Isn't it always now held in Preston because the Lancaster facilities are so awful? It's like the anti-Loughbrough. Roses is a bit of an odd event though, given that one side of participants spent the night sleeping in lecture theatres and the like.

Degrees from Lancaster University 7-1 Degrees from UCLAN

Well if Bernard is near to playing a reserve game then we don't need to worry about left-backs any more! Who needs transfers, eh?

Economist fight! Jumpers and sandals flying everywhere.

Oddly, the example you make about cinema is an interesting choice given that Snakes On A Plane was a huge success after moviegoers suggested how it should be made!

Can't see how Shep could buy out the Halls unless he took on a load of debt and saddled it onto the clubs books, which would be a worse situation than the current standoff.

Wasn't Frank Farina the guy behind Boney M? In which case I doubt his managerial credibility.

Same here.

Fanbase is certainly less important now that this new TV deal is kicking in- it's all about results on the pitch and viewing figures.

Contraversial. Controversial. I'd have let you off it was once in the one thread, but not twice. I'm currently hoping that a job I've applied for don't ask for references until I've as good as got it. If our MD finds out I'll be out of the door almost instantly.

Our next set of financial results should make interesting reading. It should now be fairly obvious that we don't have a pot to piss in, not that we'd ever come out and state such a fact. I can't see there being a huge amount in the summer either.

Dismal news. Another player who is not good enough awarded thousands of pounds a week for being well below the grade.

I saw that on the telly a few weeks back and I cannot for the life of me remember who it was.

We're not getting rid of Babayaro though, nobody in their right mind would buy him.

I sold it on to J69. Thought you would get on well.

There's a reason WHU are where they are and he's one of them. Avoid.

Does the 9.30am bus from Cramlington get you into town for 1'ish? Cheeky wench. Buses during the day aren't too bad as there are expresses running, though I might scab a lift. Buses on sundays and evenings are the pits though.