Matt

To be honest, I won't mind going back that much. Takes my mind off the football, anyway.

So who's there and who's not?

Shite. Forgot about this. Will have to torrent it.

US aid was primarily intended on preventing the rise of communism in parts of 'western' Europe, especially in Italy.

I got a maxtor one ages ago but never used it that much because it was so bloody noisy- I'd shut down and the only way the HD would shut up would be to hit the off switch. Do more recent ones shut down on PC shutdown?

"I put on my cloak and wizards hat" and all that.

If it's like the last recurrance of his hamstring injury we've as good as seen the last of Moore for the club.

This is where we have fallen down. Take Roeder, for instance. He seems a nice enough guy but I don't think he's going to deliver great success here. Now saying I was chairman and going by the 'back or sack' policy then I'd have to get shot of him because I wouldn't have the confidence in his ability to give him the full amount of money available as long term I'd sooner see another manager spend it. The problem being that the 'other manager' is halfway through a season and a lot harder to prise away than in May. There IS a middleground and while it can lead to short-term aggrovation, it's far better than handing £15m pounds to a manager who more likely than not will have left the club come next season. With more sensible PR (hey who needs media men) then we could have got by under Robson for much longer than we did- and wouldn't have been forced into appointing such a dismal replacement. It's the 'all or nothing' approach which has resulted in such waste in the transfer market.

You seem to be advocating the idea that a club should appoint a manager, give him whatever money is in the biscuit tin and not make any attempt to understand what is actually going on with the football side? Does that not reduce a board's duties to hiring and firing the odd manager and holding an AGM? I'm not sure what secretaries have to do with it. It seems you are just trying to cheapen the idea that a football business is more than a squad and a manager. Or maybe you feel that is all that actually matters?

as i said, its all about appointing a good manager, that is all there is to it and its got nowt to do with any "plan". Like we did too ref Bobby Robson. Allardyce is meticulous in the way he organises each player's nutrition and training- everyone has their own specific program and it changes as the season goes on. If that's not planning I'm not sure what is.

Nuts to 'tradition', I'll be tucking into a nice hot joint of beef. Way nicer.

No, it was a very bad appointment which everyone thought would fail from the off.

Tbh I'd quite like to see someone try and fight GeordieMessiah, Jesus Christ. It would be over pretty quickly.

Thread for various plans. I think i may need a couple to numb the pain to follow!

Must admit I was hoping it was Wayne Bridge when I saw the headline but he seems to be getting more regular games this term. SWP is a very good player though and this would be a good deal for us.

I know. Most of the shops are open on Boxing Day 9am anyway.

Unlucky Scott. I am now home, a self-declared early knock after a meeting between the only two people left in the office.

Didn't quite work out! Instead i ended up extremely angry and pissed off after the match, so happy birthday me! Just the way you like it.

Hopefully a win will help the day be even better!

The very same. When I saw the front page of the Chronicle, I wondered if they'd say where he sat but when they reprinted his 'ditty' it confirmed it- he directed it at Benjani.

That will be the German sense of humour I tell ya, the Germans don't have a word for Schadenfreude.

Not if you call me ginger you're not dicksplash! I've got your ticket remember. Pah, I know where you get chips.

So here it is Obafemi Got his passport off Nobby He's pretty nippy For a guy of 33

Looks like I'm keeping the ginna company on Wednesday night.

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