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To be fair, there are enough who aren't as clueless as bobyule and LLLO (M4TT is probably still watching TV). See what I did there Dave?

Going down not too well on Numpties-Online Seriously, how blinkered can some people be?

Does John Anderson play for them?

Stick Martins in that bracket too IMO See he's keen to mention that he's up against his old team-mate in the CL Without a doubt. If half what I've heard about him was true he took the piss much more than Owen. He's fkn great though...

[old joke]Press conference at 3pm, isn't it[/old joke]

Congrats. My job expires next week and as I only discover next week if I am wanted/needed as a judge. So it looks like I have a hell of a lot loafing time soon.

Ah, I thought it was about the DOF system.

They've been trying to rubbish KK's rep since he left with bollocks stories. Is this one any different? I just dont get the scenarios at play. If KK wins and the club does go into administration, then this is not a bollocks story. If KK wins, doesnt go into administration, then its a lie. Neither of these outcomes are in way influenced by a story about administration, so it serves no upfront purpose for the club. If KK loses, then who gives a shit. I just dont get the angle. Yes, it is more negative press for KK but to what end? It's not like they've behaved in a logical manner in the past is it? Check HF's blog for the barefaced lies. I assume they hope a promotion charge or whatever will take people's minds off it until the next thing. Maybe they think they are going to win the case and that this will be seen negatively by the fans as kicking KK once again, so they can say 'if he had won it could have put is into admin' thus softening people's perceptions. It could just be paranoia over what happens with the fans in the case that they beat KK. Fucking odd if it is. I think that thinking that they think is giving them far too much credit considering what has been happening for a year now...

Legally right isn't always morally right. He could purposefully lose every game so that he gets sacked and his contract paid up and he'd be legally entitled to it, but he wouldn't deserve it. Just like he doesn't deserve 3 years wages after throwing his toys out of the pram 8 months in. Constructive dismissal means that the employer has behaved like a total w*nker. I can't see anything morally wrong in an employee then being entitled to his money - and that is why he gets it legally. On the other hand an employee who totally neglects his working duties would be entitled to f*ck all in case he gets sacked because of it - morally and legally. Actually. I can't understand this until you recongise the difference between and employer and an employee. FMP

Legally right isn't always morally right. He could purposefully lose every game so that he gets sacked and his contract paid up and he'd be legally entitled to it, but he wouldn't deserve it. Just like he doesn't deserve 3 years wages after throwing his toys out of the pram 8 months in. Constructive dismissal means that the employer has behaved like a total w*nker. I can't see anything morally wrong in an employer then being entitled to his money - and that is why he gets it legally. On the other hand an employer who totally neglects his working duties would be entitled to f*ck all in case he gets sacked because of it - morally and legally. Actually.

It's Sir Bobby Robson to you That's what it says Would've been more impressive if you'd edited it in your quote as well. Hey ho. Any answer to the question, btw? We would probably have been far better off if Robson had taken a harder stance with the board room and got the players he wanted. On the other hand we were lucky that Fat Fred and Co. didn't let him go when he wanted to bugger off to manage England again...

3, 2, 1 ... Leazes!!!

Ah, it will be those new owners who were already at the Blackpool game just after one of the latest significant developments...

There probably is already a queue of people waiting to hear back from Ashley. Shearer, several bidders...

For a settlement it looks rather dodgy and I can see why Keegan and his legal team were encouraged to hold out for a verdict. As you say, it is not just that Ashley doesn't want to pay the compensation, not paying would entitle him to money. So offering to pay 4m instead of getting 2m seems a tad bit too generous...

Lukas

I hope he wins the full amount just to see the likes of M4TT et al cry.

I wouldn't have minded a decent cup run just for the youngsters to gain some experience and confidence, but at least it shows that those forementioned youngsters are not all up to the job yet. Would have been horrible if the likes of Ashley and Wise would have taken this as a sort of justification.

Square goal posts.

It should only be allowed in Turkish tea rooms.

She is 6. Fair point about bi-lingual school, looks like Mrs P forgot to mention it silly cow. It's been a long running saga, it's the school she went to and it is walking distance from us, she had her heart set on sending PJ there and so I decided not to meddle. But this Turkish before English thing has really shocked/angered me.....English is by a country mile more important for German nippers than Turkish imo. I just had a quick look at the official curriculum where it is stated that it's still compulsory to learn English from 3rd form onwards while lessons in your mother tongue are optional in primary school. http://www.hamburger-bildungsserver.de/wel...d_rpl_entry.htm Me thinks you should rather ask Mrs P. about the fatherhood than question the education system... So they start English next year I guess. By the looks of that is the Turkish optional do you think?? Yep. It might be different at an official bilingual school though.

She is 6. Fair point about bi-lingual school, looks like Mrs P forgot to mention it silly cow. It's been a long running saga, it's the school she went to and it is walking distance from us, she had her heart set on sending PJ there and so I decided not to meddle. But this Turkish before English thing has really shocked/angered me.....English is by a country mile more important for German nippers than Turkish imo. I just had a quick look at the official curriculum where it is stated that it's still compulsory to learn English from 3rd form onwards while lessons in your mother tongue are optional in primary school. http://www.hamburger-bildungsserver.de/wel...d_rpl_entry.htm Me thinks you should rather ask Mrs P. about the fatherhood than question the education system...

Seems strange to me. As in normal schools you start with English. How old is Parky ynr and he isn't by any chance going to one of Hamburg's special bilingual German-Turkish schools? Because I don't know about other schools doing this. But then you should have thought about it before school enrolment.

Good, so hopefully the chances that the criminals in charge don't think they might get away with murder and just sit it out to try to sell the club at a higher price in the future. I also share the sentiments that you reap what you sow by fielding a midfield of cloggers like Butt, Nolan, Barton devoid of any attacking flair. It also shows that Hughton isn't that managerial genius that he suddenly has become for many.

It's because of the special contractual situation with young Players in France. Their youth terms include a stipulation that they have to sign their first professional contract with the club they were training with as youngsters. It was enforced to stop foreign clubs raiding French clubs and benefiting from their (what they think) superior youth system. The legality of this system got acknowledged by CAS in several cases (including N'Zogbia's). And I think it's only English club's as they are the one's who raid French clubs most. I think Spanish clubs stopped after Valencia lost their case against Auxerre after they signed Sissoko. But I am not sure and don't know about other nations.