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We shouldve took the 7mill min the summer, but that would of course mean we'd need a replacement, which seemed to be tricky this summer. Not as tricky as trying to find one in fuckin January mind, but there you go...

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Full Metal Jacket just starting on itv1....

Shame, donald makes a good point. Not booked yet but still going. Taking the car, 60 quid through the tunnel Thursday lunchtime, back on the Friday. Not decided whether to stay in Bruges or Brussels yet.

Have ever heard us sing a song called "Harry Roberts"?.... 1966, part of what is usually termed "the good old days"...he and his mate laid in wait for 3 coppers and killed them all stone dead. He's still in nick to this day and, one way or another, is likely to die inside. As for the rest of your post, thats a fuckin can of worms and a half! Coppers getting shot dead is a rare thing even now, but it does happen. As has been said nothing wouldve saved the lass in Leeds or any other incidents such as this in the last 30 years. Generally arming the police sends a message to the people mad enough to feel the need to carry a firearm that this is "war", and then its only a short period of time till we truly become the 51st state of the USA.

Yeah I suppose you need 11+ 5 (6?) subs, then bodies available if theres injuries in training etc....its fair to say that Shane and Sammi will struggle to make the bench in Portugal, unless theres a disaster in training. I see Tavernier wasnt involved last night and was on the bench on Monday...does he play v Maritimo and we end up risking an injury to the only defender named on the bench v Everton, meaning, I presume, he's the only fit defender available in the squad outside of the 4 who started on Monday?...bare bones springs to mind here.

Let's get this right...he's on bail, under suspicion of the murder of one man by walking into a bar and shooting him, then walking his alleged victim's father's house and shooting him dead too. So he goes on the run, lures a couple of officers to where he's hiding out and basically executes them too. Then, knowing that the firearms team will basically shoot him on sight, he turns himself in, to spend the rest of his life as a Billy big bollocks on various prison wings. Am not in favour of the death penalty generally but this morning it seems a good idea for theis fucker.

True, didnt do a full pre season due to injury.

Those who played tonight aren't going to Madeira...maybe thats what pissed Shane off?....along with playing left back...maybe he sees himself as a midfielder?... Adam Campbell scored again, 4 in 4 now. Am going to stick my neck out a tiny bit and say he'll play for the first team this season.

Aye, Nev's let himeself go a bit like...

I'll give you till the weekend

Andy/Idioteque I was sat with two Evertonians last night and they said that the two disallowed goals would overshadow the real issue for efc at the moment, Tim Howard. He shouldve saved the first one thats for sure, but theyve always said hes crap. They rolled out some of his his fuck ups eg v Chelsea in the cup final and v Liverpool last season, as well as him making mistakes in every game this season so far apparently. What are your thoughts?....

I thought Ajax Andy and Idieoteque both lived in the North East?.....good on the latter if he keeps his ST going and attends Monday night games that are shown on tv if thats the case. If not, and he lives on Merseyside, am wondering what he's doing on here in the first place?...free country like, but still...strange...

Belgium is a piece of fuckin piss to get to, Birmingham took 5000 to Bruges last season ffs. That proves fuck all. EFC are like us, a good away following. Although with your "glorious past" you should have a good following. Who'd bother to follow a side thats won nowt for over 40 years?

You took a huge 10 to Sigma Olomouc according to efc website Blue Kipper http://www.bluekipper.com/match/2010/78-sk_sigma_olomouc_vs_everton/away/andysrankin.html

We wouldnt have accpeted the full allocation for last night, not with it being Monday night game on the box. When the club get a choice they always accpet the lower allocation. If we'd have failed to sell out our allocation there wouldve been a few stragglers sitting in the upper Bullens. And was Idioteque actually there himself or did he find something better to do with his time like the easier option of sitting at home/going to the pub to watch the game?

Relegation changed the policy, Xisco was put on a mammoth contract by those previously advising Ashley i.e. Dennis and his muckers.He's ploughed his own furrow since. Am not sure if we're stronger or not tbh, but this week we play Monday,Thursday then Sunday. Am really looking forward to seeing who's in the 11 on Thursday and how they perform, it will be a good indicator of whats likely to happen before Chrismas.

Can't see how you can say we're stronger up front?... Am really ambivalent at the moment, I think last season was such a surprise for many of us that its unwise to jump to conclusions after a stop start season up till now.

its been going on since 24th May 2009 All the squad have a resale value, thats what Ashley wants. No deadwood. VFM. If you want an example of the previous policy try Xisco.

If I was VDW I would have as well...PSG, champs league, higher wages, no brainer really. Thats the sort of situation where most clubs go back cap in hand to their original target and beg him to come....so it will be interesting to see what happens in Januaury. I agree the resale policy is going well. Doesnt make for a strong squad though.

Ask Leazes Ma....oh wait...

You're seriously misreading Mike Ashley's game here if you reckon he thinks like that; heres a couple of words for you that feature high on his hitlist for a potential signing "RE-SALE VALUE".....theres more chance of Lord Lucan flying to the moon on the back of Shergar than us paying 8-10million for a 27 year old full back . Many on here agreed with this sort of policy last season...where are they now?..... Theres something gone on because the player wanted to come. Ryder is closer to the club than any of us and if you take into account what the Lille boss man said you can see what is likely to have happened. I'm lead to beleive Gregory van der Wiel was who NUFC moved their attentions to, as he's 24 and eventually went to PSG for 5.28mill http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/gregory-van-der-wiel/transfers/spieler_45548.html Are you getting the drift here?...its not rocket science

NEWCASTLE are next up at Goodison in a tasty looking night fixture against a side that feature in the ‘mini league’ of sides competing against us for fourth spot in the table. Pardew’s outfit showed last season the benefit of getting points on the board early; only missing out on ECL qualification on the last day of a campaign in which they racked up 65 points to secure 5th spot, a figure nine more than our final total. In the three meetings since Pardew occupied the St James hot seat we’ve won two out of three with the key differential being set pieces. We have scored from one in each of the three games so expect Pienaar and Jelavic to be looking to buy cheap fouls in and around the Newcastle 18 yard area that we can exploit. The final game of last season showcased the minimal difference in quality between the sides and that at full strength we are arguably better equipped than the Geordies to put pressure on Arsenal who remain favourites for the final ECL slot. Our dominance of last season’s fixture when Pienaar ran riot was such that both Newcastle full backs were given the hook at half time. Pardew is sweating on the fitness of key defensive personnel for this fixture with Danny Simpson’s injury making it likely that James Perch will again be tasked with policing the marauding Baines/Pienaar axis from right back. Read More http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/everton-fc/everton-fc-news/2012/09/13/blue-watch-forget-belgian-flip-flops-everton-fc-are-stronger-than-newcastle-99623-31823000/#ixzz26iWswGq0 Read More http://www.liverpool.../#ixzz26iWesXMq

She still had all her faculties though when she stated that the cover up by the SYP which was implied in the Taylor Report was "depressingly familiar". Did fuck all about it though, and neither did anyone else. Am sure you could get some solicitor wanting to make a name for himself to say that that would make her complicit in the cover up. Dont know if it would stand up in court and obviously its irrelevant now due to her health, but still...

I dont as it goes, which you may have picked up as I acknowleged several reasonable points you made. Now hurry along to the thread on Alan Pardew's comments where your shocking lack of football knowlegde is being exposed...Ben Arfa had 13 caps for France when he signed for us