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Players of that quality Yes - but football isn't as simple as that. I bought into the team spirit thing about Nolan and Barton which made me think it was poor selling them but that's been proved to be a load of shite. You keep saying that finances are meaningless (or suggest that) but if you really think it's a good idea to give a 30 year old a 5 year 55k pw contract then I think you're daft. Similarly tolerating a shit-stirrer just because hie's a good player is something no club should put up with - See Man Utd and up to now Man City (Tevez) as good examples of that. In Enrique's case these things happen - players decide the grass is greener but if they don't want to play for you then I say they can fuck off and die. Of course you'll say that no player should fancy liverpool more than us which I agree with in principle but in reality they always have and always will have more appeal to foreigners - the history is just too much. I'd also argue on the "backing the manager" point that Pardew now has his number one striking target at the club - it's shit that it took a year but suggesting he's had no backing is daft.

I don't have any personal experience of BT but I know of a classic - a lad I used to work with moved house a couple of years ago and informed them he wanted to take his number to his new house. They "forgot" but refused to apologise or compensate him. On the other side, filed under "aren't some people twats" was the fact that the people who bought his house point blank refused to release the number and insisted they kept it.

Disappointed that I'm too nice - just had some nice old woman knock on my door to see how I felt about a street party for the jubilee - she gave me a "any strong objections" option but I just said I wasn't interested in taking part. I suppose an "I abhor the institution and think anyone who respects or supports it any way, shape way or form has absolutely no sense of self-pride or dignity" wouldn't have went down well. I suppoose I still have the option of going mental on the day but I've booked a week off anyway and will probably get the fuck out of the country.

I think there's two sides to the mismanagement - in the non-football world he's obviously a "genius" and a lot of his methods are sort of working. However his ignorance of football - especially the emotional side has led to bad business decisions as well like not realising the link between results and sales. Maybe having someone high up who is a football man wasn't a bad idea - just not Wise. I mean that from a business pov not a football one of course - a David Dein type.

Aye but the Milburn level 7 used to be full of people paying top whack - now its full of people paying family prices which are what £250?

I'd love to think the crowd on Saturday was the final straw but its obviously this has been coming - probably even going back to when the Irish fuckers sold out to Short. Decent bloke but he was fucking kidding himself about how biig they are.

I can only go by mine (when I had it) Stevie - at its peak in 2007 I think it was 643 (Milburn L7) but a couple of summers drops combined with the 3 year deal had taken it down to about 460 I think. I reckon the total ST revenue is problably down about 25% off the top of my head. As I also said I think you're really underestimnating how much businesses (especially in the NE) are fucked.

I agree to an extent but I'd also point out that before it went a bit iffy 2005-2007 we had 41k ST holders paying 450-650 (not counting posh seats) and now we have at a guess 35k paying 250-450. That's a bit of a difference. Of course you can't "praise" the fat cunt for oiffering good ST deals at the same time as whinging about lowere revenues. It should also go without saying that from a cotporate and sponshorhip pov comparing business confidence/liquidity in 2004 with 2012 is a bit daft. I agree completely with you about the underlying attitude but I don't think it's as simple as getting a Fletcher in and everything being better within months.

Paul - never been sure about SImon Pegg and I usually hate CGI shit but I quite enjoyed this.

I got my first ST in 83 in the east stand leazes wing and at the first game as we found our seats I said to my mate "canny fucking view" and a bloke in the next row told me to cut if out as he had his kids there. Didn't stop me though. Before we were booted upstairs in the milburn I went through a phase where I accept I swore too much. Sounds daft I know but this was before I moved south and I was taking all my personal shit to the game. Got warned by the stewards a few times and the coppers a couple as well.

I was always in two minds about a new ground. I think one of the things that makes SJP so good is how close it is to the city and I think even an extra 5 or 10 minute walk might have spoiled that a bit. The plan actually produced more green space for public use than exists now. I still think he should have just had the Tory bitch who objected shot. On current make-up of the ground, one of the things that made it less enjoyable before I stopped going was the number of students, posh fuckers and women where I sat. I don't think I could go back there now its supposedly a family bit. And BTW I say Mirra but then again I'm common as fuck.

32+35-250 = -183 which pocket is that in?

Ask him for his credit card if true - give the fucker a taste of the future.

At xmas I had to put a shelf up in my bathroom so I ended up buying some diamond tipped drill bits to get through the tiles. I got an email from the company today affering a "Valentines day special" discount on more diamond tipped bits - quite a good association I thought

Top totty in her day and a great voice which was wasted on shit music. I really wish more black women with voices as good as hers would try some rock - it can work. Also a good argument against "drugs are harmless". RIP

I fucked off for a swim at half-time because I feared double figures. Didn't tell me anything I didn't know - SImpson, Williamson, Perch and Obertan aren't good enough and Spurs are pretty good. Just one slight whinge - I remember thinking when that pen was given against Taylor at Man City that okay it was a handball but those never get given - plenty of evidence for that today. Roll on getting our midfield back - knowing our luck Tiote will get fucked tomorrow.

I hate to say it, but I would have liked a draw.

Beye instead of Simpson of course.

Not saying it wasn't right to get rid of him, but if Barton had played all season instead of Obertan, we would be even higher.

A few boos after the wolves games is regrettable but it has nowt to do with him being sacked. His boss was quoted as saying that fifth was completely unacceptable and then followed it up 3 months later by stating we would have been relegated if they hadn't acted. Now I might think that he had lost it a bit and should have maybe been moved upstairs but blaming the fans is as stupid as saying they "forced" the previous regime out.

In 77 they were sabre rattling like now so callaghan sent a couple of nuclear subs with a diplomatic fuck off attached. They fucked off. The withdrawal of the Endurance in 81 on the other hand was seen as a sign that the UK didn't care.

Either you just wanted to make the obvious joke about the cruise liner or you're clueless about football. I think you're the clueless one if you think Capello is anything but shite after his disasterous reign as England manager. Without going all LM, you must be too young to remember how good Milan were under Capello.

FYP - c.f. Steven Gerrard

Evasion is just avoidance that hasn't passed final sign-off yet - loopholes are designed with the connivance of lawyers, tax inspectors, civil servants, politiians and their paymasters - the rich.

Just bought the same thing for £80 less than the one last night went for - result (first bid with 7 secs left - I am CT) Good man, no longer a cunts trick I take it. I never minded late bidders - its using automatic sniping tools/services I think is wrong.