NJS

what a plank you are, you dumb fuckwit. My only "agenda" is to see the club competing where it ought to be, that is why I have paid my 3 year season ticket, regardless of how I feel about what Mike Ashley is doing to it, why don't you ? If you want to back Mike Ashley, which is what it appears you are doing, back him with your wallet or stop criticising those who are continuing to support the club whatever their motive. Another hypocrite. Part of my decision in giving up my ST was not giving any money to Ashley - so who's the hypocrite?

As I've said before I can't see how LM can want the club to succeed at present - if we won a cup or god forbid did qualify for Europe he'd surely have a breakdown amidst posts about "need to do it over 7 years or it doesn't count". I've said I stopped going to matches as I don't enjoy it any more - it seems strange that he criticises Renton and others for actually having a good time if it doesn't fit his agenda.

They might have taken some when he had his CIA medical all those years ago.

If they knew where he was they'd have captured him and this 24hr burial is all very convenient too - due to the importance of the body there's no way they'd let a small detail like religion get in the way. I did notice there were only two other deaths (one being his son) - I'd expect more guards at least and US casualties in a "fire fight".

Now that would get some good bites. It's a good point that all these people who don't live by their religions always seem to be treated with such respect on death.

We needed two strikers in January even before Carroll left. Now I'd dump all four and start again. what I don't get, is when I say something like that, and correctly point out how it is not going to happen like it did before, I attract such comments from you and others in response ? This is exactly why the club is in decline. It isn't anything to do with a blip on the pitch, or making a poor managerial appointment which can be changed, its to do with the aims, expectations and mentality within the football club. All these things impact on public appeal, commercial appeal and from there revenues, exposure, standing within the game among other players and clubs, everything. It is without dispute, and has been blatantly obvious for a long time now. Because I take a view between what should happen and what I'd like to see happen and what does happen and will happen. As I've said I'd love Ashley to wake up to the fact that the best way to get his money back is to speculate but I realise it won't happen. To me him coming out and saying he wants to qualify for Europe when he won't take the decisions to make that happen is more stupid than actually being quite truthful with the top 10 thing. It may hurt and believe it or not it hurts me as well but it doesn't stop me seeing it's sort of sensible GIVEN THAT HE WON'T INVEST FURTHER IN PLAYERS. (the caps are to try and stop you from saying I welcome it).

We needed two strikers in January even before Carroll left. Now I'd dump all four and start again.

I'm delighted the bloke's dead but still laughed at Obama's "they started it, we finished it" shite.

I'm hoping Arsenal do Man Utd over and Chelsea sneak through to regain it. Anything but Manchester fucking United. There's an Aussie I work with who's a Chelsea "fan" who's been calling for Ancelotti to be sacked all year and I've been telling him he's an ungrateful spoilt twat - would be alright by me if they won it just to shut him up (I do think he'd be happier if they didn't win it perversely).

15-20 I only listened to metal so did diversify later (actually just started to get into other stuff at 19 or 20) - being hypocritical for a moment my favourite time for music was probably the 90s when I was 26-35 but I did mature late (if at all).

Apart from the first Black Sabbath album which was probably recorded just before the decade end I don't own a single piece of music from the 60s and never will. I think I've said this before on music threads but people need to get beyond the whole "the only good music just happens to be that from when I was young and before my brain died". That's not a dig at you BTW but is a dig at CT. All decades since the 70s have had great music imo.

when he goes to games again, and sees for himself, I might. Until then I'm not really arsed what he says mate as he spouts crap and I've made my point over 3 years ago about Ashley. I'm sticking to my guns. Can we have a breakdown of the number of games you attended from say 1980 to 2010 (you can include the 70s if you like) so we can decide what weight to give your views. Windaz lives in Ipswich - how many games did you go to when you were exiled?

Remind me where Prince Phillip was born and where his parents came from again - or is citizenship for certain immigrants now okay with you? would that make me a "racist" ? Kind of disproves your wild, but typically left wing lunatic insinuations doesn't it ? No - just one rule for people you think are useful and one for those you don't. Of course your failure to accept that many, many immigrants you do object to are useful as well is another matter.

Remind me where Prince Phillip was born and where his parents came from again - or is citizenship for certain immigrants now okay with you?

Daily Express editorial - every fucking day.

The "Blair for president" argument used to be used with Thatcher - its the argument of an absolute fucking cretin. Can anyone argue with someone like Mary Robinson who was Irish president? Can anyone name the president of Germany who I understand is the dignified head of state we could have without the inbred soap opera? (cue the cretins mentioning Hitler).

Spot on. If it was just a wedding then they could have that in Windsor chapel. Instead its a celebration of fuedalism and oppression. I'd also mention the religious angle - they aren't just taught their position is a birthright they are taught (and it is the official dogma of the religion which no doubt people on here were happy to identify themselves in the census) that they are literally appointed by the grace of God. If you don't find any of that offensive then like I said you have no pride in yourself on any level.

I assumed they paid him said bonus in return for what they saw as the PR worth of the request.

Gaddafi may be available soon, if you fancy an alternative. There are worse people there today who were invited with no problem. Saddam ? Whoever represented Saudi, Bahrain, Yemen, Zimbabwe, a few other African countries and Indonesia would be a good start.

All NE's that don't start with 3 are fine One thing I didn't mention, if it is £5 billion, and I knew it wasn't 10's of millions as NJS said, put this in to perspective. The cut backs in our country, where the effects haven't fully hit home yet, and will cost tens of thousands of jobs, are only saving 6 billion. One billion more than we've sacrificed for this on this scandalous day. It's actually obscene. All of this bollocks about how much the money the Royal Family bring in to the country via tourism, as Ketsbaia said on twitter, how the fuck do you calculate that? I thought I may have read a figure of £2bn somewhere but couldn't be bothered to search which is why I put 10s of millions. Being honest I think these things can be exaggerated as describing "lost sales" doesn't mention you could just go and buy whatever it was tomorrow. I suppose businesses that rely on other businesses being open like restaurants etc would be hit hardest. Having said that I know where I work the obvious purpose is to trade to make money every day so any lost chance represents a miss. The tourism one is a hard one as its obvious to me that people would still come here if it was abolished today. The standard argument is that the palace of Versailles is the biggest tourist attraction in Europe despite the French doing the right thing 230 years ago. Having said that I wonder how many thick yanks wouldn't bother if they didn't think they could actually sit down to tea with the Queen.

Gaddafi may be available soon, if you fancy an alternative. There are worse people there today who were invited with no problem.

I don't really give a shit about the economics - its the principle of position by birth that's abhorrent and anyone who doesn't realise that cannot have any pride.

I'm not happy about it - just realistic as I know there's nothing that can change it - certainly nothing you've suggested anyway.

I've tried. I'll leave this to someone else, your hatred really burns you. No doubt some meaningless babble about "increasing revenues" you picked up from elsewhere that you can't explain because you don't understand it. don't you understand what increased revenues and being 14th in the rich list means ? It's pointless this, you are brainwashed by Mike and Dekka just like those tits on skunkers. If the turnover was 100m and you increased revenues 10% (a huge deal for a business that size) would 10m buy you an assault on 4th? If you take the cost of an assault as a very conservative 100m how feasible would it be for a club to double its revenue? Dis being 14th on a list mean we could spend 100m?

It's going to generate 107m for the economy. not a bad return on 25m. in fact. it's about the best return on tax money one could ask for. An extra public holiday costs the economy 10s of millions - I'd be astounded if the overall balance was positive.