NJS

Sunderland's recent history suggest that if they were doing well, the answer is quite a few.

His actual motive is something more sinister than being PC imo. He mentioned "consience" in the context of believers being able to "opt out" of laws which went against their creed. I think he wants this to be accepted so him and the other fuckwits can express their bigotry for example on gay adoption which they tried last year without falling foul of the law. On the other hand I'm happy for the idiot to spout crap as its another nail in coffin of organised religion.

I think football has exploded at a grass roots level in the USA but I'm not sure how much the WC triggered that.

This is where the mentality is fundamentally different and thats what I was getting at. I support NUFC. I don't care where any of the players come from. I also don't care who geordie or ex-Newcastle or English players play for. Club before players, club before country, players are nothing in comparison - this is by and large the way English and European football fans think. If that means there is a culture clash then I accept that but I don't want to see us pander to what I think is alien.

Every epic journey is made up of many small steps. Man who goes to bed with itchy hole wakes up with smelly finger. Pretty sure that is un-islamic. Depends which hand he uses.

What I find ironic is how much aligned with your views on justice sharia law is.

NFL is a whole different game - franchises are moved at will and its completely setup for TV - there is no travelling support. I'd also say that people who went to the NFL game at wembley would be "sky boy" type sports fans - completely at home with the franchise mentality and that of picking a random team in another continent to "support". If someone in Singapore wants to pay to watch games on TV I have no objection - but if they want to prevent my "right" to see my team play if I so choose then they can fuck off. I say all this knowing I would probably be daft enough to go to a game there.

Setting aside English fans some of whom do have a thing about not missing games, this is a complete fucking joke. Man U and Liverpool games would get high crowds - as for the rest - can you imagine Fulham Vs Blackburn played in Singapore? - absolutely no crowd whatsoever. I would quite seriously be happy to see the people whose idea this is being shot.

The excuses are that his mother and sister live in London, he must be gutted that they don't love him enough to move to Newcastle. This really pisses me off - as I said about Nobby wanting to move, pandering to families who will earn next to nothing compared to footballers is a shit excuse. He's what 22 or 23? how many other young men "need" to have their monther and sister with them? If they have sparking careers as city traders then fair enough they have to live in london (yeah, right) but WTF has that got to do with him? Also would it prevent him going to Madrid or Milan? If he wants to leve then fair enough - fuck off - but don't give me this family shit.

I'd agree as a teaching tool for a newbie but I wouldn't want anyone who was serious to consider Access as a "professional" choice in terms of career. Even then SQL tools create the basic queries when you open a table or create views which have that drag and drop functionality you mentioned.

Of course. Major series I want to see I download but I think Sky One (and Two) hit a gap in my casual viewing with things like SG-1 and The Simpsons that I'd miss.

Sky HD + multiroom = £60 Virgin XL phone + 20Mb = £37 If Virgin regained Sky One I'd probably get their TV

Sorry I don't know any sites but my advice would be forget Access - you can get desktop SQL servers from MS which would be infinitely better for you to learn in the long run.

Get the fuckers lasered - one of the best things I've ever done.

I'd go for two wingers (as well) - Milner id a trier but will never be top notch imo and Duff just hasn't done it. I still see Charlie in the middle.

Confidence is the key to everything here. If we had beaten them it would have set us up for the rest of the season - we need that first win.

I said in August that if given the choice between a modest spend with complete debt write-off and too many average players brought in I'd prefer the former and I stand by that. Fair point, but our first 11 is seriously wanting. I agree - I'd be happy if none of the 5 midfielders on show today are here next August.

I said in August that if given the choice between a modest spend with complete debt write-off and too many average players brought in I'd prefer the former and I stand by that.

He built his reputation on low spending then whinges about lack of spend. The crap he bought and the dross they played is not his fault. Yeah, right.

The problem is no comebacks - they are on a salary and never get dropped anyway. 3 weeks after giving that ludicrous goal at Chelsea, Riley was refereeing us in London again. Dean today has let them get away with constant thuggery - I hope he doesn't completely bottle it like with the goal.

I do have a profound lack of imagination. I might have a day at Alton Towers. Nah, I mean short term I guess. I get the impression a lot of people would jack it in immediately and to hell with anyone who has to pick up their work. It would take me a good month to finish off anything I was currently working on and do a handover that didn't drop some people in the shit. I like to think I'd do that Then I'd apply for a year of unpaid leave, use that to travel, spend, treat the family, move house etc. Then I'd take a look at what I did and if I still want to, because I reckon that year could change me quite a bit. But I'd definately want something to get up before midday for, whether it was my own company or someone elses. I get what you're saying (especially about dropping people in the shit) but at the same time I don't think I could last if I came back to work knowing I had £xm in the bank - I think the slightest problem would be met with "fuck it". I also think it would cause problems from other people if they knew about it - thats why a clean break sounds better. Of course as you say theres nothing to stop you working for yourself if you felt your brain was dying. I honestly think I could fill 20 years with activities before even thinking of work.

Reminds me of: The bad news is Richard Whiteley's dead - the good news is he died of pneumonia which is a 9 letter word which uses all the vowels.

Taylor has definitely been a scouse mouthpiece for ages - I think he was brought in by us to advise on fan liasion as that was his big thing (fair enough). Wraith is also notable for his fascination with that jailed gangster - Charles something?

Rogan Taylor became a rent-a-quote after Hillsborough and landed some nonsense post like "reader in football at Lennon University" or something - nice to see something positive from 96 deaths.

Theres enough crime in the city when they just need to feed their smack habits - imagine how much there will be if they have to finance their club. Also I can't help but mention that one of the 4 clubs who according to the media no club can ever, ever aspire to get within a million miles of without being dismissed as deluded to the point of insanity are SEVENTH in the table.