Howmanheyman

Ok, that's a valid point, even though it isn't being topped up by the amount you're inferring. What about those on an income far less than that that are losing at least the same amount?

We're expecting to lose £1,300 plus next year in tax credits, FWIW. 'Luckily' for me I'm expecting to go on a new, more anti-social shift pattern that will just about match that loss from next year, the extra pay rise is supposed to compensate us for the extra hours worked/night shift/weekend working we have to do but not now of course, I'll just be standing still. Others won't be so lucky.

You're assuming the other can work.

Anyway, I'm off to bed, early start for a hard working, scrounging animal like myself. Night, night, CT!

£30,000 income and getting £4815 a year on tax credits? Nee wonder the cunts can afford all those 50" plasma tv's.

Same difference, just calculated it on their website.

Anyway, it isn't the 1,720 or 4,815 that CT's obscured screen shot suggests.

Well in the example I've put it's the former.

A couple with two children where one works and the other cannot would receive £17 a week on £30,000 or £900* a year approx. *2015-2016, obviously they'll now get nothing next April, most on a lower income will lose at least £1,300 a year. The gain they'll get from paying less paye is a pittance compared to that loss.

Aye I'm still laughing. You still sticking pins in barbie dolls pretending they're one of your female workmates?

I don't believe in zero hours contracts normally but maybe we should offer him a pay as you play deal?

I remember being at St. Andrews when Kevin Brock went in goal for all of the 2nd half, took a boot to the head from Speedie who had form for doing this to our keepers, was concussed but carried on, he managed to not concede, we won 3-2 which was the half time score and he had no idea if we'd won after the game. Stan Seymour died that night in a brum hotel. #geordiestattohellohello (Brock was a bit of a Walter the softy so maybe there's a place for a Sissoko or a Gouff to get the gloves on in an emergency?)

How long is his contract? He's been here for years and I can't remember any announcement of a new contract or extension other than his father moaning on what seems like years ago.

It's Blyth, so, err, nothing to get excited about.

Thanks for the update.

Just testing something.

If we can stop giving them six points as has been stated, that would go a massive way to seeing them doomed. Would be nice to see the lazy 'Sam keeps teams up' mantra fall flat on it's face from the likes of Merson et al. However, looks like I've a ticket for the derby and I can see that smug bastards face now if they beat us with the old 'new manager, new bounce' trick yet again.

Blyth? Cramlington? Killingworth? All within his budget I'd think, not too far from Newcastle and a starting point to drive further north for his job.

(I work there) ask a local.

Fawdon? Fuck that.

'Almost' Like Pardew, you just couldn't get it over the line.

To be fair to them, they'll be doing what every team has been doing so far.but yes I am calling them diving mackem coward drunk drivers.catts4england being top hacker.

They'll be dropping like flies in the derby. Anyone of theirs that is anywhere near him with any kind of contact will go down like a sack of shit. Depending on the ref, that will get him a yellow at best.

Well done Northern Ireland and our ex-net botherer, Michael O'Neill!