Happy Face

Aye, that's a sword that cuts both ways though. The media is telling everyone that banks are sorry and there are no more bonuses and 50% of city execs are joining monasteries to pay for their sins. The media is telling everyone that banks are actually paying out more bonuses now than they did before the credit crunch. Only Renton knows which is true. Lazy journalists write what they're told. Either by the people in charge ("We're regulating the shit out of this, rest assured"), or by the civil servants dropping the truth in their lap ("Everyone in power is on the take").

The BBC spout some shite like. A BBC reporter on the News at 10 claimed that domestic abuse killed more women aget between 15 and 44 than any other cause. To be fair, it's a lie that was perpetuated in government papers on the subject too. It's just amazing so many people believe what they're told. Most amazingly, supposed investigative journalists.

Someone complained about that in the most recent one. Someone called GM.

Steve's a funny one isn't he. So proud of the numbers that turn up week in/week out yet so disgusted by 50% of the people that turn up.

I'm with the Irish Times on this one... Working women almost certainly caused the credit crunch

There's not enough hours in the week these days. I've unsubscribed Phil and Phil because they're shit, but I still get: Kermode ("Hello to Jason Isaacs") Collings and Herring (The recent baby made or excrement was inspired) Adam and Joe ("oooh, schwah, my nipples!") In Our Time (Melvyn Bragg talks to experts on a different subject every week. Always fascinating. The one on the concept of a vaccuum was mind blowing) Smodcast (Kevin Smith and Scot Mosier Chat) NPR - All Songs Considered (half an hour with a track from a few new albums each week) NPR - Live Concerts (Radiohead, Animal Collective, The Decemberist, K'naan were recent highlights. Up to two hours for free) Real Time with Bill Maher (from HBO. US political chat with lots of laughs) Stephen Fry (very irregular but always class) Friday Night Comedy (The News quiz (Just like HIGNFY) or the Now Show (More TWTWTW)) I've also recently added: Great Lives (Matthew Parris talks to experts on a different subject every week. This week was Coltrane) Composer of the Week (Radio 3 do an hour a night on one composer each week. The Podcast is the highlights. This week Bach in Weimar) The Royal Society (Educational essays on a range of subjects. Archive available back to June 2006 when Bill Bryson started with a brief history of everything) Jonathan Ross (Not listened to any yet, but i like him on TV so thought I'd subscribe this week) Thinking Allowed (Radio 4 podcast on how society works) More or Less (Radio 4 podcast on applied statistical analysis) Front Row Highlights (Mark Lawsons arts show) Radio 4 Choice (The best of the weeks documentaries from Radio 4)

I have won the league, of that there is no doubt! I know more about football than all of you! Do not question my authoritor on footballing matters. ....I'll be linking to this post quite a bit in future.

I dreamed that I kept finding loads of money last night.

Superb new geordie jingle on this weeks podcast. Text the nation, text, text Wor if a divvent want to like? But am usin email an that, is that a problem? It doesn't matter, text man!

I'm running away to a shack in the Scottish highlands all weekend. Help ma boab.

It's not so much who he gets rid of (although with the whole team up for sale ), but who he gets back in...... if anyone. Can you see us building a cheap & decent squad (capable of getting us back into the Premiership and staying there) on Ashley's regimes form? Do you think lessons have been learnt that a club is about a squad not 11 players? No.

Most people on here advocate this. Generally people can only name 3 players they'd want to keep whether we survive or not.

Current form says we're 10th away from home.... http://www.statto.com/football/stats/engla...form-table/away While Villa are 17th at home.... http://www.statto.com/football/stats/engla...form-table/home Believe.

Miserabelist bastards! Howay the Toon ya fuckaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhz!!!

I got a promotion today. Lot's more responsibility. No extra money

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan? Shearer certainly (Wise was sent packing), but yes I think on balance he gave Kinnear more authority (or allowed Kinnear to take more authority) than Keegan. By all accounts Wise was going anyway, Shearer only got them to announce it earlier. I think Kinnear spouted a load of bollocks, got fuck all to spend and had 2 of his best players sold from under him. Well if you're right (Given and Zog? You think they didn't want to go?) the we are going to have a torrid time in the Championship, if Ashley hasn't learnt his lessons, and won't/can't employ a quality manager and then back him. They wanted to go. But Kinnear said repeatedly he didn't want them to. Once they did, they should have been replaced. Yeah but that's been the story of this season, would they have wanted to go under a genuine Keegan regime in the first place? And if they did who would have made the better choices for replacements out of Keegan, Kinnear, Wise, Lambrusco(?!?), Ashley's daughter and even Shearer? I'm not sure I get your point? How does that point support the argument that Ashley learned a lesson and supported later managers more than Keegan? It's the story of our season....and the only constant through it all has been Ashley/Llambias. That he's backed later managers more, not that necessarily the right choices have been made, or the best things done, or even that all lessons have been learnt. Although now it must only really be Llambias that Shearer would have to butt heads with, as Ashley probably isn't particularly involved (which is part of the problem). I don't see how your previous post relates to that bold bit. Llambias has been the most public front man for a host of Ashley appointments behind the scenes. David Williamson, Steve Hayward, Jeff Vetere and John Irving are all his cronies too. I don't see why they'd be any more supportive of Shearer than they were of Keegan. Undermined managers less? Would that do it for you? Not really. I think you're confusing Joe Kinnear eating Ashley's shit to keep a job with not being undermined. The only diffeerence is that Keegan wouldn't take it.

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan? Shearer certainly (Wise was sent packing), but yes I think on balance he gave Kinnear more authority (or allowed Kinnear to take more authority) than Keegan. By all accounts Wise was going anyway, Shearer only got them to announce it earlier. I think Kinnear spouted a load of bollocks, got fuck all to spend and had 2 of his best players sold from under him. Well if you're right (Given and Zog? You think they didn't want to go?) the we are going to have a torrid time in the Championship, if Ashley hasn't learnt his lessons, and won't/can't employ a quality manager and then back him. They wanted to go. But Kinnear said repeatedly he didn't want them to. Once they did, they should have been replaced. Yeah but that's been the story of this season, would they have wanted to go under a genuine Keegan regime in the first place? And if they did who would have made the better choices for replacements out of Keegan, Kinnear, Wise, Lambrusco(?!?), Ashley's daughter and even Shearer? I'm not sure I get your point? How does that point support the argument that Ashley learned a lesson and supported later managers more than Keegan? It's the story of our season....and the only constant through it all has been Ashley/Llambias. That he's backed later managers more, not that necessarily the right choices have been made, or the best things done, or even that all lessons have been learnt. Although now it must only really be Llambias that Shearer would have to butt heads with, as Ashley probably isn't particularly involved (which is part of the problem). I don't see how your previous post relates to that bold bit. Llambias has been the most public front man for a host of Ashley appointments behind the scenes. David Williamson, Steve Hayward, Jeff Vetere and John Irving are all his cronies too. I don't see why they'd be any more supportive of Shearer than they were of Keegan.

Wise?

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan? Shearer certainly (Wise was sent packing), but yes I think on balance he gave Kinnear more authority (or allowed Kinnear to take more authority) than Keegan. By all accounts Wise was going anyway, Shearer only got them to announce it earlier. I think Kinnear spouted a load of bollocks, got fuck all to spend and had 2 of his best players sold from under him. Well if you're right (Given and Zog? You think they didn't want to go?) the we are going to have a torrid time in the Championship, if Ashley hasn't learnt his lessons, and won't/can't employ a quality manager and then back him. They wanted to go. But Kinnear said repeatedly he didn't want them to. Once they did, they should have been replaced. Yeah but that's been the story of this season, would they have wanted to go under a genuine Keegan regime in the first place? And if they did who would have made the better choices for replacements out of Keegan, Kinnear, Wise, Lambrusco(?!?), Ashley's daughter and even Shearer? I'm not sure I get your point? How does that point support the argument that Ashley learned a lesson and supported later managers more than Keegan? It's the story of our season....and the only constant through it all has been Ashley/Llambias.

The Corner

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan? Shearer certainly (Wise was sent packing), but yes I think on balance he gave Kinnear more authority (or allowed Kinnear to take more authority) than Keegan. By all accounts Wise was going anyway, Shearer only got them to announce it earlier. I think Kinnear spouted a load of bollocks, got fuck all to spend and had 2 of his best players sold from under him. Well if you're right (Given and Zog? You think they didn't want to go?) the we are going to have a torrid time in the Championship, if Ashley hasn't learnt his lessons, and won't/can't employ a quality manager and then back him. They wanted to go. But Kinnear said repeatedly he didn't want them to. Once they did, they should have been replaced.

Aye it's ou result that's the issue. This lot have fucked up in every game bar west brom and boro since we found ourselves in must-win mode. I think Man Utd can win, but I am a bit worried when I read this morning about how close Fergie and Brown are - apparently Fergie is responsible for Brown getting the job at Derby. According to the Guardian, when asked if he knew all this "Shearer smiled and nodded". I reckon Milner's more likeley to throw the game to us than Fergie is to Hull.

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan? Shearer certainly (Wise was sent packing), but yes I think on balance he gave Kinnear more authority (or allowed Kinnear to take more authority) than Keegan. By all accounts Wise was going anyway, Shearer only got them to announce it earlier. I think Kinnear spouted a load of bollocks, got fuck all to spend and had 2 of his best players sold from under him.

Bit pessimistic innit? I might be a foolish optimist, but I still think Man U can beat Hull.

He backed Kinnear and Shearer more than Keegan?