Kitman

I think Bruce is doing a great job. Crisis what crisis?

The landlord at the Diamond better wait up.....

* snigger *

Take him, eh? Fnaar, fnaar

I knew a couple of lads from Aberdeen, brothers, they were as crazy as fuck, always on the piss and into heavy drugs. Both dead now. They claimed they were typical Aberdonians.

17k run tonight. Another 62k to do this week. 5 weeks out from the race, can't wait.

He'd need to be wearing flippers by the sound of it

Why you would leave all of that for Sydney is beyond me

Yeah. Not exactly, but there'd be less expectation. Isn't that the point? Its the same as the fullback position. We needed a player, we sold one, got one in, and still need one more. Only difference with the striker situation is the player we sold was for an absolute fortune and was replaced for nothing. If you believe (as I do) that we're operating on a 'one out one in' principle, then Carroll was replaced by Ba. Which means unless the likes of Lovenkrands, Ranger or (please God) Ameobi get transferred in Jan, there's little prospect of seeing a new striker this season. In the summer Smith, Guthrie and I think Loven's contracts are up which gives more headroom. If we were serious about kicking on we'd recruit a new striker, CB and RB but presumably that would shoot the wage bill/budget to shit so I doubt we'll see anything in Jan, especially if the current rate of progress is maintained. Which is a crying shame. Especially since I assume Ba will be off to play in the Africa Nations Cup, which would leave us very short upfront. Ameobi could play for Nigeria but I see that as improving the squad if he does.

England have been pretty terrible so I don't get the optimism. I'm probably going to England vs Scotland, just sorting out the tickets. Went to ABs v France at the weekend, it was mint. No comparison with the toon crowd on a good day though, not least because the match was over after 15 minutes.

One of my Kiwi mates is a toon fan but apart from I see the occasional toon shirt here and there. Plenty of footy fans at work though (incl West Ham, Brum, Wolves) so get a bit of PL banter. NZ seems to be a Mackem free zone, so no FTM craic.

Yeah. Not exactly, but there'd be less expectation. Isn't that the point? Its the same as the fullback position. We needed a player, we sold one, got one in, and still need one more. Only difference with the striker situation is the player we sold was for an absolute fortune and was replaced for nothing. If you believe (as I do) that we're operating on a 'one out one in' principle, then Carroll was replaced by Ba. Which means unless the likes of Lovenkrands, Ranger or (please God) Ameobi get transferred in Jan, there's little prospect of seeing a new striker this season. In the summer Smith, Guthrie and I think Loven's contracts are up which gives more headroom. If we were serious about kicking on we'd recruit a new striker, CB and RB but presumably that would shoot the wage bill/budget to shit so I doubt we'll see anything in Jan, especially if the current rate of progress is maintained. Which is a crying shame.

As if there's a choice

As I understand it from one of Muslim colleagues, you can eat during the day as long as you pay a penance (for instance a donation). Whilst I respect cultural differences I think our Muslim players could stretch to this arrangement around match days for the duration of their short playing careers. Plenty of time for devotion when they've retired.....

The only way that piece makes sense to me is if Ashley's decided to substitute some of his personal debt with bank debt. Something he's not wanted to do up to now.

Neutrino would be a good name for a superhero. Or maybe a brand name like Coffee Neutrino or Bar Neutrino. That's my contribution to the debate.

He needs to be handled gently if he's going to be broken in properly

Sensible decision if you ask me. When players have been out for so long, there's a higher chance of them picking up muscle injuries, so he definitely needs to be nurtured back. Imagine the reception he'll get when he comes off the bench on Saturday? I agree, off the bench for a few matches, no starts in the prem

And Rodney Marsh's

It's all about opinions, isn't it

In what respect? 20,000 extra seats? That's worth about £6m a year. A good deal, but dwarfed by the TV money. And attracting players to that there London is a lot easier. We were - give or take where spurs are now 5 years ago man. In that time TV money has gone up about 30%. Still not in London though

We should just ask the Greys to draw us a roadmap. Would savea lot of time and expense.

Cracking film imo, well worth a watch. I'd recommend 16 Blocks too, another rare Bruce Willis film with acting and a storyline

Home win

The Illuminati work in mysterious ways. It's either them or the underground lizards.....