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Not sure if I agree. You can spend as much chasing welfare fraud as you save catching individuals. It's paltry sums. I wouldnt say paltry, theres plenty out there who earn a normal wage while still claiming numerous benefits theyre not allowed to. The cost to catch them may run at say 20 man days work for the fraud team. Thats saved in say 3 months once they're off the benefit, in addition to the repayment of all the fiddled benefits and the fine. Add to that the fear factor of his mates, some of those will sign off once they see whats happened to Joe. I agree however that corporation fiddles are even better targets but both should be hit.

This is where we should be focussing and its about time it happened but I have a couple of reservations with the approach. Firstly, 200 new staff? it needs 2000, we have them sitting, doing nothing so lets get other civil servants in, trained and out there. 200 to cover the country only works out at 4 per county (and thats not taking into account Scotland and Wales). 4 fraud inspectors each to cover the likes of North Yorkshire? Greater London etc? My second reservation is the £50 fine regardless of size, these fines will no doubt be used to measure the performance of the respective teams. I think this will mean targetting the easy cases while the more complicated (and bigger) offenders are put to one side. What we'll get in a years time is an announcement that we've "caught 15000 extra benefit cheats" most of those will be poor blokes who've painted someones fence to get a little extra in for the Christmas dinner plate. Target the big offenders, those that sit on Incapacity without working a day in their lives, those that somehow manage to turn up at the dole in a Jag. Hit those and you'll no doubt clear up some crime statistics as well.

The man who taught us how to measure cabbages, RIP you crazy fool.

You're right, luckily Angry Birds doesnt need a connection

Aint no doubt that you're a mong

I wouldn't worry too much, it's like having your old iPod Touch but shinier. FYP

photographic evidence required edit: not of the deed

Thats rich coming from the cunt who was "boycoutting" at the same time as singing the praises of the fat man. re-writing history again. Just like you will if Hughton does ok at the end of the season telling us all you always knew he would. Just back the manager and let him get on with the job in hand. tbf I havent slagged him off, I was querying your statement that hes getting better and better when results are showing the opposite.

woooah toughguys been writing a post for the last 15 minutes, this should be good.

I wouldnt know which to punch first tbh

tbf I find the male Brummie accent more arousing than a scouse bird.

I was on the town last night, concert square Liverpool city centre I thought you would have been working the doors being a hard fucker and all that like.

I get intermittent signal but very poor. If I send a text though although it appears to send it never gets there til hours later. Oh and Im on O2 so its not an Orange thing.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/9099326.stm

Or visible in every aerial photo of the city classy, still at least you cant see it from the TV camera view eh?

Thats rich coming from the cunt who was "boycoutting" at the same time as singing the praises of the fat man.

Theyve got a fucking game in hand which could take them to 9th. Another 3 of the other 6 below us have as well.

Fuck off, it's only October man. Plenty of points left, we need positivity not fucking doom and gloom. No we dont we need realism, positivity is what Llambias used when going into the January window 2009. If we're realistic then we'll have a chance of staying up.

. I come on here and say a good thing about Newcastle and I'm still getting abuse The only good thing is that should you get a draw against the Scouse Makems then you'll still be below us. Still the Yanks are in charge now so its onwards and upwards

What a load of crap. The blokes done a very good job so far and is getting better all the time. Who do you think Ashley would replace him with? JFK 2 First home game 6 nil stuffing of Villa, then losses to Blackpool, Stoke followed by a last gasp draw with Wigan? If thats your idea of progress Id hate to see...oh hold on aye the Politics thread

Fuck off man Dekka, posting from the Directors box again?

Fucking hell Ive now missed two home games this season already, this and Blackpool. As for the pushing out of N'Zog, there was nothing more definite than that. Kinnear made it clear he didnt want him and then pushed the destruct button with his "little mistake" on national TV. Voila a clear cut excuse for mongs to say it wasnt his fault. If we cant hang onto a player who wants away then how come Hughton is stating he wont be letting Taylor go in January? (even though we all know that if an offer comes in then he'll be gone).

What is everyones latest on this? Are those of you who were wavering now signed up or are you still holding off?

Agreed, we are now basically SportsDirect FC, unofficially SD have virtually become our main sponsor. If you look at the press talks the backdrop contains the usual Premier League logo, Northern Rock and now SD. Sad as it is at the last game I decided to count just how many advertising hoardings were SD and its 37 SD, 39 for all others and 15 empty, thats not including the monstrosity on top of the Gallowgate. How many more games do we go with no MOTM sponsor before it becomes the property of SD?

Happy Birthday you old young bastard!