broadsword

Oh for goodness' sakes, give him his job back. If he was racist then he wouldn't have bought black players. It's easy/ right on to condemn but it takes a bit more balls to stand up and say that he's not a racist. I don't believe he is. He is eccentric and I can understand how he's upset people. But, at the risk of being seen to be naive, the term "racist" does not sit easily with his name. He's made a very silly mistake, he's apologised and should pay his penance. Then he should be allowed to have his job back, on the condition that he won't be a naughty pooper.

"Send Fat Tom on!" (as heard by a mate at Palace!)

Time to bring back "The Black and White Minstrel Show". With your host and compere, Big Ron! He could do the closing number as well. Would go down a treat! It wouldn't be racist, just old-fashioned.

Harry who? You dunno who Harry Belafonte is? "Banana Boat Song" means nowt to you?

Fuzzy Wotsit you mean. Do you think we should be after an expensive pastit Harry Belafonte lookalike Revidge?

Like that scene in The Naked Gun where the bloke goes for a jimmy, and his mike's still on!

I always liked Big Ron, always thought he was a top bloke. He's made a very silly error of judgement. I'm certainly shocked that he said it, didn't think he had it in him. I'm sure there's a few more in football capable of that language, they're just more guarded with what they say. What a sad end to a commentating career. He always livened things up for me with his little aphorisms, but there was no way he could stay on. How predictable that the anti-Man Yoo brigade are out in force.

Well done Mr 75. Never knew you'd played against Flowers tho'?

I've just read on the LET that Souness wants Robbie Blake in the Summer. Graeme, you have quite clearly had a Matt Jansen-style accident at some point last summer. Now you want to buy a dingle. I can't think of a more compelling argument to get shot.

When you operate in the rarefied world of accountancy, it's easy to lose patience with lesser mortals!

To be honest I don't think KSB is a wind-up merchant. He just has very firmly-held views.

I still remember that 5-1 defeat at Barnsley. Ouch! I don't think TP would help this time.

I thought Boersma left because of player discontent? It seems like Souness can't win sometimes. Some people just can't read. I didn't blame anyone for his departure, just stating it as a matter or fact and as a possible underlying reason for the slump in performances this year. That's rather provocative, and uncalled for. I was querying something, raising a general point of interest, not attacking you.

I thought Boersma left because of player discontent? It seems like Souness can't win sometimes.

That Yorkshire consortium have pulled out after "financial investigations" (acc. to F365). Wonder what form they took? "Just how much manure are you in?"; "Very very deep."; "OK, that concludes our investigations". Oh dear oh dear!

1. You can't spell Pelzer, get your bloody facts straight. 2. How on earth are those two comparable to Reid, who's an established international? Greer was a very modest gamble, who at the time was lauded as the brightest young thing to come out of Scotland for years, and Pelzer was a free transfer FFS! Your prediliction for bashing Souness at every possible turn is extremely wearisome. It's not even connected to the facts, it's rabid hatred of Rangers coming to the surface once more. You could put Fisons out of business. Hell's bells.

Anyone remember teh film "The Wild Geese" with Sir Roger Moore? He's in top eyebrow-raising form in that one, I can tell you!

Gary Megson? Micky Adams? Mark Hughes? Good grief, that's almost as bad as Paul Sturrock. There's not many managers around who've gone to different clubs and won trophies. Otherwise why would Newcastle have gone for 70-year old Robson? Souness has a track record, not always successful, but it's a damn sight better than three managerial candidates with bugger all top level experience between them. Your anti-Rangers bias really ends up making you look silly. anything to justify sticking the knife into GS, eh?

We certainly do seem to have hit a wall. My own personal feeling is that we'll survive and GS will be manager next year. Rather than insisting that that will be the case, my last post was more a case of wondering why Waggy is so negative about Souness, he seems to conveniently disregard the previous 3 seasons and will pick on anything to support his prophesy of doom. I mean, how much credibility do Grabbi's comments have? Absolutely bollard all.

Yeah, got rid of the deadwood, re-invigorated the club, instilled a proper sense of discipline, took us into Europe twice, won us a Cup, and got us promoted. The man's a disaster! Sack him now before he sends us into terminal decline!

Olembe plays down the left.

You can't 100% guarantee anything, so will spending 3 mill on Butt significantly alter our chances of avoiding relegation? We can't speak with certainty, but we can talk of probabilities. You obviously think we should sign him, you must think he'll make a difference. Maybe you should stick some of your own money in, your relentless criticism of how other people should be spending their money gets me a bit down in the mouth! I'd love us to go out and spend 10 mill and transform the team, but it ain't going to happen is it?

of course! That's the way it works: "Mr Williams, your team's been relegated and you're desperate for cash, tell you what, we'll give you roughly what you paid for Nicky Butt to buy him off you." Rollocks! Spurs have offered just 5 mill for Milner and Robinson. Is that what they're worth, even in a depressed market? Nein. Is Nicky Butt the man to propel us up the table? We need a left-winger and a striker. Birmingham have been bank-rolled by the Gold Brothers. We appear to have no cash forthcoming from Jersey and have the second-lowest attendances in the division. It looks like we can't afford to spend 3 mill even if we're in this division next season. Bit of a difference. Have you not seen JW's comments earlier this week? And what's all this about being left standing by a team only in their second season in the Prem, how dramatic! We're only in our third! I think we've had this discussion before and I think I said something like if 3 mill can guarantee us Prem football next year, whereas 0 mill will see us relegated, we have to spend. Are we going to go down with what we have, and would buying Nicky Butt be the difference? I don't think so, can't remember him scoring too many goals, although he might help keep some out.

Go and fondle a teacake or something. Kin hell, same old Fissons Fertilizer for breakfast, lunch and bloody tea. Give yer fingas a break.

I agree that he should concentrate on kicking some butt, but I'm not sure that doing work for Sky interferes with being manager of Rovers. I think they concentrate on conceding goals in training. Dwights stays behind afterwards for a bit of "toothy grin" training.