I wouldn't hold your breath, the last time Tony was in charge Matt couldn't get a look in over the, er, mercurial strikeforce of Ward and Blake.

What are you basing that on? The fact that they don't have red tops? They get their stories from the same sources as all the other comics.

......it's like a little ray of sunshine.

Did Coventry go bankrupt in the last forty minutes or something?

From what I've deduced from it though, it looks like he's not coming back. He's never going to beat rover6 for an ultra-defensive reaction though. North Korean censorship rantings are a great way to make a first impression.

No, because they are acheiving (perhaps even exceeding) their targets. FYI Hughesy: Titus Bramble: £5m Craig Bellamy: £6m Carl Cort: £6m Hugo Viana: £8.5m Laurent Robert: What? £8m? Jermaine Jenas: £5m That's £38.5m on only 6 players. There are others I didn't include - Gavilan, Cordone, Butt, Carr, LuaLua, Milner etc.

...bloody hell.

Doubt it, Sutton and Hartson are infintely superior strikers too our (not any more! ha! ) Dwight - and to Morrison and Heskey as well for that matter. Your last comment is more or less correct though, he'd never have survived the Glasgow goldfish bowl.

Touche

Obviously. Jim, how can you say Dickov is too old at 31 ? Oh wait it's because you're a moaning git. Should players just be dragged out and kneecapped on their 30th birthday? Anyway, ta ta Yorkie. Someone remember to lock the door after him.

Well he's proved his level of loyalty during his stints at Wigan and Palace, hasn't he? Plus the fact that it takes two improved five year contracts in the space of a single year before Brum are confident of keeping him. I can't abide the man at all.

Hell Yeah. RtL is easily one of the best albums I've heard.

Arse. Is nothing going to break in our favour this season?

You two can talk about Megadeth when you learn to spell their name properly (or at least, y'know, listen to them a bit). The Rasmus got what they deserved. Goth indeed.

There's a member of this board who's always fond of a good preach about the evils of such statements. He'll be on soon no doubt...hold on a minute. He's got a point this time, mind. Oasis are sh....

Giving him plenty of time to settle, eh allan?

Shouldnt it be 4 points become 1? If we'd got a point from the Saints game.

I sat for the last 10 minutes knowing they were going to equalise. I knew they would, and I would have accepted 1-1.....but not when the goal is the result of blatant cheating - and halfway through a very dubious fourth minute of injury time. I can't remember the last time I felt so deflated.....oh wait yes I can, it was last ###### Saturday. People can say Souness bleats an moans too much about 'Lady Luck', but that's two weeks in a row we have been robbed in the last minute, and 5 points become 2.

I've been listening to Megadeth for the first time in a long time again recently in preperation for the new album out next month. Funny, Countdown To Extinction is finally starting to sound like a good album.

Thanks for that. Aherm, the game, yes. It's all well saying that there isn't any shame in losing to an unstoppable-looking Arsenal side - and there isn't - but with only one point on the board and two similarly (but not quite) so difficult games on the horizon, the team could well end up in a rut that it'll be very hard to get out of when we eventually face off against more modest opposition. It promises to be long couple of weeks - but hopefully not months....please.

Sorry Radagast, I accidentally obliterated your post - I hit edit instead of reply - Glenn Ruddy 'ell. Is the wonderfully Miss Dorothy Peche still going ?

Generally it's OK to like one song by a crap band - Hurt by NIN as one example in my case - but Korn really are about as low as it gets man. EDIT> PS Who was playing bass for Muse...who? :smirk:

Yes, because Dickov had a real nightmare, didn't he? And Dom's hardly what would be refered to as a true Scot, is he?

dan don't make me shout at you!

Well having watched the game again with a slightyl more cool head I'm more disappointed but if our next 3 games weren't against top sides I would be less worried after the way we played in the second half (defence and D'Urso aside). With regards to the team selection, I'm still not entirely happy with it (of course) but I appreciate the manager had his hand forced. Neill would have started if fuly fit and Emerton would have played on the wing - where I was very impressed with his second half display. Similarly, Matteo wouldn't have played in midfield if de Pedro was match fit, although I'm confused as to why Gray didn't start on the wing with Dom at full back, which again was part of the reason for our second half improvement whent they were switched. D'Urso is a complete joke, it's a mystery how the man stays in a job - what happened between Short and Beattie will happen in every game of football you're likely to see. As for the Ferguson thing? Some positives: Dickov was superb. Emerton actually looked like a player in the second half. Neill looked on decent form again. Some negatives: The defence needs sorting - Matteo and Amo or Short at centre half please. Flitcroft shouldn't have played, at least not in the position he did.