jim mk2

Well played England. First blow against the forces of evil in what is going to be a gloriously successful summer for God's chosen nation. The convicts were so poor they made Bangladesh seem competant.

The Times also says Glazer has the option of paying himself a £150 million "dividend" on completion of the takeover.

I think you're forgetting a certain G McGrath, old and injured but still a dangerous wicket-taker after he has slipped the umpire the odd fiver or two. What tiddles me off is the way in which the ECB has been so accommodating to the enemy, devising a schedule that gives them maximum practice and playing time before the Tests and allowing the infidels to acclimatise by playing county cricket, viz lardarse drug-baron Warne at Hampshire. I wouldn't let them in the country until two days the first Test at Lord's on July 21, and only then on the proviso that they promise to attend the serious offenders rehabilitation unit at Parkhurst for corrective training.

The rock crunchers will suffer the same fate as their pathetic "boxer" in Manchester on Saturday night. Waving the white flag well before the end.

Well done the working party. They have identified the problem, though not the cause of it, which is the cost of relegation and the huge disparity between the haves and have nots in the Premiership. The more I read about the draft system and salary caps in American sport, the more I think it could be the solution to football's probems. It is the only way to create a level playing field (to use a horrible modern expression). If the US can embrace socialist principles such as clubs all being equal for the greater good of the sport, why not European football ?

No surprise there then. Tiresome, insular lot.

Says plod turned cinema usherette. Marvellous.

Excellent ! I hate these things but in this case There's a story going round that Turks have adopted Scousers out of sympathy because they'll do anything for a bent copper.

Hear, hear.

Before tonight, Milan had conceded nine goals in four games; now 12 in five. Hardly the best defensive team in the world. Maldini is 37 next month, Kafu 35 next month, Stam 32 and Nesta a relative spring chicken of 29. Washed up and finished some would day.

I'm not surprised in the slightest that the Scousers nicked it. After all, it's the one thing they excel at.

3-0. Cue riot by the Scouse hordes.

The TV's broken in the day room. Have the Liverpool "fans" attacked their AC Milan counterparts yet ? 1-0 Milan in the first minute. Oh dear what a shame.

Agree absolutely. And unlike many other Rovers fans, I'd also like to see Burnley in the top division. Add in Blackpool and it will be like the early 1960s all over again.

Don't remember him being convicted as a paedophile, but when was accuracy core to your profession ? What next ? Saddam in a romper suit ? 318247[/snapback] Comments on professional integrity from a racist, bent copper. Ho hum. What next ? Lily-livered soldiers who don't like pop guns ?

Over-rated southern nonce who will be remembered for his petulant temper rather than any (limited) ability he may or may not have had.

And talking of next season's season tickets, Chelsea have increased the price for prime seats near the halfway line from £1,750 to £6,000 !!! Even their seriously rich executive season ticket holders are not happy.

Perhaps Shepherd is right. Despite the league position, Newcastle - along with Chelsea - are today expected to join the the G-14 group of elite European clubs at a meeting in Lisbon.

It's easy to deride Norwich but they have already sold 19,000 season tickets for next season.

Does Glazer own the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without any borrowing (I read somewhere that it is worth £300 million plus) ? If so, he may be considering selling it and using the cash to pay off the United debt. As a global brand perhaps he sees United as potentially far more valuable than the Buccaneers.

I read this week that the United board asked Dave Whelan (he of JJB Sports and Wigan Athletic) to take over the club in 1989 around the time of the Michael Knighton debacle. Whelan was tempted but declined because he said he didn't want bricks through the windows of his JJB shops on Merseyside ! Instead, Whelan advised Martin Edwards to float the club on the stockmarket, which he did, making the Edwards family significantly richer. And the price Whelan could have bought United for ? ... a mere 10 million pounds.

In order to qualify for Europe, Tottenham need to beat Rovers by two more goals than Man City score in beating Middlesbrough. QED: unprofessional inept Rovers have given up for the season, so in a reversal of three years ago: Tottenham 4 Rovers 0

Might I suggest getting rid of the smilies ?? Though I have used them once of twice in the past , they are usually used by the lazy and the stupid as a substitute for words .

I'm not defending what he said - only his right to say it.

Old chestnut. Just because he didn't "play the game" (professionally ?) doesn't mean he knows less about it or is not entitled to have opinions. After all, this place is stuffed with football "experts".