Doctoroncall

I cannot see the FA lifting their transfer embargo, especially with money owed to Watford and other clubs, therefore O'hara's loan cannot be extended and who would want to buy Utaka when there are better prospects at a donkey sanctuary. If they need to sell then it'll be from their better but smaller pool of players.

Then it would be Citeh, Villa and Spuds how would be the new top dogs. The only way to make it more competitive is to share the wealth more evenly. Although Citeh would still get more to spend because of the owner's input it would be a closer league and the winners would be seen to be better footballing wise than just seen as buying the championship.

Not so bad here in Cambridge, only a couple of inches but still enough to disrupt things. Not sure what the forecast is but would have thought the major routes to be clear by tomorrow if no more snow.

This is a good site to see what clubs are in trouble or financial news: http://www.footballeconomy.com/ There is another good one about clubs close to admin but it looks like it's gone to the wall... http://www.clubsincrisis.com/index.asp

So neither side can do without the other yet they will both lose out. It sounds like they need to get round the table and play the prisoner's dilemma. I doubt either side is in the right but striking will only do harm. ho hum.

He failed to say how he has a controlling stake in this and the only winner is himself. Fair play I suppose, he saw a gap and exploited it. It says alot more about the music audience who are happy to be subjected to manufactured pop rather than going on a music journey to see what is out there and what they like (either through lyrics or musicality).

Good news, like the Moo camp comment too! :-)

I'm sure he would have slept with the devil if it meant he got his way. He certainly doesn't hold dear the christian beliefs he professes... as you can tell I despise the man.

Jamie Rednapp, Ian Wright, Alan Shearer and Gareth Crooks are bottom of the pile for me. They add nothing incisive, either too dull or over-excited in their mind numbing analysis... http://www.midfielddynamo.com/fancythat/punditometer.htm

surely your porn sites can give you a bit of a lift?

Only 10bn!

Plus one. I would say, even at 10 you can never say that a career as a player is not to be. There are many years to grow and learn about the game. Attitude plays an important part and it sounds like your lad has got a positive one and is willing to persue things that will help him. Good luck to him.

Some fans don't get it... lol http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A60655467 and it would be so funny to see O'hara go to a relegation rival... PMSL.

I'm in Toronto, just visiting though flying back tonight. Great place, but bloody cold with the wind chill!

We will soon see how tough the PL are if they lift the transfer embargo. I agree that the competition needs to be a level playing field for all teams and the PL will find itself in court if the skates get a helping hand, although perhaps it will be a case of if they receive help they are given a penalty as well.

Most times nobody can tell if you're gone wrong while presenting so don't make a big deal of it if it happens, also they don't want to see you fail (if they do I wouldn't want to work for that company anyway!). and never say "hopefully" in a presentation!

The multi-talented KD showed his time out injuried hasn't been wasted by learning the art of puppetry.

The chants should be amusing on Saturday (I think it's live on Sky?) http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/dec/04/portsmouth-players-pay Does anyone know if the O'Hara loan only until the end of this year? So there is potential that if the new owner doesn't get some finance, not only will they not be able to sign anyone but they'll lose five of their better players and finally more money owed at the end of January... "Perchance he for whom this bell tolls may be so ill, as that he knows not it tolls for him; and perchance I may think myself so much better than I am, as that they who are about me, and see my state, may have caused it to toll for me, and I know not that." PFC 2010

Let's hope someone offers him a wafer-thin mint.

good call and no relocation fees either.

Why? Because it is achievable, a stretch target if you like. I'd be ecstatic if we made them. You do realise mid-table (12th) is currently only 4 points away. I don't think it will take another 27 games to haul those in.

Well, I'm tempted to do a double chance thinking Burnley will get something out of the game against the skates. Odds are at evens with billhill.

Needs updating, but numbers are: 1 Arsenal 2 Aston Villa 3 Barnsley 4 Birmingham City 5 Blackburn Rovers 6 Blackpool 7 Bolton Wanderers 8 Bristol City 9 Burnley 10 Cardiff City 11 Chelsea 12 Coventry City 13 Crystal Palace 14 Derby County 15 Doncaster Rovers 16 Everton 17 Fulham 18 Hull City 19 Ipswich Town 20 Leicester City 21 Liverpool 22 Manchester City 23 Manchester United 24 Middlesbrough 25 Newcastle United 26 Nottingham Forest 27 Peterborough United 28 Plymouth Argyle 29 Portsmouth 30 Preston North End 31 Queens Park Rangers 32 Reading 33 S****horpe United 34 Sheffield United 35 Sheffield Wednesday 36 Stoke City 37 Sunderland 38 Swansea City 39 Tottenham Hotspur 40 Watford 41 West Bromwich Albion 42 West Ham United 43 Wigan Athletic 44 Wolverhampton Wanderers 45 Northwich Victoria or Lincoln City 46 Southampton 47 Hereford United or Colchester United 48 Tranmere Rovers or Aldershot Town 49 Kettering Town or Leeds United 50 Gillingham or Burton Albion 51 Wrexham or Swindon Town 52 Brighton & Hove Albion or Rushden & Diamonds 53 Rotherham United or Luton Town 54 Milton Keynes Dons or Exeter City 55 Brentford or Walsall 56 Carlisle United or Norwich City 57 Accrington Stanley or Barnet 58 Oxford United or Barrow 59 AFC Bournemouth or Notts County 60 Stockport County or Torquay United 61 Cambridge United or York City 62 Bath City or Forest Green Rovers 63 Port Vale or Huddersfield Town 64 Staines Town or Millwall

Loans are included so while the ban is in place no player can join them, but first they need to find players that want to join in the relegation fight.

He is the best English manager around. He's done a few things for UEFA, this is a highlight of his considerable knowledge of the game: http://www.uefa.com/trainingground/index.html#34002/128/519235 If Bullard can stay injury free for the rest of the season, Hull have a good chance of survival. After Saturday against Man U, the Skates could be still on seven points, seven points from safety with a win for West Ham (v Burnley).