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Er.... why? Isn't Twitch all about, er, great feats of twitch-gaming skill? "Aw mate, you signed that player really well. Only six clicks. Context menu. Nice!"

Not one of ours, but possibly Poch related. http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/sep/25/jan-vertonghen-not-signing-new-contract-tottenham-hotspur Jan Vertonghen won't be signing a new contract at Spurs, despite one being on offer. Poch building a new posse?

I am a supporter of the ART

Or as I've often said, belief. Even our bank-notes are mere promises. The bigger questions centre on control of the money supply. If money is so arbitrary, why do we allow ourselves to be hurt by it so much?

"Look at how detailed those bricks are", the ZX Spectrum owners said.

The state of the economy looms large in most political discussions, rearing itself large-style in the recent Scottish Independence referendum. There, we saw numerous posters make noise about how it'd never work, often using financial what-ifs to prove points. They're not alone; many of the No voters would have had similar ideas kicking around their brains. "We might not get the pound. We'll have poor borrowing facilities. We might default on our debts." Money was a serious concern. What strikes me when reading comments about the financial system is the small amount of knowledge that people have when it comes to monetary supply theory. Introducing "Money as debt", a 2006 animated documentary which attempts to explain monetary supply theory to the layman. The key claims of the documentary are this:- 1) Money is backed by nothing but a "promise to pay" and the enforcement systems we have in the courts. 2) Our current financial system is based off the legalisation of fraudulent activity 3) Money created out of thin air by banks whenever anyone promises to pay (meaning you're not actually depriving anyone of anything when you sign up for a loan or mortgage). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqvKjsIxT_8 Well worth a watch. As a layman myself, I'd be interested in the views of those inside the banking industry.

Let me know when you do. I'll film it. There's a good chance that a couple of the game shop staff will faint on the spot.

I still have difficulty believing any Saints fan with a memory would have given the original the time of day. The fact that he has to qualify this one says it all.

What have the Japanese air force ever done, I wonder? The Zeroes etc were attached to Army and Navy back in WW2. Are these their actual US-mandated jets?

Saints just need to remember who they beat last time. No one likes going to the Britannia, not even Stoke fans, players, their wives or their children.

I find it difficult to be so certain. It's a funny old game, bucking all kinds of trends. There are almost no gay footballers, despite the fact that statistically, we should have seen a lot more. We've been repeatedly fed the line that racism is a foreign disease, yet suffer the paradox of dinosaurs like Malky Mackay and Iain Moody using modern technology to propagate backward prejudice, or Big Ron Atkinson explaining that one of his black players was "is what is known in some schools as a fúcking lazy thick n***er". Apart from the occasional sheik, the game is a Western European, mostly British White playground. I'm sure Karren Brady is a supremely accomplished business person, but the main reason she gets the limelight is because of her unusual gender for the industry. People recall a TV show called the Manageress with fondness. It's central conceit was the marvelous idea that a lady might be able to manage a football team! Fancy that! The NBA has been miles ahead of us for years in terms of having black coaches (Bill Russell won titles in the 1960s), but they've still got a majority of white coaches despite having a majority of black players. http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2014/5/16/5723170/nba-race-problem-coaches-gms-owners

How many miles exactly? I'm a keen contributor to the Daily Mirror Book of Facts and want to get brownie points.

Sacking followed by panic Redknapp devil you know appointment might be fun. Countless opportunities for 'Arry to aim his sausagemeat face out of his car window and say "I dunno what he was doing wiv em".

Does sir mean to say that one of Poch's line-ups is having issues breaking down a supposedly weaker team? Surely this cohesive group of individuals will do the business. There have only been eleven changes since the weekend, after all

Keep firing those blanks, Spurs! My, this could be an interesting evening!

When considering the Malky Mackay and Iain Moody scandal, it's difficult not to ponder how widespread racist attitudes might be in the British game - and we're supposed to be one of the more enlightened nations when it comes to race relations. Positive discrimination is distasteful. All things being equal, it shouldn't exist. All things are not equal. There's sometimes there's a case to be made for getting better representation in organisations to try to break institutional habits over the long term. Maybe the coppers on the board have a view on that. We only see the worst stories about the OB and racism; has positive discrimination worked?

I've heard good things about The Americans, which is about a Soviet sleeper cell couple living in the US. Did you ever get around to watching True Blood? Black comedy, violence, world-building and supernatural nooky.

Yes, that's because you're a corporate whore, and probably say shít like "If Carlsberg did..." regularly in conversation. I hope Kraft have paid you your blood money

Guns N Roses - It's so easy. It's so cheesy (cheesy, cheesy) When you're getting your cheese for freebies, baby.

Q: Where can I buy a bent iPhone 6? A: Anywhere that sells legit iPhone 6 handsets. Some pocket assembly required. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/sep/24/iphone-6-plus-bend-pockets-complain

Having just seen Fargo, I would like our own Lorne Malvo banned on account of not being evil enough. It's another SaintsWeb cultural reference disappointment, sadly.

Finished watching Fargo season one. Overall, enjoyed it immensely. Wasn't sure they'd be able to take a relatively tight concept and expand it to series, but they did. Apparently going to be an anthology show like True Detective with a teeny bit more linkage. The next season is rumoured to be set in 1979, events mentioned in the first series. The good: Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Bob Odenkirk - most of the cast, actually. Even Tom Hanks' nipper is alright in this. The bad: Yes, I know the film did it (with tragic consequences for one person - http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jun/06/artsfeatures1) but do we really have to have the show pretend that it's a true story, every bloody week?

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On the coach back to Liverpool. Excellent game, although I was in row 4, so didn't have the best view. Mane gets about the pitch like he has been injected with adrenaline. If he can pull Arsenal around like that, can't wait to see what he does to other teams. Good to meet Unbelievable Jeff and adriansfc's mate Simon. The two nippers in row 4 were sound as a pound too. Great game. Bring them on. All of them.

Debatable. Defo the ostensible catalyst for uptick in form. Is he? Most don't have a bad word to say about him, and say he's underrated!