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Tsk. Still, I'll let you off. Grandads are allowed to say anything. It's the law.

This sort of reply would usually garner an instant reply from our Barry. One can only assume he is at the shops buying "hand cream", a king size jizz tray and Ray Mears Blu Rays. It's Friday. I don't blame him for pushing the boat out.

Do we have an answer yet?

I've just ordered a new PC myself. My lappy struggles at 1080p. This won't. PC has been "where it's at" for ages. Spent hours playing FTL this year!

Don't have that one oddly.

You mean national press releases? Labour North West, mate. Not hard.

Multiculturalism is working exactly as designed. It just isn't designed to do what you think it is. With respect to segregated communities, that has happened for two reasons. Reason one is what the US likes to term "white flight", fearful white folk moving out of the area because darker folk have moved in. Reason two is largely the opposite of the first, white folk who really didn't like the darker folk, and gave them such a hard time that the folks rocking different racial origins thought "bugger this, there's that neighbourhood down there where there are hardly any white people. Let's move there" ( see Reason one ). Spin on a few generations, and multiculturalism has achieved its goal - at least in terms of bemusing the worlds' witless and putting them in conflict with each other. People spend time worrying about their jobs, their facilities, blaming the Polish, the EU or whomever. My take is that we're all pretty much the same. All subject to the same base impulses, desires and inherent responsibilities. We're all getting sh4t on from a high height, expected to bail out a sector of industry. The top knobs in the capitalist gangbang must be rubbing their filthy hands with glee, watching f**kwits tear strips out of each other because of comparatively minor ethnic or religious differences. As for moving on, I think we need something in the mould of a truth and reconciliation debate on the race issue. Lay out all the taboos, speak plainly about the current situation and talk about the sort of country we're going to be. Isolated gated silos like they have in the US, or integrated communities that treat each other with respect. Got to be give and take on all sides, imo.

I just want a bit of credit for sniffing him out early when it all comes out in the wash.

You seem to have some strong opinions on this, Bazza. You've obviously thought it through. How would you solve the acknowledged crisis of multiculturalism in the UK?

In the unprecedented position of becoming the first football club in the world to have trapped our chairman in a giant mousetrap with a sizeable wedge of cheese. Personally, I think Nicola is wilier than that, and will suss out the whole "big cheese / giant trap" thing well ahead of time.

Soz for the posts in quick succession, but to your first point - you are correct that the loan looks dodgy. I like it about as much as you do. That doesn't mean future funding is cut off, just means that it wasn't given at that time. Again, this happens all the time in the business world. Proposal not good enough? You're not having the capital expenditure. Proposal is good enough, you get the cash. MP constitutes a new business plan.

Do you need the term "have a go" spelt out to you, CB Fry?

I have no expectation of a Champions League spot for a long time. This year, anywhere near the top half will do me. 10th or better would be immense given our current placing, but I'd really not like to start next season as "strugglers". Next year, I'd like to see us have a go at a European spot or a cup. While it might inflate your own argument to portray your opponent as a desperate child craving Europe's top competition, the reality is that I want to see progression at a greater rate than yourself, and that unlike yourself, I do believe that if the commitment is there from the Liebherrs, or the club can generate enough revenue from player sales off a well-oiled conveyor belt, then yep, a Champions League spot is possible eventually.

I've read your posts. You are welcome to think that Swansea, Stoke and WBA have more engaging visions than we do. As I said before, Swansea are a well run team insulated against managerial change. They're in a final, play good football and have many admirers outside of Wales. The WBA vision? Be a yo yo club until they're not anymore and run the club on a sound financial footing. Sign me up! We cannot forget Stoke's vision, which as far as I can make out, is survival at any cost; football is optional. Where does the signing of Owen fit into Stoke's engaging vision? I also read your post where you state what sort of club you'd like us to be. I'll credit you with some passion on that. Perhaps you could formulate a counter-offer to the Liebherrs, explaining that you're not really up for NCs plan. Do mention your desired outcome, permanent Premier League mediocrity in which we dish out the occasional bloody nose. They'll definitely pick that over this punt for sustained success.

Think I've outlined my stance fairly comprehensively on here. If you want to deploy the strawman, pick a poster who uses less words and doesn't explain his points.

I am happy enough with the response I got. I operate a highly efficient categorisation system for SaintsWeb posters. You've just been popped into the "moaner with no real conviction" bucket.

Have you trained your guide dogs to nosh you off?

Nope. Got no time for nationalism at all. Paxman had the right of it in his book The English, in which he asserts that a defining characteristic of English people is that they are not that arsed about their Englishness, especially compared with the likes of France or the US who seep their kids in nationalist sentiment from primary school. We've always had people coming here and we've looked outward since the 16th century. Nationalism doesn't square with what we're about. That said, there is a case to be made for curtailing immigration on a practical basis alone.

Same. I think we're making similar points but from different angles. It's a real chicken and egg situation for me. We need a broad base of support to sustainably finance a top team, yet we need a top team to get a broad base of support! Undeniably NA's sacking will be a black mark on us for some, although I don't think we'll lose the neutrals, as many pundits have suggested. Even if we do, how do they help us to become a top team? I have to admit, I want a lot more than CB Fry from this Saints setup, not because I feel I'm owed it, but because the potential is actually there.

Do you like the EDL?

Which do you respect, and why?

I think exit velocity is the key aim here. More than anything else, we need to be billed as a better team next year. Don't think we'll make Europe this year, but happy to be proven wrong.

Does that article say that? Where exactly?

I just wanted to know how far you were willing to take your Cortese beef. From the sounds of it, seems like you'll just fall in line with everyone else.

So are you going to suspend your support for the club while he remains in charge?