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Don't think for a moment we can trot out the "Doesn't fit in with the way we play" argument. The Transfer Committee will have know the mantra since it was founded 4-3-3 from the kids to first team. So say he doesn't fit in then the Committee can't have wanted him so he would be an NA signing which would then dissolve the forum again It's going to be a hard burden to carry in life - knowing you were not as good as SDR

Ankle Injuries can be very tricky.. Maybe he lost a bit of pace? Never know - look at Marian

phew

Pedant point. 1) Abu Dhabi Sports TV broadcast EVERY Premier League game live. They are filmed by PLTV here is their Schedule page bookmark for future reference https://satellite.adtvnetwork.com/ADMCB2C/TVGuide.aspx?S=SPORT&LNG=E 2) On busy days they convert Nat Geo Wild & Discovery Channel to show games they call them Channel 9 & 10 these will MOST likely NOT be available on a Pub feed we can't even get them here half the time 3) Al Jazeera Sports USED to have PL coverage. They now only have FA Cup & Capital One Cup & The Football League BUT many pubs have their service. HTH

SDR is gonna tear this League a new one in the next few months..... Hernia from laughing at him

Off to meet Alice tomorrow. Will report back.

PM's Sorted IF you are in to diving (with a tank on your back Bearsy/Tokes) then consider a couple of days at Le Meridien Al Aqha Beach, Rotana Al Aqha or if you want to have old fashioned basic bungalow on the beach Sandy Beach Hotel in Fujeirah. Real old fashioned Arabic hotel Club sandwich for dinner IF you are lucky BUT we love the place. It's a good 2 hour drive on the East Coast (the bit facing India). Sandy Beach has a "Rock" 400 yards off shore (looks like Snoopy laying on his back) with some coral and fish and some fair sized Black Tip Reef Sharks (nothing too scary to swim with biggest is around 4 metres) - nice beach & can snorkel if other half doesn't dive beats the fish tank. Take beer BUT there is a booze shop (hole in the wall we call it at Sandy Beach selling booze at Duty Free Prices and shop for Steaks (Aussie Rib Eyes) at Spinneys & BBQ charcoal salad etc they have skanky but functional bbqs at each bungalow chock full of vodka drinking Russians - Le Merid for class, style & fine dining and a nice pool & sailing and can do dive trips from there. 2 nights max sod all to do except sit on beach & pay 5 * prices but the drive IS spectacular through the mountains Plenty of Dive Shops here in Dubai at the hotels and will do a basic open water experience - not so much fish on this side of the sand, more wreck based dives here Golf - about 8/10,000 people over the weekend, nice walk in the sun then Sunday a decent party live music etc don't need to like golf to enjoy the scenery & sun & beers ain't met a chick yet who doesn't like looking at Sergio once you tell them he plays Commando Big decision is big bucks on the beach or a City Hotel with a shuttle to a public beach. Some hotels out on the Palm are MILES from anywhere so you pay a fortune IF you can get a taxi. Hotels on Jumeira Beach Walk have non stop parade of locals beeping their horns all night and at the moment limited beach access so be warned. Oh and unless you are married DON'T kiss in public! Stringy tops in Malls - Tee Shirts and knee length unless you want to be leered at bare shoulders = whore over here to some parts of the culture keep them for the pubs and clubs no problem if you go back & forwards in taxis just not walking around in day time FCO web site gives advice on that On a budget check out the many Serviced Apartments in the town can get a bigger place and cheaper than 5 star just hop to the supermarket we have a Waitrose FFS

What an unexpected shame. Now, IF ONLY, somebody had been around to try and warn them.

Genius. Which Paper do you write for Auntie?

Neither of these were really the problem. It was more a have I stumbled into the set for the 7th Star Wars episode? The blocking tactic was simple, it was the puzzlement at their "appearance" that freaked me out. I now believe I am simply too old to go out. FMDP would simply have looked at them and said - yeah they are fit go ahead and well done.... Which I think is brilliant reverse psychology. I'm just terrified that this fashion look could spread and while I can translate from skater dude into golfspeak I honestly had no idea what they were talking about? Damn you b1tches I'm gonna spend Friday night looking for Tiles that feel like Carpet for my bathroom

If you don't have tiles you can't have a night out on them

That's OK we didn't even notice that We were more at the fact that he is upstairs in your gaff clearly sleeping off............... That is gonna need a whole new set of acronyms. Shock revelation of the day

Typical selective Journo editing. What 'Arry ACTUALLY said was

Ah those were the days when a Motivational Speech WAS Motivational

The Official number & the Club Wembley numbers don't include a significant number of Northern based Saints who could not get tickets via SMS but because of their postcodes were able to register and buy from Carlisle. There was a thread on here at the time about it IIRC

Already found we have VPN at work so already put the entire wedding fund on it. Don't tell FMDP though

I think the main issue with the whole situation is thanks to my 140kph front tyre blow out last week coming home from AUH I was at a free beer event and was drinking Diet Pepsi Now IF I had been in my normal state when free beer is present then my brain would have worked far better.

Oh Krap. Trust your instinct I really should have taken a pic of the back of the person I thought could be NA. I've found what I think is a picture of the medium height mid 50's short cut grey hair that was sitting with him. If it really was them. Eric? IF I had taken a pic of we wouldn't have had to pay for beer for the rest of the season it would have been "Exclusive" to the highest bidder and am sure a National would have wanted it sh1t sh1t sh1t

ooooh.... Just done some googling of photos trying to see if I really did see NA's back yesterday. Not gonna repost what I put on the NA to udders thread BUT Someone now needs to do some googling to see if a certain Mr Lerner happens to be in the UAE at the moment. Now they were 70 yards away but the google pics I have found look close. May be worth a fiver peeps So the scoop is that as impossible as it seems I think I saw NA meeting RL yesterday on the terrace at Abu Dhabi Golf Club at around 5:30 local time. I did NOT have glasses on, it was heading to dusk & the person In white shirt Tie & dark pants had his back to me at all times yet the mannerisms were so similar - looked like a bloke at an interview seemed to be taller than the guy he was meeting and then I looked on Wiki Wow D_P you complete dickhead for not checking closer

After my meeting with him yesterday (as per the new rules on meetings published in the interview thread) I believe we need to add a Cannot Understand Nigel's Termination Society. This Society is a must for those who still don't get it. Primary qualification to become a member is to hold a formal Media Accreditation. As such they will be hard to spot, however they will appear when Results go against us, in small clusters across the Printed Media. These small clusters will henceforth be called bunches.

I just want to point out that I have been reliably informed that I met Nigel Adkins yesterday at Abu Dhabi Golf Club. He was sat 70 yards away with his back to me, but I clearly met him. He sure looked well.

ARRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH I don't farking believe it. I SAW NA 6 hours ago. FFS There was a bloke came out at the golf club in Abu Dhabi - looked the spitting image of Nige inc the mannerisms. He was sitting about 70 yards away wearing White shirt tie & Dark Trousers and was starting a meeting with a mid 50's guy with short cropped grey hair who was wearing a paleish blue Polo shirt. I actually said to the Manc I had been playing with - Ha that looks like Adkins, then said pah wtf would he be doing here in Abu Dhabi Oh Krap bugger feckballs Krap OK it DEFFO was not the Udders Chairman he was with just googled him

First date with FMDP they have a happy hour early on their cocktails - loads of branches here now Tika Puka Puka, Samoan Fog Cutter & Menihunie Juice. Food is awesome as well Cosmo Titbits for starters Oh and sod all chance of playing golf - all the tourists are here for the Desert Classic and so most courses in town booked solid all week

PM me Eric is off on hols. Sat & Sunday is the Golf - I can prob get you a Clubhouse ticket & Access for Saturday will try for Sunday - good place to chill out and have a few beers watch the guys come through. After party is always a bit of fun on Sunday. Alice Cooper is in da house all week working on getting him to play unplugged Sunday Other must do's One Day hop on and off the Bus Tour good 8 hours worth from that must do The Museum & Abra trip, Gold Soukh For another day trip PRE BOOK At The Top - Burj Khalifa online min 24 hours before - very busy often full and no spaces if you turn up. It is at Dubai Mall which is just nuts but the fish tank is cool, and go to Soukh Al Bahar watch the Dubai Fountain and have a cocktail at the 40th floor of Address Downtown in Neo's (10 quid a pop MOST IMPORTANT - Beer is Aed 35/40 a pint = 7/8quid. IN ARRIVALS HALL by baggage reclaim is inbound Dubai Duty Free. Buy 12 packs of Tsing Tao (great lager) for Aed 42 for the hotel room one box = 1 litre of your allowance so get two = 24 tinnies in the room you can still get 2 x spirits or booze - IT SAVES A FORTUNE We will do Ravi's Palace Restaurant for the best curry on the planet - join us & with the kids Rock Bottom Friday 9th for Karaoke & Bull frogs. Evening you MUST do the desert safari - pick up from hotel Dune Bashing (those were the days on here) & the whole Bedouin Camp Camel rides malarky Oh Air Supply (the like really old gooey slushy band are on the 9th at the golf club Aed 250 a ticket - 40 quid Stay to 21st - Stone Roses (Stay to 14th Dubai Jazz Festival starts (google) Will be doing touristy stuff all week as Daughter & Son in Law in town so with phone nos we can meet up. Saints Games are at Barasti Bar near the Marina - check @dubaisaints on twitter or Dubai Saints on FB for any updates Oh day time 28C at the moment BUT bring a jumper or jacket for the evenings with the breeze can get cold - us locals are wearing fleeces we got down to 7C last week Oh and the beach is pretty damned good during the day Barasti has beer all day IF you not at a Beach Hotel. Too bloody cold for us in the sea though - but warmer than the Med in summer Bit of cash to burn? Seawings flight around Dubai in a Seaplane (google) Frdiay all you can eat and drink brunch from 50 quid up to 100 quid a head with bubbly. We do the 20 quid & 5 pints version tho HTH Plenty of other loonies down here now

I've been in the sun all day so I'm a bit more loopey than usual, but TDD, would I be correct in assuming that the flowers that are a touch frothy are the ones who got a touch frothy when NC did not appear at a press conference to explain himself?