dubai_phil

AP is working on Booze Cruises now? Blimey

It's amazing how panic can shape decision making. Fahim never had enough money, There is a story waiting to come out another day, but the reak issue is that FAPPT the PL and FL want to run. I keep harping on about how easy it would have been for me to have bought Saints before admin through a leveraged buy-out. IF I had not been a fan, I could have borrowed the money and done a Man Ure/Liverpool loading the club with debts that would only ever be able to have the interest repaid. Liverpool pay 30mil a YEAR in Interest on the loans used to buy the club. They generate 30mil in profit..... Hello - HOW THE FOOK does anyone expect them to PAY BACK that capital when they ONLY just make enough to pay THE INTEREST. The ever expanding market just shrank, IF the Skates go then someone like them COULD be next (But don't worry RBS lent them the money so you'll all just pay an extra 1p tax to clear it off...............)

Mind you, TBH going from a Rupert in charge to a Nicola is hard to take unless you're a true Metroman of the modern era

He wanted MJ to win the race of course :cool: Jaidi - this is fantatsic, everything is new but for those Little Englanders who hate change - don't you feel good that we have a NEW Rudi Skacel signing moment!

Well if it doesn't happen you're all invited down here for the Rugby 7's.... (first weekend of December) Made that mistake once before and unfortunately only got MJ & St David Luckily the Bullfrogs numbed the pain after the 4 cases of beer each while working out what the egg chasers were doing means you didn't have to try and get a sensible conversation going. Book fast though, only the Standard Room and Office floor left late comers get the garage floor - but you won't notice Failing that it has to be Forum Match Two, "The revenge of the linesman"

And I just sit here saying TOLD YOU SO What's more even my non footie following mates keep lol'ing at how they got taken in by Sultan Bin Trump Oh happy days

IMHO Pretty sure that he had achieved the standard level of fitness that OUR pre-season training allowed for the past 3 years or so Before AP.... Hence AP's comments about the players being wrecked against QPR after he kicked some a*s

I REALLY love it when a plan comes together

Wasn't MY fault... when you're a global superstar and Karaoke legend, your fans, Angelina, Paris, Billie, Tiger, Gordon Ramsey, John Burridge, that fat slapper IN Bird editor from Hello magazine and the population of Dubai just DEMAND coverage of you... Didn't YOU get the image rights contract as well? Mine was delivered to Saints TV in a nice padded brown envelope lent to me by 'Arry Still, you'll all know better next time! :cool:

Although only been able to see the You-Tube links, I've sent them to mates across the planet, from Florida to Syria to Asia. Despite the obvious stick, every single one of them has said wow about the whole production. Yet another once in a lifetime moment, the rest of the forum must be wondering why we keep harping on about it even after 3 months.... still, next time they'll know - they should be there (with us) no matter WHAT it takes (unless of course they're fully paid up members of the Whingeing Poms association)

Hooray! At least this balances the news that Alps managed to renew.... No more one hour waits for threads to load because of the pictures not really - we need our Trousers to cope during the day Otherwise we'd get arrested down here!

Noooooooooooooo Don't do THAT, he's already in therapy for the whole sub thing, you then come on here and add THIS to his poor mental anguish!!??!! Hell, even House won't be able to cure him now Meanwhile, let's all slo-mo the handball for the penalty and see how totally intentional it wasn't

Yep, Murty, Jaidi, Beckham on loan for the season and Emile Heskey all signed today so we can push the ST sales up to 12,000 You heard it here last

Shhhhhhh The kids may be reading this In fact, just ex student son asked me for a loan when I was back last week as he couldn't afford to go as he no longer got a student discount and his rent was due......

YOU were lucky. In my day we had t' make do with a toasting fork in front of a one bar electric fire to cook our meals. In winter we had to have 10 to a room cos there were no central 'eating, we even 'ad to sleep in our army surplus greatcoats to keep warm. Pah vidoes? We were lucky to receive Noel Edmonds Breakfast show on a tin of Sardines wi' a bent coat hanger fer an aerial. I s'pose you had one o' them new fangled toilets wi' seat and water.. Water? that were wot we saw when we walked over t' 'Amble bridge on t' way back 'ome t' mums t' get our washing done an' av' bath once a term

I haven't seen the latest episodes yet (my Chinese dodgy DVD bloke obviously hasn't finished downloading them all But seeing the fuss about them upsetting the Germans in the media today - Hooray, I actually recieved an old viral ad for a VW today (ok VERY old) .... which I then found on the internet. I know I shouldn't but I did blast the coffee at the screen http://www.snopes.com/photos/advertisements/vwpolo.asp The North Pole special was the Stupidest one, The Miami to New Orleans was the funniest especially the roadkill & painted car gagsgag, but the Vietnam one, having been there was the best overall. Africa was just awesome photography IMHO

Haven't been for years. Last trip was for a Doctor Who convention... Was standing in line for one exhibit when this thump and a hand clasped my shoulder from behind, I turned round all aggressive to find A Cyberman. Jeez I know I was there with the (ex) wife and kids but my first thought was how do I get the stain outta my pants, followed by the site of the family laughing their heads off, apparently he'd given them an electronic wink to get them quietly out the way.. Never been back, still haunts me to this day. Having seen Panorama last week maybe I can still sue for PTSD... Meanwhile have been past twice on way to Glasto. They got one of those CentreParcs or something now?

Oh thanks - at last. You know the only reason AP got the damned job ahead of the Dream team was because I couldn't include that clip with my cv. Oh so THAT's why it took Granty so long Oh and BTW nick - the Beef was absolutely bl**dy marvellous, as were the roast spuds and parsnips and EVEN made my own Yorkshire puddings (out the freezer)

It cannot beat Chicken Patia at The Asia washed down with a pint of Cobra (which I managed last Wednesday) Anyway I assume if we say Mr Nick sent us we'll be held at knifepoint until we pay your bar tab......

No you don't, you just need a plastic Palm Tree and a sunlamp Or confirmation of the Skate deal falling apart :smt036

I agree - hell every game I attend costs me around 500 quid.... Anyway - students needing cash - ain't that what parents are for? or was that just me being conned again :smt036

You know, it's DAMNED hard to be negative all the time when you have to cope with 360 days of sunshine per year. You know the Good Lord intended that Man should live beneath Palm Trees and cook on Barbies. hell you guys should know - you're having a BBQ summer after all......... Anyway I am not in love with the new regime. In fact I'm on record as stating exactly what I expect from them. It will be slow, dull and sometimes tedious, BUT it will be meticulously planned and monitored and there will be a permanent set of systems, processes, checks and balances installed that ensure that we see continuous improvement. My bet is that 30% of the fans will be grumbling on here by the end of the year, but we WILL have improved and we WILL have money to spend the following year. Promotion this season would be a bonus, too much surgery too soon (was watching House) could lead to complications and is dangerous, what is more it ISN'T needed. There's this damned good business plan around that calls for stability FIRST then GROWTH rather than empty Pinnacle promises. My money is on that and it WILL be a success. Europe in 5 years is vaguely possible, but give them 7 years if Markus is still here - count on it

Which actually says..... The deal will be finished as soon as I find some idiot with money to flip this deal to. I'm not having a go at his intellect or sincerity, just at his grip on reality as in DUDE there's a recession on and your mate Taksin's last 3 months spent trying to launder his cash ain't gonna work, then PL boys weren't born in a barn you know. heck, he's so thick, apparently he's the only Arab who doesn't now know that Swine Flu was actually created by Dubya as revenge on this part of the world for what they did to his Dad all them years ago. Oops sorry that one slipped out from somebody else's blog, he's enjoying the food at Al Awir correctional facility and looking forward to fasting all day during late August in the middle of the desert during Ramadan, I certainly don't condone his comments... Which brings me nicely to the REAL worry for the Skates..... Boys - you got 3 weeks. Because NOTHING, repeat NOTHING ever gets done during Ramadan. Enjoy

Interesting news this one. Where the heck did they get their business plan?

Half the forum just went - oh damn..... But not us real posters :cool: