dubai_phil

So let's just get this really straight can we.... They have debts of 95mil.... they have players valued at about 50mil.... Think I can work that bit out so far They are going to build a new sooper dooper stadium that will cost - what 50mil? In the middle of the world's biggest ever economic downturn.. So the club needs to borrow or refinance debts of 145mil unless they sell their enture first team squad (and Barclays are going nuts about our overdraft) Jeez they'll have more debt than Dubai at that rate. Think I'll pay Oddmark a quid to keep the thing

Why is it, that you always see two cute hitch-hikers together. On the other side of the road?

I sent the first link to my group of mates on my joke list, they rated that the funniest of the year. When I sent this one on they decided I was weird. I said it was MB's fault. Anyway MB you will be pleased to know that by accident one of my jokes got forwarded by a mate to half the US Army in Iraq, who are now tuning in and waiting for your every post about your hot chick. They even talk about getting their Military Intelligence (oxymoron) to track you down and do an interview on CNN about your infatuation with this lass............

Thought this was a thread about the protesters in Bankgok. They sound awfully like us - the pros wearing Red and the anti's wearing yellow, the deposed one sitting on the periphery making mischief and the execs not sure what to do..... they have hand grenades, we have Stanley and the Luvvies. I prefer the grenades

Well in that case what has happened today that is interesting?????.... Oh yes, we just had the Mother of all thunderstorms and there is about 2 feet of water outside my house and car crashes every 500 meters or so on the main highway here! Oh and I won at golf today and the Rugby 7's starts on Friday HOORAY the Dubai Saints flag will be there! (but not for Eng v Fiji tomorrow 'cos we'll be having a curry Maybe politics is more interesting after all

Armstrong reckons we have enough about us to score 2 or 3 goals 0-0 then or flukey Plymouth

Loud & clear here

Seen more activity at a seance BWP shooting from 30+ yards and getting on target!

DMG just wide another corner saints

What is BWP on tonight? 30 yard run, shout for a penalty and the only name we're hearing at the mo

Corner Saints after BWP goes on a big run

So, did we finalise on Cup Cakes?

Damascus - great place for a night out, nice food, great clubs and bars and even a karaoke bar! :smt023 Meanwhile I worry about Cope going on about the pitch, his buddy (Dave Armstrong is it?) expressing the virtues of the facilities and the team.......

YOU'RE ASKING ME!!! :smt048

24.5p less the trading fee, less postage and clearing charges for the cheque. Actually a pretty big statement by someone

I blame Edwina Currie. It all goes back to the Salmonella in eggs disaster when "something had to be done". Emergency legislation for the first time and they've been doing it ever since.... sure the cages had to go but safe standing? The new socio-commie world order will ban winning soon, it will all be about entertaining build up play. But yes it may explain why so many supposed done deals ran away screaming last year.....

BOO you guys get all the fun, we get http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/view.cgi?country=UAE&region=None&city=Dubai Nothing nada nichts, but we WOULD have warm feet if e could see it!

Damn the pound went up a bit today, so my 5 dirhams won't quite cover it now. Pray tell me chaps - as I've been away soo long, does that 95mil debt figure include the loan note on their new stadium mortgage? Still one thing in their favour, for the first time I suppose we could say that they are almost priceless

Now THAT was funny:smt117

Quick, where's Trousers? Could be the start of something big!

Ye Gods! What you been up to the last week? I mean we get some weird radical posters on here but football is only a game - blimey. That's it then, who's for The Saints Tiddlywinks Forum.... :smt119

Maybe, just maybe, the game on Saturday marked a point where the boysh turned into men. Probably not, as I think it's still too early. As for attendances, for every political absentee there are as many if not more who don't go because they don't connect with the players yet, they don't see what they regard as good entertainment or they have too many other problems in the current climate. It seems to be similar at many clubs at the moment. Even with results picking up, people everywhere are worried about spending any money at the moment, and even with a 4 game unbeaten run at home we'll probably struggle to turn in a 25k+ attendance

actually makes you either +2.0 or rel 1.2 ESB got in there first. Keep wrapped up tonight, I hear it could get cold, don't want no frostbite on ends of noses, fingers etc

I'm with GM on this one. Yep playoffs happened for Palace from a "around the bottom at Christmas scenario" I'm also sure that Darling's rescue package will get the global economy moving again Father Christmas will deliver a left field financial rescue and development package to Saints and Rupert will get the freedom of the City I'll win the UAE National Lottery I'll get upgraded to First Class directly from economy on my long haul trip and Charlize Theron will stop snoring at night and move out soon because she's costing me a fortune in weird food. (hint - one of those may have happened or may yet happen, some of them are seriously unlikely)

Allegedly the problem with whores is that it is a "now moment". Unless you are slightly sad or a chef type, you don't spend much of your waking hours, social interaction worrying about injuries to your whore, defending the honour of your whore in banter with your mates or even worrying who her (or maybe his) pimp is. You sure don't go around wearing clothes advertising your whore! I'm sure it's some sort of Neanderthal tribal belonging gene that us poor bstds got stuck with some time in the past. We can no more change our allegiance than we can our DNA. So yes 41 years for me, and I hope to heck that I get at least another 41 years of it. Wouldn't change being a Saints fan for anything.