trousers

They are flying the flag of Genoa. Don't ask me why.

So, we're all agreed then that 'events' affect the popularity of all Prime Ministers. Glad we've cleared that one up. Next.

IP (as in HelpMeRhonda's IP mask)

Sums it up for me

You been speaking to Melinda Messenger too? :-)

Mr Brown was on the news this morning saying that "The majority of people in this country don't want a Tory government". I'm assuming he didn't quite see the irony in that statement given c.72% of the country don't want a Labour government.

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An ex-page 3 model named Melinda told me that Keegan was being lined up. Don't shoot the Messenger

Is that before or after rigging the postal vote...? (allegedly)

Oops.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/may/04/gordon-brown-worst-candidate-says Cue the inevitable Labour damage limitation machine.....

Newspaper headlines and photo straplines tend to be written by sub-editors rather than the journalist who wrote the article. So, it's not necessarily the journo who is the "idiot". Of course, no one on here ever gets slated for a typo....

How high? Cheers

There is a name on the paper version

Why do people think it's unreasonable for the chairman of a company to be reviewing his management team? He may well come to the conclusion that Pardew is the best man for the job but for him not to be considering all his options would be a dereliction of his duties. Surely it's reasonable that Cortese is looking at his managerial options, if that is indeed the case?

for every manager who saw his dismissal coming I will show you 10 who didn't...

Fair question. But the reverse of that question is also true if we look at this logically rather than emotively. Using an extreme to illustrate a point...if Cortese replaced Pardew with Morinho (spelling?) there wouldn't be one person on here saying: "what a crap move". Ok, we're highly unlikely to attract someone from those eschellons but on the manergerial scale if competence there is every chance a replacement for Pardew would be as successful as Pardew has been/could be. So, yes, I agree, it would be a risk but that's what business decisions are all about - measured risk taking

...comes out in support of Conservatives for first time since 1987...does Murdoch own that one too...?

My view, for what it's worth, is that whilst it would be harsh for Cortese to dispense with Pardew it would not surprise me. As someone has already mentioned, we don't have anything to fear as fans either way. If Pardew stays I think he'll serve us well next season but if he doesn't I'm sure the next manager would ve equally as good if not better. No room for sentiment in this business they call football anymore.

In today's paper. Ok, I know it's the Mail and therefore rubbish by default (obviously) but no smoke without fire...? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1271478/Southampton-boss-Alan-Pardew-fighting-job-failure-reach-playoffs.html

Sponge

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And if only football fans were as risk-free as rugby or cricket crowds we could have the icing on the cake which is drinking our pint of local ale from the comfort of our seats....

Hoot

We have a winner!