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It can't. He has no nose. Pay attention

Ok, so the link to Allen two years ago proved to be a false lead but, now that he's got the Seattle Sounders up and running again, who's to say that the timing isn't ripe for another speculative approach to Vulcan Ventures (Sports Dept) to see if they fancy a reciprocal tie-in with a 'family club' in the South of England? They do afterall have an ex-Saints player as assistant coach.... Just because the trail went cold 'last time' doesn't mean that it would automatically go cold this time. Who know, maybe Allen got to hear about the rumours 2 years ago and had a bit of a chuckle about them but, whatever the outcome last time, the seed would have been planted.... Worth another go Mssrs McLaughlin, Jackson & Co?

Why are there no painkillers in the jungle?

At least your parrott (sic) can spell...

My dog's got no nose.

Wilde (?) standing up at a public meeting and announcing that "It is Paul Allen" might have had something to do with the 'rumours'. Just a hunch....

Share price now in single figures. Who would stand to gain from driving down the share price....? (If indeed that is what is happening rather than it being 'natural' attrition)

Note to self: Trousers - if you're going to try to be clever at least get the words right, you tw*t

2nd to last, but close....

http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/search/?mode=movenav&page_id=10514 Saints have completed the signing of Anthony Pulis from Stoke City on a free transfer. The former Wales under-21 international has penned a two year deal at St. Mary's bringing an end to his four year spell at the Britannia Stadium. The combative midfielder originally came to the Potters in December 2004 and enjoyed loan spells with Bristol Rovers, Torquay United, Grimsby Town and Plymouth Argyle. 24-year old Anthony is the son of Stoke boss Tony, but has opted to further his chances of first team football at St. Mary's, following Stoke City's promotion to the Premier League. He is currently out of action following a training ground injury picked up last week, but is expected to make a swift recovery. Pulis was on show at St. Mary's during Stoke City's pre-season friendly at the start of August and becomes the second bit of business between the two club's, following the departure of defender Andrew Davies. Head coach Jan Poortvliet said: "Anthony a good footballing player and he's young. That's good for us and he wants to prove himself. Maybe that will be easier at a club where the boss is not his Dad!" he joked. "At the moment he's out injured but we look forward to seeing what he can do when he's back to full fitness. We now have a lot of competition for places and Anthony will certainly add to that in midfield." http://www.saintsfc.co.uk/search/?mode=movenav&page_id=10515 The latest addition to Jan Poortvliet's squad comes in the form of central midfielder Anthony Pulis, although fans will have to wait a little longer before they find out exactly what he is made of… The 24-year old joins Saints from Stoke City on an initial two year contract, and is delighted that the paperwork on the deal has now been finalised. "I'm pleased to get it all wrapped up before the close of the transfer window," Pulis said, "and I'm looking forward to what I hope will be an exciting new challenge." The deal has, in fact, been on the cards for some time since the two sides met at the start of the month. Pulis explains how the deal came about. "We played in pre-season and I think it started from there, as I heard soon afterwards that Southampton had made enquiries. "I was interested straight away, and I think that my style of play suits the style that Jan Poortvliet is trying to adopt down here. I knew it was a great club and it should be in the Premiership, but fans might have to be a bit patient while the young team gels together. "They've already made a great start to the season though and I'm really looking forward to getting involved." After a decent performance at St. Mary's caught a few people's eyes, Pulis suffered an injury in training that he feared might put the whole move in jeopardy. "I had a collision in training after putting in a tackle and my studs stuck in the ground. It twisted my right foot and I had a scan, which showed that my fifth metatarsal bone was broken. "These things happen in football, but it's disappointing to have to start life at a new Club with an injury. It's frustrating, but everyone at Saints has been fantastic about it and hopefully I will be back in no time." "My first task now is to get fit, and then try and get into the team. I had a good pre-season and 5 or 6 weeks of training before the injury happened, so that will give me a bit of a head start when it comes to making a quick recovery." Having met with head coach Jan Poortvliet during the past week, Pulis was impressed by the Dutchman's outlook on the game and his approach to life in general. "Jan was great. He was very laid back and told me all about the way he likes to play. He really sold the club to me and I'm looking forward to starting training." When asked to describe his own footballing philosophy, Pulis answers with a mixture of modesty and honesty, that speak volumes about his own character traits. "I like playing in the centre of midfield," he explains, "and I can put in a shift. I can play off either foot and I like to keep the ball down and pass it around. I don't mind putting a foot in when it's needed either. I could do with scoring a few more goals though I must admit!" Although he has represented Wales at Under-21 level, Pulis is moving back to familiar territory having spent much of his childhood in Dorset. "I grew up in and around Bournemouth from the age of about 3 or 4," he explained, "so it's nice to be coming back to an area I know well." Aged just 20, he made the move to Stoke City in 2004, where he found himself in a somewhat unusual situation. "At my previous club it was never an issue, because I was a school boy and my Dad was picking the first team, but at Stoke it was a little different. "It was difficult at first, but I proved myself on the pitch and I'm looking forward to doing the same at a new club now." Stoke City's success and eventual promotion last season came as a surprise to many fans, but as Pulis explains, a little team work can go a long way. "Stoke have done brilliantly," he said. "I think if you said to anyone last year that they'd be in the Premiership then they would have said you were mad. Hopefully they will be able to stay up, but it won't be easy. "They are assembling a team that won't be easy to play against, and some of the bigger teams certainly won't be looking forward to visiting the Britannia. "Part of that success was a fantastic sense of team spirit, with everyone pulling in the same direction. From what I've heard, there is the beginnings of something similar at Southampton, with a lot of players around the same age, who all grew up together. "Hopefully we can use that to our advantage and follow Stoke up into the Premier League."

Why would anyone believe the (Gordon) Brown Broadcasting Company? Edit: corrected half amusing gaff

Philanthropy Paul Allen has made contributions to organizations related to health and human services, and toward the advancement of science and technology. The Paul G. Allen Family Foundation was established in 1986 to administer most of his contributions.[15] Through the Foundation, Allen awards approximately $30 million in grants annually.[16] Roughly 60% of the Foundation's money goes to non-profit organizations in Seattle and the state of Washington, and 12%to Portland, Oregon. The remaining 28% is distributed to other cities within the Pacific Northwest.[16] Allen has donated US$900 million of his money, as of 2007.[17] Allen also contributes through other charitable projects known as "venture philanthropy". The most famous of these projects are Experience Music Project, the Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame, the Flying Heritage Collection (airworthy vintage military aircraft) and the Allen Telescope Array (ATA).[17] The ATA is a partnership between the University of California, Berkeley and the SETI Institute.[18] Allen has a flower fly named after him for his contributions to Dipterology, called Paul Allen's flower fly.[19] Allen has also funded the purchase of many Jimi Hendrix artifacts, including the guitar Hendrix played at Woodstock, and ensured their public display in the Experience Music Project exhibits.[20] Although he attended Washington State University and has given money to its music school, Allen has donated more money to the University of Washington. In the late 1980s, Allen donated US$18 million to build a new library named after his father, Kenneth S. Allen.[21] US$5 million was donated in 2003 to establish the Faye G. Allen Center for Visual Arts, named after his mother.[22] Allen was also the top private contributor, with US$14 million in donations, and namesake, of the "Paul G. Allen Center for Computer Science & Engineering", which was completed in 2003.[23] Throughout the years, Allen has contributed millions of US dollars to the University of Washington Medical School.[24] The Foundation awarded US$3.2 million for prostatitis research in 1997, followed by an additional US$1.0 million grant in 2002.[25] More recently, the Foundation contributed US$5.0 million for an early cancer-detection project by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.[26] Allen founded the Allen Institute for Brain Science in 2003 with Jo Allen Patton as a nonprofit corporation (501© (3)) and medical research organization. Utilizing the mouse model system (given its great similarity to human DNA), 20,000 genes in the adult mouse brain were mapped to a cellular level for the Allen Brain Atlas. The data generated from this effort is contained in the free and publicly available Allen Brain Atlas application located at www.brain-map.org. In 2008, the Institute also launched the Allen Spinal Cord Atlas project. All of these scientific findings will prove invaluable to international researchers working on cures for neurological and nervous system illnesses and injuries. On July 16, 2008, Allen launched a $ 41 million online "Allen Spinal Cord Atlas" mouse gene map. Allan Jones, chief scientific officer, said: "The Allen Spinal Cord Atlas offers profound potential for researchers to unlock the mysteries of the spinal cord and how it is altered during disease or injury." The spinal cord atlas is set up like the Allen Institute's earlier atlas of the mouse brain.[1] The Map could reveal new treatments for human neurological disorders. The map points researchers toward places where genes are active[2][27][28] On November 19, 2008, Allen appeared at the Experience Music Project/Science Fiction Hall of Fame to present the second annual Founder's Award for musical achievement. The award was presented to Robbie Robertson, a founding member of the seminal 1960s band The Band and a noted composer of film scores. Allen founded the museum in 2000. The award was presented as part of a gala benefit for EMP. The finale was a four-song set with all the evening's musicians on stage, including Allen and Robertson on guitar.

Why the 1% doubt?

Where does this leave Notts County?

Would now be a good time to switch on my PMs again....?

FFS....give us a chance....I'm only allowed to spend 17 hours out of every 24 on here....the institution won't tollerate any excess

Could this explain why "someone" has been driving down the share price recently? Or so it would seem.... Hmmm.....

More like something will be on my trousers in the morning....

Minor side observation, but could that be why the Concourse Sale was scrapped this year?

Aye. 'Tis Over 8%

What is the link between Pulis Snr, Pulis Jnr and Kim van der Waals....?

Start a thread entitled: "*** LOWE QUITS SFC !!!!! *****" Well, that's what I'll be doing anyway.

Is that your first post this season?