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They may not actively keep their ear to the ground, so to speak, but wouldn't they be slightly curious if they bumped into a rich Kuwaiti being given a tour of the facilities by the "head of security" though? (for example)

What colour was his hair? And how far above the earlobes would you say it was cut?

http://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/3741343.Bosses_pocket_fortune_despite_financial_meltdown/ How come SFC/SLH isn't on that company list....? (as per link in the above Echo article) Edit: I see Leon gave himself a 399% salary increase (not at SFC/SLH).

Quite clever though.....now, why didn't I think of doing that......?

Therein lies the inconsistencies in the OS reporting of his situation. Two weeks ago we get a: "Rudi's back (without saying with any clarity why he'd been away in the first place) and he's on the bench for Norwich" and then next game....not a sausage....and then yesterday we get another: "Rudi's now back and ready for selection" tucked away in an article about another player. So, what happened between Norwich and Coventry and 'Now' to make him go from "Ready" to "not ready" to "Ready again"? It could be that he "picked up a knock in training" but why not tell us that? (like they would for any other player). Perhaps I'm missing something (like a cohesive thought process for example) but something's evidently 'not as it seems'....

I'm more of a sloth to be honest. But compliment accepted in the spirit intended.

Confirmed with Ladbrokes (the grotty booth in the corner next to the bar)

Regardless of which 'Rudi Rumours' (if any) are true, the bottom line is that the club could have communicated the ongoing situation better. Instead, they 'bury' snippets of info in semi-related articles and, for whatever reason, they have chosen not to make things 100% clear. There could be a 'hidden' reason for this or it could simply be sloppy inhouse journalism.

If you're holding all the winning cards you might as well them I guess...

Rumbled

Nationalisation?

That's what I was suggesting....based on 'reading between the lines' of some posts on here at the time...sounds far-fetched, but what doesn't these days....

How do you know what's in that thread?

Anyone else got good vibes about Gasmi and Scheiderlin playing in midfield together? Could be the key that unlocks the stuttering door that has been the start of our season....

Wasn't it mooted that some sort of 'reverse loan' type deal had been struck up with Arsenal? i.e. they finance the deal, we give the lad the experience he needs and then they take him off our hands when he's earned his stripes?

Iceland?

Lallana's had his haircut recently. Make of that what you will. Could be completely unconnected of course.

Is it safe to assume you don't have a stocks and shares based pension fund? Bang goes your old age if a major bank is allowed to go to the wall...the rest would soon follow.... Still there's always Uncle Gord to preserve our old age pensions....doh....

Circumstantial or tangible? I suspect the latter is in short supply given all good trolls are adept at treading that particular fine line. Anyway, even if there was tangible evidence it's better left at the back of the underpants drawer as the entertainment factor is worth the £5 entry fee alone. I'm still struggling to understand this week's Christian name conundrum game, let alone being able to find tangible evidence that someone is trolling....

Aye, but (I think) you were suggesting that it might be a simple case of him only just being ready for selection, which made me think: "why select him 2 weeks ago if he wasn't fit (mentally or physically)?". Whether he actually came off the bench or not doesn't alter the fact he was selected in the first place. (Feel free to rearrange the above waffle into something that makes sense!)

Svensson playing golf with a dodgy knee....?

He was on the 1st team bench against Norwich a couple of weeks ago....perhaps he got a nasty splinter?

And no-one thought to capture the moment on their mobile phone video camera for posterity....?