The Kraken

Tips are for staff only, and are distinctly separate from a meal charge (in law); a restaurant would not be able to include a tip within its takings, or even withhold a tip from its staff, as that would be fraud. Services charges, though, might be different (I know they are different in law to a tip in the USA, not sure about here).

6 foot 1?

Correct, and the money that he was allowed to spend was astronomical. It was a good achievement, no doubt about that, but not "amazing to break the top 4 monopoly" as his media chums have previously described.

Didn't think Wenger or any of the Arsenal players were nominated tbf.

Correct. Where this assumption comes from that the second placed team gets automatically removed, I don't know.

This is indeed all you need to worry about; if Nige wins the manager of the year award I doubt he'll care how many manager of the month awards he has. As they say, form is temporary, class is permanent.

On paper we are most certainly not a League 1 team. In fact, on paper I don't think we've ever looked a League 1 team. Of all the managers in line for this month's awards, NA had the "worst" form guide for the month; so it's no surprise he didn't get it. It's a pretty meaningless award anyway, and I'm pretty sure NA would swap not winning it all season in return for promotion.

Yeah, you sure showed him there.

He's a character, isn't he? Side-splitting antics from the Dalek yet again, he gets me every time, the hilarious little scamp.

Fair points, and he could well not do too much at the top level. But he's now put in two fantastic performances at Under 21 level (set up 3 goals in his last performance) and scored in the Champions League. Walcott didn't play a first-team game for Arsenal until half a season after signing for them. While you can only beat what's put in front of you, I just think he's headed for the very top, and will get there pretty quickly. Which is clearly a statement that could come back and bite me on the arse very easily!

Fair play to him. I actually think he could, quite quickly, make the money spent on him look a comparitive bargain. Jordan Henderson at £16M highlights my point.

Well I think you sid it all for me. Connolly had a calf-strain, so wasn't fit for the game. Barnard not yet match fit. Those, I would say, are our first team strikers. The others, as you rightly say, can indeed play there. But if you're suggesting that's their best position, I'd be very much inclined to disagree. A bit like saying Danny Butterfield can play up front, just because he scored a hat-trick for Palace once. And no, I don't count Forte as a viable option; sorry, I just don't. Nigel Adkins spent a summer chasing a striker, so I'll trust his judgement that it's best to look for a permanent option than try to shove square pegs into round holes.

Correct, Saturday 12.45pm.

Good point; Lard seems to have gone very quiet of late. Can't think why?

Gypsy too. Just saying, like. Maybe Pompey would be interested....

Well I'm guessing that was the thought that went through Thorpie's mind when he started this thread, don't you think? Instead of trying to get some form of one-upmanship, try contributing to it. If you're not interested in contributing, well, don't.

You do realise we chased strikers all summer and failed to sign one, right? It's hardly rocket science to suggest the manager might still want another one, being as from last week we had the sum total of 1 fit first team striker available.

Hmm, an odd one. Good a few years ago, has done nothing of any real note recently. Although it's terribly difficult to judge any player from the complete shambles Andy Thorn has bestowed upon Coventry, I'd look at this one with trepidation. He has a goal scoring record of 1 goal in 7 games since leaving Southend in 2007 (20 in 139).

Maybe Derby are a loss making football club, and any revenues from their new enterprise will simply be seen as bringing them back to break-even. Or maybe UEFA's rules are so utterly lapse that the whole system is indeed open for complete abuse. Maybe maybe maybe. Shame nobody knows.

So you're suggesting it hinges upon a timeline having been implemented for what ownerships a club has for them to be counted within their income? Can't say I've ever he.ard of that before, but OK

He doesn't have the pace to play CB so should play LB? That's some backwards thinking right there.

Would take Ridgewell in a heartbeat, he'd be a great signing.

*wipes a nostalgic tear from eye* They truly were the halcyon days.

You see, I agree with you on my example. But for Derby I don't see how having generic cafes, shops and restaurants external to the stadium are anything to do with the football club. They're just a separate, money-making enterprise. Are they going to run them themselves? Or lease them to the likes of Starbucks and take rental income? Yet if they opened a "Derby County Pub", or a "Rams cafe", or "DCFC restaurant" and ran it themselves, I'd say that might be alright. Massive shades of gray and I'm not sure many people know where the boundaries are, I certainly haven't got a clue.

Of course; but MLG has highlighted a link where Derby FC intend to build a series of shops, bars and restaurants external to the club stadium and the profits from that will then be able to be used to fund the football team. A bit like SFC building West Quay 2 and profitting in the same way. Which is why the question is being asked, where is the line drawn?