Whitey Grandad

It's always better to come for the ball, especially if you let everybody know you're coming. It gives the attacker something to think about.

Nothing mythical about waste in the public sector. The real question is who is going to get the best value out of any spending, those who earn it or those who have votes to buy?

Sometimes it may not be pretty but lumping it up to Lambert can be very effective.

Yeah, well, we knew that before the kickoff, no need to give the ref any excuse. Technically it was a legal tackle, played the ball first, caught the player slightly in the follow-through but if you let any of Tevez, Suarez, Van Persie or a host of others get a sniff of a brush against their legs then they will go down poleaxed, it's what they practise all week.

I think you're right, it was more a case of general panic. Their second goal was almost comical, Kelvin ends up outside his right-hand post leaving an empty goal. The cross to Ferdinand came from our left where there was a two on one situation. Evryone seemed to be marking space, not men.

The penalty yesterday was a result of panic brought about by Kelvin's underhit pass. The tackle was unnecessary but the adrenalin had already been released.

That's perfectly possible. Why the incredulity?

This was my view but I had been hoping that it would have been sorted over the summer.

Can he play left back?

We don't know the budget so it might not be an either/or.

I cannot possibly condone violence, but some people just ask for trouble.

It's all a question of degree. What we pay now is far too high and too much is wasted. High taxes are a disincentive, I know of nobody who would deny that.

I've been saying for a couple of seasons that we need a new goalkeeper, several times he played us into trouble, and a penalty. Crazy substitutions cost us the game, not for the first time. They may have been knackered but they were still causing problems. We just sat back deepere and deeper and invited them to score. Let's hope Adkins has learnt from this.

I'm sure they will be - in Uruguay. HTH :-) (I'd like to know too)

I see McGoldrick has gone to Coventry on loan until 2nd January. They must think Billy's better. Good luck Billy, and thanks for all the goals.

But your case may not be typical. There are tens of millions who may take the view that if they are going to put in an extra shift then it needs to be worth their while.

I have been self employed for 30 years. Every penny I have earned has been down to my own efforts. I have worked extra hours and weekends and holidays in an attempt to make a little extra for my family and give me something for my old age. Now I am recovering from a heart attack and bypass operation and I am lucky that it wasn't a lot worse. Would it have been worth it if all my extra efforts had gone to the government to waste? Certainly not. I know many people who will lose their child benefit if they get a pay rise so it's not worth their time. I know plenty of cases where people have refused promotion because of the extra hours and responsibility. Repeat until you're blue in the face: tax is a disincentive.

And I thought you were a young 'un. ;-)

You cannot be serious.

That would be confusing wealth with earnings.

So stop paying them.

Absolutely no I don't. There should be a flat rate of 20%. Increasing them for the higher earners is a major disincentive to self-advancement.

That's a convoluted argument. PAYE is only a fraction of tax revenue and you have hypothecated part of it. This is an example of how we can reduce spending instead of stealing perceived wealth.

You're obsessed by this wealth thing. You see something of value and want it for yourself. Somebody else has something and you don't and you want to steal it from them. There is nothing wrong with wealth.

Slum landlords? Please explain. If you're paying a mortgage it's usually to buy a property.