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Only watched the first half as the stream I was watching kept stuttering and it was annoying me so much I turned it off. Everyone having a go at Pelle needs to realise that he was completely marked out of the game and never stood a chance. They were doubling up on him all afternoon. Of course, this should have made space for our other players to run into, but for whatever reason we couldn't capitalise. Don't blame it on Pelle though.

AFAIK, as long as the manhole covers are accessible and haven't been built on top of then there is no issue. We had exactly the same report back on the survey of the place we are currently buying and the solicitor wasn't the slightest bit concerned about it - he said it was quite normal. By all means check with your solicitor but there should be no problem.

The article is absolutely spot on in the sense that the new FFP rules, instead of widening the competition, will only serve to strengthen the stranglehold of the elite clubs. Yes it's frustrating to see all our prize assets being lured away from the club, but in the modern world of football finance, the moment a richer club declares an interest in a player and offers him a huge pay rise and the prospect of CL football, a move becomes inevitable. Long-term contracts mean absolutely nothing any more as the buying clubs hold all the cards. The only thing the smaller club can hope to achieve, as we have, is to hold out for the biggest possible transfer fee. We are the victims of our own success. We can try our best to sign exciting prospects and bring through youngsters from the academy, but as soon as we display any sign of success and CL teams come sniffing around our players, we are powerless to keep them. The only way any club can ever hope to break the stranglehold of the elite clubs, as we have seen in recent years with Chelsea and, more recently, Man City, is if a multi-billionaire owner comes in with no hope of ever making a return on their investment. But the new FPP rules mean that can't happen any more anyway. Football in this country is completely f***ed. But the people running it really don't care about dismantling the status quo because it makes them very rich, so why should they?

Walking out of Hillsborough at 3-0 and hearing the roar of the crowd for their 4th and 5th goals as I waited for the tram home, then getting the inevitable bombardment of gloating texts from all my Wednesday supporting mates. I've seen us lose heavily plenty of times in the past, but watching a completely average team carve us open time and again the way Wednesday did that day was probably my lowest point as a Saints fan.

Are you suggesting that in recognising that Cortese was spunking her money on a fool's errand and taking action to protect her investment she 'bottled it'? Do you actually have any understanding of how business works?

I think I'm in love with Anna Calvi!

FIFA confirm they are opening disciplinary procedures... http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/y=2014/m=6/news=disciplinary-proceedings-opened-against-luis-suarez-2384766.html

Lesley King?

Gerrard will undoubtedly retire from England after this WC, which at least saves Roy from having to have the balls to drop him. Rooney, on the other hand, will continue to cling on in desperation like a massive turd that just won't flush away.

Well, well... where to start with that? I don't place all the blame with Hodgson. A chef can only create something special with the very best ingredients - Hodgson had Aldi's out-of-date cast-offs to work with. We simply lack any quality and pace going forward. All of our attacks were slow and predictable, with the final ball always hitting the first defender or going tamely to the keeper. Compare that to the pinpoint cross for Uruguay's first goal, and the outstanding finish from Suarez for their second. Had that chance fallen to Rooney or Sturridge they would have missed it. I really don't know where England go from here. It's clear that Gerrard should have retired from international football long ago. The last time I remember him having a great game for England was in the 5-1 against Germany, and that was 13 years ago. Rooney finally got a goal at a World Cup with the easiest tap-in he'll ever get. He just isn't the world class player everybody hoped he would go on to become when he was 16-17. Henderson looked out of his depth completely, as did Baines. Wellbeck offered nothing going forward and Sterling was largely ineffective as well. The only player who, in my opinion, gave a decent account of himself tonight was Gary Cahill. He made some good blocks and timely interceptions, and when Gerrard retires after this WC I think he should be made captain.

I really don't see how there's any way Lallana could retain the captaincy if he stays. It would be such a bad message to the rest of the squad to have a captain who has made it publicly clear he doesn't even want to play for the club any more.

It's almost as bad as people saying Holland, when they actually mean The Netherlands.

He sounded like he was reading the shipping forecast

Very poor from England. Just can't hit the target. Rooney's miss in the 2nd half was unforgivable for a player of his supposed class.

Dear god Phil Neville is a boring monotonous c*nt isn't he!

I know footballers live in a completely different bubble to the rest of us, but why on earth would Dejan be upset that the club are not talking to him about his future when he still has quite a lengthy term left on his contract? The time to get p!ssy about it would be as that contract draws to an end, not three years before. If he isn't happy with his current contract he shouldn't have f*cking signed it in the first place.

Oh wow, this ties in nicely with something I heard from someone else. Must be some truth in it then.

My daughter (first one) is nearly 4 months old now, and last week I had her for a full day for the first time while her mummy enjoyed a well-deserved spa day (a birthday present from a group of her friends). Having done that for just one day, I reckon my lass deserves a frickin' medal for dealing with it day in day out, but I absolutely loved it. I took her into town for a bit then we went out to the park for a few hours. It was challenging, because she chose the day I had her to do the biggest sh!t that it's possible for a 3-month-old to do, and she tends to get a bit screamy when we have to change her nappy anywhere other than at home. But it came totally naturally to me and I can't wait to get the opportunity to do it again. I admit though that it doesn't come naturally to all men, or indeed to all women. I often see blokes pushing buggies looking extremely uncomfortable, usually wearing chavvy-looking sportswear, giving off the "I hope none of my cool mates see me" vibe, and it makes me chuckle.

Don't forget to roll a couple of dice to see if you win a fight with Osvaldo before proceeding.

I think we have found a ready-made replacement free kick taker now Lambert has moved on. That was special!

This being the case we would definitely need another CB in the summer. Even taking into account the potential for Koeman to show favouritism towards a fellow Dutchman, I can't see Hooiveld ever fitting into that system.

Come on... that's far too reasoned and rational for this place mate.

Yeah I saw this. Given the competence record of companies like G4S and ATOS, this has to be one of the worst ideas that this Tory party has ever come up with.