Tokyo-Saint

Something Americans do that I dislike but can't really say I hate, is avoid saying thousand. When I was in Japan, I work with a lot of Americans and it seemed common practice to avoid saying thousand at any cost. For example, 3,700 would become 37 hundred. I guess this is just their way of doing it but it annoys me as I don't instantly know the number they are talking about, I have to think about it for a half second. It throws you off slightly.

Tal Ben Haim signed but some team that is no longer in existence, given a huge contract and then another one. Along with Kanu he helped them go out of business* *wishful thinking that it has already happened.

1,000,000% this!

I heard he said we were after a couple of centre backs. I would hope/think we will sign at least one before the season kicks off.

1) you have brought up the disagreement again but no doubt will accuse someone else of side tracking the thread. 2) where have I done this? Seriously? I have been polite to MLG through out and even thanked him for the information. I discussed other training grounds with him and asked his opinion on how our developments compare. Sometimes people see what they want to see and not what is there. I think you are just looking for an aguement. Please feel free to show me different by quoting, otherwise give it a rest now. I would however recommend taking the post down about the TVs in the dressing room until the job is done. Even then I expect you will have to sign a non disclosure agreement.

Good point well made. Can I take half a point as I believe he was being sarcastic. Back on topic, anyone think any of the Japanese players looked good today? I only caught brief highlights but they sounded good in the write up.

I'm claiming two of those as well. Bearsy is right, he has hit me and you twice and Turkish once with 3 posts. Good going.

Care to quote an example where this has happened? Or is it boring? Not too boring to mention of course, just too boring to back up.

SB said I was a poor mans Bearsy. I took it as a compliment. You are a tool, I am a poor mans tool. Still BFF mate, don't let them spilt us up. It's the old divide and conquer bear, don't fall for it.

I think I'm being bullied. That will teach me for sticking up for Turkish.

Where is he on the bearsy scale? 3 posts a day and you have used 2 of them to insult people. Are you a cyber bully but just can't afford £5?

Thanks for the compliment. Just a note - you have more posts than me and I have no idea who you are. I'd rather be a poor mans bearsy than a boring nobody.

First person to post that schneiderlin was up front is getting cyber bullied. You have been warned.

It was one of the worst away matches I have been to. No one up front and I just knew sharp would score. Free bacon butty with every coffee at Crewe station though so swings and round abouts.

Good effort though, well done. Anyone else able to show why so many got so arsey?

Have you killed off your sour mash persona?

How can you wrestle with yourself? Does this mean w@nking?

Is this bullying? I mean really come on? Is this the best you could find? Is this what has caused all the up roar? All the people getting on their high horse? Granted it is a bit direct and a bit sarcastic but nothing more. I would say calling Turkish, Dorkish is worse and I don't think that is bad. I implied that he (Turkish) likes to wrestle topless with his mates at the weekend in the lounge. I must be the biggest bully around.

Only cause his Mrs. didn't want to move to London.

I don't want to be an apologiser for Turkish but what is everyone moaning about? I haven't seen any bullying on this thread. If there has been can someone quote it and point out where either MLG has been slated or someone has said our training facilities are sh!t? The thread has been taken off topic by people moaning about Turkish's sins of the past.

I agree to an extent. It also comes down to the stubbornness of the owner/chairman and the cash behind him. One pushes down the price (player power) one drives it up. If you have a player that wanted out, a broke, weak chairman, you would get a complete bargain. Any of the variables change, the price changes.

Struggle to keep him yes, but if they have money they can play hard ball. With NC, he seems happy to let a player rot in the reserves as we have money backing us. If Blackburn have money (big if) they may be able to do the same, at least for a while. If they need money to pay the bills, big debts needing serviced etc, they would have to sell quickly, allowing us to drive down the price. It's economics.

Where were you when we were sh!t.

Are you in the know?

It is different as he has handed in a request but also the same as they don't (look like anyway) need to sell. If they don't need to sell, they can drive up the price. A bit like we did with Chamberlain.