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I can't say that we did of didn't do anything, or that Franny was or wasn't due anything! I have answered your question, more than once.

Mate, I've answered your question. I'm not saying that either party has done wrong. You think that the dispute would have ended if we paid what we believed we owed but Franny had a different opinion of the right number. Perhaps we sent that cheque but it was shredded - who on here knows. If you want to, carry on assuming that the club are in the wrong. I'll stay in the open minded camp but with the caveat that I'll criticise people that express an opinion without knowledge of the facts.

Who's saying we paid anymore? We may have paid less. Stop jumping to conclusions.

Amen.

So you're sating that if we just sent a cheque for what we thought was the right amount that would have sorted it even if Franny wanted more? Business disputes don't work like that.

Cracking

Are you serious?!? Perhaps he wanted more but wasn't due it!

Oh come on, that's the most ridiculous post on this thread. We may have acknowledged from day 1 that we owed something and offered it. Franny may have declined and claimed more. We may then settled on our figure, his or somewhere in between.

If you bothered to get off your high horse and actually read my posts you'd see that I'm saying that it isn't black and white. I'm not supporting or criticising the club, Franny or anyone. I, like you, and most others know nothing at all about this or other dispute. I find it pathetic that people assume that because litigation is settled it means that the club have been unreasonable. That attitude shows complete naivety.

So should the club just pay whatever is demanded of it when asked, even if unreasonable, rather than defending its position? That would look great.

How do you know we didn't offer fair terms at the beginning and Franny declined before accepting at the last minute? Do you accept that is plausible?

No high horse mate. The theme here is that the club have been wrong to defend its position until the 11th hour without any knowledge of facts. In this, and other cases, the club may have been right and at the 11th hour the other party conceded position and settled. Don't get me wrong, it may have been us going cap in hand at the 11th hour. The point is neither you, me or anyone has a clue but assume the club are in the wrong. Odd.

So if Franny was taking the p1ss, why the criticism on here for the club standing its ground before reaching settlement?

The same outcome? What was the outcome? You don't know. It's highly possible that Franny, and others, have been unreasonable and eventually agreed to more appropriate terms. Settlement doesn't mean tgat we've ever conceded our position. There's every chance the oppo has.

Indeed, a man with a brain. Franny may have been taking the p1ss. He may not. I'm unaware of any facts of any dispute. However, Cortese is a businessman. Does anyone really think that we go around avoiding our obligations whilst wasting money on lawyers defending claims that we can't win?

Do you know actual facts or are you combining what Franny had told you with your assumptions/prejudices?

They will have defended the proceedings for a trial date to have been set. Thereafter the case, ie both parties settled. You presume that the club folded. They may have done. Equally, Franny and Karen may have settled on terms offered by the club from day one. Truth is, none of us know. Just because a case settles it doesn't mean the claimant caved in. Often a claimant comes to his senses and settles by withdrawing.

This. I just can't see united going for a non Brit.

I think he'll leave. My money's on David Moyes to replace him.

Poor analogy. You insure your house, car, wife, dog etc. You never bet against your team.

We were great today. Slick passing and moving. The goal was all but unavoidable. 39 points, and great defeats, will not keep us up. I've said for weeks that someone will go down with 40+ points and stand by that. Squeaky bum time.

and James Ward-Prowse isn't.

Derek Hookings at Motorhouse, Pitt Road, Freemantle. He's superb and charges sensible money.

My 3G is hit and miss. Vodaphone and O2 are better based on my experience.

Buy my iPod touch 4th gen for £80 ?