Wade Garrett

Makes their World Cup defeat against Ireland and subsequent death/murder of Bob Woolmer look even more suspicious. Who knows, maybe Bob was going to blow the whistle. I think the Pakistani Cricket Board, with their support of these three cheats are a disgrace to the game and to their country.

What your saying seems to be that any manager from the lower leagues can do well with the time and money. Not sure I agree with what you're saying to be honest.

Couldn't agree more.

I would imagine Skybet had a flurry of bets on Paul Hart the other day when Sky Sports News reported we had approached him. This is probably more of the gutter type activity one expects from anything to do with Rupert Murdoch.

Come on thorpie, put me out of my misery.

I've heard stories about methods to bury them alive. Or that bloke in Sholing who put a load of them in his van, and let them out in Portsmouth. Both a little OTT. I would go for a machine gun type method.

Howe or Adkins...why get rid of Pardew for either of these 2. They've both tasted promotion, so has Pardew. Will be mightily f*cked off if either of these 2 get the job - a nipper or a physio.

I don't think Hammond has a problem with Pardew, as he's probably one of the few managers that actaully rates him.

Just seen Brian Horton walking down East Street with 'Oh When the Saints' belting out of his ghetto blaster. I believe something may be afoot.

I would throw one up my missus. If she wasn't agreeable I would merely bash one out. There would have to be some sort of ejaculation in my celebration.

Bryan Robson and Gary Pallister were seen coming out of Woolston Social Club wearing Saints tops. My brother saw it with his own eyes.

They are con artists who use their sports news programme to influence gullible punters to part with their cash. Have they mentioned Paul Hart today?

The committee should consist of the manager and the chairman. If the chairman wants a bit of feedback from the scouting manager and the academy manager then so be it. But this does undermine the manager somewhat. If, however, the chairman refuses to pay over the odds for a player then the manager has to accept it, he isn't being undermined on his judgement, it's just that sometimes deals don't happen.. My main point is that I couldn't see a decent manager willing to be undermined in this way.

I can see the appeal that Saints might have to Martin O'Neill. Building the club up to Premiership level with a decent budget to work with. I think he would love to turn a club around like his mentor, Brian Clough, did with both Derby and Forest. That said, it does sound fanciful. And if it happened, I would happily bash one out in celebration.

If the valuation for him was a million, then you make a very good point.

I'm not saying that the 'committee' has done a bad job. I just don't agree with them in principle. Every manager has players recommended to them, the point with Ferguson is that the decision making is left to him. If we want a decent manager, then the Chairman needs to trust his judgement enough to let him be the decision maker.

You're right about Telfer, but to be fair he was his golfing partner. McCann was purchased after Lowe gave him the bum's rush on De Pedro.

The committee's policy back then seemed to be sell 1 decent player for good money, and buy three average players with the proceeds (although to be fair, they struck gold once with Peter Crouch).

Maybe if Strachan was left to his own devices, without interference, we wouldn't have gone through three managers in 1 season in the first place.

They don't work. They didn't work under Lowe, we had a bloated first team squad of over 40 when we got relegated from the Prem. And they won't work now. I'm all for Les Reed setting up the Academy and overhauling the scouting system because that's where his strengths lie. But let's face it, he shouldn't have an input into who the club should buy to play in the first team. I don't think any decent manager will want the job if he has to buy players recommended by a committee. Mr Cortese should appoint a manager that he trusts enough to recruit players without a yay or nay from anyone else apart from himself (in a financial capacity, not a sporting one like Lowe). This is in no way an anti-Cortese rant. Far from it. I didn't particularly rate Pardew and I'm sure there's better out there. But to get a decent man in, you have to trust him.

To be honest, if there was an altercation on the training ground I wouldn't fancy Pardew's chances against anyone. He just doesn't look hard. Maybe if he smoked, and had some tattoos he would look harder.

We're still in the dark though. If he had been poking one of the wives then fair enough, but if he had just confiscated Rickie Lambert's jammy dodgers then it's a bit over the top. Tell us more Deppo.

Debbie McGhee?

Did Father Christmas promise you a season-ticket if you did well in your SATs?

He could eat an apple through a letterbox.