Lord Duckhunter

I remember reading an article where a sides keeper (I think it was a League 1 side but cant remember) announced himself on a fans forum. The other posters didn't believe him, so the keeper said he would do something he didn't normally do and they asked him to kick the post twice before taking his first goal kick. Sure enough he did it, thus proving he was who he said he was. Another player also posted on the forum and he too asked asked what he could do that was out of character to prove who he was. "Pass to one of your own players" was the answer he got................

Watching BBC 4 last night, there were a couple of programmes celebrating Slade. I really had forgotten just how good these guys were. It was hit after hit after hit. Maybe it's a longing back to my child hood but I really dont think these guys got the credit they deserve. Anyone else agree, or I'm a just a tipsy old fart tonight? [video=youtube;-QlsqyxUkro]

Had we spent the £12mil more wisely we may well have.

Heard Lawrie once say it was Peter Osgood, not particulary for his performances, but the signal it sent out. If you're judging it in terms of value for money, I'd go with Mark Wright.

Shiete today. Disagree with others, I thought SDR did ok as a sub. Made a bit of an impact, certainly did as much as Gaston and Pucheon. Thought the 2 center halfs did ok again, and Shaw was steady. Typical martin O Neil performance, didn't play aprticulary well, but won. When do we do that? Play poorly and we lose. Unless we start getting a bit of mental toughness and dig out a couple of results, we're going down.

How the **** did you miss from there, even Guly would have burried that one.

Based on what? The fee? His reputation? Personally, I've yet to see he's our "most talented" player. If you ask me, he flatters to deceive. Maybe he'll come good, maybe he wont, but he has not done anything to indicate to me he's worth £12mil. The past few games he's played, he's been really really average. I suggest that had we not paid £12mil for him, he'd be sat on the bench by now. Surely as a supporter of 40 years, I'm alowed an opinion on players and as a member of this forum I'm allowed to reply to threads. The OP asked if he was good value, at the moment I dont think he is, you do-great, let's hope you're right and I'm wrong. But with Adam out, we needed him to stand up and be counted today and personally I think he went AWOL.

Don't you just love one eyed football supporters? One half against villa, when everyone played well, and people are coming in their pants over him. If he's worth the money we paid then my cocks a carrot. Guly gets a load of clog, but this guy is supposed to be a star. Stop with the excuses , he has been really average. He was shocking today.

The problem I have with it all was the Saville enquiry was one sided appeasement of the republican side. There were 2 sets of people bearing arms that day, the British army,and the Ira. I find it sickening that the Brits face more charges and yetthe leader of the republicans that day, a man it is alledged fired the first shot, is made Education minister.

Geoffrey Boycott always says that in sport you should do what the opposition least want you to do when making decisions. What would Martin O Neil prefer, to know that Adam definitely won't play or to be left wondering whether he'll make the line up, same with jol on boxing day. I've no doubt they would rather know than not know. In the modern game sides are coached and coached to death, maybe too much so, but sides will definitely make plans around defending and whether Adam plays will make a difference. It may only make a tiny difference, but tiny differences can make a huge impact. After the 6-1 Manchester derby Ferguson said that Utd should have shut up shop at 3-1 down, took the 3-1 defeat and moved on , instead of chasing the game. A small detail, but they lost the league on goal difference. Any advantage however slight can add up, surely knowing a sides captain and one of it's stars is out, is a slight advantage,from having to guess.

Shouldn't compare Paisley with the other 2, he was never a member of any terriorist organsation. The reason the soliders are being hung out to dry is very simple. It's all part of the surrender terms (sorry peace procees).

As Davd Davis said on yesterdays Daily Politics, a defence lawyer would have a field day if this evidence was brought before a judge. From watching the cctv there was clearly no crowd, there was clearly not enough time for Mitchell to say all that was claimed in the report. It is also a fact that an officer not even there claimed he was and was a member of the public, it was also a fact that the police log book was leaked to the press. Mitchell has always claimed he swore but never said pleb, the only claim that he said pleb was from a discredited police source. How on earth anybody can reach the conclusion that he did say pleb is beyond me. There is not a court in the land that would back the police in this instance.

I think the beeching report was one of the biggest balls Ups this country has made in the last 100 years. Instead of closing branch lines we should have been extending them and modernising. I am against government getting involved with the running of most things , but the transport system and infrastructure is one thing they should be running, even in a "hands off" way. To get people out of cars and onto trains is a no brainer

It's pretty serious IMO. Police making things up to bring down a cabinet minister, and in Downing Street FFS. Left or right, everybody should be concerned about that. Mitchell is the worst type of Tory, a wet Camerony who once said right wing things to get selected, but since he's turned all Ted Heathism. However, forget about the personalities involved, if the police would fit up a cabinet minister, what hope for the likes of you and me. There are thousends of decent coppers, but the leadership and the behaviour of the minority taint the force (or service as I believe the lefties call it). The police govern by consent, and yet bit by bit they are losing respect and public confidence. What we need is some old fashioned coppers leading them and not a load of pinkies who think they're social workers.

You seem incapable of debating without trying to start an arguement, you've even started when I agree with you. In case you are so simple and dont get what I'm saying. I think £27.50 is good value and I think it's good that £2.50 of that goes stright on our bottom line. That is better than selling them for £27.50 with no "tt".

I think £25 a ticked is good value, and had they sold them for £27.50 and no "ticket tax", I would have thought the same. This way the £2.50 is pure profit for Saints and not split with Chelsea or the FA.

Nokia 610 a pretty decent phone for a nipper. My 2 are on payg virgin media cutomer addict tarrif , pretty good. Piece of mind that they are contactable overrides any other consideration in my book. They are 14 and 12 and I want them to have phones,its not spoiling them at all.

I go out drinking plenty thanks, but having a nice piece of "flange" at home pick pubs for atmosphere and standard of beer. The said establishment was busy,but you didn't have to wait too long, was full of friendly locals and had a fantastic choice of real ale, reasonably priced. I met two of my muckers who I hadn't seen for near on 20 years so a good time was had by all. Just a shame the match got in the way of a good booze up. It went so well that we all agreed to meet up again during the summer, this time with our flanges in tow. I got the feeling that you weren't too impressed as you made some comment about middle aged men and no "flange". That is the reason i mentioned you, because i felt you were wrong about this great pub.

Exactly, this could be extremely serious a police conspiracy to unseat a cabinet minister, leaks to the press and an officer alleged to have posed as a member of the public, imagine if it was a Murdoch journo smearing a leftie, there would be calls for a "judge led enquiry". What about the police trade union (sorry federation) delegates who demanded a meeting and then told the world Mitchell had not satisfied them,lets hope if this does play out that Mitchell was framed, they have the decency to apologise, as I'm sure red ed will.

This, without a doubt.

Everybody has a price and if we could get in a younger, better player,I would go for it. If not, he stays. To hang onto him for sentimental reasons is barmy. It all depends who the replacement is, before we decided whether it's a good move or not. He's 30 odd with a handful of PL games under his belt, not Wayne Rooney.

The Liverpool game was disapointing because we didn't show up, I was more sick leaving that one than the drubbings at Arsenal and West ham . Had we started like we did at rangers we would have got something, they were there for the taking and it doesn't surprise me that someone (villa in this case) done them, they are pretty toothless. That said they were on the back of a decent run and beat West ham without their main man, away as well. Personally I think Adkins lost the plot at Liverpool, and that filtered down to the players. However to use villa's great result today as a tool to dig at the club is pathetic. Lubs have off days, managers have off days, other ****ty sides sometimes win where we have lost. Get over it... Would have loved rangers to have chucked jt away today but they hung on. Pretty neutral set of results, game in hand don't mean a lot as it's Chelsea away. Next week is a must win imo

Turkish is like a 15 year old arguing that because his team beat Man C, it makes them the best in England. Villa were poor at SMS, we were poor at Anfield. Norwich were great against Man Utd and beat them, does that make our point against them a great one, does if you follow Turkish's logic. I'm surprised anyone with such a child like view of football posts on a grown up forum.

Texted him when she got home.

I didn't think I was breaking the speed limit but I saw a flash and was about 80% sure it was a camera, but could not be sure. Was meeting a guy who lives nearby so when I turned up I asked him if there was any cameras near where I was flashed. His reply was "yes there was one there today as my Mrs drove by during the day and texted me to be careful". I was hoping that maybe the flash had gone off and no film or something, but the dreaded NIP duly arrived. I was just about to fill it in, until I noticed the timings were wrong. I think Turkish has made me look at the morals of this. He is correct, I do not want to lie to the police. Therefore I will return the NIP correctly filled in with the answer that nobody was driving the car at 11am that morning. If they subsequently ask me if I was speeding at any other time during the day, I will say I am unsure but if they have any evidence that I was, I will gladly accept that I was. There are obviously rules around when NIP's can be served (within 14 days of offense) and provided these rules are adhered to, will willingly pay the £60 and have 3 points placed on my licence. To me there can be no grey area, If I broke the speed limit, even by 1 mile I can be done, and if they follow the procedure laid out in the RTA 1988 regarding S172 I will have do my duty as an honest citizen and pay the fine. .My only duty at present is to advise them who was driving at 11am.