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Hmm, I would tentatively suggest that the "core" support has been assessed down to a margin of error of 500 or so.There are 10K season ticket holders, 4000 matchday hardliners and the rest depends on opposition and the weather. They will know exactly when to act, we will know when there are special offers. I am no great fan of Wilde,Lowe or Cowan but they are pretty astute and idiots they aren't, no matter what we like to think. As I see it (and I could be way way off base) our only objective this season is survival and cost reduction.When you see special matchday offers you'll know that we're off our targets.

No of course not, just some casual reflection on lack of activity.

Perhaps you're right Marco, I know he agreed Rasiak; I don't know anything about any pre-arrangements for all the rest. At one time Skacel was wanting out of Hibs, virtually days after he was definitely signed from Marseille. This is documented in various places, his agent wanted Romanov to let him go for £1 million; West Ham and Fulham were interested I believe. Other than that I know nothing.

Except last Saturday Johnny, he didn't get back from Port of Spain until well into Friday, played Wednesday night which means early Thursday morning for us. As he'd been injured at Doncaster he wasn't picked at Coventry. I don't think there's any conspiracy with John, he has played, has got injured and has been on international duty. Now that's one of the imponderable aleas of global football. If John hadn't played in port of Spain up till 3am BST last Thursday he might have played for us last Saturday, taken the 2 penalties and scored them both. We might have done Watford over and be mid table and pleased as punch today,thinking we might turn up trumps against Sheff U..

Crouch,Wilde,Corbett and Mcenemy,Dulieu,Hone,Hoos and Trant Take your pick exactly which one of them decided to pander to the ego of Burley on that occasion. I can't remember who was chairman of football,plc and whatever and when. Some even said at the time Crouch was putting his hand in his pocket for certain players.I can"'t remember if Skacel was in that category, don't think it's true though because Hone said it wasn't. Although Crouch didn't mind everyone thinking it was.

is not the directors principal responsibility towards the shareholders at all times? I seem to remember that they are the custodians of the investors investment and it is up to them to protect it. Other than it being common sense to be customer aware I don't think they have any responsibility towards the paying customer whatsoever, apart to those of them who are shareholders.If whatever they do that may alienate customers has a value greater than the saving made by doing it then they are at fault but if the end justifies the means ,then they've done their job. Let's say they get rid of a fans favourite who costs say 600K a year. Unless that individual decision costs the club 30000 fans per season ie about 1250 per game (allowing for VAT) then their decision is justified. For every player like that who may or may not have been contributing fully to the clubs survival or demise then the same equation applies. In giving the boot to Safri,Viafara,Vignal,Hammill,Ostlund,Licka,Makin,Powell, Lundekvam and Wright and loaning out Rasiak and Saganowski the club have saved about 5 million a year . That means 250000 spectators over the season. Or more than 10000 per game, probably 11 or 12K if you count concessions instead of full whack.So as long as 15K go every hopme game they are right royally quids in in protecting the shareholders investment. As long as we survive, they've done their job whether we ,the fans like it or not.

In fact, that's what Spurs board said would happen if the results didn't improve. Probably less expensive to fire than Ramos. I believe Comolli is held responsible for the sale of Berbatov nd Keane against the wishes of Ramos and the purchase of some Russian wonder kid of whom I forget the name. They wanted Arsavin (is that right?) but couldn't get him so Comolli was determined to get a Russian for mega bucks. Why? I 'll leave you all to speculate.

Perhaps, the only really significant sales of late have been on a see saw basis, the really amazing thing is that there are no movements whatsoever and no solid blocks available at the quoted price. If you want 30000 shares you've to pay over the odds for them.I am beginning to think the entirety of our share issue has been virtually concentrated into 2 poles(all with satellites) and that there are virtually no free market shares available. But I'm not a citeh wallah, I just think about things a lot when I'm out on those mind numbing 5 and 6 hour runs. Still a nice 8 hour off road race this Sunday should give me ample time to reflect on this and many more vital subjects.

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Father Christmas lives in Finland, he no longer does football or world peace related requests, preferring to leave these to doubtful financiers and NGO's.

Forum rules don't dictate anything. You are saying that Skacel isn't being played because of appearance money or whatever. You say you know somebody who "would" know. All I am doing is reminding you of the law of the land regarding diffamation and spreading false rumour with intent to denigrate the character of people. I'm quite sure that the guys who run the club couldn't give a toss about what's said on this forum, unless it becomes too insistent and degrading and the club itself starts to suffer because of rumour and innuendo put about with just that purpose in mind. Then they might act, or they might not. Who knows you might be perfectly right, half right or totally wrong. There are certainly people who know just as much as you do about the internal workings of the club and the PlC,some of them post regularly but they are very measured in what they leak, if anything at all.

Trouble is no-one has the drop on Sasha, it's his dad that's the gunner runner or whatever.

You really think that? I thought the secret service was quite efficient against one off hicks, it's the CIA offshoot plotting that gets them every time.

Not really, I think everybody is just as clueless given the make up of our squad and the players not available. It's obvious that we've got to toughen up that back 4, probably by shipping out James and Mills. Perry doesn't really impress me without a very solid partner alongside him.He looked far better with Lucketti than with Powell. I am personally of the opinion that without Morgan our midfield is totally classless.Grafters all but not one genuinely gifted player, and that includes Surman.Lallana isn't scoring and isn't setting others up so I'd give him a rest. Jan won't though and the team will probably resemble my first draft. If you see what I mean that is.It's just moving counters round the board on a seemingly trial and error basis because no one is consistent or without reproach.

I quite like the look of that bison though. Perhaps we should play it at centre forward tonight. Can't be much worse than DMG

My kids quite like me actually, I'm quite pleased they've gone off to Uni though.

It's filling up space.

Don't see what difference it'll make myself, unless we get any more penalties that is. Changing Smith for Gillet and Robertson for John won't move our counter many squares on the snakes and ladders board. I suppose Perry will come back to partner Lancashire with Cork,Gillett,Wotton and Surman in midfield. Lallana and John in attack. Just don't see that it will change much.It could be that Cork drops back to RB and Surman goes back to LB leaving Skacel space in midfield. As I have absolutely no realistic idea about Skacel's fitness or state of mind I don't know whether that's a viable possibility or not.We really do need more bite and poise in midfield though. I might even drop Lallana and see if we can't introduce a bit more rigour in the last 3rd of the pitch.

The Old Bill will then be going round to his column in Trafalgar Sq to slap an ASBO on it.

He won't go back there to find out.He's corrupt not dopey, mind you he did buy Citeh, soon sold them though to shift his ill gotten gains around the planet a bit more.

Wouldn't bother with finding out too much about McCain, he'll soon be consigned to history as one of the candidates who got the biggest election spanking in history.As for Obama, well I guess we've about 8 years to find out all about him.

It's curtains for this shower.

Mean looking Bison

Bah(th) the level of discussion soon sinks to the lowest common denominator doesn't it.