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To this day, still feel the Boruc situation was handled very badly by the club.

The initial clearance was horrible; BUT that was in the first phase of play; Toby and Fonte had to do much better in the second phase. God knows why both were attracted like flies to **** to the player in possession, leaving Mahrez all alone in the six yard box.

I never mentioned "goodbye to the NHS" - whoever said it is getting a tad carried away. An simply saying that foregoing productive investments in the science base, infrastructure and general competitiveness which might allow the economy grow out of its debt and can be bequeathed to future generations is as much a moral dereliction of duty as anything.

Did you read the quote? Bankrupt the country Be serious or try your pub economics and philosophy on someone else.

Larry Summers on 'the need to readjust one's moral compass'

Another cosseted, career politician who was 'made' by Blair/Brown. Same goes for Burnham, even with the mild scouse accent. She's also bit of a robot who is more comfortable advising than leading.

Not sure how much to draw from this election. A tired electorate has ultimately subscribed to a philosophy of 'if it aint too broke...' and put the incumbents back in on the basis of an incipient recovery. Putting aside whether the recovery is sustainable and the necessity of the Tory response, which was helpfully frontloaded, that record has trumped anything Labour can offer. By the same token, support is perilously conditional: there are few levers with which politicians can influence economic outcomes such that 'competence on the economy' is as much given as earned. Either way, Labour will find it difficult to capitalise. If it wants to gain ground in the South, it will have to move more to right, though that's the opposite required in Jockland. But ultimately it needs to secure both sides. Some may point to the eclectic, broad-church of Blairism as a precedent but that was forged in more optimistic times. Economic uncertainty has deepened divisions while there remains a residual scepticism to false idols trumpeting political triangulation. Once bitten, twice shy and all that.

Not sure how much to draw from this election. A tired electorate has ultimately subscribed to a philosophy of 'if it aint too broke...' and put the incumbents back in on the basis of an incipient recovery. Putting aside whether the recovery is sustainable and the necessity of the Tory response, which was helpfully frontloaded, that record has trumped anything Labour can offer. By the same token, support is perilously conditional: there are few levers with which politicians can influence economic outcomes such that 'competence' is as much given as earned. Either way, Labour will find it difficult to capitalise. If it wants to gain ground in the South, it will have to move more to right, though that's the opposite required in Jockland. But ultimately it needs to secure both sides. Some may point to the eclectic, broad-church of Blairism as a precedent but that was forged in more optimistic times. Economic uncertainty has deepened divisions while there remains a residual scepticism to false idols trumpeting political triangulation. Once bitten, twice shy and all that.

So this is the parliamentary face of the kippers. Weak-chinned ****

Would be hilarious if Chuka and Balls get it. Balls especially.

SaintAndy666 making toast of Dougie Alexander

You still don't know the difference, bless you. Crawl back in your hole of mediocrity, it's all a bit too big for you.

We're going round in circles. Other sports permit a fixed number of challenges -something Alladyce recommends. And to repeat once again, a challenge would only be looked at after the resulting play had broken down, so teams couldn't use them to prevent goal scoring opportunities. You'll then say its a farce to bring a play back if the team ends up scoring. Etc etc. Better to call it quits.

No. Im saying that its role in the grand scheme of things is much less important than the morons who predicted a debt crisis or the UK 'doing a Greece' assume. Or whatever the line is that gets lapped up on here.

What like Ireland? Its debt to GDP ratio was a minimal 25% when it entered the crisis; yet today it tops 100%, the fourth highest in the EU. Exposure to the financial sector and property, not irresponsible spending commitments, was the main factor.

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Why would consistent, regular, prolonged stops in play be necessary if managers had a fixed number of challenges or referees could only review the most important cases -red cards, penalties, fouls or offside calls that lead directly to goals- which are almost always accompanied by a break in play?

By makers, I also implied 'creation', a reference to the maker movement. No big deal - you can switch creators for makers and the point is virtually the same. Mmm. Not sure you really understand the idea of global imbalances and what it implies for the UK economy and the deficit, so won't belabour things. Suffice to say one element is that surplus countries -in the past China but increasingly Germany- have intervened quite significantly in markets to keep their currencies weak and make exports super-competitive. Ordinarily a currency should appreciate when a country exports more than it imports; but this has not happened, leading to accusations of currency manipulation. The corollary is obvious: why should we buy British when imports are so (artificially) cheap?

Are you suggesting that refs don't make clear (if honest) mistakes? We just have to remember that we're neutral and probably won't see the incidents in the same light that apologists or members of the refereeing profession do.

A rather crusty critique. You'll be voting green next. it arguably misses the bigger picture. Check the discussion of global imbalances -what emerges is that countries like the UK have been forced to run up large deficits -in effect, generating demand for the rest of the world. Without this demand, the engines driving the global economy would be stuttering and spluttering, if they're not already. There are no saints in this -if the Germans and Chinese, the proverbial 'makers of things', saved less and spent more, biases that are hard wired into their economies, perhaps we wouldn't have to do as much heavy lifting. Alas, consumerism is bit of a red herring.

I think that while he was impressing alot of saints fans last season, it is only this season that the media and the wider public have taken notice. When many of our players were being linked with 'big' clubs last summer, only relegated Cardiff were reported to be interested in Fonte.

Who's expecting Bales every year? Or this is just another opportunity to launch a strawman rant about other posters -and 'fans' in general. That you are happy to write off Djuriric after 2-3 games just goes to show the hypocrisy of your position.

True its a general trend, though I think the cult of the highstreet, possibly a legacy of centralisation, seems more pronounced here than in other cities. A property boom --again more pronounced in London than other major cities, has also introduced its own distortions.