shurlock

Anyone who uses a wood toilet seat is a filthy animal too.

You sure FC? Turks can't live without the CoC, forcing its message down his throat. Makes his mongboard persona complete. If anything, Turks hankers after a larger CoC. For now, he can only dream...

We were in for Coutinho, we weren't doing it for a laugh. We're seriously after a winger/AM imo. What the next few days will test is whether we have a plan B. The criticism is that we get so bogged down in deals that we are unable to pursue other option. We'll soon find out if that's the case.

Barry Venison and Michael Gilkes

Don't underestimate your certainty and devotion to a cause. Fair dues.

You too have been touched by the CoC?

You have to question the character of anyone who carpets their toilet - understand it was a thick, sh*ggy one. That on top of the pine wood toilet seat....

An imposing number of 1 and a possible WUM. Strawmen, my friend, strawmen. Hope they help xxx

But I've wavered in the past and I am wavering again now. I thank the almighty chairman each and every night for leading us out of the cold of L1 and towards the promised land of champions league football; but recently, I've been waking up in a cold sweat and all I can see is Nigel Adkins child-like grin beaming back at me and I feel wretched. In moments of doubt, I turn to the club's DVD mapping our progress since Anno Cortese but for all the pleasure these highlights give me, I also find myself regularly YouTubing Matthew Le Tissier's greatest goals. Indeed, I also occassionally refer to him as Le God which I fear is a blasphemous act for the CoC (though truth be told, I hear many do the same). Is this a test, wise-one? Is this what Peter chapter 1 verse 7 spoke about? A trial that will show my faith is genuine, more precious than the gold and silver on our championship runners-up trophy? Will I emerge stronger, more certain, worthy of an invite to the most resplendent fans dinner of all?

I'm hoping for a road to damascus moment myself....still waiting.

Perhaps you're the one who's colour blind -confusing grey for black and white. Still intrigued where these mysterious cultists reside. Not seen many myself. That said, imaginary straw men have always required less intelligence to attack...just saying.

Exactly-no problem with MLT being critical; its the medium he uses. Even assuming that Cortese won't sit down with him, there are better ways of having a pop than through Twitter. Granted Twitter is fantastic at some things, it's hard to see how you can -or indeed have to explain or account for yourself in 150 characters? Throw in the speed with which the mongs can spread any little thing -and no wonder it's abused. One might say its the favourite poison of the gutless in their glasshouses. I'd rather MLT talk exclusively to a paper and a proper journo, sit down and explain his position in the context of a proper conversation. And leave it at that.

He's sat a row or two away from me in Block 4 a few times - took a mate to point him out before it registered. Otherwise he was incognito.

Why is it an either/or despite your dovishly disingenuous pretences that its all about the club. You reduce the issue to one between MLT and Cortese - and what side of the fence people come down on. Perhaps that's what ultimately feeds your fancy. But frankly both have been pretty 'partial' when it comes to representing the club's interests and neither comes out looking very good.

Wannabe Jeremy Wilson

Technically, it's the tendency of the young to become attached to the first thing they see but hey maybe that's what Nige meant by drawing a line under things. Where's Barry?A man wronged by injustice replaced by one with a messiah complex. Surely not?

It's called 'imprinting' in the animal world, first manager and all that. Kid will move on.

It's only to tell the nationals what the local rags already know, that we're signing Firmino FFS

Interesting, cheers. Perhaps there will be an update on Cortese's litter picking efforts...

£8m is too much then

How much for? Not worth more than £7-8m imo.

Will also add that the table leaves out wages -and from that perspective, a strategy of spending big on young players is cheaper than one of buying established stars.

Morning dunderhead- to run with your endearing analogy for one minute, if we've won the lottery tickets, at least we're reinvesting the winnings in lottery tickets. Given you're luvved up on all things Stoke -really is it the long throw or the long ball?- I'll afford you a simple example: compare our record signing with Stoke's: £12m on a 22-year old international who has significant resale value versus a 32-year old Peter Crouch who's ready for the donkey sanctuary. If one approach is risky but calculated, the other has few redeeming qualities. Add wages, established players demand more than youngsters and the difference is even more lobsided. Indeed, I would be interested to know how much of our £18m has been spent on youngsters -Lambert and a few of Pards signings are the exceptions (one reason Pards ultimately fell out with Cortese). The implication is that as players are bought and sold and their resale value realised, that figure should stabilise and perhaps, somewhst wishfully come down. It's no surprise that Arsenal that pioneered this strategy and has been executing it longer than we have are at the bottom of the table. So bleat on about crack - the analogy adds f**k all to the debate and evidently f**ks with some peoples brains.

It is easy to be hoodwinked by the old school charms of pullis' cap and tracksuit. £70m to watch hoofing garbage, money that could be spent on the health service and treating neck pain.