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Definitely time to say bye-bye to Terry and Lamapard on the evidence of last night. England has a coherent midfield without Lampard, and team spirit without Terry.

...when he doesnt know who he'll be working for ? The Echo are reporting today we want a striker on loan soon. The new manager must be in place for the opening of the loan window.

Sounds good to me.. The only slight concern I have is, if we do win, NC might start thinking he can take his time over the manager appointment.

The good news for me is that NC has a short-list and is interviewing. I would expect an announcement before next weekend.

I did. Do I win something ?

Yeah, how come we were never treated to the visual feast of a giant pair of hairy green b*ll*cks ?

You dont think the Liebherrs will sell SFC if NC loses interest ?

Yep. And then we will really be f**ked and back to last year.

Nah. You wouldnt like him when he's angry..

And the chances of him turning up now ? Especially if there is a chance of certain scurillous elements in the crowd chanting the question oft-asked by football crowds of David Beckham about Victoria...

Reckon he'd do a grand motivation job. Might be a bit weak on tactics. Roaring, ripping your shirt and smashing things up doesnt exactly expatiate the merits of 4-5-1 over 4-4-2...

Sh*t no, that was Frank Farian. Then wasnt he the bloke who played the Incredible Hulk in the 70s ?

Wasnt he the bloke who discovered Boney M and Milli Vanilli ?

The EDF are a bunch of tw*ts. the UAF are a bunch of gullible tw*ts misguided by the biggest bunch of violent tw*ts of all.

Which means it was sudden.

Sounds very plausible. I have rarely been angrier with a Saints performance than the second half of the Orient game. I was so angry I couldnt bring myself on here. The problem is, this theory breaks down when you consider that the replacement hasnt been identified yet. If the deicision had been made, why are we still waiting ?

Some of those names depress me severely.

Has it every occurred to you Dunc that they might have been told to keep schtum ? I am not pre-judging anything, and we wont get an explanation from either of the horse's mouths involved. I really think it best all energies of everybody are directed towards finding a decent new manager, easing him in, making him feel welcome, and getting on with rescuing this season. I must admit its 5 days now, and I was expecting an appointment by now, so I am getting nervous. Glad we are playing Rochdale and not Sheff Wed. tomorrow.

Neo-Nazis have as much right to express their opinion, within the law, as anti-fascism groups do. The fact that the UAF repeatedly set out to bring disorder and violence to the streets of the UK totally undermines the morality and respectability of their cause. They are as bad as each other.

Does it matter if he is ? Does it diminish his capability as Her Majesty's Foreign Minister ? The answer is no, it f**king doesnt, in both cases. This media campaign is pathetic.

Yeah, I feel this too.

Welcome to the real world. Football is a results-oriented and expensive business.

I dont get this post. You say you knew what we'd get with AP, but then say we wouldnt know with Mowbray, then comment on his style of management ? With the exception of Shearer, all of the ex-managers you listed have known qualities and abilities. And weaknesses.... O'neill would be my favourite from them, followed by Mowbray, followed by Davies. I really dont know why some people have such a downer on Billy Davies - he gets results. And thats what we need at the moment. The pretty tappy stuff can come later. Though NC doesnt agree, apparently.

What spin is that then ?

Ah, so this is the libellous statement that Stevegrant is worried about. Pardew extending Pulis's contract Oh sh*t, I just quoted it and commented on it