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A few years ago I spent some time in Seattle. You could buy a gun in a supermarket. Whilst dropping off my friends kids at school there was a sign at school that said no guns beyond this point. WTF?

What is wrong with America is that it is full of Americans and their right to bear arms. Sadly many of them seem to think that this gives them the right to shoot anybody they like. I am sure if Charlton Heston was still alive he would insist that the 2 year old had a right to bear arms.

I suppose a duck is out of the question?

Lets hope that Roma or Lazio aren't interested in him too then

Echo says we are linked in a £12m move for Rhodes.

I know that Pardew isn't everyone's cup of tea but I think he did a great job for us and laid the foundations of the team that got us where we are today. Good luck to him at Palace, he will need it.

Loving the reruns of Games of Thrones at the moment which makes more sense to me the second time round as there is so much going on and I hadn't read the books. Last night was one of the most awesome bits of TV history for me - to lose so many main characters in one event is something you don't get but GoT never had a problem with offing a central character as Sean Bean can testify and that episode is TV gold. GoT and The Sopranos have got to be two of the best series ever. You know nothing, Jon Snow.....

Thanks Batman!

I am sure there will be better jobs coming up soon. I can't see Palace staying up and even if they do he wont have much money to play with. Still...it is his choice!!!!

Only Rickie can answer this question but I suspect he would still have gone if he knew then whatr he knows know. Why sit on the bench at Southampton when he can sit on the bench of your boyhood club for more money?

There are no easy games at the first whistle and it is only at the end of the game when you know you have had an "easy" game. I thought Everton would be tough but turned out to be relatively easy. I thought we would turn over Burnley and look what happened. I was more worried about Chelsea at home than City and that turned out to be very different. We can only take each game as it comes. What is good for me is that Koeman seems flexible in his approach and he and his management team have done brilliantly in turning the blip around .

Indeed! I reckon it could well be Tim Sherwood though.

This series has been patchy but seemed to be improving until last night. Thought it was very weak and they are clearly now just trying to milk anything to keep the series going. When are they going to learn that it is better to go out at the top? Incidentally there is an excellent parody of Homeland on YouTube - go check it out. Anne Hathaway does a great Carrie.

The first one wasn't great either. I am sure most of us on here could have written it.

Isnt he still on a long contract at Newcastle? If so it will cost them a lot to sack him. Why would you go from Newcastle to Palace?

Ten years ago? Wow. These kind of events just go to show what specks we are in the great scheme of things and that Man will never conquer nature.

Thanks VFTT. Interesting read.

Thank you Verbal. I shall add this to my to read list!

I did get the ad Verbal, I just thought it wasn't appropriate. I also studied WW1 for A level and whilst I knew about the 1914 truce at certain points in the line I didn't know that at other times there were agreements to cease hostilities. As for soldiers (humans) having a hard time killing one another, it happens every day of the year and the countless millions that have died in the countless wars over the centuries would seem to indicate that we find it all too easy to kill one another. Still, it should be a day of peaceful contemplation so on that note I wish you and yours a very merry and peaceful Christmas.

Very interesting and not something I have heard of before. War by its definition seems to defy the normal rules of living so it would seem strange that hostilities would only take place at certain times. Given that both sides spent so much time shelling and shooting each other the concept of not firing when people are having a brew seems odd!

My kids made me play it in the car and I have to say it has grown on me. Ben Howard's album is pretty cool too.

Not sure what your point is mate? For a start it happened to my wife. Secondly ****ty things are ****ty things and a scumbag is a scumbag. Still, happy Christmas to you anyway.

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful Christmas. Best wishes to all.

Judging by the amount of slagging off he has received by people who have not seen him play I am looking forward to him being a big success for us.