sadoldgit

Far too sensible mate. Far better to believe everything you read and spit your dummy out

Perhaps the decision was made by Koeman or Reed? (assuming this is true)

If that is true then Luke does need to grow up. He is still very young and he has hardly reached his full potentail yet either. Still, was that any better than being told by his new manager that he is fat and unfit?

Here you go again dude, making wild assumptions just because you have an issue with the Board and the owner. Just a reminder, no one ever said that all of he money would be spent in this transfer window. I am sure even you can see the sense in keeping funds back for January and next summer?

All the best Billy. Thanks for what you did for us and good luck at Leeds.

Poor Luke. I bet he didnt get to hook up with those twins either! Still, Chelsea have already said they couldnt afford his wages so I doubt if he is too unhappy.

To be fair to Jeff, the amount of ill informed cr@p that has been spouted on here over the summer has plumbed new depths.

Good post RB!

I did that first time round but am getting married again this Saturday and am pleased to say this one is not a b*tch!

How does that work if he have 5 or 6 of your better players sitting at home watching TV???

Ashley Judd

How do you know that Cork will be going shortly?

Barbara Eden

I missed it BTF but thanks for the link. My daughter is in Devon with her mother at the moment but is coming to stay for a few days over the weekend so I am looking forward to catching up with her and finding out how she is doing. Thanks again. Should add that my mother had an eating disorder when younger and so did my daughter's mother - so could well be a genetic link!

Long may now be playing in a team that can give him more and better chances - thought of that? Why not wait and see what he can do for us? After all, Osvaldo came with a rep for scoring goals and look how that turned out!

I agree with this. I also doubt that he is a "panic buy" or that Les is feeling uncomfortable. We hear that Long has been a target back when Cortese and Pochettino were here so clearly on the radar. We are working our way down a list and I dont see a problem with that at all. The fact that we have gone for Hernandez and Rojo (and Forster) show we have ambition which many were doubting. The reason we are losing out to other clubs is because the other clubs are Manchester United and Inter Milan. We will end up with a solid if unspectacular squad but, if Koeman does see out his full contract, I would hope that we will build on what we have and get even stronger over the next few years.

Thank you. I received a lot of really helpful support when I mentioned that my daughter is anorexic so am more than happy to give support back if anyone needs it re depression. people need to speak up. There are so many out there and we need to get rid of the stigma.

Sorry to hear things arent going so well but hope you are getting support? And you are spot on, it can, and does happen to any of us.

I think every team can look at games where they could have done better but also there could be games where we should have lost but nicked it. I am sure Spuds are kicking themselves over not getting 4th spot. If we had bought another striker instead of Osvaldo who knows. If Boruc hadnt got injured. If Puncheon had stayed. Ifs and buts and all down to hindsight.

Perhaps it has a different connotation in Romania?

Sorry, havent meant to hijack this thread, it is just I have had some experience in this area and hope it helps a bit.

It is a very difficult area SO16. If you havent experienced it or had someone very close to you experience it it is difficult to get your head around. The people who have to deal with the aftermath (as per your Dad, relatives, friends etc) are also left with someawful stuff to deal with which, as you say, is why many consider it a selfish act. The thing is, if people were thinking rationally they would do it (well you'd hop not). In my case I had three little girls under 5 years old. In my head I "rationalised" that, as they were so young, they wouldn't miss me so much. My ex was pretty good at picking up men so I also "rationalised" that they would soon have another, maybe better, Dad. Breaks my heart to think back to those days but that gives you some kind of idea about what goes on in the head of someone who has lost the plot. I know is sounds like an easy way out but believe me, to get to that point in your life it is not easy at all. To get to that point you have to be really desparate.

Does he have a fit sister?

Thanks for adding this KRG. Good article. In The Priory they used to make a point of telling us that we were stonger than we thought we were. This on the basis that we had gone beyond the point where most people would just give up to the point where the wheels we well an truly off of the wagon and our systems could take no more. I was lucky enough to have insurance as The Priory doesnt come cheap and I received excellent support. A cousin of mine wasnt so lucky and, a number of years before I was ill, took her own life. We knew she had issues but didnt realise how bad things were. Spike Milligan suffered from depression and did Tony Hancock. A number of comedians seem to fall foul of this disease which makes it even stranger as you'd think they were having fun! Given the numbers you can be sure that many people on here are depressed (and I am not having a cheap pop at the so called bedwetters). This is an area that needs greater understanding (clearly Mr Brazil could do with some enlightenment) and it is good to see articles such as this being published.

I am Gardos and so is my wife.