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But sometimes you do have the right manager and he needs some time to get things right. It is knowing when to let someone go and when to keep them that is the test.

For a wrinkle resistant linen suit. Surely they hired the wrong Redknapp?

Let's hope he didn't do a "Pulp Fiction" with it!!!!

I am sorry to hear of your experience but glad it was resolved. I have three young girls and losing one of them is my biggest nightmare. I am divorced and took tem abroad for the first time the year before last - Turkey. I didn't let them out of my sight for two weeks! I should imagine a lot of people would be looking to get thier snots in the trough. Have the Portuggeuse police closed the file yet? I would image that Interpol would also be involved but don't know how long they would keep the case file open. My ex wife is like Mrs McCann and puts her entertainment before her concern about the girls. That is why this case winds me up so much. There for the grace of God etc. One thing I could never get my head around. These are not people who are strapped for cash. No one is blaming them for having a night out but why oh why didn't they arrange a baby sitter? Oh and one more thing in answer to the sanctimonious charges. When I first heard about this I was morified for the parents. It was only when I saw the map and realised just how far they were away from the children that I became all "sanctimonious" about it. These people were not just sitting out front where Maddy could have wondered out and found them. They were a fair distance away. Can you imagine how terrified that poor child was when she woke and couldn't find her parents?

What an unbelievablely stupid post. I assume you do not have any children of your own? Young children are totally reliant on their parents/carers for protection. To go out and leave young children on their own is an act of gross child neglect. Where does this "bloody thirsty" rubbish come from? God knows what happened to this poor child but it happened because the two people she relied on the most in the world were too bloody selfish and put their own evenings entertainment before the safetly of their children. THis thread happened because the mother has now written a book and is dragging the whole sorry episode up again. hence comments. You and Bath Saint should just think yourselves lucky that you had parents who looked after you. Something we all expect but that was denied to Maddy.

This is the thing though isn't it. We would all want to go and search but where would you even start? We have professional agencies who do this stuff and are there day in day out when the trail has gone cold. These people aren't detectives and whilst they have a part to play in raising Maddy's profile (who will look nothing like those pictures now) they still have a family to raise and lives to lead. Think about it. God forbid it should happen to you but after the first few months where would you go to look? The whole thing is awfully sad but made more so by their gross negligence in the first place.

I think the people who gave money did so thinking that it would go towards the seach for Maddy rather than paying off mortgage payments - even if only 2.

I think the point is that we expected promotion this season after the foundation was laid last season. It will be harder next year and Adkins and the team will be expected to take a step up.

Has Alps been on yet? I am a bit worried that he may have exploded with joy!

Absolutely excellent second half to the season and an awesome run in. It will be tougher next year and that will be a better measure of his abilities but for now - job well done.

I am with you here. No matter how incompetant the police, they must have had some reason to doubt the McCanns. Awful to lose a child in this way and even worse to be suspects if innocent, but I too feel that there is more to this.

Yes they are, but she seems to be the one who is constantly in the media. I just found today's press tasteless and unnecessary. What they both did that night was unforgiveable and they will carry the guilt of their carelessness and selfishness to the grave. BUt by constantly raacking it up are they really trying to do their best for Maddy are just assuage their guilt?

I am sure it will, but why keep airing it in public? It is like picking at a scab.

I do have some compassion for her and I can't imagine her pain, but it has been some time now. There are lots of parents out there whose child has gone missing but they go about things with dignity. These people seem more concerned with themselves than with Maddy and her memory.

Excellent post. Whilst I won't miss it you make a good point. I hate what the Premiership has become and also won't be too disappointed if we stay in the Championship for a bit.

You would like to think it is. Sadly I think that Maddy is probably dead. Either the way, the chances of her being found now must be minimal.

Strange little man.

Nicholl inherited some excellent players but didn't bring in the same quality players that Lawrie did. I still think we should have brought in a more experienced manager to take things on but there you go. A backward step to me but I did say I was probably on my own here.

You are probably right.

If the public outpourings were driven by grief then I could understand it, but there seems to be something of the narcissist in both of them. I often get the feeling this is about them, not Maddy.

If he knew he was going to leave why sack him? It was no secret that the two did not get on. Could you blame Pardew for keeping his options open if what you say is true? There was an awful lot of rubbish spouted about this at the time and there still is. As it happens it has worked out well for both us and Pardew so time to move on.

I take it you don't have childen of your own then?

So Mrs McCann is now to publish a book in which we get to hear how traumatic this whole sad affair has been for her. Well how about poor Maddy? If you had done your job and been there for her rather than off enjoying yourself this would never have happened. You let her down. I wouldn't wish this on anyone but frankly I am sick off how you continue to drag your guilty pain through the public consciousness. The fault lies solely at the feet of you and your husband. If you had been a couple of chavs your lives would have been made a living hell by the media but because you are a nice, white, middle class couple they seem to bend over backwards to print every utterance and have given you an easy ride. You should be prosectued for child neglect. Having children is a ful time job. If you want time out for a while then you get someone in to care for them, you don't just leave them on their own. I understand your pain but you are the direct cause and you failed your child. Now please go away and grieve in private.

Probably on my own here but I never rated Nicholl. I didn't think he was the man to build on Lawrie's legacy and he didn't. I feel we gradually went backwards under him and he failed to make the most of the fine young talent he inherited.

A bit hardsh considering he had the best points per game total before Pardew and Adkins came along and made the play offs in his only full season. He couldn't build on that season as he had his best players sold from under him and the whole thing went to pot after that. Certainly not the best, but his teams did score lots of goals and win games and that was something we had lacked for a while.