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I didn't realise Sting was even a fan.

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Would be amazed if he doesn't go into it actually. Obviously I've discarded the fact that Nicky Butt'll be our player manager in the prem next season.

Which current players have got it then? I know all the tired clichés about how a great player doesn't make a great manager but it seems from the soundbites that a lot of the top players and big names of the last decade or so are thinking about management one day; off the top of my head there's Shearer, Rio, Terry, Carragher and even Rooney talked about doing it. One I reckon could be up to it is Geremi. He comes across very well in interviews, a bright bloke, can speak about 6 languages or something mental and has played for some of the worlds top clubs (Real Madrid, Chelsea, Middlesborough). Along with that he's always looked someone who can read the game and was a father figure to Zog and Bassong whilst they were here, Zog in particular being something of a strange one. He seems to have the attributes, I'd be interested to see if he goes into it when he finally retires. On a downside, at the age of 71 I fear he may be too old to be starting out in this game. Any others you've got your eye on? I think most would have predicted the calm, level headed Temuri going into management but there must be others out there.

It would at least have made some sense if it was The sportsdirect.com Stadium @ St. James' Park

I can see cp40's mind glowing from here. 'THE POWER... THE POWER!' He thinks he's found a way to get Keegan back.

How is playing N'Gog (worse than Shola) and Voronin (worse than Nolan) continuing a fine tradition? There's no fucker else and that's entirely due to Rafa's inadequacy.. ...the fine liverpool tradition being to dive in the area when losing. I was just pointing out that it wasn't Stevie for a change. I think something may have been lost in translation.

Say what you will about Liverpool but it's nice that Rafa is giving young players ago. I would have thought he would have relied on the likes of Gerrard for a dive of that magnitude but it seems that with Alonso now departed he's letting the youngsters like N'Gog step up and continue this fine Liverpool tradition.

Ha! Fuck you, slowfingers!

Moukoko was the greatest.

Sounds a bit shit.

Is that tax rate only applied to footballers? Would big earners elsewhere (or even Spanish footballers) pay 43%?

Really good team performance tbh. For me the only obvious stand-outs were Enrique and Guthrie; they both played very well down the left. Harewood was toss, though. Good stuff. Presumably Guthrie started on the right and moved over when Taylor came on for Spidergoal?

Wasn't there...anyone fancy doing some rough ratings or discourse on who stood out / played badly?

Look. Just fucking stop it. I'm very serious.

If something's invisible how can it have colour?

Is there a world breast cancer day ? Is there ANY cancer day ? And if NOT so, why ? Which kills more cancer or aids ? I don't think it's a competition. I'm pretty sure that diahorrea kills more children in Africa than anything else but I don't know of a day for that.

Was McBeefaz a trackie or suit man? Shellsuit + Rockports All given to him, presumably.

Was McBeefaz a trackie or suit man?

I think his reasons, that he always wears one off screen, that he gets lots of requests to wear one thing or another to support all kinds of causes and he prefers not to wear any symbols at all when he's presenting is a fairly reasonable one. People are free to disagree with it, but I think characterising him as if he's some kind of monster for it kind of proves his point. Fair point, but it still comes down to - why ? Its petty and however I look at it, he seems to be doing it to appease certain people. Which is repugnant, when you consider how it offended far more. The reason's above and I can't see for the life of me who he's trying to appease.

I actually don't think Dalglish ruined the entertainers as the only one he got rid of was Ginola and I would have done the same! What a lot of people overlook is that one of the greatest if not the greatest Newcastle player ever was over the hill once Dalglish took over in Beardsley. Any team would suffer after losing a player like Beardsley! Ferdinand and Asprilla left under Dalglish didn't they?

Maybe he can't walk around anymore and that's the issue.

Absolutely right. But ars*holes like Snow's attitude is disgustingly disrespectful. Eh? It his personal choice, man. You force someone to wear a poppy, then what meaning does it have? Nothing. Is he an ordinary joe in the street or someone in the glare of TV screens ? Theres personal choice, and theres disrespect. Read what he himself says. It is designed solely to appease the PC tub thumpers. What's politically correct about not wearing a poppy? I'd have thought it was far more PC for everyone on the telly to wear one regardless of their beliefs.

I don't believe that the vast majority on telly think twice about the poppy appeal or put any money in to the cause, they just have it pinned on in makeup. That's not showing respect on their behalf, it's pretending to show respect. Far more honest to not wear one if that's what you're doing on a day-by-day basis and given what he's covered in his time I don't doubt that Jon Snow has an awful lot of respect for the fallen. Whether he chooses to manifest it by wearing a poppy or not is his decision.