Pilko

I don't even want Beckham.

Kinnear would probably have said "What? Clive Heart's had a clarke attack?"

What a cunt.

Will stick with my original prediction made a few weeks ago: score draw. Think I said 2-2 on the podcast.

Probably schoolboys. Do you know anything about any of our academy/youth keepers who haven't played at U18 level yet?

LLLO, I liked it.

Was it as good as Greg's? That one didn't hit the wall either. I'll have you know I scored a screamer today, 25 yards out, hit both posts and then the back of the net, beauty. Never knew you were good at FIFA.

I don't agree about a sin bin.

Was it as good as Greg's? That one didn't hit the wall either.

Did Whitley Bay win today? Almost went down to watch them but got tied up back here.

For once NE5, I actually agree with you.

they are all absolutely correct, but you can bet that a few particular people on here would tell you whatever Mike Ashley does is wonderful, even if we get relegated and end up like Sheff Wed they will still think he's doing all the right things for the club and so long as he doesn't "embarrass them" [whatever that means, poor dears] he will be just, er, great. Link? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw_man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindsight_bias http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_fallacy So whats your criteria for appointing managers ? What do you think of Chelsea sacking Scolari ? Do you think they are a laughing stock now too Everything you need is right here.

As soon as van der Saar isn't playing, they concede.

Jesus, who scored?

Think I predicted 4-0.

And it's not like they haven't got an expensive "goalscorer" Alves is so bad it's funny.

Mackems have had just as many chances as Arsenal has, Vela has missed 2 good chances but the mackems could have won it at the death. Ended goalless.

Stoke Pompey needs to be a draw, vital that. Also if West Ham could stop Bolton getting 3 points that might be nice as well.

Nine.

Let's hope it ends that way. Doubt it.

Let's hope it ends that way.

8-0.

6-0 down after an hour.

That's at least three this season I'm aware of, maybe more.

The wage bill is 70.4% of our operating expenses so that's got to be the most obvious area to go looking to make savings. Targeting anything else as a starting point wouldn't make sense as the savings would me minimal in comparison. In business you always go for savings in whatever area offers the greatest gains, 10% of a 100 is better than 50% of 5. what a load of shite mackems.gif How is that a load of shite? Mick is spot on there, both in his analagy at the bottom with regards to the %'s and he's also right about the wage bill. If it is indeed 70.4% of expenditure (and I have no reason to doubt it) then that has to be the first place he looks at trimming. Obviously if someone was on £100,000 a week but got 35 goals a season or whatever then that would justify the wages, but when you look at the likes of Geremi, Owen, Smith, Viduka, Duff, Cacapa etc, these players offer nothing to the squad because they are either shite, made of glass, or both. In some cases (Smith, Cacapa, Viduka) we're basically paying them for nothing, as well as covering the cost of their rehab and physio. I'd like to see you explain how that post is shite. My guess is just because it was Mick who posted it, maybe you should actually read it? It makes sense.