Yngwie

Cheeses next. Appenzeller (Switzerland)

We've produced the world's first A-Z of composers that omits Beethoven, Mozart and Vivaldi :clapping03:

A sad loss, after a long and distinguished career in sports broadcasting (as well as being a former Brain of Britian and semi-finalist on Mastermind!) Many would say that he should have had the letters OBE after his name long before RIP, and I would tend to agree.

Wonder if IHE has ever experienced powerful spirits in this place?

A while back I saw in one of the papers Scotland's road improvement projects ranked in order of priority, and duelling the A9 was some way down it. Add to that the phenomenal cost, and I can't see it happening for decades. And even then, it would probably be a toll road to recoup the investment.

Stravinsky

I did think it was interesting that he has asked for a pay rise new contract the day after we receive a cash windfall and free up a big wage. Who's next in the queue?

I don't see how Harry can be annoyed at Scotty for saying this season is Rory's last chance when it clearly is. Let's hope he takes it. The pre-season games make him sound more promising than before.

You've also got to consider non-Marius related business. Crowds and season ticket sales have been dropping, no cup run last season, improved contracts for players. Every season we need a cup run and net profit from transfers just to break even.

I'm seeing some of our other rejects instead : Dods, Messi, Gudjonssen etc

I think this is the first time I have agreed with an entire post of yours!

Gershwin

For some reason I'm picturing David Sutherland screaming "Smiffy, I told you we'd accept 500,000 POUNDS!"

Can't believe they have published our invoice and the bank transfer instruction! Can anyone read the letter from Mike Smith? I think it says we accept compensation of 500,000 Euros.

?400k for Niculae v ?600k for Noel Hunt. We certainly got a better deal than Utd did, considering Hunt scored twice as many goals, caused defences about 10 times more problems, and is improving every season.

Gordon Brown's day just got worse :015:

Greater Manchester council are currently considering imposing a cinema age limit of 18+ for any films that include smoking. Which means the likes of 101 Dalmations would be adults only.

I don't think transfer fees will be the problem, it's getting players willing to come here on the wage offered that will be the obstacle.

Story on BBC from Lincoln manager Peter Jackson. Have we ever signed a player in such unusual circumstances? "Jackson was sitting in his office at the training ground earlier in the summer when he noticed a bloke hanging around outside his door. It turned out to be a Romanian who wanted to know whether the Imps would be interested in signing him. Jackson, ever the gentleman, took the player's CV and told him to come back when pre-season training started. "I put it in the bottom drawer and forgot about it," Jackson told me. "But a couple of weeks later he was spotted running around the training ground with his wife on his back." The player's name is Adrian Patulea and his persistence has now been rewarded with a trial at the club. Patulea scored a hat-trick coming off the bench in his first game for Lincoln."

I think the judge got this one absolutely right, but it's a case where there are no winners. And as for Max, to be aged 68 and spending your afternoon in bed with with with 5 uniformed ladies... :022:

And he was dismal, as he was for us far too many times last season for a supposed star player.

And further down it says he is signing for Arsenal! Quotes a fee of 400,000 Euros, which I think is about ?300,000. But then says we wanted a 20% sell-on clause, but agreed to a fixed 100,000 Euros instead, which is hopefully on top of the initial fee.

Orinoco

It's not that, it's the fact that he started a thread criticising the board for a decision that it transpires he would have made himself. Zero credibility.

Well I'm not going to argue with both of you! Y....yappy little mutt