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I''m quite pleased with this, technically he is a very competent player and he is certainly a good player to have in the squad. not sure I see him in a first choice starting 11 but on his day he is very good.

[quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]Even if his wages are £63k a week (which I doubt) that would represent an outlay of £13m, which although sounds a lot I imagine the total package Southampton have just spent on Jay Rodriguez is probably equal to, if not more than. [/quote]The reported wages for Rodriguez are 25k per week - if true that equates to roughly 5.2 million over his 4 year deal so yeah - your maths is pretty spot on.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]... what would be the quickest way?should i drive back towards Norwich and join the A140 or is there a quicker route?thanks all![/quote]A humourous thread on the Pinkun which is both witty and original? Kudos Jas.Infinitely funnier than the same, incessant "XXXX signs!!!" and then a picture of a sign.

[quote user="Lavanche"]Cant agree more :) He looked quite weak in the game where they unleashed him and I think he will be a flop compared his cost. Dont know what they think in Reading''s board. (You by the way probably ment Gordon Schildenfeld who is currently playing in Eintracht Frankfurt which was promoted to Bundesliga previous season. So wouldnt be bad signing as I saw somewhere his cost would be around 1,5mil to 3 mil and his wage should be currently under 15k if not under 10k. Another Centre Back who got my attention and could be in our payrange was that polish Damien Perquis whose fighting attitude was top notch. Finnish commentator said his contract is running out 2013 summer and I doubt his salary is over 15k either as Sochaux is bottom half team.)[/quote]Can''t say I''ve noticed Schildenfeld, but will watch out for him.Being Polish, I have watched Perquis quite a lot, and the guy is just a pure warrior. In the game against Russia, he had a sixpence size hole put in his shin by the stud off someone''s boot, and his hand stamped on (accidentally) and he just got up and got on with it. Oh yeah, did I mention he was playing with a fractured elbow too? In addition to being a real warrior and fighter, he is big, quick and also a very accomplished player. Would be within our price range in terms of fee and wages I would think, and would be a fantastic addition to the squad. Number 1 target for CB if I were manager.

Thanks for 11 incredible years, a true Norwich legend and an absolute gentleman. Best of luck in the future, sorry to see him go. Players like Drury are few and far between.

My god. I just looked again and noticed the words "velour effect". I had never considered the possibility it may be WORSE than it looked on first glance!

As if Andy Carroll wasn''t struggling enough for people to take him seriously as a footballer....

That is actually worse than our bird **** kit of the early nineties. I think it''s possibly the worse kit I have ever seen. I truly hope it''s legit and they have to wear it at least once next season.

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Ian Abrahams ‏@Moose_talkSPORTIt is my understanding Spurs maay have already met with David Moyes today and that Moyes compensation has been agreed with Everton FC ly  Retweet  Favorite1hPaul Tyrrell ‏@TyrrellPaul@Moose_talkSPORT this is an absolute lie Ian. I expected better from you. If you repeat it, you can expect legal action from EFC.

Talksport journo been forced to retract his comments re: Spurs compensation.Everton media chief tweeted him saying that was a massive lie and if he repeats it there''ll be legal action. Lol.

[quote user="Bethnal Yellow and Green"]Doubt it will be more - compensation for managers is related to the value of the manager''s contract rather than a ''transfer value'' associated with a player. Lambert was on his one year ''rolling'' contract, so would be worth less than Hughton''s 2 or 3 year deal at Birmingham.[/quote]Hughton was on a one year rolling contract....

[quote user="......and Smith must score."][quote user="kick it off"]You appear to be right after looking further She certainly intends to visit Worcester this summer at least.  Emily McNally ‏@EmilyMac11@luissatakemeout good luck babe! It''s been a while, hopefully catch up with u in woo this summer! ^^^ woo is local slang for Worcester which is what made me think she lived in Worcs. [/quote]I think David McNally comes from the Worcester area - he played for Bromsgrove Rovers - so it must be her home city I would guess.[/quote]That actually would make sense, as there was something else about "the grove" on her twitter feed and i did wonder if that was Bromsgrove. I didn''t realise McNally was from this neck of the woods!

You appear to be right after looking further She certainly intends to visit Worcester this summer at least.  Emily McNally ‏@EmilyMac11@luissatakemeout good luck babe! It''s been a while, hopefully catch up with u in woo this summer! ^^^ woo is local slang for Worcester which is what made me think she lived in Worcs.

Wonder why she lives in Worcester.Incidentally, I live in Worcester too [;)]

[quote user="Yellowbeagle"] damn! i''d hoped to get her on rolling one too. [/quote]I''ve think we''ve all wished for a rolling one with Kelly Brook a few times.

[quote user="jas the barclay king"]Those who think eastern Europe is racist need to look at where the last world cup was held. It''s all in how the media report it......[/quote]Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner. Well said Jas.

[quote user="The Pinkun Role Model"]Putting this into perspective  I AM NOT MAKING EXCUSES FOR THE KNUCKLE DRAGGERSIMO it''s a small band of attention seeking idiots, who''ll scurry back to their sh17 holes to brag about what they''ve done. I don''t believe there are partially any more racists in their country as there are here.  What the problem is really, is you have to make it unacceptable in football like we have done here in this country. And there is a simple solution to it that would stamp it out instantly. All you do is instruct the police (who at the moment just shrug as if to say, ''oh it'' just banter'') that racist chants no longer acceptable. And anybody or any group who do do it. Tell them to knock the cr@p out of them with their batons. It''s often said Eastern Europe is 20-30 years behind and we had to go through a heavy handed police approach to tackle this type of hooligan therefore Eastern Europe has to now. [/quote]Absolutely Spot on. Yes there are idiots in Poland/Ukraine, as there are anywhere else in Europe - I seem to recall several incidents of monkey noises in La Liga and Serie A games a few years ago, for those wishing to see Poland/Ukraine banned from competitive football - does that mean Spain and Italy should also be banned from competitive football? Or are you going to admit to double standards? The problem here is that the media are highlighting the issue and therefore giving these tossers exactly the attention they desire and further fuelling the issue. Yes there is a problem, and yes it needs to be dealt with, but the media coverage has been incredibly bias in trying to make the hosts out to be pariah nations. There was a Panorama programme a couple of years ago (Part 1 and Part 2) called "Hate on the doorstep" - it is a hidden camera documentary showing two asian journalists posing as a couple moving onto an estate in Bristol. They have glass bottles thrown at them, are punched in the face, the woman is almost mugged by an 11 year old with a brick (if you watch, u will see it is racially motivated mugging). 50 racist incidents in 14 days they were subjected to. Does that mean England should be banned from European competition too? or are you all so far up on your moral high horses and busy pretending there is no racism problem in this country? Everyone criticising Poland/Ukraine and saying they should be banned need to look a little closer to home because they are either ignorant or hypocrites.

[quote user="PurpleCanary"] It seems clear the search for a replacement for Lambert was well-handled. Whether Lambertgate, including the question of compensation, has been well-handled is not yet at all obvious. As to the bit I''ve highlighted in red, I don''t really understand that comment. The hard fact is that,  for all McNally''s hardball tactics,  Cowling and the BBC won. Colchester got much more compensation than we were offering, and we had to pay a fine and substantial legal fees, and the threat of a more  severe penalty now hangs over us, while the BBC never caved in over its source and we went back to allowing its access, having gained nothing but acres of bad publicity.I am all for a tough attitude, and playing hardball, but with a bit of discretion. Sometimes that isn''t the best way to handle difficult issues. [/quote]I agree with your points, but the pedant in me wishes to raise the point that Rudolph didn''t say McNally won vs those two, he said if you make McNally an enemy then you have an enemy for a long time, which seems to be pretty much on the mark imo. If you cross him once, you won''t get the opportunity to cross him again.

[quote user="ricky knight"]Can i go on record as saying well done City i am happy with the appointment of CH, there you go a real positive post, just to show when the board get it right i am happy to come on here and say so.[/quote]My god. I never thought I''d see the day Ricky!!! I echo your sentiments though, I think this is a great appointment for the club.

[quote user="TIL 1010"]2.56pm and they are still saying the press conference will be live ! Wos occurin ?[/quote]all journos just said 5mins til it starts on Twitter, so any minute now.

[quote user="AndyCanary"][IMG]http://www.andywhyte.com/binner.png[/IMG][/quote]Brilliant. No other word for it.

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[quote user="Mike"][quote user="crabbycanary"]Bit late coming on here. You should have been on here a week or two back ,when we were at our most vulnerable. NOT NOW ![/quote] I''ll come back at the end of the season when you will be distraught your precious naaarwich will be back in the championship. Honestly tho are you happy with this appointment?[/quote]could not be happier, number one choice for me. Remind me, how much did Jewell spend for yet another tragic season down in Suffolk? How much did Hughton spend to lead a decimated and financially unstable Birmingham team to 4th.Top manager, well respected in the game, right man, right time.

[quote user="kick it off"]Just so everyone is fully aware and ready - Canary call special between 16:00 and 17:00 today. "Halloooooo Neeeeyaaal..."[/quote](This is genuine by the way - they want reaction to Hughton)