FMac

Nah, they should build joint stadium with Orient! They're both going to lose fans to West Ham when they move to the Olympic stadium. It must make tremendous financial sense! While we're at it, Fulham and Chelsea are a bit close to each other. A shared ground would be perfect. In fact, if two clubs sharing is good, three must be great. They should invite QPR in on the deal.

Since I reckon the 1st and 4th seem (to me - gut feel) to be the most important, I'd have the best (IMO) takers on those. The rest would be people I'd trust to handle the pressure and have done it before, preferably with a mix of right and left footers. Adam Suarez Downing/Bellamy Kuyt Gerrard

Leave him on the bench for them. For emergency last minute use only!

There should be a competition in training every month, or possibly every week. Anyone who wants to be considered for peno duty has to take three pens against each of our keepers, in front of the rest of the squad. Winner, second etc. is the order on match day, until the next competition. Loser has a forfeit of some sort.

If we're going down this line, why not buy the Ark Royal and put a pitch on the flight deck. Fair enough we'd have to be creative with slide-out stands or somthing, but it'd be a huge advantage for tours of the far-east etc. If UEFA pitch size rules get in the way, we might have to wait for a second-hand US carrier. It would, though have the advantage of its own (nuclear) leccy supply for the flood (NPI) lights, and the odd deterent for mis-behaving manc fans.

Bernie Inne provides a half-time finger-buffet.

Bernie Nolan on French Horn until she tried to start up a rendition of 'i'm in the mood for dancing'

Elisha ?

Nah - needs to be someone called Darren De-Berr for that one. I quite like this new recruitment policy. Song first then find a player that suits...

Might not be 'square' though. Squeeze, Squire, Sqaw Squew-if Someone should look up squirts as well.

fwiw Google Thai translation... Be happy. Pep Guardiola Come out and say that Liverpool Academy Is the only place in the world, enough to fight Barcelona Academy To ... <I think so too.

Sounds more like a bitter Manc to me.

I think there is a bit of a difference between Gregory and Kenny FFS. Humility in public; determination and confidence in your own ability in private. However... IF you believe Gregory is the right man to manage your club, you (the owner/board/chairman) shouldn't second guess and question his decisions either. You do get the final say over his continued employment though. I was kind of hoping that the Kenny stuff would end the argument about over-paying. He treats(treated) owner's money like it was his own, won't let new player's take the p**s, and build's teams/squads. Have we bought anyone yet?

... "I had total respect for Rovers, and deep admiration for their benefactor, Jack Walker. Jack made the dream possible, supplying the finance, reconstructing the stadium, but I disagreed with Jack after Rovers were promoted in 1992 when he questioned one of the players I wanted to bring in. 'Convince me, Kenny,' Jack said about my transfer target. 'What?' I replied, my blood beginning to boil. 'Convince me.' 'I'll not convince you and you can stick the job. If it wouldn't be an embarrassment to me to walk away from you, I'd be off, so forget it.' My assistant, Ray Harford, was in the meeting and grabbed me outside. 'Kenny, what are you doing?' 'I'm not managing like that,' I told Ray. 'It's not irresponsible, the money we're spending. We're not indulgent. I've always told Jack I'd spend his money as if it were my own, and I have done so far. The boys who've come in haven't been greedy. I shouldn't have to convince Jack if I feel the player is right for Blackburn Rovers. I never had to convince the board at Liverpool. They trusted my judgement.' From that day on I was just serving my time at Ewood. I thought of Liverpool, of how PBR and the board always backed my judgement, never putting obstacles in my way. ... © Kenny Dalglish - My Liverpool Home 2010.

Rumour among the Sunderland lads is 18-20 rising to 22 with add-ons!!! However, you have to imagine how great he's going to feel after Kenny said we're only going to go for top quality, then he goes all out for him, including paying top top price! Not convinced he's worth it myself, but I dare say by pre-season, Kenny'll have convinced him himself!

I reckon it's related, but not looking for an argument.

Don't want to encourage Ant or anything, but one thing that Kenny seems to be able to do is get the young lads to believe in themselves. I can imagine that he doesn't have to work too hard at it, 'cos if Kenny said to anyone that they were there on merit, and he believed in them, they would feel 6' taller and play with less fear; and we know that even the likes of Gerrard play better with confidence. I was watching a thing on LFCTV the other day with Davie Thompson, and he was saying how much better he played (prior to injury) for Strachan and Hughes rather than Houllier, who didn't rate him as highly (and thought he was a bit of a thug). You've still got to have the basic ability and properly focussed training though, and everyone (bar Ant) seems to agree that the latter is a whole load better since the Rafa changes. (Shame really, Heighway was one of my favourite players).

Talked with a Sunderland mate yesterday about Henderson. He reckons it's a rumour started by a guy from RAWK, but went on to say that he's really a right winger (youth teams, ressies, etc.) and is not really sure why he's been playing in the middle so much. Brilliant cross on run, but can't hit a stationary ball to save his life. Also can't understand why he can't tackle given that the academy is run by Kevin Ball.

It was Macca who reckon's he's just poor - I can't stand the tw*t.

I reckon Dowd is really up himself, and is a bit crap on occasions, but I can handle that. Webb, Atkinson and Mason seem to genuinely have it in for us - and love themselves while they're doing it. Perhaps Mason hasn't done us (!) enough yet, to allow us to reach a consensus.

Dowd's OK - Mason is the third in that particular cabal imo

Would be/have been a lot, lot, lot worse if he was able to gloat about us playing crap football and losing etc. If we're playing better football than ManU and are ahead of them in the league though (which with Kenny, for the first time in a long while looks possible rather than unrealistic), it might be quite fun listening to him squirm and reluctantly offer praise. Has the worst voice/face combo for a pundit ever though. Anaphylaxis inducing!

What if the Villa Boas' thing had been sorted out months ago - before Hodgson went? Kenny was keen to say he'd have no problem moving aside at his first press conference. Maybe he was in on it? Comolli, when he was describing the qualities necessary of a full time manager, was thrown when someone asked if Kenny would be on the list. Maybe FSG have/had sorted everything out quietly in the background, but Hodgson getting us relagated was going to scupper everything. Don't actually believe this mind, probably because I want Kenny to be given the job properly.

MD vs CEO MD stands for Managing Director, and CEO stands for Chief Executive Officer. Some people do not differentiate between CEO and MD, and think of the two as the same. Well, there are specific differences between a CEO and a MD. When talking of the differences, a Managing Director is responsible for the day-to-day business of a company. On the other hand, a Chief Executive Officer has no responsibility for the day-to-day affairs of a firm. The MD will be a member of the Board of Directors, and is also head of the management of the company. On the contrary, a CEO is only an employee of the organization; he is not on the board of the directors. Another difference that can be noticed between a Chief Executive Officer and a Managing Director, is their responsibilities. The CEO has the responsibility to facilitate business, and should also have a strategic vision to align the company, both internally and externally. A CEO has to guide the employees and the executive officers. A Managing Director is the leader of an organisation. He is the real motivational force for others, and he is a person who develops a corporate culture for an organisation. The MD is responsible for the day-to-day business of on organisation. Well, an MD is responsible for the overall management of an organisation. He is a person who has to bring in innovations and expansions. Managing Directors are always held responsible for any action of the company. Moreover, the MD is accountable to the share holders. On the other hand, the Chief Executive Officer does not have to shoulder these responsibilities. nicked from... http://www.differencebetween.net/business/difference-between-md-and-ceo/