tomski

Comes from a famous family of portuguese facists. Says it all really.

True, I'm also often legless at anfield too.

I think that's a dignified and appropriate apology. It was clearly a horrible mistake.

^ bump it's at 41,000 at the moment.....

is right (see 5th grace debacle)

not necessarily, rafa will have a long list of players he's interested in, some will be available at certain times, others not. Maybe Owen's agent is putting him about again? I'd be surprised if we went for him now though with his injury record.

can you cut and paste it mate, I can't get into the site

What a prick

Piss easy draw for the chavs, half the valencia first team will be banned for this match after what happened with the brawl.

Ricard is very nice if you don't overwater it.

^ bump

That's the best performance against the mancs in the league for a long time. A real sickener, but such is football. f***-em we've won it 5 times.

meaning pristine? Like a mod, liverpool's "Face"? errr just guessing like...

AA doesn't rate rafa so his response is utterly predictable. I should imagine rafa just stuck a pin in a list of bundasliga strikers, didn't bother with extensive scouting reports or nowt.

shame he's not 10 years younger. Imagine what havoc Rafa could wreak with a 20 yr old growler.

Ellis being interviewed on 5 live now. Says Gillette is a gent, but doesn't want to comment on the liverpool takeover.

Where? Please don't say "footballrumours.com"

Exacty, it's relative to the fact that Chelski have spent half a billion quid over 3 years - which is more money on transfers than we've spent in the entire history of the club. It's relative to the fact that Man utd make a million quid a week more than us every week on ticket and merchandise sales. That's "relative" for you. These are things that a manager cannot control. They are external factors and directorial responsibilities.

Utter b******s. Next.

We'll soon be able to field a team of Gonzos.....

Good article, the fact is that none of us have a clue what these people are going to do. A cuddly news conference isn't enough of a guide really. I think the article on the whole pretty neatly sums up my concerns about what *might* happen and hope doesn't.

You have to have a visa to travel to Dubai, I imagine you have to declare your religion on it. Guest workers have to surrender their passports on entry to the country.

I'm sorry who's comparing anything to anything? I'm certainly not comparing the way israelis treat palestians to the way arabs treat guest workers, just pointing out a s**** human rights record I hope your brother in law will be ok. 2 weeks isn't much time to base an opinion on. Some food for thought for you and your familly. From multiple sources including the bbc: But first check out this web site http://www.mafiwasta.com/ The massive construction projects currently in Dubai have required more construction workers than there are citizens of the city (note: over 80% of Dubai's population consists of expatriates/non-citizens). This has led to massive importation of low-wage workers, mostly from India and Pakistan.[8] Most of these workers are forced to give up their passports upon entering Dubai, making it very difficult to return home. NPR reports that workers "typically live eight to a room, sending home a portion of their salary to their families, whom they don't see for years at a time." Others report that their salary has been withheld to pay back loans, making them little more than indentured servants.[9] The BBC has reported that "local newspapers often carry stories of construction workers allegedly not being paid for months on end. They are not allowed to move jobs and if they leave the country to go home they will almost certainly lose the money they say they are owed. The names of the construction companies concerned are not published in the newspapers for fear of offending the often powerful individuals who own them.".[10] In December 2005, the Indian consulate in Dubai submitted a report to the Government of India detailing labour problems faced by Indian expatriates in the emirate. The report highlighted delayed payment of wages, substitution of employment contracts, premature termination of services and excessive working hours as being some of the challenges faced by Indian workers in the city.[11] On 21 March 2006, tensions boiled over at the construction site of the Burj Dubai as workers upset over low wages and poor working conditions rioted, damaging cars, offices, computers, and construction tools. A Dubai Interior Ministry official said the rioters caused approximately one million U.S. dollars in damage. On March 22 most workers returned to work but refused to work. The work stoppage also caused workers building a new terminal at Dubai International Airport to strike.[12] The alleged labour injustices in Dubai have attracted the attention of various Human Rights groups. Mafi Wasta, for example, is a website created specifically for the purpose of persuading the government of the UAE to sign up to 2 of the ILO's (International Labour Organization) 7 core conventions - namely 87 and 98 - which allows for labour unions. The site lists examples of human rights violations in the country. Human Rights Watch said that the men were treated "less than human". Though officially there is a labour ministry where workers can go for redress, this is more so in name than in practice. Subcontintent labour from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh working in construction sites cannot speak either Arabic or English, and their claims can drag on in the Labour courts for months by which time the unpaid labourers have little option than to accept any given settlement.

i'm glad that's irritated him. I can picture him tossing and turning in his sleep muttering bitterly, surrounded by empty bottles of Asda value whisky.