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get a grip magneto I was asking if you were serious is all

oh do f*** off so watford come to Anfield defend resolutely and get a draw for no pint stupid f***ing nonsense are you serious? ffs

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harsh but

It has been indeed, but there will always be a huge demand for London tickets now because people going to the game can pay well over the odds and still pay less than it would cost them to come to Liverpool with a ticket at face value

Is thata dig? My issue is not with Cockney reds or southern reds for that matter merely the ones who prefer to go to games in the capital. Anyway this ex pat still has his ST so can hardly be accused of making touting more profitable

A couple of issues here First with regard to the price of flights that is not comparable at all. Their buisness model is to sell cheap when there is no demand to encourage people to fly to places they have no need to go and to sell expensively those seats where there is huge demand. Perfectly sound business model. With regard to touts they exist because people use them they provide a service albeit at the expense of fans of the club/group whatever. I have not needed to use a tout but would if there was no other option. I once baulked when these lads bought from touts outside the Sandon when we were playing Leeds (3:1 to use three goals from outside the box and Bowyer for them) when these lads paid £100 a ticket they explained that as they had already spent £600 on flights, accomodation in the Moathouse and ale money that it made more sense to pay £700 and see the game than spend £600 and not Don't even get me started on the part time cockney reds and the prices of tickets down there

Are you twelve?

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Premiership footballers are being urged to donate a day's pay for nurses. A number of top-flight footballers have already signed up to the Mayday for Nurses campaign, which is being run by one of the organisers of Live 8. West Ham United captain Nigel Reo-Coker said he hoped others would follow suit as nurses were "the real heroes". Top players can earn over £100,000 a week, while the annual average nurse's pay is £21,000. The Royal College of Nursing is administering the fund. The campaign's founder, Noreena Hertz, said she was hoping to sign up all 556 Premiership players, as well as managers, commentators and others in the football community. My mum was a nurse and I know how hard she had to work and I know how hard it is for nurses Nigel Reo-Coker, West Ham United footballer Any money raised will go towards a hardship fund for nurses who get into financial difficulties in the first few years of their career. Dr Hertz said she had picked nurses to be the beneficiaries of the campaign because they were among the worst paid public servants with professional qualifications, earning one-third less than teachers by the time they are established in their careers. "Nurses are under-valued and are holding down two or three jobs just to nurse," she said. "It is not fair that we exploit the kindness of these women, who obviously do want to care, and treat them as second-class citizens and don't reward them for the education they have undertaken and the training they have done." Heroes Nigel Reo-Coker said: "I think it's a tremendous cause. I would like to see footballers play the part that rock stars did with Live Aid. "My mum was a nurse and I know how hard she had to work and I know how hard it is for nurses. "For me, they are the real heroes in our society and this is a chance for us to make a difference." Players who have already pledged to give up their salary for May 13, according to the website, include Ryan Giggs (Manchester United), Gary Neville (Manchester United), Paul Robinson (Spurs), Jermaine Defoe (Spurs), Kevin Nolan (Bolton), Nigel Reo-Coker (West Ham), Alan Stubbs (Everton) and David James (Portsmouth). Some football bosses, including Sir Alex Ferguson (Manchester United), Sam Allardyce (Bolton) and Glenn Roeder (Newcastle), have also signed up. Dr Peter Carter, general secretary of the RCN, said: "This campaign is a timely reminder that nurses should be properly valued and fairly rewarded for the essential work they do and the positive difference they make."

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my point exactly henxce I will wait a little before heaping such praise on the fella

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not wanting to piss on anyones chips here it would be interesting to see what this forums reaction to Kvarmes' first few games was

RP texted me one saying 'oi ronaldinhio we're not going home empty handed Cilla wants her teeth back'