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UrbanSea wrote: »

Watching Lone Survivor

very good film

One I've been waiting for a long time for is running again tomorrow. Tea for two in the expensive sales bumper..NAPPY material. Also seeyouallincoppers making the journey across the shore very strong form with guitar Pete and lindenhurst

Always find this time a year a bit of a nightmare punting wise. The NH season begins its wind down while the flat season starts. Over the years, I've found it a dangerous time to punt. Aintree and Punchestown the exceptions for me. I often find its June or July before the flat season settles down a bit and we have a bit of form lines on how the 3yr olds have progressed from their 2yr old runs (or otherwise). Just read that Tiqris was fatally injured yesterday in a fall - thought he might have a bright future.

Flat racing is like a woman with small titties,you will look at them, but you don't really want to play with them.

Point to pointer kilcullen article could surprise a few ew at Chepstow today at 22-1. Also monart diamond has an interesting jockey booking given there's a Hobbs horse in the same race
Maybe it's the hobs horse Tom O'Brien is on is the plot. Money coming for it now

Colonel Sanders wrote: »

Will a Champions League quarter final be enough to save Moyes' bacon?

If they reach semis, then get knocked out and finish below 6th he may struggle. I don't lay any blame with him. It's that chap sitting in the stands, who had zero experience in appointing football managers and left the squad in a depleted state who should be removed. His influence on the club is suffocating old Trafford IMO.

I'm watching lambing live on bbc 2. What am I like?

The Americans are business men. Standing out from the crowd will cut no mustard with the finance men who bank rolled the purchase. The $$$$'s or lack thereof will determine his fate. No trophy will mean a drop in revenue. They have already dropped out of the top 4 world clubs re t/o. The metrics are going red. I doubt the money men will tolerate that too much longer. Again though, I would not blame Moyes. He inherited a club in need of a full new squad. There was always going to be a drop.

This sheep farming lark is interesting. I need to get out more often.

BumperD wrote: »

The Americans are business men. Standing out from the crowd will cut no mustard with the finance men who bank rolled the purchase. The $$$$'s or lack thereof will determine his fate. No trophy will mean a drop in revenue. They have already dropped out of the top 4 world clubs re t/o. The metrics are going red. I doubt the money men will tolerate that too much longer. Again though, I would not blame Moyes. He inherited a club in need of a full new squad. There was always going to be a drop.

This sheep farming lark is interesting. I need to get out more often.

A continued fall in revenue will seal his fate eventually but that won't be for another season IMO. The Glazers bought united with massive debt and its going to turn them a massive profit when they do sell on. The single factor which gave them stability, maintained their power when they first took over and allowed them to profit from the club with relative little trouble, was the alliance with Ferguson. They trust Ferguson and having gave him the power to appoint his own successor, they won't sack him unless he agrees. And Ferguson isn't going to do that, having being in a similar position himself.


Mayes just isn't good enough. No track record of winning at any serious level. An average manager produces average results. You get what you pay for.