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I think that's the bottom line.

Aye, but what if rented a bigger ground, paid for all the extra stewarding/policing etc. and Man U didnt bring enough fans to cover the extra costs? It's all about the money, and just because you move to a bigger stadium doesn't mean you are guaranteed a bigger profit.

What they'll be worried about (obviously) is moving it, and then not getting enough fans turning up to cover the costs of renting the bigger stadium. No doubt, the club representatives will be able to give them an idea of traveling fans likely to turn up regardless of the first leg result. Then it will just be a case of "do the sums add up?"

The smart readers had worked out that joke without the need for replying.

If anybody needs 'weeyin' explained, let me know.

Only 22? I was happy for 32 years - then I got married.

Which, in the current financial climate, is about 50/50.

As it says on the official site, as a season ticket holder, you can book over the phone until Monday the 29th.

Presumably, nobody out of contract at the end of the month has been registered (which makes sense). I'm guessing that doesn't automatically mean a player won't re-sign for us if a better deal doesn't come along - just that they are evaluating their options over the summer.

I'm sure that was just extra security to put off anybody trying to 'shoulder-surf' him and steal the number.

Just bear in mind the station probably closes for a few hours in the morning, so they might put you out into the street until it opens again.

Did you even read the 'fishul site?

Fans are generally pretty clueless when it comes to what is required of a manager (and I include myself in this), and it would be pretty pointless voting if we aren't party to what the candidates says during their interview. JB did a decent job in hiring the last one, so I'm happy to let him choose the next. I think he has learned from his mistakes. For now

When we hire someone where I work, 4 weeks would be quick. Unless JB was only talking to one or two people, I don't think we are taking long at all.

I wouldn't worry. It's probably just a letter to the Queries Man. Buried between "How do you get Sloan's Liniment out of a Persian Rug?" and "Is Stan Laurel really Clint Eastwood's faither?" there will be a reader who asks: "Which footballer would most upset Motherwell supporters if appointed as new manager?" "Answer: Mrs. Malpas, that would likely be Sandy Clark".

It was seen as a personal attack on Phil O'Donnell by some. I actually understood the point he was making, albeit he didn't express it very well. While I found the tributes paid to Phil around the grounds to be quite moving, in general I'm not a big fan of public outpourings of emotion and find it completely arbitrary as to who the population at large decides who is worthy and who is not. How many fans and players in the SPL paid their respects to Anton Reid or Matt Gadsby? Or does the fact they were just 'boys from England' mean their deaths were somehow less relevant? Having said all that, I wouldn't want Calderwood at Fir Park - but purely for footballing reasons.

Is the collar as big as it looked on Crags photie, or is it a bit more fitted than that?

Until the 1940s, pink was considered masculine. Boring, but true.

Of course fans aren't rational and this is another example of a double standard. If someone dares to take a contrary opinion about Phil then they are demonised. If it's a player in a different country that dies tragically we get threads like this. You can imagine the moral outrage if jokes like that were being made on the Uncle Phil threads. Personally, I hope when I pop my clogs, nobody takes it too seriously and feels free to slag me off to the same extent as when I was alive.

You make that sound like a bad thing.

Heathen. Olbermann's show is the only reason I ever watch MSNBC.

You're no Keith Olbermann with that patter.

ESPN would be a great choice for me, as they already stream (free) live games from other countries and would likely to the same for the SPL. And as you say, with the might of the Disney corporation behind them, they are going to be financially secure long-term.

They aren't twiddling their thumbs. They are already in negotiations with ESPN and Sky. Details in the Herald today.

I think that about sums it up for me too. He would be decent enough, I think, and there is a reasonable chance he could do well.