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It's shit, but really harmless fun shit. I enjoyed, and will probably try and watch it. I won't record it if I'm out though.

I know he was awesome at his prime, but I think it would have been a costly mistake. Youth is the answer.

Not sure how much truth was in the rumours, but very glad Liverpool won't be signing Del Piero. Would have been a disaster!

So, Owen has signed for Stoke. Hope it works out for both parties, but hell of a risk for Stoke.

Good choice from Roy Keane. Does Mancini realise that Bond isn't actually a real person?

Sandperson Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > God I love this show. Waiting for s05e08 to > torrent! SP (long time no see), I downloaded that very episode last night from ISO, plenty of torrents available on there.

I finished season 5 last night (well the first half anyway). Wasn't so keen on the first couple of episodes, but it ended up as good as ever, and is set up nicely for the final 8 episodes whenever they are released...

ratty Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1st half of season 5 concluded in the states last > night. I have this also! I'm downloading i9t right now, thanks for the heads up! That's my evening sorted.

Probably not, which is a big shame, as I think it sounds pretty exciting.

Torrent? Isn't that naughty? Er, maybe... who's asking?

red devil Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They are right to point the finger at H&G, but > have they not already been culpable with their own 'errors' "We are still in the process of reversing the errors of previous regimes. It will not happen overnight. It has been compounded by our own mistakes in a difficult first two years of ownership. It has been a harsh education, but" I read that as them holding their hands up.

Steveo, I have series 1 & 2 on DVD. Need to get them back from a mate, but he has definitely watched them, so if you don't find anything sooner, you can have them when I get them back. Alternatively, download the whole lot through a torrent site!

I am as disappointed as anyone connected with Liverpool Football Club that we were unable to add further to our strike force in this summer transfer window, but that was not through any lack of desire or effort on the part of all of those involved. They pushed hard in the final days of the transfer window on a number of forward targets and it is unfortunate that on this occasion we were unable to conclude acceptable deals to bring those targets in. But a summer window which brought in three young, but significantly talented starters in Joe Allen, Nuri Sahin and Fabio Borini as well as two exciting young potential stars of the future - Samed Yesil and Oussama Assaidi - could hardly be deemed a failure as we build for the future. Nor should anyone minimise the importance of keeping our best players during this window. We successfully retained Daniel Agger, Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez. We greatly appreciate their faith and belief in the club. And we successfully negotiated new, long-term contracts with Luis and with Martin. No one should doubt our commitment to the club. In Brendan Rodgers we have a talented young manager and we have valued highly his judgement about the make-up of the squad. This is a work in progress. It will take time for Brendan to instill his philosophy into the squad and build exactly what he needs for the long term. The transfer policy was not about cutting costs. It was - and will be in the future - about getting maximum value for what is spent so that we can build quality and depth. We are avowed proponents of UEFA's Financial Fair Play agenda that was this week reiterated by Mr Platini - something we heartily applaud. We must comply with Financial Fair Play guidelines that ensure spending is tied to income. We have been successful in improving the commercial side of the club and the monies generated going forward will give us greater spending power in the coming years. We are still in the process of reversing the errors of previous regimes. It will not happen overnight. It has been compounded by our own mistakes in a difficult first two years of ownership. It has been a harsh education, but make no mistake, the club is healthier today than when we took over. Spending is not merely about buying talent. Our ambitions do not lie in cementing a mid-table place with expensive, short-term quick fixes that will only contribute for a couple of years. Our emphasis will be on developing our own players using the skills of an increasingly impressive coaching team. Much thought and investment already have gone into developing a self-sustaining pool of youngsters imbued in the club's traditions. That ethos is to win. We will invest to succeed. But we will not mortgage the future with risky spending. After almost two years at Anfield, we are close to having the system we need in place. The transfer window may not have been perfect but we are not just looking at the next 16 weeks until we can buy again: we are looking at the next 16 years and beyond. These are the first steps in restoring one of the world's great clubs to its proper status. It will not be easy, it will not be perfect, but there is a clear vision at work. We will build and grow from within, buy prudently and cleverly and never again waste resources on inflated transfer fees and unrealistic wages. We have no fear of spending and competing with the very best but we will not overpay for players. We will never place this club in the precarious position that we found it in when we took over at Anfield. This club should never again run up debts that threaten its existence. Most of all, we want to win. That ambition drives every decision. It is the Liverpool way. We can and will generate the revenues to achieve that aim. There will be short-term setbacks from time to time, but we believe we have the right people in place to bring more glory to Anfield. Finally, I can say with authority that our ownership is not about profit. Contrary to popular opinion, owners rarely get involved in sports in order to generate cash. They generally get involved with a club in order to compete and work for the benefit of their club. It's often difficult. In our case we work every day in order to generate revenues to improve the club. We have only one driving ambition at Liverpool and that is the quest to win the Premier League playing the kind of football our supporters want to see. That will only occur if we do absolutely the right things to build the club in a way that makes sense for supporters, for us and for those who will follow us. We will deliver what every long-term supporter of Liverpool Football Club aches for. JOHN W HENRY Much as I'd love a striker or two, I actually feel quite pleased to read that. These owners seem to have real business sense, unlike the previous shower.

Owen looking more and more likely, and I wouldn't mind, but how many games would he actually manage?

Indeed Jah, although by all accounts Liverpool could have gotten something from today IF they'd had a goal threat (and if they'd been given a penalty or two). Wonder if West Ham made sure in the loan agreement that Carroll can't be recalled...

Is there? I've not seen a single person suggest anything of the sort. You're quite the drama queen djsenior.

To call them sneaky for applying in the summer is pretty cynical. Surely they applied then because that is when the outdoor space would actually be used.

Yes really Atticus. I was just having a little dig at the area, I wasn't really giving too much thought to whether I was using the correct PC terminology. I do enough of that at work.

What are you after, a free drink? Can I just say that whilst the CPT was not regularly busy, if there was a sunny evening there would always be a load of people outside until after dark, and never any complaints.

That's definitely not good, I really want him to have a good run.

I know the tower is sally army. Ever since I was a kid it made me think of The Omen, hence the scary comment.

What rahrahrah said.

You're not the only one saying Owen. Personally I wouldn't mind, but can't really see it.

Bollocks! Not even like Dempsey is the best in the world, but Liverpool desperately need a goal scorer.

Agree, remember watching a very dull Monday night match against Leeds, where he pulled up with his first hamstring injury, and he was only 18 or 19.