red devil

*Puts up 'Keep Out! Building Works In Progress, Closed Until Further Notice' sign on door*...

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Recent artcle... Liverpool's Spanish midfielder Xabi Alonso warned this week that high taxes and the weak pound might be scaring off talented footballers from coming to England. When Alonso signed for Liverpool in 2007 he agreed a contract worth ?96,200 per week. The weakness in the pound has seen that drop to ?76,700 a week. The new 50p tax rate comes in next April and that is likely to lop another few thousand off of his salary, taking his weekly take home pay down to ?69,000 a week, which is ?27,200 less per week compared to his salary in 2007. Overall, Alonso fears he could end up losing nearly ?1.2 million per year.

Thanks for another explanation Matthew, my comment was actually a play on Mick saying he couldn't speak Spanish...

Matthew, my comment was in response to Micks'... http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/2800000/Manuel-fawlty-towers-2856236-75-75.jpg

Que?..

* Puts well thumbed copy of The Da Vinci Code back on the bookshelf. Leaves plans for Quiet Room Summer House extension on table together with note for builders not to throw body into the skip*...

80,000 muppets, I mean Real Madrid fans, expected to turn out to see Ronaldo, is he right that La Liga has surpassed the Premier League in terms of 'the best league in the world' now that the 3 best players in the world ply their trade there?, personally I don't think we'll know until the knock-out stage of the Champs League gets under way...

You Trip Me Up - Jesus & Mary Chain

Very good Mr. Quids, see what you mean by outperforming your pension, although that's probably not too difficult in todays climate, I'm gearing up for the start of Newmarket's July Cup meet this Wed...

BOINK! *half-eaten stale vegemite sandwich bounces off MM's head*...

Day Trip To Bangor - Fiddler's Dram

Is It A Dream? - Classix Nouveau

...ergo MM's family are on lentil casserole this week, followed by a nice Bakewell slice of course ;-)

What constitutes a good week, say as a percentage?

AcedOut Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Was the bin ok? No, he's feeling rubbish...sorry ::o

*Walks back in to take photos of suitcase as 'evidence'; spots Muley muttering incoherently and tries to shake him from what appears to be a drug induced stupor* ''Is there a doctor in the house?''...

It Started With A Kiss - Hot Chocolate

???? Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > red devil Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Mockers, if WHU 'came into some money' do you > > think the Academy would be as successful as it > is > > now? It seems to me that clubs like WHU have no > > choice but to concentrate on their Academies, > > since they can't go out and spend ?20m on a > single > > player. If they could would their academies > suffer > > as a consequence? > > I think that's true - I also think that teams like > West Ham can offer Premiership football to > ambitous youngsters far earlier than they'd get a > chance at Arsenal, Liverpool, Man U etc which > helps too - they have a reputation as being a good > club for these sorts of players and that's helpful > in attracting them. Good point, although I was surprised to read that Freddie Sears has gone out to loan at Palace, do you think that this means he's unlikely to make it long term at WHU?

'Pygmies' seem to do rather well at Barca...

Mockers, if WHU 'came into some money' do you think the Academy would be as successful as it is now? It seems to me that clubs like WHU have no choice but to concentrate on their Academies, since they can't go out and spend ?20m on a single player. If they could would their academies suffer as a consequence?

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From Russia With Love - Matt 'The Singing Bus Driver' Monro

Fergie and Arsene must be hitting the speedial button as we speak...

*Trips over suitcase...rubs head and goes home to call Claims Direct*...