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So ur boss is also a medical expert, is he ? Thought not. I'm recovering from testicular cancer since mid June and called in sick after a dose of chemo. The attitude of a boss I called in to took my breath away. My absence was an annoyance to him and he was clearly irritated. Yeah, like I'd just called in with a sniffle. As other posters have said - f*ck em.

This. 100% this. In particular, those who stand in the door way to bars, barely outside meaning you still have to walk through their plumes of smoke. However, the one that REALLY does my head in are the ignorant words removed who smoke right outside hospital entrances ! Not including the buggers in dressing gowns, hooked up to drips or in wheelchairs as they shouldn't wander off too far. I once took a pic of a nhs notice outside an entrance to good hope thanking folk for not smoking. It was surrounded by fag ends. Oh the irony.

I don't know if it's human nature but if someone tells me the atm isn't working, I still have to check for myself. Probably just me, I guess.

Yeah, I thought it was a 14 yr old lad but turns out it's a girl/woman called Si, or Sy who was equally annoying not just in her tone of voice but also in her adoration of Flabby. Haven't heard from her this season yet. Perhaps even she sees Aggers for what he is now ?

Yeah, I've noticed his "yaknoworramean" catchphrase. Almost as bad is another old nose from Erdington (pete) who is also obsessed with us and is just as thick. Actually, I now make a point of counting how many other team's fans start their calls talking about us and it's quite a few, each night .

Football phone ins in particular, radio WM. The thing that yanks my chain is some of the regular callers believe that they are some sort of minor celebrity. This includes some of our own fans too although the prime clearing in the woods is a bloke called Eddie who bangs on about us (like many of them do - obsession is an ugly trait) being a smaller club than his beloved ollbeeyun. I just can't take him seriously especially when he sounds like he's been permanently kicked in the groin.....and that's when I can understand him. Ay it ?

As it was national, man ure loving radio I thought he could've done more to raise our profile or at least football in the Midlands. God knows it needs it !

Pat Murphy is a jealous bluenose, that's all. I've heard him on national radio a couple of times and he did us no favours.

Quick ! Someone go and buy Dr Tony a yellow tie for deadline day - it might just put him into overdrive

"Face of the club" Not literally, I hope !!

Japanese bloke on the last leg of 4 x 100 relay : "60 metres to go....hey, I'm level with Bolt " 10 metres later..... "Oh......f*** " Or something like that...in japanese

I am already sick to death of the pogba w*nkfest but what I saw last night made me barf my dinner up. Sky sports (yeah, l know !) went pitch side to Kammy who excitedly confirmed that pogba and fellaini were "passing to each other in the warm up" proving their link up to be something to watch (or words to that effect ). Jesus H Christ......

Stefan, I agree with you on this 100%. If I was the caller then I'd only get wound up if you HAD started quoting from a script, not fixing my self-created problem (he knows he had enough prompts to change the password for many days but didn't bother )......the classic quote would be "Is there anything else I can help you with ?" delivered in a smug style The geezer didn't listen to you or thought that the rules he set up don't actually apply to him.

They're the best ones. Them and the 3rd/4th level programmers and project managers who are educated out of their collective arses but have zero people skills. The SDM tyes are the one who bloody brought in these types of procedures for you to follow in the first place ! Words truly removed

60k a week returns to the Doc's back pocket. No loss. The balotelli comment above might just have some resonance to it. We go again, towards the team spirit we need this season.

Fair point. I was really hinting at the general symbolism of wasted wages being properly used as opposed to knowing the financial specifics of any deal involving lescott and his next club

I swear to God some folk wake up in the morning just waiting to be offended. Perhaps Kenny is simply a very hungry bloke and that's all there is to it ?

So Lescott's will wages go to someone worthy of them. Good result all round I'd say,especially if we get up

All the talk about their great support....fair enough. I just wondered what if Newcastle was a two team city......as it is, 50k footy fans have only one choice of venue for their fix

I wonder if this is the reason I don't go any more. I used to be wary of away fans being hostile but on more than one occasion I've left a home pub before kick off or had to bite my lip sitting in my seat in case I blurt out my frustration at a player's miscontrol or poor choice, only to have some hero square up to me as if I'd just called his missus a swamp moose. A symptom of society today I guess but it's still stops me from going. I mean, we all get wrapped up in the emotions of a game and shout out various comments/insults...as long as it isn't racist/homophobic etc., I think it's just a quick release of annoyance. I just don't want to looking over my shoulder for the incoming slap just because Westwood delivered another pee poor corner

If nothing else, the aussie mentality to playing sport should give us that extra bite and steel in the previously apologetic mIdfield of last few seasons

If he does join us.....no pressure, Mile.....no pressure

The kid ayew has a permanent scowl on his face....like kevin & perry So unfair !!

Well if we do sign him, I hope he turns out to perform like the swashbuckling, bearded scouser no.6 of my youth. That'll do for me