HanoiVillan

For once, an article in the media that wasn't complete shit. In fact, that's a pretty good potted history.

Certainly not at the Villa anyway.

He's not going to have turned around 20+ point deficits in all (or even many) of those states for exactly the reason @maqroll gives above. But this is a bit pointless. Believe what you want to believe.

Yes, it's some deep-down low behaviour for sure.

I know it's easy to pick on her, but she isn't the guilty party here. It's not a simple situation - he's the father of her child.

He's potentially looking at an 18-month custodial sentence just for what he's admitted already. Although of course he may be found guilty of being a celebrity and sentenced to a little light litter-picking instead.

Thanks, I didn't know they were dropping sponsorship.

Previous to today, he had denied all four charges in public. I would guess he had done the same to his employer.

He's admitted one count of sexual activity with a child and one count of grooming over the internet. He denies two further counts of sexual activity with children, and his trial will begin on Friday. It is indeed safe to call him a nonce.

Well, nobody at the club has denied it. I know that's not 'proof', but short of seeing the contracts I don't know what could be. The alternative is believing the opposite of what has been reported, which just seems a bit contrarian really. Why the hell has it taken this long to get to trial?

I instinctively agree with you, but if I were playing devil's advocate, I suppose I'd point out that football is often compared to the theatre - live event, similar duration, roughly similar size of industry, 'leisure pound' - and I recently bought a theatre ticket, for a matinee performance, which cost £57.50.

My cursor was hovering over the 'like' button, and then I thought what am I doing, there's no way I can like that. But yes, Macheda is surely defining example of this phenomenon.

But in general, since the start of last season, we concede fewer goals per game with Okore than we do without him.

The most important point re Iowa and New Hampshire is, don't read too much into them. Their practical function is to reduce the size of the field. Sanders remains on course to lose comfortably, as he still appears to have made no inroads with minority voters. This chart, borrowed from here, shows how far behind he is in the next two states, followed by some of those with the largest delegate counts: DATE STATE CLINTON SANDERS 2/20 Nevada 50.3 28.1 2/27 South Carolina 60.5 29.3 3/8 Michigan 59.9 29.0 3/15 Florida 61.0 26.0 3/15 North Carolina 55.9 28.3 3/15 Ohio 52.8 38.6 4/5 Wisconsin 45.6 43.4 4/26 Pennsylvania 51.4 28.0 6/7 California 46.3 32. As you can see, he's looking to have to overturn 20+ point deficits in most of them. The smart money remains on the Democrat race being basically over in favour of Hillary within a month or so. Trump is different, he seems like he could actually win, although it's a very very very long way to go yet.

Because it's been widely reported in the media: No relegation clauses in Newcastle United contracts shows club cannot afford to go down News that Newcastle United have not inserted clauses in the deals of new signings Andros Townsend, Jonjo Shelvey or Henri Saivet was back page news on one national newspaper this week. But was it any great surprise given that the players signed in 2013 in a bid to secure United’s Premier League status – all of whom are still at the club – were signed on similar deals? United’s course is set if they go into the Championship. They would have to either sell players to finance the £40million or so shortfall in TV revenue or take the hit and hope they bounce up first time. They did a combination of both last time, but there are no guarantees such an approach would work. In reality, slicing a couple of million off the yearly salary of Shelvey and Townsend might seem like the sane approach, but with no one else on that kind of contract, it would have negligible impact. This is a club set up – financially, at least – to play in the top tier. The fact that none of United’s big earners would take a huge pay hit if the club went down would leave them with a wage bill in excess of £70million and by far the biggest in the second tier. Fulham’s last recorded wage bill was £60million but the average in that division is much closer to the £20million mark. Unlike Aston Villa, who are preparing for life after the drop, United’s approach has been to look forward and try to secure long-term assets with their January business. It’s a sizeable gamble and a hint that the hierarchy still believe relegation to be unthinkable. When the accounts come out in the spring, we’ll get a full picture of just how much impact relegation would have. It’s something that United simply cannot afford. http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/no-relegation-clauses-newcastle-united-10851167

The show was interesting, and I don't think the phrase 'latter day Dr Strangelove fantasy' is a particularly fair summary.

They spent a lot on Shackell in central defence as well.

As with all these things, why did they need to change it?

It sounds like you've pretty much come up with the best plan possible, in the circumstances. In the short term, help her out with the pregnancy and getting ready for the kid, and show willing. In the medium term, I would recommend counselling. Some people on here have been negative about counselling in the past, all I can say is I went to Relate (on my own at first, then with my partner later) when we had a hulking great Issue in our relationship, and the guy who I talked to was massively helpful. Just a thought. As I said above, I wish you the best of luck, whatever you choose.

Gotcha. I would say he was 'unplayable on his day'.

Fair do's.

Jesus, if you didn't rate Benteke the last few years must have been really miserable.

I don't. Isn't he like really close to Soriano and the other guy at City?

Maybe not 'exciting', but it sounds quite interesting.