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Not struggling but worse off. The boom years were good but those days are gone. It's obvious that there is much less money in the system and those who have money want to keep hold of it. This is a very deep recession (triple dip or otherwise) that will linger for a very long time.

Anyone with a 610 need a replacement back battery cover in black? Ordered in error. Pm me if interested.

No idea. Do we abandon the islanders, and their wishes because of the cost? Not for me.

Nutshell.

I've just switched back to iPhone after having a lumia for the last year. Before that I was an android man. Windows phone is far and away the best os. The hardware is fantastic as is the Nokia software such as the sat nav with free maps. The downside. There is a lack of apps which is only an issue if you like to download all sorts of crap. I do so that was an issue. There are apps for just about everything you would like though and they're fine, it's just that you don't have a million apps that do the same thing like the others.

How do you know that we haven't agreed to pay what we are contractually obliged to pay? Assumptions.

Again, more assumptions. None of us know what is in dispute and why, and what the contract terms are. The club could be taking an unreasonable stance, as could NA. It staggers me that so many on this site are prepared to side against the club (and NC) in many situations without any knowledge of the facts.

Compton looking decent. Atherton and Botham make for good commentary. Reckon we'll do well in this one.

Why jump to the conclusion that the club are in the wrong? Why is it not possible that NA is being unreasonable? We can all speculate, but the simple fact is that none of us know what actually is in dispute and who is in the wrong.

Now that's a criticism too far. Who cares how long it takes to shut down a computer? You're done with it so it doesn't matter!

Given our position we can't be giving players/units time to gel. We need results. That's the trio most would love to see working, but given the need to grind out results we need to select on form rather than expectation.

Bought the missus a 32gb N7 for £189 at Carphone warehouse in west quay last Thursday. Think that's the best deal around still.

Stuff don't hate Apple - they're almost as excitable as you. That link is to a preview, not a review They rank nexus 7 as the number 2 tab and ipad mini at 3. See http://www.stuff.tv/top-10s/tablets Anyway, the op asked a simple question about 2 specific items. If he was interested in the overpriced alternative he'd probably have asked.

If you'd rather not buy overpriced gear then avoid the iPad mini and buy the equally good N7. As stuff magazine say: "the Nexus 7 is simply brilliant value. That’s why it retains second place in our Top 10, with the iPad Mini a new entry in third."

Does that make it a company car for tax purposes?

As above, N7. Brilliant bit of kit.

Indeed

No, we should be more effective when we have the ball. Possession without penetration, and an end product, will never win a football match.

The team that lost were comfortable until they had a man sent off. The point is that possession alone does not win football matches, it's what you do in possession is the issue.

Possession counts for nothing. Look at Man Utd against Real. They were battered on possession over both ties but looked comfortable until the sending off. We're like a darts player who hits the trebles but misses the doubles. Trebles are for show, doubles are for dough is apt.

Addictions are terrible things. I've just read the tribute page on the Muppet show. Very emotional.

I debated over the or tbh but knowing how easily excited you and the bear are I went for the safe option. What's happened to the bear?

B or J for me, decision based on opposition and conditions. Decent thread this, good work.

I disagree. Imo Rdm was a success.

It's irrelevant. I couldn't care less whether grant was a success or not. This is a discussion about rdm who imo was a success at Chelsea. Are you suggesting that rdm tenure can be deemed a success if grants was, but that it must be deemed a failure if grants was? Odd - I'd rather judge rdm performance on his performance.