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Stick some music on then.....😉

They're all dead, Dave

That sort of argument just makes you want to spit….

It's not just procurement - it's the management structure and the way things are done in the whole public sector.... Too many managers unwilling to make decisions (including way too many contract staff in senior positions who have no 'skin in the game'); lack of accountability; far too much "we've always done it that way" or "we're a special case" when changes are suggested; poor processes that encourage money to be wasted (fixed budgets every year for various departments with no clear plan regarding how the money will be spent - "we'd better spend it all before the end of the year or we'll get less next time"); ingrained laziness ands no management oversight to encourage things to change; etc, etc..... Over the past 30+ years I've worked with both local and central government, the Royal Mail, and the NHS - there are the same issues apparent in all of them.....

If he's failed with the funding again, does that mean they are likely to get another points deduction?

Where did I suggest they ignore it? I'm just suggesting reasons why it may be taking so long for them to take action. In your case, it's pretty straightforward rather tha 'apparent' - your owner treated prmotion as if he was on supermarket sweep - shovelling any old crap into his trolley no matter how expensive it was - enjoy those chickens when they come home to roost....

I suspect that the scale of the Man City issue is so huge that the authorities don't have a clue where to start - whatever decision they make will leave them wide open to action being taken by other clubs who believe they were disadvantaged by Man City's actions - any club that's missed out on a title; that missed out on qualification for European competions; that lost to them during a season and was subsequently relegated - there's an argument that every club that's been up against them during the period of their 'cheating' may have deserved more prize money - there's eveen arguments to be made that other clubs in the Chamions League deserve a bite of the cherry. It has the potential to bring the whole house of cards crashing to the ground.....

Can this thread be shunted off to the 'Ex-Players' forum - where it belongs.....

You speak for yourself - I'll sink a few when they get their just deserts.....

Did you have to correct it? I was quite enjoying our resident stato's tying themselves in knots over such a pointless argument...

It's about a bit more than them trying to "disrupt Israeli shipping" - it's thought that a third of the shipping that would normally use the Suez canal is rerouting because of the repeated attacks. They also launched a drone attack on a Royal Navy ship which was always likely to cause a reprisal.....

Diagnosed with terminal cancer - says a maximum of 12 months but could be a lot less.....

Anybody know if CBT is any good at training?....

Guenther Steiner has left his role as Team Principal of Haas….

Season 1 was a slow burner - Season 2 is a whole new ball game.....

You may be right, but it's an amazing coincidence that people's viewing habits all changed at the same time Dan Walker left as the main presenter....

There were reports before Christmas that the Beeb are considering ditching Football Focus due to a huge drop in viewers - I wouldn't hazard to guess what have may prompted this sheedding of the traditional audience...

Luc ky his name's not Paul - he'd probably be a bit of a c0ck...

It’s the black one side and white the other - I’d put mine aside in case there was another run on Andrex but have recently worn it to a couple of games

Fair enough - a good cause….

I hate what’s happening with modern football - Arsenal playing in all white (at home) versus Liverpool all in purple. There may be a reason I’m not aware of (perhaps Arsenal accidentally bleached their normal shirts) but at first sight it stinks of corporate decision making to fleece the fans for extra shirt sales…..

Can't this thread be moved to the Jim Smith room? - it's more of a pass-time than a sport after all....

Nuno wants a new centre-half and is happy to sell Worrall - heard that this lot are interested: We Want Worrall

Or it tells you that they want to do the right thing by the player and make sure that he's given the best possible chance to fully recover and have a long career in the game......