Is stability really the best policy?

[Colin Todd]

Less risk though.

Exactly. There are no guarantees that a proven manager will be sucessful here or that an unproven manager will be a failure

Its all about probability.

[Lumps]

Hold on I'm struggling with one of Pauld's similes here.

How exactly does "a man with no arms" lash out cash? Are people with no arms notorious spendthrifts? Or is there some sort of mental visual that it's supposed to bring to mind that I'm failing to get?

I don't get it.

Mind you I have to agree with the overall sentiment. This closed season wasn't a shoestring affair. That was last year. We've signed players, and spent cash on a few, and aren't overly reliant on loans to fill out the squad for the first time in years.

Pity we're playing so shit.

[pauld]

Hold on I'm struggling with one of Pauld's similes here.

How exactly does "a man with no arms" lash out cash? Are people with no arms notorious spendthrifts? Or is there some sort of mental visual that it's supposed to bring to mind that I'm failing to get?

[shrugs] It's just a phrase, like "Christ on a bike". I didn't make it up, I just use it. And I've never claimed to make any sense

[sheepshagger]

You are definitely just making it up now 

[nevillew]

See, I can imagine "Christ on a Bike"  (penny farthing in my mind, a drawing challenge for Ben)

I can't see a no-armed man with a wedge of used tenners.  I can understand Pauld's statement "never claim to make any sense"

[flammableBen]

Jew on a Unicorn.

[Batch]

Jew on a Unicorn.

Half Jew, half Unicorn. A Jewnicorn

[Lumps]

See, I can imagine "Christ on a Bike"  (penny farthing in my mind, a drawing challenge for Ben)

I can't see a no-armed man with a wedge of used tenners.  I can understand Pauld's statement "never claim to make any sense"

See that's my point. How exactly is this no-armed man chucking all this cash about. Has he got really dextrous feet and double jointed hips? Has he got wads of tenners in his shirt pocket, a long neck and really supple lips?

And even if he's really remarkably dextrous for a bloke with no arms I'm pretty sure I could chuck cash quicker and further than him. It makes no sense at all.

Booooooooo!

[nevillew]

See that's my point. How exactly is this no-armed man chucking all this cash about. Has he got really dextrous feet and double jointed hips? Has he got wads of tenners in his shirt pocket, a long neck and really supple lips?

And even if he's really remarkably dextrous for a bloke with no arms I'm pretty sure I could chuck cash quicker and further than him. It makes no sense at all.

Booooooooo!

I got your point Lumps.  I'm more concerned where he got the money in the first place.  Did he set himself up as some supple lipped freak show, does he perform 'services' with aforementioned protuberances ?

What exactly does he spend his fortune on ?  Jumbo sized lipsalve?   solid gold polo neck jumpers ?

[Batch]

How exactly does "a man with no arms" lash out cash?

He's a clever dick.

[pauld]

I think it might be a northern thing. It's one of those inverse phrases like "Cheap at half the price". And it was used in the 60s classic "Taste of Honey". So nyeeerrr

[donkey]

Some Leicester fans do admit that Holloway was actually a pretty good manager though. And some of them reckoned that if they hadn't have fucked around with Megson and got Holloway in straight away they wouldn't have gone down.

Not doubting you Iffy, but I've never met any.  In fact, one could argue that a distinct lack of stability was a key factor in their relegation.

What the long term solution to our problem is I don't know.  Cracking goal from Aliyev for Dynamo Kyiv tonight.

[Simon Pieman]

Aliyev for manager...