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I hope mbozza has his own column in the Livi programme - I'll be dissapointed if I get there and he doesn't

Years? Months, in the case of one of the "five"...

Just wait for the fine for the defacement of property by the Dead Beat Mafia

That'd be fair enough if you'd signed First Division players on contract on the off chance the appeal(s) is sucessul, but did you really need their experience (as Trialists) to play a diddy wee team like us yesterday? Still confused why you're pleading poverty one minute then drafting in such experience? Maybe they wanted to play for free (incurring no expenses - HJ knows more than me about the regulations for what makes a "Trialist), it's just a bit like being skint then buying an expensive sledgehammer to crack a diddy nut

Hiring "Trialists" like Robbie Winters to take on teams like Berwick, apparently We should be flattered, really...

It'll all be over by Christmas ...

Whatever floats yer boat, son

More entertaining than a raffle...

Isn't't it time Livi...oh, wait... That might add a few to the gate at Shielfield for Saturday

(admittedly, Mr X did show his face)

For that reason alone, you should do it

It'll still be here by Tuesday I reckon - the Third Division Forum is like The Land The Mods Forgot...

Interesting wee article by Malcolm Rifkind in today's Sunday Telegraph. He defends Israel, pointing out that there are half a million Isralis living within a stone's throw (or rocket's reach) of the Palestinian border... ...which kind of ignores the fact that these people are on "occupied" land...

Who said Mendacious? I didn't, you're putting words into my mouth here. Israel is a pretty rich country, and receiving a hell of a lot more American "aid" than it's poorer neighbours. The US can't be expected to be neutral, given the money it throws at Israel (one of the reasons diplomacy won't work). That's a sensible idea - it'd allow the Palestinians in the West Bank to reach some degree of standing on their own foot, and the Isrealis to have a mature relationship with them (even if the Palestinians in Gaza don't want that path - it'd show them a way out was possible).

A quick google found this on the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs website: http://www.wrmea.com/html/us_aid_to_israel.htm That's enough to keep the wolf from the door...

I'm glad XBL has started a thread on this, good to debate something a little more serious on P&B. Be careful for what you wish for. I remember how happy some Israelis were when Arafatt died four years ago. In his absence there's been instability and radicals taking power - maybe this is a case of better the devil you know? I wondered that too - this is (to an extent) Israel's last chance to get a "free swipe", before Obama comes in, and whilst Bush is winding down. Sadly, they seem to be getting away with it. I've hopes for Obama - he seems to have his head screwed on Internationally. Northern Ireland taught us that getting people to sit down and negotiate is a lot easier in the long run (same goes for Cuba etc). Will be interesting to see how the Jewish lobby in the States continues to fund them, it's a major source of Israel's money. Didn't know about Jaffa Cakes though... You mean the Spice Girls lied to me?

You should go back to playing in yellow and blue. The all white Real Madrid strip gives the illusion you are a big club Surely a supposedly "big" club like Leeds should be able to compete in the old Third Division whilst dealing with the likes of Rotherham in the diddy cup? It's less than an hour away from Leeds, just off the M1, much easier to get to than most away games

We've missed your cutting edge banter. Erm... Leeds will never play Chelsea in the next decade, so Scholari doesn't affect me

Ah, that old Elland Road modesty...

I'd seen some barrel scraping before on P&B, but that was a new low

After calling the Manchester United manager "Allpiss Ferguson", I'm curious to know what Rinky is going to call Phil Scholari My bet is on something subtle like "Phil Poopy-pants