What does everyone play with then (database size/number of leagues etc)? What spec machine are you running on? I'm going to experiment with a few- but just interested what everyone else used.

Right- my new PC is due tonight- and I'm loading up FM version 5.05. I'm assuming Nelsen, Mokoena and Savage are at Rovers on this version. Is that right? If so- how good are Nelsen and Mokoena? Am I going to have to do the unthinkable and sell my hero Jansen cause he's rubbish on it- and has high wages?

I agree with you. Maybe she's the solution to our left side problem.

My mate who's a North End fan reckons for the Italy and France game the other day they sold 38 tickets before the day of the game- so we've done alright.

I was told it would be 7-10 working days after placing my order that I'd receive my computer. Then when the order was placed- I was told it was going to arrive on the 14th- which would have been 8 working days. They've now told me it is due to be delivered on the 10th- which is just 6 working days. I've been very impressed with Dell so far. Price is good, and they've kept me informed on the progress of my order all the way through. I'd definitely use them again.

I'm getting a new computer in a week or so- but have played one season on the game with Rovers on someone elses computer. I used 3-4-1-2. My starting eleven eventually settled with: Friedel - Matteo, Amoruso, Mark Jones - DePedro, Ferguson, Tugay, Thompson - Pedersen - Chiesa, Stead. I was really good at home- but pretty poor away. Finished 10th- could've been higher- but I rushed the end of the season cause I was running out of time. I found Stead started slowly- but started banging them in eventually. In 20 starts and 16 sub appearances he scored 19 goals. Ferguson was 3rd in player of the year. Think the games excellent.

http://www.teamtalk.com/teamtalk/News/Stor..._507291,00.html Interesting if true. Might prove for certain if there was a rift between Shearer and Sutton.

This is my first youth pull of the season. Very happy- especially as I'm training playmaking. Not had anything that great through for almost 2 months- so nice to get a good one early on in the season. With a bit of luck- he'll be an 18 year old with outstanding playmaking at the end of the season- should be worth a few quid. Arthur Horvath TSI = 1 450 , 18 years, passable form Has disastrous experience and weak leadership abilities Stamina: weak Keeper: disastrous Playmaking: solid Passing: inadequate Winger: poor Defending: inadequate Scoring: weak Set Pieces: inadequate

Are you calling yourself stupid there? 320505[/snapback] It's means i'm with somebody called stupid! take it you swing on the other side when it comes to womens football puff! 320508[/snapback] Extraodinary

Are you calling yourself stupid there?

My mate is a very low grade ref and he says they haven't changed the law itself, its all about how people interpret it because i said the same thing to him. He says when he is an assistant its alot easier if they jsut give offside when any player is off, as its hard enough as it is judgeing offsides. 320478[/snapback] I've got a mate who's a ref- and he said exactly the same thing to me. Blamed some ref (might have been Poll) for saying there had been a change- when in fact there hadn't.

Foreigners. (and before I'm attacked for being racist- let me explain). When the Premiership first started there were something like 11 foreign players in starting line ups on the opening day of the season. I've nothing against the likes of Henry, Ronaldo and Viera as such- as they are excellent players. What I don't like- is the amount of poor/average foreign players in the english game. I'd rather see more English players playing- and less of the cheap imports coming over. I like to watch the likes of Dunn, Duff, Taylor who've come through the clubs youth team- over any foreign signing.

Cheers mate. I went for the cheapest options in the end. This is what I've ordered- Dimension 8400 P4 530 with HT tech. (3.00ghz, 800fsb, 1mb cache), with windows xp, 1 yr collect and return service, 1024 MB DDR2 Ram, 160gb hard drive, 15" flat panel monitor, cd/dvd drive, speakers, keyboard. and mouse with Works 7.0 and a few bits of other software. Came to £532. You reckon thats an alright deal?

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products...dhs1&l=en&s=dhs I don't understand Dell. That page has a PC at about £449 or something including delivery and VAT. You click customise and buy- and the price becomes from about from £530. So frustrating- it happens with a few of the so called special offers.

Just bringing this up to blame Souness for Steads season. If the nice gentleman had never fallen out with Cole- surely we'd have had a better season out of Stead. I don't know- just blaming Souness for everything seems to make me feel better.

Swines have put the price up by about £140 today. 10% off on tesco ones at the moment, but will wait for more offers from dell I'm thinking.

Been looking on Dell- and found one with the following spec for £521 inc vat and delivery. Intel® Pentium 4 processor with HT technology 630 (3.00GHz, 800FSB, 2MB cache) 1024MB Dual Channel DDR2 400MHz [2x512] Is that quick then? I'd be using it for games/uni work/my own business needs. Also- The 1024 MB Ram is for the price of 512 till tomorrow. Is this an offer that they have often- or should I rush into another impulse buy? All help is much appreciated guys.

Can anyone answer this for me? Which is better? Pentium? Celeron? AMD Athlon? ie. How would a P4 2.8 compare to a Celeron 2.8?

Did anyone notice Nugent kiss his Admiral badge last night? Also thought it was funny what Lucketti yelled in the face of the guy who missed the penalty.

I really must've been watching a diiferent game. Maybe these chaps should see a few games from the Seventies, then they'd know what a kicking was. Foreign poof. 317243[/snapback] I'm certain I was watching a different game- and it wasn't a quarter final as Lauren suggests

Newcastle need someone who can sort the likes of Dyer, Robert, Jenas, Bowyer out. The problem is- Souness' man management skills are virtually non-existant. I think they need to re-build from scratch- getting rid of the people who have the massive egos. There's bound to be some foreign club that would take him on as manager I'm sure.

Tony's got the team out of some sticky situations before- but Kenny really left him in it there. 1 minute to go and 7-3 down!

Excellent night- cracking atmosphere. Tugay was the star of the show- absolutely brilliant. Of the youngsters I thought Andy Taylor looked the closest to a first team spot- pushed forward well- but wasn't really tested defensively. Good to see Shearer scoring in front of the Blackburn End again- and finally getting the send off he deserved. Harshest moment of the night- Gordan Cowans comes to take a corner in front of the Blackburn End- and a section of the crowd start singing Speedie, Speedie. The poor guy looked confused. Jon Stead was trying a bit too hard to impress - some of his shooting was absolutely terrible. Paul Gallagher took both his goals well- cracking one if of the underside of the bar and putting a free-kick into the top corner. Just a few questions, there were several people missing that it would've been nice to see at least turn up (they might have done- just didn't see them): Kenna - play offs Sherwood Batty Berg Wilcox - injured? Pearce - play offs? Sutton - Cup Final Duff

I've made the play offs after keeping up my good home run. Not lost at home in the league for nearly 10 months now. Decided against going for promotion though. Playing a very weakened side and playing it cool. I'm nowhere near as good as the team I'm up against- and they've struggled this season. Think I just need another couple of seasons to build a team that can survive at the next level. I'm gonna make my club as strong as possible in the bottom division before trying to climb my way up the leagues.

I've applied for a team called Leyland CC. Have you got a team already? How long does it usually take to get a team? Think it looks a good idea- give me something to do other than hattrick at work