Hughesy says the sentence was lenient. 5 year ban and £1000. A bus driver in Accrington knocked over and killed a woman pedestrian last year, result: 1 year ban and £700 (?). What price human life? The Yorke case was a kangaroo court to satisfy the baying media.

To avoid further trouble on Boxing Day, could we all refer to Newcastle as the team in the 'contrasting stripes'.

None of this would have blown up if it wasn't fer the bloody Spanish!?#!*

Who nicked them? Regan and Carter? I hope they had back-up! "Bosh! You're nicked slag, get yer trousers on!" I don't mean to demean the weight of any crime that has been committed, but the reportage of this incident ... you'd have thought that Bin Laden had been spotted having a lard pastie in the Darwen End. Hysterical tabloids ... as ever. It really is soooooo pathetic isn't it? What a world we live in eh? Worst is that its prob my generations fault that its gone that way! As for the Local plod...... The attention that they have given to this non- event is rivalled only in stupidity in excessively breaking the speed limit and using flashing blue lights simply to get Peter friggin Andre from the Lancashire border and into town last week to switch on the embarrassingly pathetic Christmas lights (they were already on when they met him 20 miles away btw) .......... I just wonder what would have happened if they had caused an accident? Easy - it wouldn't have been reported, like much that goes on in East Lancs. All this police time at taxpayers cost due to media hysteria. And this at a time when the mounted division is being considered for axing to save money!

Who nicked them? Regan and Carter? I hope they had back-up! "Bosh! You're nicked slag, get yer trousers on!" I don't mean to demean the weight of any crime that has been committed, but the reportage of this incident ... you'd have thought that Bin Laden had been spotted having a lard pastie in the Darwen End. How did you know that?

I can safely say I have never felt such sympathy for the Lancashire Constabulary!! Clearly they've drawn a blank with their other lines of enquiry - circulating his picture on all available media, tracing who bought the seat, the scarf with the mysterious "Z" etc.. - and have had to resort to Hughesy's impression of the distinctive Australian-Brummie-Cockney accent! Expect Loyd Grossman to be in custody by this time tomorrow! ......or even Gerald Jackson!

Graeme Le Saux 73 votes [48%] Bill Eckersley 56 votes[36%] Keith Newton 11 votes[7%] So the answer is - NO! With 2,900 voters unaccounted for, a recount is clearly required.

Den How close was Eckersley v Le Saux? Any chance of another shoot out?

You're right, we wouldn't be where we are now if Souness hadn't sold our best goal-scorer. But that's another debate. .........except Cole wasn't sold, he was given away!

Calm down. I said might have. It was that close. Weren't you at Goodison in April '95?

Just in case there are any undecided out there: The history books might have been written very differently about Sherwood's one season wonders if a certain Mr E Cantona had not been banned for half the season. I doubt that one less dismissal would have made much difference to Mr J Forrest's honours.

Get rid of 'Commercial Ken' Beamish for starters - he's more suited to Supermarket Sweep.

It's the one at the back of Albion Mill. You get to it from LBR by turning down the hill on the bend on LBR. Used to me a night club I think and has just be re-opened by a guy who also runs a restaurant on George Street in Chorley. Can't remember the name at present He was telling me abot the place a few weeks back, but I hadn't realised it was already open. He is very interested to attract fans on match day, also very keen to know what fans would want to eat. I suggested chicken Balti Not being local, I could well be wrong but I think 1864 is talking about the Navigation and Paul is talking about The Waters Edge (same canal, but some distance apart). I'd love the Waters Edge to reopen, it was my pre-match pub for quite some time, plenty of room, pool and pinball, reasonable beer (cheap too), giant screen, pretty much all you needed. Very unlocal! (Thank God there's still only one canal in Mill Hill!) 1864 is indeed on about The Water's Edge. It is opening again. Get it in t'Travel Guide.

It's the one at the back of Albion Mill. You get to it from LBR by turning down the hill on the bend on LBR. Used to me a night club I think and has just be re-opened by a guy who also runs a restaurant on George Street in Chorley. Can't remember the name at present He was telling me abot the place a few weeks back, but I hadn't realised it was already open. He is very interested to attract fans on match day, also very keen to know what fans would want to eat. I suggested chicken Balti Not being local, I could well be wrong but I think 1864 is talking about the Navigation and Paul is talking about The Waters Edge (same canal, but some distance apart). I'd love the Waters Edge to reopen, it was my pre-match pub for quite some time, plenty of room, pool and pinball, reasonable beer (cheap too), giant screen, pretty much all you needed. Very unlocal! (Thank God there's still only one canal in Mill Hill!) 1864 is indeed on about The Water's Edge. It is opening again. Get it in t'Travel Guide.

Shut the door on your way out.

I'd rather listen to a duet by Gerald Jackson & Wendy featuring Ken Beamish!!!!

Has he been known to send the boys round?

POLLING IS NOW CLOSED. (Den is off sick)

Roll on Boxing Day!

What price Rovers to finish ahead of Newcastle?

Home win - the Rovers star is rising! (as predicted by The Great Simon Garner in last weeks LET) (he also called the draw at Citeh)

Al Before you go, you do not say how you would deal with a team of staff which you inherit by promotion or appointment, two very common scenarios these days.

What changed is, in my opinion, the board were finally made aware of the division Tony's presence could have on the camp, as a player Hughes would have seen it first hand. A point, had Tony Parkes been fired before Souness arrived would Souness" personal battles gone on with the likes of Dunn and Cole, sneaky feeling I have is that Mr "Blackburn Rovers" was somewhere in the background egging them on. Just a gut feeling. He should have been moved on long ago. What a load of rubbish you talk USA Blue. There is and never has been any suggestion that TP has undermined any manager at Rovers. I have no idea where you get your rediculous assumption from. Incidentally your management philosophy is exactly what gives capitalism its unacceptable face. Employees are people, not some kind of disposable object that can be thrown away when no longer required. Have you ever been sacked? I'm sure it must be devastating. I too have been a manager for most of my working life and am proud of the fact that I never sacked anyone. Never Having sacked anyone could be construed as a weakness. You sound like one of the 'job for life' brigade which largely died out in the 1970's, well suited to the public sector or unions, (now reincarnated as Health and Safety officials).

Why do so many think that there is only one mole? Big clubs are full of 'connected' people and 'hangers on'. A typical example is Bob Saxton whose son Neil was once on the staff of the Sun, although I do NOT suggest any connection in this case.

Burberry is still very much part of GUS - owned by the Barclay Brothers , who I'm sure are intent on world domination... GUS own two thirds. The other third is listed on the stock market. Way off topic though!!! Too true...... .......nowt to do with a nutty choccy bar?