lfc

Like I said before I'm talking about properties not owned by the council, therefore I'm not suggesting this.

It's the level of compensation that's probably the issue. If you have the right to injunct you can expect some serious coin in compensation, sometimes so much it makes redevelopment unviable. Only takes one blue nose!

I'm talking about the houses the club or the council don't own. Ayre wouldn't have mentioned it unless its an issue.

As you can probably tell I don't tend to post much on forums so slate me all you want, however thought there was interesting point raised in ayres interview. He mentions rights to light being a blocker on the afield redevelopment. Without wanting to bore people too much on this it means that where someone's light is impacted from a development they are entitled to compensation. That sounds all fine but recent case law has (or in last 7 years) enabled people whos light is affected (assuming their window has been there for over 20 yrs) to injunct developments (I.e prevent from happening). Further to this, there is now case law which enables people who are affected to claim up to 50% (usually 30%) of developers profit (combined), in return for giving up their right to light. Clearly this can sometimes constitute huge sums. This clearly is highly onerous and it's a massive issue in property development at the minute as people are injuncting developers left right and centre. Put very simply, it seems as if one of the main reasons anfield isn't being redeveloped is because surrounding or nearby property owners are ransoming the club (or threatening to) should they take forward redevelopment proposals. All it takes is one person to injunct and the club wouldn't be able to redevelop even if they had planning consent to do so. Anyway apologies for this thoroughly boring post, you know know why I don't post very much!

Deco for me has been one of the most overrated players of the last ten years.

glad stevie finds it comfortable

fail

i'd have him back at the drop of a hat, he was immense for us. sadly i think his missus won't allow it.

he's no different to mike riley. he was exactly the same. anyone have any stats on number of red cards/pens he's given at old trafford over the last couple of seasons.

anyone know how many reds/pens he's given against united at OT over the past 12 months?

Sky Sports News understands Rafa Benitez has been sacked from his post as Inter Milan manager after just six months in charge. The former Liverpool boss was only appointed by the Serie A giants in the summer but has failed to impress during his time in Italy. Benitez was handed the unenviable task of following in the footsteps of Jose Mourinho after the former Chelsea chief secured an unprecedented treble of the UEFA Champions League, Serie A and Coppa Italia titles. The 50-year-old has seen his side struggle in league action this season and they are currently seventh in the Serie A standings, 13 points adrift of leaders AC Milan, although they do have two games in hand. Outburst Inter's defence of their European crown has also stuttered as they finished second in Group A behind Tottenham and suffering a miserable 3-0 defeat at the hands of Werder Bremen in their final group fixture. A meeting with Bayern Munich, who Mourinho's Inter defeated in the Champions League final last summer, was on the cards in the last 16, but there will be a new man at the helm for that fixture in February. Benitez was understood to be on borrowed time after his outburst in the wake of the Club World Cup success when he called on club president Massimo Moratti to back him in the transfer market if they wanted him to stay as coach. Moratti has pointedly refused to stand by the Spaniard following his explosive comments and it now appears his patience has run out.

surely the point here is that if it wasn't from the brave men and women who fought for us in the second world war we would have been invaded by the nazis who would have slaughtered our troops, women, children and the elderly. many of us wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for our grandparents. people gave their lives for our freedom. we should respect that.

spot on

yes please

Did I just read this right?! 'Southampton were without hamstring victim Matt Le Tissier but Carlton Palmer took over as the creative provider. He set up Matt Oakley's fourth minute opener.'