Some of you may recall that when the Sky Pay Per View raised its ugly head I was on my high horse giving it the old "the bastards get enough money off me anyway / no way will I pay more / thin end of the wedge" etc.

Now of course is the acid test. When I'm sitting on my fat arse tonight knowing that the match is only £8 away, will my integrity hold up?

As some sage once said : "These are my principles and if you don't like them I'll damn' well go and change them"

Hmmmm

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Answers

Arse to Principles or Keep the Integrity?

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Give the £8 to Children In Need.

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Gan doon the boozer? Spend the money on strong drink.

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

You could always go round to someones house who has less principles

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Is that some sort of come on line, Kats ;-)

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Nah ! I'm less subtle than that ;-)

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

No boozer locally is showing the game, but I kinda like the idea of getting someone else to pay and watching it in his house. If I only had some mates who wanted to watch it....

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

I have the good fortune to not have STY, thus the dilemma never arises :-)

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Rob the ppv by obtaining the necessary equipment by some dodgy means (c;

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

then get on a bus and get to boozer that does, sorry don't know where you live!! Sydney chaps are converging for a butties and coffee do at stings with no pangs at all sydneyside.

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

..... you're welcome to come and watch it 'chez clarky', Nick. It's well known that I have no ethics, morals, personal principles or integrity, and by buying the entire season package it only costs me £1.50 per game! ;0{I

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

I quite like the idea of pubs picking up the tab for PPV. Kids me into thinking I'm getting my two or three pints a bit cheaper. Daft init ?

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Well, having agreed to pay a monthly 'arm & leg' for Sky Sports 1/2/3, and then £60 for the ppv season package, I've still been finding myself recently wandering down t' boozer to watch the games on ITV bloody Sports.

Actually, it's rather nice to watch a game in the pub with a pint in your hand and a few other punters to natter with, rather than just getting the occasional - "that Sol Campbell has rather nice thighs!" or "does HE have to clear his nose in front of the camera every time?"

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

My sediments as well Clarky, but needs must in my case since we don't have any of this fancy satellite gubbins.

Weakening though, with the free box etc. deal currently on offer.

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Appreciate the gesture Clarky! I have to say, I'm weakening as we speak, and may well bite the bullet and pay the buggars.

I did have a plan of seeing how we're doing at half time, and if we're any better than 1-0 down, THEN paying my money, but I may have missed the best bits by then.

Oh, the agonies!

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001

Nick, I was exactly like you at the start of the season. Swore they wouldn't have my money - no way. Coughed up 30 quid for the half season ticket last week. That way I only struggled with me conscience once instead of every time the Toon are on from now to end of season!

I'm bliddy ashamed of meself for doing it. I blame YBR and the lads for winning a few games and making me think it might be worth it. Bastards!

-- Anonymous, December 18, 2001