listen mate, i don't wanna sound bad like, but don't show your face around here until June, OK?

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

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Merry Christmas Ollie. I hear Steve T is your new boss!!

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

Leave him alone, he just got engaged.

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

Who? Ollie, Steve or both - to each other??

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

I think he means not welcome in Barca. My presence in Blighty obviously has miraculous powers of inspiration for the lads.

Swift - Nee bother mate - give me yer season ticket for nowt and I'll stay here!

Screach - naa. Not boss. Perhaps 'manager' or 'agent'? Cigar? Check. Dodgy sales patter? Check. Hmm. Stick with me, son, I'll take you all the way to the top. Contacts, knowwhatImean, eh?

Oh, and the engagement is to Wor Lass, bless her.

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

Well, congrats to your lass. Have you told her about Jan 2nd yet???

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

Congrats mate. Geordies are scoring aal ower the shop at the moment

:))

By the way don't fret at Swift's seemingly heartless message. I've just received my first email along similar lines as the Sydney clique get into work on a Monday morning ! If we can just get a whiparound going then I reckon we can both stay ...

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

LT, I think it's imperative that you stay through Jan 2. ;-)

-- Anonymous, December 23, 2001

Screach,

I told her about Manure as soon as I got the ticket.

She didn't whinge.

Even coming on top of my Blackburn, SunLun reserves, Leeds, Boro and Chelsea absences.

In her annual holidays.

In Bedlington.

You've got to marry a lass like that.

-- Anonymous, December 24, 2001

Ciara I'd love to stay but reality has to bite me at some stage ! Let's just hope it's not in deepest darkest Tokyo in front of a pub full of plastic Mancs though

-- Anonymous, December 24, 2001