Jimjim

i don't mind the owners making decisions themselves but it would be nice if they actually employed some proper advisors who know and understand football. at the moment they don't seem to have any, sacked a club legend pretty unceremoniously without having a replacement in place or even remotely lined up and now they have this farcical interview process in place. nothing they do at the moment inspires much confidence i'm afraid.

carmine, on 2012-05-20 09:44:12, said:

Why would I bother coming her to talk to a bunch of Tottenham w_nkers except to gloat? Seriously.

longstebe, on 2012-05-16 23:21:53, said:

He would be useful in a relegation battle !!

houseinbkk, on 2012-05-14 01:32:58, said:

Barton is a pr1ck. He always has been. Tevez threw his toys out the pram, but that is nothing compared to the stuff Barton and his clan have done over the years. If anyone deserves a big dig in the head, it's Joey Barton. I'm just glad his sending off didn't cost QPR their premier league place.

Of course, one good thing was to come from it - MANCHESTER CITY PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2011/2012.

Well done lads, you deserve it.....

I don't suppose anyone has a picture they can post of Ferguson's face when he heard City had won? That's got to be good for a giggle!

Dear football forum members.

For you all who have given congratulations, many thanks. For those who are trying to spoil this day for us, it ain't gonna work.

JacknDanny, on 2012-05-14 00:46:07, said:

I've never been as nervous in all my life jack I really wish they would stop doing that to us.

The stats are unreal. 81% possession. About 34 shots to QPR's 3 and about 19 corners to QPR's 0. With all that, we should have had it buried by half time but we just can't do it that way.

MrRed, on 2012-04-21 14:56:33, said:

Except the Title

Nice final home game of the season last night and some pride restored for the faithful home fans.

Downing, Johnson, Henderson, Carroll played out their skins, was it for their LFC Careers or an eye on a possible call up to the Euros?

Thought  Chelsea were terrible at the back but credit has to be given to Andy and Luis who ran riot last night . They have shown they can form a good partnership now. They were an absolute handful and I dare say they would cause any defence a few problems with that kind of form.

Andy looked completely unplayable last night...and he has improved his ground game so we can mix it now. Was that the Newcastle Carroll we thought we had bought? I think it was....If he can do that 80% of his games next season he will be a good player for us I am sure of it.

We still need more attacking options in the Summer brought in a Attacking midfielder and a pacey wide player. As I agree the last few games our midfield looks very lightweight again without Gerrard and Lucas and of course a lack of experience in this key area.

Interesting Summer ahead and will Kenny be given the chance to build a team over the next few years.  


"Bastion of Invincibility" Liverpool Football Club.

JacknDanny, on 2012-05-08 19:22:43, said:

i kind of agree - their protests should have been directed against the owners who appointed kean and who seem to have made the 30m quid they got for jones and samba vanish into thin air. you also had that absurd situation when yakubu scored four goals in a match this season, went and celebrated with the manager and the fans booed and chanted 'kean out'. berks.

EDUCATION
Small Primary School became a winner
Wannapa Khaopa
The Nation



Once a failure, 109 now ranks in South's top 10

NARATHIWAT: -- Believe it or not, a small primary school with only eight teachers is among the top ten excellent schools in the three restive southern provinces.

Lots of small schools with limited educational resources and personnel have failed to pass external assessments and get satisfactory scores in a national test, but that's not the case for Wattantikaram Mittapap 109 School in Narathiwat's Rangae district.

It is the only small school that has been ranked among the top ten excellent schools with highest average scores in the second round of external assessment by the Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (Onesqa), according to Sukkaew Kaewdang Foundation.

Moreover, the school has won high scores in the Ordinary National Educational Test (O-Net). In 2010, it recorded up to 77 per cent in O-Net scores on average.

This school has finally enjoyed sweet success after having provided helpful and enjoyable extracurricular activities for students before and after class and on weekends, for years.

"Parents were not satisfied by the students' academic performance. They had a big problem with reading and writing standards 20 years ago when I took over running the school," said Sudsai Bunchuay, director of Wattantikaram Mittapap 109. She said more and more parents were moving their children to study at other schools in the hope they could help improve their reading and writing skills.

Well, what extracurricular activities has it provided that resulted in better academic performance while still being allocated the same budget and number of teachers?

Sudsai said the extracurricular activities were: analysing questions in O-Net's maths and Thai language tests to find correct answers, doing meditation before practising reading, learning games about vocabularies and proverbs in Thai and English languages, karaoke singing, dancing and drawing and painting.

"Small gifts were offered when the 61 students played learning games. We found they were encouraged to search for information and knowledge by themselves, to be ready to answer questions that would win the games and earn the gifts. They really enjoyed this and had fun while doing and learning from the activities. This motivated them to think and be more confident to express their opinions," she said.

Another factor in its success is that the school opens everyday. Teacher Prawat Boonprasert volunteered to take care of students who prefer to attend school at the weekend. They are allowed to do homework, surf the Internet, practise typing and southern Thai traditional dance Manora, sing karaoke songs and have lunch with him. He offers to tutor students in any subject they request.

Before coming up with different activities and getting strong support from teachers, Sudsai devoted her personal life to providing what her teachers needed and helping when they had problems. Her mobile phone is turned on around the clock and is available for any teachers to call for help. She takes care of teachers' children when they have to leave home and is their adviser when they encounter difficulties.

Having won their hearts, it is not difficult for Sudsai to get their support when she asks. Her teachers do not hesitate to work harder to provide extracurricular activities for their students.

Another secret behind the school's success is support from community leaders and residents in the communities.

"After I was appointed the school's director around 20 years ago, I decided to visit parents and senior people in nearby communities, asking them what they wanted from the school," Sudsai said. "They told me they wanted quality students."

When they were more familiar with her and understood what she planned to do, they were willing to support the schools' activities.

"Sometimes, parents join in activities together with our students at school. Mothers and children search vocabularies from newspapers together. So, they learn how to encourage and teach their children," she said.

Rung Kaewdang, president of Sukkaew Kaewdang Foundation, is promoting Sudsai as the role model for a good administrator, and her school as an example of how a small school can improve its performance through limited resources and community participation.

He has recruited freelance writer Kasama Satayahuraksa to study the school's success and write a book about it - with financial support from the Office of the Education Council and Onesqa.

The book will be distributed in three months to inspire other school directors, Rung said. He has invited individuals, organisations and companies to donate funds to help the foundation tell the story to the public in more interesting way - through a video.


-- The Nation 2012-04-23

longstebe, on 2012-05-06 13:47:51, said:

You miss Lucas badly.   He's a top class dm.   Another plus though as he'll be back for the new season and Spearing will be on the bench.    

In fairness to Dalglish,  Gerrard playing so deep seemed to pull you out of shape.   That stemed from the midfield being starved.

Terrible first hour.
Hendo and wee Jay against chelseas midfield was a losing battle from the get go. Made up with big Andy though.

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You played some good stuff for the last half hour there lads. Sorry to see you lose it.

Ok, they needed punishing no doubt, but beating to death, no.

MrRed, on 2012-05-02 13:26:47, said:

garbage, mr ed. if you don't think that players like pepe reina, xabi alonso, luis garcia and in particular benitez himself 'got' the liverpool way and what the club means to the people of the city then you are, as so often, talking out of your hole.

but i'll leave this discussion there. talking about the liverpool way and what it is, or perhaps was, with a man united fan is like discussing astronomy with a flat-earther.

necronx99, on 2012-05-04 04:10:34, said:

Now that made me laugh...and how ironic...I almost did just that. (the arts degree). I chose mechanical engineering instead..