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Where's Abrak when you need him, to put figures into words! Like B*ll*cks!

I'm disappointed! But not so disappointed that I wish to discuss lower league football (there's a separate thread for that)!

Whilst I believed that we deserved Champion League football next season, poor performance either side and through March 'undid' us!

I think that we should sell Modric (at a very good price) and do everything that we can to keep Bale! We should be using the funds we have from finishing 4th to get a couple of great players (a striker and a centre back) from elsewhere and to use the Europa Cup to 'blood' some more younger players!

We were only 1 point less than the last time we qualified, this season could have been so much 'more' ready for next season!

How does the Europa cup work, do we go straight into a 'group stage', or is there qualifying involved (as in Newcastle - who effectively have now finished 6th)? Maybe I should look it up myself - lazy b*stard that I am!


2011-2012 1 4 38 13 3 3 39 17 7 6 6 27 24 +25 69 2010-2011 1 5 38 9 9 1 30 19 7 5 7 25 27 +9 62 2009-2010 1 4 38 14 2 3 40 12 7 5 7 27 29 +26 70 2008-2009 1 8 38 10 5 4 21 10 4 4 11 24 35 0 51 2007-2008 1 11 38 8 5 6 46 34 3 8 8 20 27 +5 46 2006-2007 1 5 38 12 3 4 34 22 5 6 8 23 32 +3 60 2005-2006 1 5 38 12 5 2 31 16 6 6 7 22 22 +15 65 2004-2005 1 9 38 9 5 5 36 22 5 5 9 11 19 +6 52 2003-2004 1 14 38 9 4 6 33 27 4 2 13 14 30 -10 45 2002-2003 1 10 38 9 4 6 30 29 5 4 10 21 33 -11 50 2001-2002 1 9 38 10 4 5 32 24 4 4 11 17 29 -4 50 2000-2001 1 12 38 11 6 2 31 16 2 4 13 16 38 -7 49 1999-2000 1 10 38 10 3 6 40 26 5 5 9 17 23 +8 53 1998-1999 1 11 38 7 7 5 28 26 4 7 8 19 24 -3 47 1997-1998 1 14 38 7 8 4 23 22 4 3 12 21 34 -12 44 1996-1997 1 10 38 8 4 7 19 17 5 3 11 25 34 -7 46 1995-1996 1 8 38 9 5 5 26 19 7 8 4 24 19 +12 61 1994-1995 1 7 42 10 5 6 32 25 6 9 6 34 33 +8 62 1993-1994 1 15 42 4 8 9 29 33 7 4 10 25 26 -5 45 1992-1993 1 8 42 11 5 5 40 25 5 6 10 20 41 -6 59

Whilst the rules, regulations and costs may appear quite complicated. They are actually very simple, if you know who you are, what you are doing, and what you intend to do!
When it becomes complicated, is when you don't know who you are (in terms of both the Thai Immigration (visas/ extensions) and the Labour Department (Work permits/Tax....)), your current (or recent past) situation, and the situation that you may be in, in the future!

There are plenty of ways to 'beat the system' to save a few thousand Baht, or avoid 'border runs'. The bottom line is, if you don't know why or how you're beating the 'system' when you do it, then there's a good chance you'll get it wrong, at some point!

To answer the original question a Non Imm B visa is valid for 12 months, but you must leave the country every 90 days (a multi-entry is as it says - but may be used to get an extra 90 days - give or take 15 months)!

In my experience a Non Imm B visa may be Extended (in my case marriage) and then there is only a requirement to report to Immigration every 90 days and not 'border run' or leave the country. If you want to do that on an Extension, then you must have a Re-entry Permit (either single or mullti) -cost wise, you'd have to be planning to leave 4 times a year for the multi to be worth it (hence, you go back to the 90 day thing)!

My point is, plan ahead, and if you can't, then flexibility is the key!

I think that we have lost an engine in the centre of mid-field! And also not strengthened our central defence with an ever useless/ageing King.

Parker is brilliant in attack and recovering defence, but I think having Huddlestone back will be great. Personally, I think Modric has had a poor season, he plays too deep, cannot defend and instead of using his skill to shoot, tries to pass balls through 4 sets of defenders legs.

Bale has also had a disappointing end (3 months) to the season.

I would give Kyle Walker 'Spurs player of the year'. yes he has made a few mistakes, but he is so keen to get forward, can run fast, and his crosses/ shots, whilst not always great, are generally better then Lennon's final delivery. After he's run up the pitch, he runs back down the pitch and has made some great tackles (usually because VDV's contract states that he's not allowed in his own half except for Kick Off and corners).

I hate to back a foreign team in the Champions League, but they have a lovely Oktoberfest! And they're not Germans, they're Bavarians, oompah, oompah, lede hosen! (Leather trousers for those who aren't bi-lingual)

Nor am I ;-)

I'll have to add my thanks to MrB, and apart from Arsenal winning, it was the perfect end to a season!

I have prided myself on never supporting a 'foreign' team against an English team in Europe, but not this time! COYBM!

I'll go and visit the Spurs thread now!