'We have the moral authority to question this administration's profligacy and imprudence, because Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP was part of an administration that paid off Nigeria's entire foreign debt.

Rose punished the home team for their profligacy after 66 minutes when Currie got on the end of a delivery from Chris Gray to nod home the opener.

Somebody must be held to account for this profligacy.

Writing in left-wing New Statesman magazine Blair said: "The Conservative Party are back clothing themselves in fiscal responsibility buttressed by moves against 'benefit scroungers', immigrants squeezing out British workers and - of course - Labour profligacy.

Some good, though, has emerged from such profligacy as the League Managers Association have now adopted Villa as their official charity.

Although China is often referred to as the primary financier of America's continuing profligacy, that country's total holdings, some $1.16 trillion, represents just a little over seven percent of the U.S.

Sir Alex Ferguson was clearly not impressed though and his side were nearly made to pay the ultimate price for their profligacy when Michael Carrick bundled Danny Murphy over in the box a minute from time but 27-year-old referee Michael Oliver waved away the penalty claims.

Too much dilly-dallying cost Beck in another promising position, then the Silkmen almost paid for their profligacy in the 84th minute when Graham Evans' header looked a goal all the way but Adam McGee pulled off a fantastic save to secure a deserved away success.

Last night, he must have been in despair as Norwich took a leaf out of United's book by making the Merseysiders pay for their profligacy in front of goal.

Emma Boon of the Taxpayers Alliance said: "This is yet another example of BBC profligacy. Instead of pleading poverty, they should cut out spending like this."