Originally Posted by spinal007

No way. I love the image navigation...
You've got to think beyond the images, and consider what it means to a visitor. How it's interpreted. What impression does it make?

IMO, the image navigation straight away gives me the impression of a fun, simple and easy to use site.

And believe me, you need the image navigation to take focus because there's a lot going on elsewhere and it would make anyone dizzy if they had to look through it...

PS.: You've already got some many ads along the side columns, just leave them where they are. Don't bring them into the middle (main focus) of the page.