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Just watched a show on ESPN Classic this afternoon as I was bored about David Ginola, think the show was called 'legends' or something. It was 95% a Spurs show, in fact it more or less started by saying 'Ginola moved from Noocarsell to Spurs in 1997.....' and then showed a load of Spurs footage of him with the odd photo of him in a Toon shirt*. Danny Kelly, David Pleat etc raving about him with the former saying 'yeah he was good for noocarsell but was a complete legend at Spurs'. They also mentioned THAT goal but talked about a goal at Barnsley for Spurs rather than the one v Ferenvacos. Amazingly one-eyed sports journalism from ESPN or whoever made the show. *They did show his goal v Liverpool and that was it.

It's just one of those things. There'll be future posters bringing it up just as future posters will no doubt mention 'Bravado' Dave regarding Fish even though they'll have no idea why he gets called it.

Fuck off, MF! Wouldn't want to be any more of a supa fan/Geordie than I already am! Not sure if you're pulling my plonka, Fish but it'd have to be worth my while as I'd cringe seeing my mug and life plastered all over for every Tom, Dick and Harry to see.

Because we've seen the worst and are ready for the next blow coming round the corner. My first away game was a 4-0 twatting by Everton at Goodison. It's a tough game, we're not in form and missing players. Who knows, when you least expect it?

Five bedroomed Semi with garage don't you know. Alas no stained glass windows yet.

As of approx 13.00 today I now own my own home lock, stock and barrel. Time for the banana. :banana:

Cheers for the help folks, I cancelled the Brussels hotel and got a better one in Bruges for a bit cheaper, will just get an earlier train to make sure we're ok for the connection. Feel a lot happier about it now, mind. Told my pal and now the easy stuff is out the way and sorted his first plan is to sort out the drink situation as "There's nee fucking way I'm paying train prices!" so it's going to be the old innocent looking bottle of coke laced with voddie job again by the looks of it.

Just checked and there's earlier trains on the 9th. (oops!) so it's now basically a case of finding a place in Brugge that'll take late check ins.

Cheers Chez, there's a train leaves Brugge just after seven in the morning getting to Brussels Midi at 8.20. Our Eurostar is at 8.52 but I've never been on the Eurostar so don't know how strict they are with the half hour check in time, plus a few of the Brugge hotels seem to be a bit strict with the late check in times, (basically we wouldn't get to Brugge till about 10.30 pm on wednesday if that's what we decided to do). I'll have a little think and have a word with my pal. P.S. I can't stand seafood!

Thing is we don't get till 9pm then jump on a metro to a seedy part of town, ok on the wedneday night but coming back from Brugge late on the thursday night more than likely pissed as a twat after an all dayer in Brugge with my fellow Mags I'm not sure I fancy telling 'Dominique' I'm a married man whilst 'Mehmet' is behind me rifling my pockets with one hand whilst the other has a flick knife!

I'll take some marmite in my bait then.

Anyone got a clue about this place? Me and my mate are spending wed night and Thursday night here after the match and after reading a few reviews and having a look on Google maps the place looks bit of a hole and apparently a red light district full of prossies and middle eastern immigrants so we'll feel right at home coming from Walker! The hotel is near the Yser metro station so if anyone's got any tips on metro travel Brussels style give me a shout. I may yet cancel the hotel and just try for bruges but the connecting train from Bruges to Brussels is pushing it close for our Eurostar train check in on Fri morning. Any help/tips welcome. (I'll even take the piss taking in good faith).

You're in the right place for an easy/cheap trip so I'd go for it in your shoes to be fair.

Fish: "Hey Meenzer! I've had a couple of drinks and I think we should just fuck it and go to Bruges! What do you reckon? I think it'll be a great day!" Meenzer: "Err, I'm washing my hair that day, Dave." Fish: "I'll pipe down now." Meenzer: "That'll be for the best, Dave." Fish: "Maybe next time, eh?" Meenzer: "........................................................................................................................." Fish: "You still there, mate?"

"Dear Northern Football fan, Awfully sorry we said you murdered your fellow supporters and indeed urinated on their corpses as you were that pissed you thought they were just having forty winks and wouldn't mind. You see we were too busy having a metaphorical 69 sex session with Maggie, Norman and the rest of her self interested party at the time for mutually beneficial reasons and couldn't really be arsed to check out the facts for ourselves as Kelvin had a free bar on that saturday after getting a bonus from old man Murdoch, Sheffield was too far to travel to and we knew our friends in the party would be happy with our piece and would scratch our backs at a later time, who knows, maybe a few of our boys would get the old tap on the shoulder from Liz after 'er indoors at number ten gave the Palace her favour-payback list. Unfortunately we got caught out again as the mud-slinging, workshy, murder-victim-phone-tapping parasites we are who would brand innocent people as murderers just for a political favour and hope you understand. We hope this apology will put an end to this episode as frankly we're still in the brown stuff over the Milly Dowler business and don't need the grief. Cheers for listening and don't forget that the 'Sun' is available all next week for just TEN PENCE! We love it!"

£148, train to Brussels via London, including Belgian train to Bruges from Brussels. Get there on wed night for about 9pm, check in, couple of pints then head off to Bruges the next day on the piss to take in the culture then hopefully see the game then head back to brussels about half ten/eleven stay overnight then head back on the 8.52 train on fri morning. Should be back in Toon for 2pm. Been quoted £94 for a room between us for both nights which is cheap as chips but might upgrade to better.

That's me booked for Bruge. Bit of a fuck on to be honest, people in the south don't know how well off for cheap travel to Europe they are.

Seen a job fitting bra's for the Sun's page 3 girls advertised in Byker Jobcentre. The lad asked if I could make it down to Brighton Pier for the interview the next day? "Is that where the interview is?" I asked. "No, mate." he replied, "the interview is here, the back of the queue is at Brighton." Good luck from someone else fed up with their job/shifts.

Bought a set from ebay as my youngest daughter likes football and it was also a great excuse to have a play on it again but I just can't be be arsed whenever she fancies a game. I liked it as a kid but now..........err, no thanks!

AND.....he had no idea Dewhurst had shut down!!!

I've had a few squashed bollocks in my time. (My own I hasten to add), I even ended up in hospital after putting some overalls on. Also find that they haven't as much room to roam and be free since I dropped back down to 32" waist. Me pictured entering Rake Lane hospital in 2010.

Couldn't look earlier but as the three females are getting ready, (like Oates, they may be some time) I just had a gander and mine is better than Mancys.

Sunderland Obviously Boro when we're in the same division but it's always been like an elephant putting up with an annoying fly and occasionally swatting it with it's trunk when it becomes too much of a pest. Leeds. Not so much now but Leeds had a reputation and were a biggish Northern club so games against us used to put their noses out of joint (sometimes literally) when NUFC came to town with thousands of pissed up Geordies for a 'local-ish' game for us and a reminder to Leeds of 'who we were, shall we tell 'em?' (Yes we did!). Man Utd/City - See Leeds really. Man City only had a support to shout about and references about NUFC's support used to grate on them as did KK never ceasing to talk about NUFC when he managed them. Both Manchester clubs knew to expect a big, (and I mean big), travelling support arriving on their doorstep when we played them and there was always a great atmosphere. Southern clubs really don't cut the mustard in this aspect, when I say 'atmoshere' I don't just mean singing I meant everything from tension, laughs, hatred and the back and forth between supporters. Midlands can be lumped in with the Southerners FWIW. Liverpool - Just a machine when I was a kid and you wanted to beat them but usually got hammered, a lot of the hatred now towards Liverpool seems to be internet based as when I meet them they're alright enough, although the gloryhunters don't help them as well as the media love-in and disproportionate representation they get with ex-players sticking up for them. Their day has well and truly gone. Spurs, West Ham, Chelsea - More down to individual incidents like the petrol bomb/showing them that they couldn't just pick off the odd lone Geordie getting off a train when he's surrounded by blokes in donkey jackets, taches and fresh from the yards with a thirst and an ingrained distrust of 'Shandy drinking puffs'