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Not a big fan of watching any sport other than football, although loved playing most sports as a kid it never translated into being a spectator.

We must've had a continental type of defence for years, then.

Brutal.

It wouldn't be so mad if we had at least one decent striker to replace him.

1st series was funny as fuck, 2nd nowhere near as good but still worth a watch.

The gauntlet has been thrown down at the Fish by this intrepid young Mackem. Will the fish be able to resist the challenge? Will Daddies cock be able to decipher fish's posts? Will the Fish understand the witterings of this young mackems gibberish? Stay tuned for further updates.

I've been preparing for a few years now, CT.

I was going to watch it in the house but had shit streams so ended up going out. Maybe it's just me but I find football pretty unreliable on it.

Became a Dad 14 years ago today. Biggest achievement I'll ever accomplish having 2 fantastic daughters.

This is what this club is about.

Jammy bastard. Would love to be there. Hope the footballers don't spoil it too much for you.

Mitrovic blatantly bottling out of the finishing competition as he couldn't hit cows arse with a banjo. /CT

Don't tell him, FFS! He's an internet sex pest. He's a 52 year old pervert named Brian Neal.

I chipped in to help pay for these flags and am in the corner so am obviously hoping it looks good, (but again, really just want some atmosphere which the flags may or may not help with). I think they're more for the pre-game showing or maybe at the end? I obviously won't be flying one myself as I'm one of those that gets in with a few minutes to go rather than the 30 mins the lads organising this want. Anyway, hope it looks good.

Being a longstanding supporter of this club makes me actually fear this game. Why? All the positivity, the Rafa feel good factor, large away support, new signings, on the box, first game of the season. It's all there to go tits up and leave us with egg on our faces. I remember going to Everton in 1988 for my first away trip in a similar positive mood and us getting wopped 4-0. Also remember playing big spending Leeds at home a year later on the opening day expecting a beating and seeing a big away support from Yorkshire take the piss at a disillusioned home crowd only to see Mickey Quinn do the piss taking instead. Wouldn't be surprised if the result isn't amazing, maybe a tight win at best but like Leeds going on to win the league. Not being a pessimist, just being a Newcastle United fan with memories of too many kicks in the knackers.

They should throw the Knight Ryder, Wraith and True Geordie in a cell for a week with only one mobile phone, one Greggs pastie a day and one sharp axe.

The last friendly I remember going to was juventus in the 90s followed by Hartlepool away. There's a reason for that. Friendlies are shit.

Aye, trudging their way to school, fighting Freddie Shepherd all the way there and back.

CT'dYP

Did we sign him from Ajax or a 1920's convalescent home for ex-soldiers wounded by gas attacks in WWI?

Bravado Neil strikes again!

Does BHS still have a restaurant? You could get sausage, chips and beans in there. Not sure what your folks will fancy?

I've been having bother with my internet dropping out now and then and have been pissed off going back and forth with BT. They even sent an engineer round after all my complaints. He said there's nothing wrong at my end, I said I know, it's the fucking line dropping off. Still complaining and getting nowhere so I managed to hunt down the chief executive's e-mail and sent him a canny yarn. He replied back apologising and said he'd sort it. Just had another email from their executive level complaints team saying they are taking ownership of the problem and could I please not contact 'other BT depts' as this might 'confuse' people. I think they don't want me talking to their chief exec anymore.

And that was your fatal error.