Dr Gloom

the ref has missed a few blatant free kicks too. tbf, the noise stoke's fans were making early doors was impressive. we shut them up with the second mind.

i tell you what, obertan has looked decent today. he cops a lot of stick on this board but he's looked lightening quick and a great outlet to relieve pressure when we break quickly. bags of pace and quality cross for the goal too.

watching gary neville struggle with the interactive analysis machine i painful. who told sky hiring the least likeable footballer of his generation was a good idea?

Above all teams outside Manchester. fucking nuts. i fully expect this bubble to burst swiftly and for us to come hurtling back to reality. still, it's hard not to get carried away with the lofty position. a win against stoke tonight, something against chelsea and it wouldn't matter if we hammered by city and man u. we'd still be in the top 6 mix in the run up to xmas for the first time since SBR. mad whern you consider the lack of investment in the side.

tecato, have you been on the prozac or something? weren't you one of the most pessimistic posters around last season? i might be wrong here but i seem to remember you refusing to rule relegation for the majority of the season. all of a sudden you seem to be making a bid to replace CT as leader of team positive.

i read somewhere over the weekend that we're in for that erik pieters lad again in january. presumably if another body goes out rather than to bolster the squad numbers.

we've a rotten record against stoke. the unbeaten run has to end at ome point and it wouldnt be a disgrace if we do lose here. how mint if we can win or draw though? we'd be above chelsea in november. mad

the guardian are reporting it too.

sorry if this has already been posted. couldn't see it anywhere. i'd be even more gutted than when we sold them carroll. i could see it happening too with this lot in charge. More at - http://www.dailymail...-Liverpool.html

The top ten foreign turkeys: Luque Marclino Dumas Viana Anderson Fumaca Boumsong Xisco Babayaro Cordone I'm sure there are many more that could make this list

TM, the worries in your post are striking. puts my own concerns about work and life into perspective. you're clearly a clever bloke. is factory work the best thing going for you? particularly working for a bitch like that? i'd move the fuck away from that town. apply for a more satisfying job elsewhere. it might take a while and you might not have much money for a bit but it sounds like it could be a risk worth taking, especially if you can persuade your other half to come with. get yourself down london mate the streets are paved with gold down here. well, perhaps not, but there are more well paid jobs going here than anywhere else.

there's always one team that starts well then sinks like a stone. i'm hoping we're not that side this year. we've got enough points on the board, enough quality in the first team and the team spirit needed to be optimistic. the lack of depth in the squad means we still shouldn't assume we won't do a hull. injuries to coloccini and tiote and we're a very different looking side all of a sudden.

looking after the bairn tomorrow so taking him into the west end to get my ipad fixed for the second time. birthday drinks of a mate tomorrow night if we can get a baby sitter sorted then fuck all the rest of the weekend other than eating and napping.

enough to bring tears to your eyes those. i one has a spot in my ear as a teenager. had to get the old dear to pop it. almost passed out from the pain.

it's one of those things i can honestly say i've never thought about but now the question has been posed i'm annoyingly aware of my breathing.

sounded like an entertaining match, shame but about the result. for those who saw it, how did ben arfa look?

How Long About 24 years. My dad's an Evertonian and forced me to support them until I was about 8 and started going to the match. Why the Toon? They were my local club. Everton when I was 8 were far more successful but you can't compare watching the odd game on telly to going to watch your home town club live. Location Havent lived in newcastle since 1997. Currently based in London Toon Games? Fuck knows. Stopped counting a while back. Went regularly between the ages of 10-17 but these days make about 5-6 games a season, mostly away fixtures in London with the odd home game over summer or Christmas. Where we've been/are going? We're currently doing as well as I can imagine us ever doing under this owner

nice to see sammy on the bench

massive blow. our most important player alongside coloccini. anyone know if it's a bad one or just a knock?

we might actually see a team with more of the players we want to see starting - ben arfa, marveaux, santon etc - than we do in pardew's first choice 11.

Leeds has some shitholes, no doubt. I was mugged by 4 hoodies in Hyde Park on the way back to a mate's house after a night out as a student. but the city centre is really nice. Good shops, bars, restaurants etc.

Fuck me, the hell slide was savage! It was basically just a 15ft verticle drop

Staying up late posting on here for no reason when I know I'm getting a 5am alarm call from the barn. Why do I do it? Oh, and people that fart on the tube, and the tube full stop.

Fuck me, that place brings back some memories. If the rat and the super looper are still the best rides going, I don't think it's worth it