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By the way, if I could pick anyone to win then obviously it would be the Toon, but of the deserving sides up there, I'd go for Arsenal without hesitation. The manager comes across as a complete twat but he has assembled the best footballing side on a relative pittance tbf and that distinguishes them from Man U, Chelsea and Liverpool over the past five years or so iywmho.

What a load of shite. The Munich air crash happened in 1958. How long prior would you like to go? Let's take a decade before Munich say 1948. Manchester United average attendance in that season 54,890. Their 'global market presence' as you put it is largely down to being the dominant team in the 1990's when the TV export boom to Asia etc was at it's height. I wouldn't argue with you that they have been succesful in marketing their 'brand' (yuk) but that was 'earned' with back to back doubles and a treble when the export boom of football was at it's height. Sorry but that's rubbish the Munich disaster had one "good" thing (nothing actually good of course, but purely in the context of publicity) which is it raised Man U's presence massively world wide, and they never really lost that. Man U's popularity across the UK and the world when Liverpool were dominating Europe (in the true sense of the word, something which Man U have never achieved) is only explained by the Busby crash phenomenon to be fair. There isnt a counter argument to this. I can say this much with an un-biased heart as well cos as a Manc I can't stand Scousers.

Couldn't agree more. Arsenal were a 'fashionable' club before Wenger but he's transformed them from a boring and ageing team into an exciting and largely young one on relatively limited resources. I'm not sure Mourhino could have done that, Gemmill. Well he won the Champions League with Porto, and the league both times he's entered it so far in the Premiership, so I reckon he's got something about him. But I'm not really sure what your point was - I wasn't comparing Mourinho to Wenger - I think Wenger is a great manager too, but that doesn't help Chelsea find a replacement for Mourinho, or Man United find a replacement for Ferguson, which was my point. Agreed, I think his credentials stand up against anyones tbf and it's a bit daft to argue otherwise.

I think Man U have been very lucky with injuries though and although i hate Chelsea,i hate Man U as much as anyone and hope they win fuck all.I know far too many gloating,patronising,glory hunting twatts and they will be unbearable if they win it.Its nice to see them with a sulk on. Aye, I'll agree that for this reason, I'd take anyone over Man U to win it and always will. It's a truth that rings out louder than anything else for me and always has. I know it's a bit sad but Chelsea have won it for the last couple of years and it just means an easier life for me. Chelsea gloat, but I'm not affected by it as I dont meet any Chelsea fans unless I'm in London, which is fair enough of course. If it's Man U tho then quite simply you just get it wherever you go and both barrells off the media to boot.

englishman, irishman and scotsman walk into a bar. the barman says is this a joke? lighten up for fucks sake. What is going on, we never used to have this much petty bickering. Even when we were on N-O No offence Berb, but probably the thing least likely to promote harmony is your jokes. Just joshing marra.

englishman, irishman and scotsman walk into a bar. the barman says is this a joke? lighten up for fucks sake. What is going on, we never used to have this much petty bickering. Even when we were on N-O No offence Berb, but probably the thing least likely to promote harmony is your jokes.

My money's on it being Cath tbf.

Whats a PID?

Moby Dick!

Over-reactiontastic tbf.

By the way I did wonder whether it was spelled 'boisterous' but couldnt be arsed to look it up.

Gemmill showing some brass neck there dissing music tastes.

Aye, Toplass coming in for a canny bit of stick there without exactly saying owt terrible. Boysterous craic=par for the course for here innit? Don't think the lads can have it both ways like tbh.

"I used to be in a band called equality street." tbh "Racial"

That is seriously disturbing. Hideous.

Pink oboe soloist

"Sometimes the snow comes down in June (fact), sometimes the sun goes round the moooOOooOOoon (bollocks)!" tbh. *David Brent* Lyrical! fuck I shouldnt have had that 4th pint. #

Contraversial.

I might, but it won't be for a while, I've got a pile of books to read at the moment. Who's that bloke in your ava? Is it Morris Minor and the Major's? It's the legend, that is: Hugo Chavez. Who is he? Looks like some sort of revolutionary in that beret and rant. Chavez Guivera in that shell suit mind heh heh Good guess. He's the president of Venezuela: much loved by his people, much hated by the Yanks, who have tried to have him killed a couple of times and have backed a couple of unsuccessful coup attempts against him. One of which is the subject of a documentary film by an Irish TV crew who just so happened to be in the presidential palace at the exact moment it all kicked off. Have a look on Youtube for "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised", it's on there in 8 parts. The yanks refer to him as a dictator, yet he is the "most elected" leader in the world (ie he has won more elections and given his people more chances to vote on his policies in referendums, than anyone else), these aren't dodgy elections either - they have the backing of the Carter Centre - things that can't be said about George Bush and the US. After he came to power he nationalised the Venezuelan oil industry and used the profits to help the poor, build schools, homes, hospitals, etc, etc. This means the rich people - who have for so long enjoyed the country's oil wealth with the help of the private media and the previous corrupt governments - hate him, they use the private media, which they own, to continually slag him off and try to undermine his policies. The fact that he allows them to do this, shows that the accusations of authoritarianism are bollocks. He regularly takes the piss out of George Bush and when he spoke at the UN - shortly after Bush - he accused him of being the devil and said he could still smell the sulphur lingering around the podium from when he had been there. The man's a living legend. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Ch%C3%A1vez Quality.

I might, but it won't be for a while, I've got a pile of books to read at the moment. Who's that bloke in your ava? Is it Morris Minor and the Major's? It's the legend, that is: Hugo Chavez. Who is he? Looks like some sort of revolutionary in that beret and rant. Chavez Guivera in that shell suit mind

I might, but it won't be for a while, I've got a pile of books to read at the moment. Who's that bloke in your ava? Is it Morris Minor and the Major's? Now there's a blast from the past! Tony Hawks wasn't it? Was it really? I honestly didnt know. Who were the others then?

Where in Anglesey Rob? I only ask because I know it well and I'm convinced that some pubs are still using them. I've had pints in Holyhead that look like they've been through Boris Yeltsin tbh.

I might, but it won't be for a while, I've got a pile of books to read at the moment. Who's that bloke in your ava? Is it Morris Minor and the Major's?

Contraversial.

*Insert Bridget joke here* You jest, but the parking was clearly awful to start with.