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From .com Socceroo ffs. Makes him sound like a fucking cheerleader. Mind you he plays like one I spose.

Imagine the photos on the cutting room floor, man! That one must have been the best one he'd taken!

I use my left hand for that, but I'll happily give it a go Meenz

Yeah, and Village People are the straightest band in rock. Hmm, says the uber film nerd. Well that's random. As random as saying the theatre is gay? I was alluding to the fact that someone who is pretty obsessed with one arts medium should be so dismissive of another. btw hahaha...everybody listen to Renton alluding.

Liable to score a forty yard screamer on his debut and then spend the rest of the season dogging in the Gallowgate end and self destructing.

To think that Keegan dismantled the reserve set up all those years ago and yet now its rearing promising talent like this Albert Luque lad.

I've made that mistake before about a lad who posted on here from Fochabers. Or summat. Apparently thats in Scotland and not (as practically everyone would suspect) in the Rhineland. Krauts in tartan skirts tbh. Good luck by the way, mister.

I am working part time start at 7:30 mon - fri. I dont even get that luxury Fucking whinging students.

Couldnt stand up?! I just imagine you on your back, shivering like an upturned beetle waiting for the paramedics to arrive. Your post got me thinking though-hope your knackered old body doesnt spoil your youthful enthusiasm for the course. I'm the opposite at the mo to be fair, the body's like a perfectly calibrated precision machine, but I couldnt muster the zeal for a load of lectures and seminars. Having said that I'd love the late start times and days off in the week.

It's impossible to say to be fair because for them to have gone that length of time (a mere ten years) without winning anything at all is (i'm guessing) probably unprecedented post-war. Thats why it hacks me off when they talk about being there through 'lean times'. Yes they've got the biggest gates but thats where the plaudits end iywmho. It's not exactly a chore is it tipping up every other week to see a trophy getting lifted. I'm inclined to agree though, if we'd had their success and theyd had our success in the intervening period then I'd imagine our gates would be higher (assuming stadium capacities werent an issue). As for if we had comparable success though I stand by my earlier point and say that they would have bigger crowds because of the Busby Babes phenomenon and the media bias.

Man U's home grown support is massive and so is it's day tripper support. Thats the simple fact of the matter. In terms of loyalty (ie sticking to their team through 'harsh' times) it's no better than anyone elses really. Yes they still got bigger gates but then as has been stated, they've got a bigger pool of fans to start with. Comparisons are difficult, but when the numbers decline then they do so in more or less the same ratio as any of the other big north west clubs ie Liverpool/Everton. I dont put City in that equation cos they've not had any success for donkeys years and like us, it's a miracle that theyve got any support left at all. If Man U had similar success to Man City or us (ie in our case not having won anything for 40 years) then I'd be astonished if their gates were anywhere near the same as they have been. Not just now but during their 'lean times' - ie only picking up an FA Cup once every couple of seasons etc. As fans they're just the same as anyone else, basically. Back to the original point though, if all other factors were equal (ie our success levels were comparable) they'd still always have bigger support than us because of the massive worldwide media darlings they became after the Busby babes disaster.

How dirty is your cock by the way Gemmil or can you not control it and get piss all over your hands ? It's not a question of knob-cleanliness, you piss-drinker! It's a matter of personal hygiene - going to the bog is considered by most to be an act that requires your hands to be cleaned afterwards, because pissing, shitting and toilets in general are not the cleanest acts/places. You don't see things that way and then you try to point the finger at me as the weird one. Urgh! You smell! What exactly warrants a hand washing after taking a slash in a urinal without splashing apple juice on your hands? If I gave you a sandwich, would you be happy to rub your cock all over it, then eat it? Next time you go into a meeting at work, instead of shaking hands, would you be happy to shake the cock of the person you're meeting with? Need I go on? McGroin could blow this argument out of the water by practising what he preaches tbh. Holden, I suggest over your lunch hour you go in the gents like one of those aftershave bogmonkeys (for the purposes of authenticity, possibly blacking yourself up), perch yourself on the washbasins, start eating your sandwiches and scream 'high five' to each bloke who goes to the exit without so much as a glance in the general direction of the taps.

I've actually witnessed him trying to converse with genuine Geordies on a match day and I'd say about 70% of them havent got a clue what he's talking about. He thinks I dont notice cos I'm from Manchester, but the looks on some of their faces as he attempts the most rudimentary colloquialisms has to be seen to be rightly understood.

I wash my hands and then flay all the skin off them with a cheesegrater and then wash them again. And thats even if I go to the loo for a sit down and only manage to chuff.

"Half-way the Lads" I feel sorry for Cath, sitting next to that fuckwit at the match!

I think that's harsh tbh. I'm sure he will score goals for us but I admit I think we have spent over the odds at £10m when you look at who we could have signed for less. He's obviously got the quality so we'll see what happens. The £10 million price tag is the biggest flashing neon sign that it was a panic buy that you will ever see however. It's completely hypothetical of course because we cant know for certain, but I think we could have had Martins for half that if our timing and managerial acumen/pulling power had been better. And thats if we'd actually settled on him in the first place (which is clearly doubtful, it's almost certain he was all that was left that was willing to come in the circumstances). I think it's those sort of deals that show how much in actual fact having Roeder as manager can cost us in real terms. I know he's cost us nowt to appoint and his wages wont be much compared to his forebears, but signings like that show this to be a false economy. I don't blame Glenn for this, but the chairman. The same thing can be said for when he appointed Souness as some of his transfer deals were amongst the most over inflated in the club's history. This is because Souness didnt have a fucking clue long term and was just dealing with crises as and when they arose. Bobby was the last manager to have a long term plan, the problem with that being he was obviously getting on a bit and couldnt have followed it through himself. That should have been obvious to even the likes of Shepherd however and this situation needed strong leadership and foresight. The circumstances of his dismissal and Souness' appointment therefore have to rank alongside the most spectacular instances of mismanagement of a top level football club in the past ten years. Good post, I agree entirely except I'm not yet convinced by Martins' quality and can still see him being a flop, which frankly will be disastrous. Howay man, did you not see those somersaults!?

As opposed to surreptitiously? Look, over there! ....... Head? What head? To be fair to DotBum, it wasnt a live stream. I think he'd have been personally uncomfortable with the idea of watching a beheading that soon after it had taken place. I think the footage was a few days old at least.

I don't know if that's aimed at me, but I've said I'm personally uncomfortable with the idea of watching a movie about 9/11 this soon after, I haven't critisised anyone else for doing so. How anyone could think I need to see the movie to feel that way, or even have a problem with the opinion, to be honest, I just don't fucking understand. You never really commented on the film, let alone slagged it off. DotBum spoiling for a fight tbh.

I think that's harsh tbh. I'm sure he will score goals for us but I admit I think we have spent over the odds at £10m when you look at who we could have signed for less. He's obviously got the quality so we'll see what happens. The £10 million price tag is the biggest flashing neon sign that it was a panic buy that you will ever see however. It's completely hypothetical of course because we cant know for certain, but I think we could have had Martins for half that if our timing and managerial acumen/pulling power had been better. And thats if we'd actually settled on him in the first place (which is clearly doubtful, it's almost certain he was all that was left that was willing to come in the circumstances). I think it's those sort of deals that show how much in actual fact having Roeder as manager can cost us in real terms. I know he's cost us nowt to appoint and his wages wont be much compared to his forebears, but signings like that show this to be a false economy. I don't blame Glenn for this, but the chairman. The same thing can be said for when he appointed Souness as some of his transfer deals were amongst the most over inflated in the club's history. This is because Souness didnt have a fucking clue long term and was just dealing with crises as and when they arose. Bobby was the last manager to have a long term plan, the problem with that being he was obviously getting on a bit and couldnt have followed it through himself. That should have been obvious to even the likes of Shepherd however and this situation needed strong leadership and foresight. The circumstances of his dismissal and Souness' appointment therefore have to rank alongside the most spectacular instances of mismanagement of a top level football club in the past ten years.

The two main 'savings' being attributed to Roeder in that quote are on Shearer and Owen's wages-both of which developments have been nothing to do with him. How is that Roeder wheeling and dealing? Shearer retired and Owen got crocked. Also as with any serious injury, it could be that Owen comes back a shadow of the player he formerly was, meaning his value might have been decimated overnight. Just as I think it's ridiculous to attribute those apparent 'savings' to Glenn, equally I'd hardly think it fair to Roeder if he was blamed for wiping 20-odd million of the clubs balance sheet either if Owen came back shite.

Unlike you, Gem dear friend.....I go to work and actually work ..... Well Gem...buddy .....why haven't you responded to the posts made after this one ??? Simple fact is....for the likes of Dan and any other fuckwits, the club had central defenders in Taylor and Moore, who I am personally happy with for now. Up front they had Luque and Ameobi, who I am certainly are not. Therefore the prioritising of 2 forwards - minimum - having lost Owen, Shearer, and Bellamy for different reasons within the last 12-18 months, was of the utmost priority. Of course you can have a different opinion if you like. But wankers who will criticise the club whatever they do, still make me laugh. You sound like you've completely lost your marbles in that post.

The only highlight was when Harper saved from point blank range and Scotty Parker nearly ripped his still beating heart out of his thorax. Parker for England tbh. As for the rest of the match, lucky not to concede five minimum.

thats shocking, prison should be about playing ping-pong and watching SKY tv.

Jesus, that's sad news. Never saw his best work on the SMB but he was canny funny on here back in the day. RIP.

It's a Brian Potter reference (Phoenix Nights). Thats how he pronounces it.