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I'm seeing it tomorrow, based on the reviews I've read, and the fact I am confident of my sexuality. 76607[/snapback] Well i hope you enjoy it you raving bender! 76631[/snapback] Nope, just not paranoid I'm going to get converted, unlike Gemmill. 76633[/snapback] Gemmill was extradited for being too pink for San Francisco ffs. This film will be right up his back alley tbh.

Do you go to the games? 76601[/snapback] Aye, and I noticed on Saturday a fair few missing behind me and to the right, like. 76613[/snapback] You make them form a queue?

That's a bloody good point actually, we need to get into the mind of Freddy to predict what will happen I guess. 76591[/snapback] .............nah, it's not working. I am getting hungry mind. 76603[/snapback] I'm getting thirsty. 76609[/snapback] In reference to him pissing on a ladyboys face?

That's a bloody good point actually, we need to get into the mind of Freddy to predict what will happen I guess. 76591[/snapback] .............nah, it's not working. I am getting hungry mind.

Aye, I think we were all rooting for Premiership opposition after we trounced Mansfield. 76584[/snapback] i know youve written that to make me bite In all truth torquay have beaten the brummies once (and they know it) who says we cant again? only this time we wont be cheated out of it! Anyway, i was speaking from a purely selfish point of view. Besides if we (toon) have serious aspirations to this cup, then we'd have to knock out far better than Birmingham!! 76593[/snapback] Chomp!

More Newcastle-bashing by the beeb tbh. I remember Coventry as cup holders getting knocked out against non-league Sutton United back in 1988 but how often do we get to see that? 76589[/snapback] True like. Think we suffer cos Radfords goal was such a rocket though-unlike the Sutton one which was just a header from a corner so not as spectacular. Though having said that Radford's goal wasnt even the winner anyway.

I still remember Bournemouth in 1992..... 76553[/snapback] Brighton 3rd Round. Cant remember when. 1985/6? We must be able to do either of thos two tho, shirley?! 76556[/snapback] 1983 - Trelford fucking Mills - don't remind me! 76564[/snapback] 1983???????? You're having a tin bath??!! I'm never usually that far off in my year estimates!! Jesus wept, still remember it-first memory of us in the FA Cup. 76571[/snapback] I think we played them again in 1985/86 (and lost again)... But 1983 is the one which boils my fucking piss! 76585[/snapback] They had a good team back then like, Brighton.

Put in a sack and shot. Then drowned.

Aye, I think we were all rooting for Premiership opposition after we trounced Mansfield.

I still remember Bournemouth in 1992..... 76553[/snapback] Brighton 3rd Round. Cant remember when. 1985/6? We must be able to do either of thos two tho, shirley?! 76556[/snapback] Trelford fucking Mills. I am old enough to remember H******d, ths has disaster written all over it 76566[/snapback] Glad to say I'm not, though obviously I love the fact that I get to study the archive footage every-fucking-year! Someone should infiltrate the beeb and burn that reel. bet they've only got one fucking copy. They'd be fucked for stuff to put on FA Cup Match of the Day end credits footage then!

I still remember Bournemouth in 1992..... 76553[/snapback] Brighton 3rd Round. Cant remember when. 1985/6? We must be able to do either of thos two tho, shirley?! 76556[/snapback] 1983 - Trelford fucking Mills - don't remind me! 76564[/snapback] 1983???????? You're having a tin bath??!! I'm never usually that far off in my year estimates!! Jesus wept, still remember it-first memory of us in the FA Cup.

Spill. 76395[/snapback] Completely innocent, I swear. Well, maybe not the drunken text part, but the texts at 1:30 AM is, especially when one gets the message "since I'm meant to be up for work in 4 hours..." oops. 76530[/snapback] It's ok, I didn't crash on the way into work 76561[/snapback] picture message tbh 76563[/snapback] Request was denied tbh 76567[/snapback] Just as well as you'd have no doubt been crawling round work on all fives.

Spill. 76395[/snapback] Completely innocent, I swear. Well, maybe not the drunken text part, but the texts at 1:30 AM is, especially when one gets the message "since I'm meant to be up for work in 4 hours..." oops. 76530[/snapback] It's ok, I didn't crash on the way into work 76561[/snapback] picture message tbh

Thats the mackems out anyway.

I still remember Bournemouth in 1992..... 76553[/snapback] Brighton 3rd Round. Cant remember when. 1985/6? We must be able to do either of thos two tho, shirley?!

Banana slide tbh

After she's dropped you off at the Gala Bingo you mean? 76532[/snapback] Aye that's about right, two fat ladies - you and your mother - 88 and all that! 76536[/snapback] I'm like a racing snake, me man!

Spill. 76395[/snapback] Completely innocent, I swear. Well, maybe not the drunken text part, but the texts at 1:30 AM is, especially when one gets the message "since I'm meant to be up for work in 4 hours..." oops. 76530[/snapback] Do you Yanks say 'mobile' and 'text' these days instead of 'cell phones' and 'sms'? Just wondered. Started to hear it creep in on a few things stateside (okay....Pimp my Ride).

After she's dropped you off at the Gala Bingo you mean?

But that's such an eerily accurate little verbal bomb there. 76511[/snapback] The Church isn't one homogenous group though, perhaps it should be referred to as a bunch of cults, or similar 76512[/snapback] With each one believing theirs is the ONE TRUE GOD. Shouldn't get started on religion me- it's good for the soul to have a belief but it's a shite concept for the public masses. 76515[/snapback] Orientation Director welcoming new arrivals to Hell: “This is Hell, so, abandon all hope and yadda yadda yadda ...” Damned soul: “Well, who was right? Who gets into Heaven?” Director: “I’m afraid it was the Mormons; yes, the Mormons were the correct answer” That scene is sheer genius.

Alex is seething.

For me only one was completely predictable, with one being likely (Gullit). I do think though that Shepherd seems to have very little knowledge about the game of football (although he is OK on the financial side), and his PR gaffs are the stuff of legends. I was reading in the back of the program how Shepherd likes to help small teams like Mansfield out - right, if you say so Freddie. 76446[/snapback] Predictable or not, he's appointed 4 managers with only SBR being any good. If Souness bought four players and 3 were shit, quite rightly, he'd be getting stick. I've got time for Shepherd as he backs his managers but to suggest that he's only made one mistake, i.e. appoint Souness, is a bit wide of the mark. 76452[/snapback] Even more worryingly, of the ones he has appointed, all of them have won trophies at other clubs and have a successful track record in management. Until they get here. Not saying thats proof conclusive that that's Fat Fred's fault, but I think it's indicative. Personally I think the reason for our underachievement since Shepherd (who it has to be conceded has made (our) cash available to managers) is to do with lack of professionalism. The lack of professionalism at the club starts at the very top with the chairman and permeates down from there. 76472[/snapback] But Souness's track record in management is very poor overall, and anyone who had done any background research into Gullit would have known he was a grade A twat. I think the problems have resulted because of the poor choice in managers. Personally I think Dalglish wasn't given long enough (panic sacked by Shepherd, admittedly), and Robson did have some success (without winning anything), but was ultimately too long in the tooth. Just because Shepherd is a constant in this, does not make him a cause. I have heard the same argument being used against Shearer - which imo is bullshit! 76480[/snapback] It might be oversimplifying things somewhat, but I would characterise pre-Shepherd failure as the result of under-investment and post Shepherd failure as the result of a lack of professionalism. The Hall/Keegan era I discount from that tiemline as I think it was so exceptional and our failure to land the big one then was due to a lack of experience/naivety etc etc. The fans (rightfully) moan about the players attitudes/off field behaviour, but why are we surprised when we see the man at the very top of the pile setting the example he does. When he's not in brothels he's slagging the fans. When he's not coming out with outlandish/disrespectful idiotic PR soundbites he's undermining the manager and buying players himself.....it's just a farce tbh. I watched Liverpool the other night in the FA Cup-one of the best ties I've seen, a brilliant advert for football and a credit to both teams involved. Amazing stuff yet a part of me was gutted because I knew you never see that from our lot. Basically I believe that comeback (and the one in Istanbul last May) all owed to the attitude of the players and the respect/reverence they have for that club. It's not like they have better/more fans or are paid any more than our lot, they just KNOW the standards that apply and that certain performances are unacceptable. I think it's in the fabric of that club-the same applies to Man Ure and Arse. It certainly isnt in ours and as long as the likes of FF are at the apex I cant honestly see why we should expect that to change. 76489[/snapback] That's a pretty reasonable viewpoint to be fair; I hope you're wrong but I fear you might not be. Still, I hope that the employment of a truely great manager might one day be our salvation - like Shankly at Liverpool, but I'm not overly optimistic. Not being nasty about this, but looking at Shepherd, it's difficult to imagine he can last much longer health-wise. But that would still leave the most detestable character in all this - Douglas Hall. 76497[/snapback] Aye, I should have qualified all of that rubbish by saying I hope I'm wrong-cos I do- I'd love to be proved wrong. I'm obviously hoping for a world class manager too but I cant help but think you need the whole infrastructure to be right and I do reckon Shepherds attitude undermines us as a club. Agree re Douglas Hall an all. Doesnt bear thinking about.

I think thats a disgusting slur. SMO drives a Lexus ffs.

For me only one was completely predictable, with one being likely (Gullit). I do think though that Shepherd seems to have very little knowledge about the game of football (although he is OK on the financial side), and his PR gaffs are the stuff of legends. I was reading in the back of the program how Shepherd likes to help small teams like Mansfield out - right, if you say so Freddie. 76446[/snapback] Predictable or not, he's appointed 4 managers with only SBR being any good. If Souness bought four players and 3 were shit, quite rightly, he'd be getting stick. I've got time for Shepherd as he backs his managers but to suggest that he's only made one mistake, i.e. appoint Souness, is a bit wide of the mark. 76452[/snapback] Even more worryingly, of the ones he has appointed, all of them have won trophies at other clubs and have a successful track record in management. Until they get here. Not saying thats proof conclusive that that's Fat Fred's fault, but I think it's indicative. Personally I think the reason for our underachievement since Shepherd (who it has to be conceded has made (our) cash available to managers) is to do with lack of professionalism. The lack of professionalism at the club starts at the very top with the chairman and permeates down from there. 76472[/snapback] But Souness's track record in management is very poor overall, and anyone who had done any background research into Gullit would have known he was a grade A twat. I think the problems have resulted because of the poor choice in managers. Personally I think Dalglish wasn't given long enough (panic sacked by Shepherd, admittedly), and Robson did have some success (without winning anything), but was ultimately too long in the tooth. Just because Shepherd is a constant in this, does not make him a cause. I have heard the same argument being used against Shearer - which imo is bullshit! 76480[/snapback] It might be oversimplifying things somewhat, but I would characterise pre-Shepherd failure as the result of under-investment and post Shepherd failure as the result of a lack of professionalism. The Hall/Keegan era I discount from that tiemline as I think it was so exceptional and our failure to land the big one then was due to a lack of experience/naivety etc etc. The fans (rightfully) moan about the players attitudes/off field behaviour, but why are we surprised when we see the man at the very top of the pile setting the example he does. When he's not in brothels he's slagging the fans. When he's not coming out with outlandish/disrespectful idiotic PR soundbites he's undermining the manager and buying players himself.....it's just a farce tbh. I watched Liverpool the other night in the FA Cup-one of the best ties I've seen, a brilliant advert for football and a credit to both teams involved. Amazing stuff yet a part of me was gutted because I knew you never see that from our lot. Basically I believe that comeback (and the one in Istanbul last May) all owed to the attitude of the players and the respect/reverence they have for that club. It's not like they have better/more fans or are paid any more than our lot, they just KNOW the standards that apply and that certain performances are unacceptable. I think it's in the fabric of that club-the same applies to Man Ure and Arse. It certainly isnt in ours and as long as the likes of FF are at the apex I cant honestly see why we should expect that to change.

God is dead. 76383[/snapback] So is Jesus. 76475[/snapback] Jesus is God 76477[/snapback] Mohammed on a Moped!