Ayatollah Hermione

Aye, I didn't take anything necessarily positive out of it but not sure anyone has ever so beautifully described the chase to get rid of ennui. And people say this place is up it's own arse. I'll have a look at those two, Alex. Been meaning to dig into his other books since I "acquired" his bibliography so I'll hoy them on my Kindle.

Funnily enough, I'm reading through Nothing to Envy, which, I think, Ant recommended and it's well worth a read if you're interested in what actually happens/ed through the 90s to get them to this point. It frames it with a human interest angle so it's not some dry history textbook but the author talks about how it's completely disorienting at night since even the 'ambient' light you take for granted at home (lamp posts, headlights, shop signs etc) are completely gone so there's no way to actually tell where you are. Also, they make young men sign agreements IN BLOOD that they'll fight for North Korea, if there's ever a war

Aye, they raved on about him but he's basically just graft. McClean showed more than him when he first burst onto the scene and he's shit as well.

at that and the chicken nugget story. I mean, that's a piss take that has somehow been snuck in. Surely?

If Grabban is badly knackered, they should be worried. And he's not even very good

Koln fans causing havoc with those fannies at Arsenal will be the highlight of the season. Everyone might as well pack it in now.

Joselu to score two and then spear Mark Hughes through the advertising hoardings.

I like to think they let him off with the offside because they felt a bit sorry for him and then he goes and misses anyway

Listening to Graduation since it's 10 (christ). Holds up.

Unlucky

I think it's just incredibly obvious that, if he's not one already, he'll be an incredibly classy midfielder in due time. It's not a case of form, it's a case of watching the kid play and you can see he's got every attribute you need to be a good central midfielder.

Cannon and Ball for the podcast generation.

He'll not be laughing when he has to pay through the arse for imported tat to go with whatever stupid fucking hobby he's picked up this week.

It's been a vintage few months for mackem delusion, like. They're the only people on Earth that could convince themselves that Simon Grayson is a better manager than Rafa Benitez. I wish I hated anything that much, where the mere presence of Newcastle United on Rafa's CV made them completely ignore everything he's done in football.

He was their first foreign manager too, I believe. If you discount whatever alien planet Allardyce is from anyway. Therefore, it's only right to rename them to Brexit Athletic

Haven't read any further into the thread because this tale knocked me out. He's a great footballer and showed it by running rings around the best playa in the world Eva, Sanches

best thing is, they're not even bottom.

Sheffield's second goal was shambolic from a Mackem point of view. Hit on the break and in about 5 seconds, they'd scored

Wasn't even a sitter, it was an open goal

Paco's Tricky Mags Assemble

Looking at who wears Stone Island on away trips these days, aye.

You see those pictures of North Korean kids and they're all smiling. I don't want to speculate

Is that in the video? I'd watch only I don't want to undo all the sex I've ever had.

While Gemmill is getting his knees broken by loan sharks, I watched Ghost in the Shell and while it's all style over substance, it's got an incredible look to it.