Kitman

Charles?

Sounds like we're missing someone with a lot of injury problems

Footballers are all guns for hire these days. I couldn't care less as long as he's properly professional. If he's another pie eating prima donna like Hatem then we should steer well clear but I haven't seen his attitude questioned anywhere. He probably won't sign for us anyway judging by the carry on.

Old cocknose

a croc of shit?

Flogging a dead horse tbh OK I'll stop now.

Whoa, loosen the reins there you cant(er).In the main the issue is you sticking in your nosebag. I'm prepared to be equine-an-imous about it if you change your tack a bit. You should harness your twitch and try to be more stable, hay. OK Im outta here

I'm bridling at the way you saddle us with your pony-and-trap puns just to stirrup trouble. Its spurring me on to hoof it away from this thread....

Hes sounding a little hoarse. I'll get me coat

@@scoobos.....pre season is to help the players build up match fitness. You cant expect them to run around like dogs on heat in a meaningless pre season friendly. It was probably quite hot as well (don't know the conditions and cba to look it up). Pardew had the players looking fitter last pre season.....but conditioning to last the season is more important than looking fit in meaningless friendlies. We lost de Jong for most of the season with a thigh injury in.pre season too, i dont think that was a conicidence personally.

On the bright side at least McLaren will now be under no illusion about how shit Iron Mike is.

happy birthday

oh goody

Might as well say Twat

sad sad mackems

Next you'll be claiming Harold Godwinson wasn't German

The Normans were vicious hard bastards - clever, resourceful, never gave up in a sulk or ran away from a fight. I have to admit they don't sound French.

I would rather have a tour of NZ actually. One good thing you can say about this US tour is that its less pointless and debilitating than last season's tour down under.

Yes this US tour sounds like a waste of time.

Sounds more like visiting Bag End....

Is this a scene from Lord of the Rings?