Brock Manson

You joined in September 2008 My original signing up on the old linuxdriven board must be getting on for 10 years ago now If by that logic, it qualifies you as a mod, then I should be one as well.

As Ewerk said, he was going to leave this season regardless. He wanted to leave last season as well but was convinvced to stay on for one more. Should've gone after the debut season in the premiership. He was quite out of his depth in the transfer market, and lost the dressing room unfortunately. Couldn't get the players motivated and it showed this season. Really should've gone up with the team they had. Absolute legend. Really is a cracking manager and quite gutted he's gone. It's thanks to him I've seen some magical football games, and seen the biggest teams in the country come to a stadium where not long ago we were watching Walsall and Blackpool etc slog it out. Have to thank him for all he's done for the club, he's been a loyal servant and always comes accross as a thoroughly down to earth bloke. Wish him all the best! He's managed over 1000 games in his career so I think the guy is entitled to a rest! As for nights out in Reading, there are some great village pubs near the ground. About 20 mins walk from the stadium. The Swan which is just off the Junction 11 of the M4, and The Farriers Arms (where I work!) up the hill from it. Meenz and I have had some good footy days getting a few beverages in and then walking up to the ground. The town centre isn't up to much. Purple Turtle is only decent when it has a few people in, and like Danny said, it's rather emo-central. Cracking pinball machines there though. Q bar is considered the main club of choice, it's where the likes of Leroy Lita frequent. Says all that needs to be said about the place tbh. Better than a night out in Sheffield though. I was there not long ago and dear Christ I thought I was going to get jumped from any angle. Horrible, horrible city.

I wish Boro had another CM called George.

Jimbo.

Beard (Didn't Gemmil hate this thread originally?)

Women don't know how to use computers. Duh.

Letters to Cleo - I Want You To Want Me

That's his trouble. When he's on his game at CB he can be brilliant. Absolute beast of a bloke, good tackler, and can actually spray a ball or two around the park (I've seen him hit a 40 yarder right into the path of a winger once or twice from CB when I've been watching him)...but he's a complete mentalist. Got sent off when he was on trial for nutting a swedish bloke. I still reckon Reading will win the home leg and progress, but disappoint in the final like they usually do. So long as Sheffield don't go up, can't stand them.

Please come on Reading.

Get in Stoke!

Mods, delete this link if there's likely to be any legal threat but... http://www.imagehaven.net/gallery/J2BDTYQ3...GZGB597K6QXN05T Rihanna in the buff.

How funny is that I found this thread to ask if anyone had a good curry recipe! Has to be mild though. I had a grand recipe that mum in law gave me years ago which I used to use and cant find now. (making from scratch mind) Last night I used a jar one and added mango chutney, sultanas etc but tbh it wasnt good. I'm on about the paste in jars rather than the sauce in jars btw. The latter is pretty naff. Cant recall seeing pastes in jars alex, who makes them? That would be good, I can add what I like then. Pataks for example. Available in all good supermarkets, as they say. There's some canny recipes on their website too. You can even mix pastes (like madras and tikka) to do a chilli masala etc. Obviously you like the mild ones so if you're doing something like a korma, you also add cream, almonds and so on. Add a few sprigs of thyme to their Karai sauce with some chicken and it's spot on. They had a big sale of the stuff at the local sainsburys; 72p a jar. My cupboard is full of jars now!

About Schmidt An absolute turd. How exactly is it a comedy? Its not. It's really not. For a supposedly comedic movie, I didn't laugh once. Jack Nicholson takes a road trip in his RV that was bought for him and his wife to enjoy retirement. Cue alot of soliloquay that really doesn't go anywhere other than to tell the viewer that he's lonely, which we gathered from the opening. If this wasn't bad enough, the movie is just so ridiculously sad and depressing that I almost burst into tears when the ice cream had ran out. It was an emotional trip over nothing other than a lonely old man, and there's only so much of that you can put up with in the narrative before you really start wondering what the film is trying to put accross other than Jack Nicholson is having a hard time dealing with being lonely. Too pedestrian, not enough funnies for a comedy (it didn't even work as a black comedy for god sake) genre and even though I thought Nicholson's performance was as very good, the overall movie was just like visiting your grandparents on a sunday afternoon when it's greay and pissing it down outside, whilst they recollect to you stories of how they walked the dog or had someone in to fix the roof. Very poor. 2/10 I've been watching too many Kermode film reviews.

There's more from where that came from Love your system for hiding ya dodgy porn ahahah she'll never know to look in that directory I also have a "Decoy" porn stash that is relatively easy to find full of mild "non relationship ending porn" that will put her mind at ease that she knows where I keep it. I know exactly what you're on about (which is worrying ). My lass was intrigued and actually did go and visit www.brookeskye.com to see what all the fuss was about. Not sure how she'd react to the 'real' porn stash mind.

Merry Birthday!

Kevin Rudolf - Let It Rock

Otmar Hitzfeld

"It ish going to be a difficult tashk to replasche Van Bashton..."

No worries, I acted a little harshly myself, but I still disagree. I personaly don't like Chelsea because of their player's conduct (last night proved that), and how they've bought success. The only Chelsea fan that I knew before all the plastics joined the fanwagon was my grandad, and he wasn't from Reading. He'd also be utterly embarrassed if he watched them play these days.

Support your local club you cunt. You hate Chelsea cos half your wankhole no history commuter town supports em. Yet you have the cheek to have a leaning towards us. Pow pow pow fuck off you big hair cunt Have a week off the sauce tbh. Get that taser out Brockly. Would you permit it's use in this instance, Fop? I can support whoever the fuck I want Stevie. Fact is I've been a Newcastle fan since I was 4, and I'm not going to stop supporting them just because of your xenophobic waffle. I would've fucked off long ago if I didn't give a shit about this club, but I still feel absolutely gutted whenever I watch this shower of shite. Yet I still love the club, whenever I've been to a game I've absolutely loved it. There's a special buzz I get from following the team through good and bad that I just don't feel anywhere else. Who are you to deny me that you stottie-gorging buffoon? I hate Chelsea for the reasons I gave. Couldn't care less who supports them in my 'wankhole' hometown. Forgive me if I bear a sense of afection towards my hometown club when I've watched them come from the depths of the old Division 2 to the Premiership. But one of my most exciting times following that team was when they signed my old hero Sir Les. My favourite player during his time at Newcastle playing right on my doorstep. Amazing. Stop being such a fucking daft wank.

Aye, saw that. Such a waste. Last week had a lass on who was concerned about the amount of bacon ends she had Dr Pixie had a butcher's (closet lesbo, iyam) and told her it was normal Pun intended?

That episode not long ago which featured the little girl who had a verruca that went haywire...had to stall me tea