Craig

That car is immense and I don't just mean for it due to being short on fuel. Got a couple of mates who live in Brackley and everyone in the town knows someone who works at the factory and they've all been gob-smacked by its potential long before they took to the track. The car is already 1.2s a lap quicker than last year - that's a lifetime. I doubt they'll be challenging for regular race wins but I reckon they'll be in the points regularly. McLaren are sand-bagging IMO although the car isn't as good as last years, i agree. They tend to take their time when there's major rule changes so they'll play catch up for a while. Smart money is on Renault IMO - that thing looks like shit off a shovel.

It would be unbearable with us and Boro in the Championship and the Mackems in the Premiership!!! Echoes of the 90/91 season. The Hull game at the end of that season was a classic event though. Neither us nor them had anything to play for but if the Mackems lost at Man City, they were coming back down again. Bizarre watching the whole Gallowgate end erupt when the ball was nowhere near the goalmouth - Hull to their credit joined in and celebrate the Sunderland goals when they scored

fantastic piece of work on both counts

Pretty sure they can. Didn't they draw Chelsea in the quarters a few years back? They definitely can draw an English team in the quarters. Liverpool beat Arsenal in the QF last season before being knocked out by Chelsea in the semis.

I can see us beating Hull this weekend and Boro at home and gaining a couple of draws in the final two games of the season Fulham (H) & Villa (A). I think we'll lose the rest though and will plummet down as a result

Awesome... What chance you can knock one up exactly the same with the previous badge (the one we use on here)?

likewise - i did try gettyimages but they don't seem to go back too far.

Definitely not the first time he's heard that tbh. Tom, you're fucking priceless at times....

While we're on the subject of photographs of SJP, this one is fucking awesome IMO

Probably was the 1-3 home defeat in 1985-86. According to Soccerbase, it's the only time we lost at home to them in the 80s.

What a cracker.... You two must be absolutely made up. All the very best to the 3 of you

While we're at it Mascherano obviously learned nothing from his carry on at Old Trafford last season. UEFA should take action for his shenanigans last night. Disgraceful.

Title says "Fantasy manager showdown. Does it not young man?" Aye and your point is? I was answering your question tttt

BTW Tom, the bloke stood next to the goalkeeper (Gary Kelly) in the second to last photo you posted is none other than John Anderson

Fucking hell Andy Thomas looks pissed off in that last one... Anyone need reminding what the Gallowgate bogs were like?

As a manager?? Clough without a shadow of a doubt.

Some more old pics - still don't help you I'm afraid Shints.... That second one is how I remembered the place when I first started going to matches.

Doesn't show the turnstiles but it shows what the old popular side was like at the turn of the last century....

I'm guessing the turnstiles for the popular side were similar in style to how the Gallowgate end was before they demolished it. I might be wrong but as you used to walk up the cobbled street from the Strawberry (forget the name of it), wasn't the wall on your left hand side before you reach the east stand contain remnants of the old turnstiles? Surely just a continuation of that?

Rob won't be able to help you Berb... wrong side of the ground mate. Found this snap of him parking up over on Barrack Road...

He wants to concentrate on understanding why they can turn it on like that in Europe but not in the Premiership. FWIW, Madrid were wank last night as opposed to Liverpool being anything special. It wasn't a penalty but then again they never appealed for it to be - Arbeloa looked as surprised about it as the Madrid players.

Bassong. Earlier in the season it had to be Shay. Who awards this? If it's anyone except the club, they should take irony to a new level and award it to Given...

Are you reading all this ya cockney grease-monkey?? Nobody fucking want's you here - do us all a favour and piss off back to London... I bet your breath stinks like dog shit as well...

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Is the right answer. In any other walk of life, dis-service to the level that they've provided would result in a full refund. Their kegs are obviously filling with shite at the realisation that we more than likely are not re-investing to watch the same garbage next season. Rather than pleading with us, how about listening and getting the fuck out? No it wouldnt. The price of a ticket guarantees you a seat in the stadium to watch a football match in a safe environment. Nothing more. Yeah I know that - I was just expanding somewhat and comparing it perhaps to having a meal in a restaurant... You're a picky sod at times Adam....... but you're right