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As I am about to change jobs I don't think I'll be able to make it this year.

Imho the critical games are the home games, this is one that can ease the pressure and give the team a kick start. Losing it would be bad but not a disaster. Maybe that's why I am not that nervous.

Does it? I'd say if anything it adds fule to the fire considering the other bit of information. You shouldn't listen to Craig Moore when he is drunk...

The greater patience and optimism is a big bonus though, isn't it. Forget about this made up "Messiah" nonsense, but having a manager that is actually wanted by the majority of fans is making a big difference. After Robson all managers were not wanted by fans and had a difficult job to first convince fans. I am not about fans for results, but a environment of negativity isn't going to help you, especially if you are struggling to make an impact. Of course Keegan is doing mistakes, everybody does. But letting him getting on in the trust that it will get better given time isn't a bad thing. It's a trust people didn't have before. Apart of course from the likes of Sima and Vic/Rico who reel in their attention-seeking approach of acting as Mr. Contrary. You should definitely question yourself if you are in agreement with them. I didn't have the trust in Fat Sam to turn things around. Where did you get it from. He was the stubborn and lacking self-critisism. I seriously doubt that with his "I know best" approach that was conflicting with everybody else's view especially in regard of style of play. And I seriously doubt that we would be much better of in regard to points from fixtures after his sack. Ok, well me might have 2-3 points more. Hooray.

Point is it wasn't and he didn't. Derby should have been one of the "easy" fixtures and all Allardyce could get us was 1 point out of a very possible 6. I just hope Derby win another match so we don't go down in history as the ONLY team they beat in their relegation season of 2007-2008. Allardyce got no points out of a possible 3 from Reading, and 1 point of a possible 3 from the Mackems and as we still have to play them again, let's hope Keegan can do better. Am I getting whooshed or should I have used smilies and crayons? That was exactly my point.

Exactly. I'd play Martins ahead of him but would not lose any sleep in case Viduka starts. In those few cases he actually turned up, he put in mostly decent performances imho. His link up play, his ability to keep possession high up the pitch and his threat in front of goal would actually really be a big bonus in contrast to the brainless things other players do. Just say Martins man, we know you wanted to. For a change I was actually at first thinking of Smith. But I was tempted to write Smith/Martins though... Smith can be our Betega [KevinKeegan/] I wouldn't mind him to be our Bettega though...

I voted 50 cent, don't know which car he is driving though. The bullet holes in the fuel tank could be a problem though. Refilling nine times will setting him back I guess...

Exactly. I'd play Martins ahead of him but would not lose any sleep in case Viduka starts. In those few cases he actually turned up, he put in mostly decent performances imho. His link up play, his ability to keep possession high up the pitch and his threat in front of goal would actually really be a big bonus in contrast to the brainless things other players do. Just say Martins man, we know you wanted to. For a change I was actually at first thinking of Smith. But I was tempted to write Smith/Martins though...

Exactly. I'd play Martins ahead of him but would not lose any sleep in case Viduka starts. In those few cases he actually turned up, he put in mostly decent performances imho. His link up play, his ability to keep possession high up the pitch and his threat in front of goal would actually really be a big bonus in contrast to the brainless things other players do.

I think Zenit have a bit of a problem now...

No, with the debt cleared and the income generated by the club the club would be fine unless the fix cost, especially wages, exceeding the turnover. Gretna were way punching above their weight financially and solely dependent on the donations from Mileson to cover the running costs.

She/he/it should have staid sitting on the toilet.

Nice goal from Diego. Good performance from the Scottish 'keeper (in contrast to Wiese in the first leg, who fucked it up for Bremen in Europe , again). Still a bit strange to see Rangers going that far. I saw the games against Stuttgart (the second even live) and now today's game against Bremen. They should have lost every game by a couple of goals. I wonder who they get next and if their luck continues. If they get Leverkusen I can see it happening. Anyway a quarter final with three German teams would have been as boring as the CL quarter finals tbh.

Having my local team actually seen going bust, it's not something I do wish any supporter (unless he is a Frankfurt fan).

In an ideal world SA would have got enough points in the "easy" fixtures in the first half of the season. He would have kept his job then. Don't know how "ideal" this would have been though...

I do agree but looking at what some others have gone for isn't all that "crazy". I would have Milner long before players like Nugent (£6m), Chopra (£5m), Richardson* (£5.5m).... *Some will probably disagree but I think Richardson is vastly overrated. It's a problem of the English market in general and probably part of the reason for the national team still struggling. They had Markus Babbel (who used to play for Liverpool) as a co-commentator for the Inter-Liverpool match here and he made some critical but interesting remarks about how all the money is good and bad for English football at the same time. It's ridiculous just for example that for 8m on the continent you did get the likes of Toni or Klose last summer.

Not that I do believe a iota of these made up rumours, but even to come up with the idea that Milner might be worth 8m is simply ridiculous.

Howaythelads! A healthy 101 years. Party with Gemmill as special guest will take place outside I reckon...

Was this a triple-whoosh or do you really not see the "problem"?

We could have done with Spurs being focused on another game when we have to play them (though this really worked out against Liverpool...).

English teams and penalties...

A result on Monday would be brilliant, but the must win games are those at home imho.

Think Sheffield on a whole is wank meself. I wholeheartedly concur. It's the one place I've been where muslims seem to integrate better than anywhere else, my observations anyway. Isnt that a good thing? Aye better than those women with veils feeling sorry for themselves cos their fannies are sewn up till they get married. We all piss and shite the same, and we are all equal, but if you are going to come to this country why come if you have absolutely no aspiration of adapting to the countries values, and culture? What about cunts who go Spain blah blah, to those people I say fuck off. Whenever I've been to Sheffield I don't know, the race thing seems really chilled, Leeds on the other hand oh dear. Thats what im saying, muslims who intergrate well are better than those who stick out like a sore thumb. Obviously, the same as any foreigners who come to this country not just muslims though. I mean why have fuckin Aussie bars in this country, they all come over here, slag the country off, slag our sports teams off, and build fuckin Aussie bars, and all congegrate in the same places ie Earls Court. Why come here and do that? To be fair, the same can be said about many English expats from my experience. I know but we're allowed to, people would be third world without us. Not the tall blond ones with blue eyes.

Think Sheffield on a whole is wank meself. I wholeheartedly concur. It's the one place I've been where muslims seem to integrate better than anywhere else, my observations anyway. Isnt that a good thing? Aye better than those women with veils feeling sorry for themselves cos their fannies are sewn up till they get married. We all piss and shite the same, and we are all equal, but if you are going to come to this country why come if you have absolutely no aspiration of adapting to the countries values, and culture? What about cunts who go Spain blah blah, to those people I say fuck off. Whenever I've been to Sheffield I don't know, the race thing seems really chilled, Leeds on the other hand oh dear. Thats what im saying, muslims who intergrate well are better than those who stick out like a sore thumb. Obviously, the same as any foreigners who come to this country not just muslims though. I mean why have fuckin Aussie bars in this country, they all come over here, slag the country off, slag our sports teams off, and build fuckin Aussie bars, and all congegrate in the same places ie Earls Court. Why come here and do that? To be fair, the same can be said about many English expats from my experience.

serious question. are you optimistic about our survival chances, given our form this year? i don't think anyone is unduly panicing here... As grim as it looks at the moment, I think there are worse teams in the league. It's rubbish to pretend those teams behind us are suddenly becoming superiour sides. So yes, I think we will get more points than Bolton in the remaining games. If not then we deserve to go down.