McFaul

There's a lad from S Shields who goes everywhere who I'm sure a few on here know called Cliffy Ahmed whose party piece is knowing pretty much every capital city in the world. I reckon I could name 80%. So could I - it gets a bit difficult when you get to Carribean and Pacific islands though. You also need to keep up with former Soviet republics. Aye like the other day I was watching a bet I had running on line, and I knew Tashkent was in Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan but couldn't remember which.

Well if that's aimed at me I think that is fucking hilarious. Seriously, mate, I don't know what they look like. Why would I? I don't watch basketball FFS! He's such a mug. I dont know any of these yank cunts neither. Knowing about yank sportsman isnt normal in my opinion. I think he's saying you take pride in not knowing or are faking it for effect - ironically displaying the kind of arrogance that the Yanks have in thinking their sports are global. Well he's wrong. Say I'm the average person in this country. I don't have a clue who any of these yanks are. Is that a sin? It's wierd behaviour taking an interest in American sports, almost attention seeking imo. It's impossible to like them, or passionately develop a knowledge in them.

I'll name the ones I've heard of: The fridge Babe Ruth Michael Jordan Shakeel O'Neill - cos he had them trainers out Dennis Rodwell - cos he was on Celeb BB over here That really is it other than sprinters and boxers.

Well if that's aimed at me I think that is fucking hilarious. Seriously, mate, I don't know what they look like. Why would I? I don't watch basketball FFS! He's such a mug. I dont know any of these yank cunts neither. Knowing about yank sportsman isnt normal in my opinion. Put it this way I could name maybe 30 yank footballer past and present like Lalas and Tony Meola, but other than athletics like Carl Lewis, I couldnt name 5 ever from history anbd I swear to god I mean that.

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There's a lad from S Shields who goes everywhere who I'm sure a few on here know called Cliffy Ahmed whose party piece is knowing pretty much every capital city in the world. I reckon I could name 80%.

The fridge rings a bell in basketball, thats about it.

I used to when I was a bairn, always used to fuck me off that Newcastle upon Tyne was in medium sized letters, and Liverpool in big letters. I know the world back to front in terms of where places are.

Why would I know what he looks? Kettle calling the frying pan black. There was an advert on TV for his dappers, I can't remember what he looked like, NBA was never on telly. Imo there's more chance of a yank knowing what Marcus Bent looks like than there is an English person knowing what Lebron Jameson looks like, that was my point. No one normal knows what Lebron Jameson is or who he is.

As usual, you're talking fucking shit. Basketball isn't even on telly, so how the fuck are people supposed to have heard of him? We're not even exposed to basketball. If I did a survey of all my mates, everyone I know, I reckon 30% would have heard the name. By him I meant Jordan btw I heard of him cos of the trainers. Always used to get him mixed up with the runner Michael Johnson. If you showed me a pic of 10 yank blacks I wouldn't know which one is Jordan.

Aye was always the same in Leazes, especially when we moved to Level 7, not on like but frustrating when you might not get your pint till after the seconds kicked off, its better now, much better. Then this one week, was like a fuckin Jackie Chan film, all of the bar staff were Chinese, and the pints were getting turfed oot a lot quicker.

Wacky?

What on the tellies? You probably served me if you were in the Leazes.

I agree with J69 about Best. He's never ever gonna be a top striker regardless of his ratio, take the 3 sitters against West Ham away and add it to his CCC record and it's pretty dire, we only miss him cos we're amazingly weak up front. We're so shit up front I'd get rid of the lot apart from Shola who I'd only play against the mackems. I wouldn't be arsed if they said we're signing 3 players, if all 3 were strikers.

If you're under 30 years of age, or so, you can't be anything other than a so called "fairweather bandwagon jumper". Depends if you then stopped going once the good times had gone. Late 97 to 2001 was a pretty dire time to be a toon fan like. We only got to the Cup Finals because we had piss easy draws both years. I sold burgers in the ground every home game during the 98-99 season. Terrible times! Well something had to pay for those pinball machines.

If you're under 30 years of age, or so, you can't be anything other than a so called "fairweather bandwagon jumper". Depends if you then stopped going once the good times had gone. Late 97 to 2001 was a pretty dire time to be a toon fan like. We only got to the Cup Finals because we had piss easy draws both years.

As usual, you're talking fucking shit. Basketball isn't even on telly, so how the fuck are people supposed to have heard of him? We're not even exposed to basketball. If I did a survey of all my mates, everyone I know, I reckon 30% would have heard the name.

I saw the same report and didn't hear 'world' mentioned. The whole reason for the hook up is so that he actually can raise his profile outside of the States. ''arguably the most recognizable name and face in professional sports today'' The actual words, and referring to his status in America. Given he was talking about global branding and then said that quote, I'd argue he was intimating LeBron James is "arguably the most recognizable name and face in professional sport" across the world. Which he isn't. He's not even the most recognisable face in professional sports in the states, that would still be Woods or Beckham. Exactly. Are professional sports not played outside of America. You're spot on Fish, he was referring to global branding, i.e. the most recognisable face in world sport. I hope if and when someone rich buys us, it's not some yanks to be honest. In five years when they realise it's almost impossible for a club like Liverpool to seriously compete with the other clubs for the title they'll sharp get bored imo.

Board wars? Never. If there were board wars I'd be like Kofi Annan.

Wrong, Curiosity + internet = 4fs

When I was about 10 years of age I was bought this 1,000 page beautiful blue book called The Chronicle of the World. It's basically the story of the mankind, chronologically. Every important bit of history, and as sad as it sounds I was fascinated by it, read it cover to cover and the end result was I had a sprinkling of knowledge about every major historical event ever. Most of it is gone, but it can come back if it's part of a conversation and you think how the fuck did I remember that. I was just interested in history, geography and humanity. I could tell you things about places I've never been and will never go to, just found it all fascinating as a kid, not as much as football like, but that's where I got my knowledge from. Also television plays a big part, I'd watch all the stuff every other kid did, but I'd watch fuckin "Everyman", "World In Action", "Horizon" and "Dispatches". Sounds a bit sad really 10 and 11 watching that type of show, but I don't think so, broadened my knowledge, and I was only happy when I was learning something new. Some parents sit their kids in front of cartoons 15 hours a day and wonder how they end up brain dead in later life.

Just seen SSN there. Some yank connected with Liverpool was sat in a yank studio next to "Lebron Jameson". This yank businessman goes "Lebron is arguably the most recognisable face in world sport", well I'll tell you honestly to god, I'd never heard of this cunt. I don't even know what sport he plays, someone might say how do you not know him?!?!?! Well I don't but it sums the yanks up, that they think someone no cunts ever heard of is more famous than Messi, Ronaldo or even Rooney. Whatever sport he's in they're using him as a marketing tool worldwide for Liverpool, why bother?

Think that's a more recent photo. Fuckin hell. Who's the cunt Pissi on there Chez? Was he on there when I was? Has to be a youngun to be that offended. Big lads when they know I can't retort aren't they? The type who hide behind the anonymity of a screen and would most like shake at the thought of face to face communication with me.

Is that him Chez? He's like Barney off the darts but 15st heavier.