McFaul

Unlucky. I've loved Cheltenham this week, I'm very marginally up, but it's been good stuff. I'm definitely going next year, not just to say I've been but because it's my sporting holy grail. Most people want to go to The WC Final or Monte Carlo for the F1, or fucking the Superbowl (daft cunts), but me I'd love to go to Cheltenham on the Tuesday with £1500 in me pocket, and ideally come back with money in me pocket on the Friday. Everyone who goes says the same thing there's no where better in the world to be, I've been to the National I thought that was shite tbh, and going to the plate at Newcastle is like watching a Sunday morning game compared to the Champions League final. If you like racing as well, you can see they're all top, top class horses even the ones who do shite, will go to meetings and piss races. For me it's the best sporting occasion in Britain, in the world even. Love it.

Stick it all on Stoke to score from a throw in tomorrow.

McCoy wants to hang his silks up. Really wanted Denman to win the old boy, he's had more heart problems than Kanu, and I thought he'd do it, that's the end for him and Kauto now like. At least we're both up today

...and there are cheers now for Rocky Balboa

Hope yous followed my advice £14 up on my £50 stake regardless what happens in the next two. If they both win I'll be 200 up :-) Howay Mario lad.

Two weeks before a champion amongst men was born. That must've been a matter of weeks before they chopped the Leazes down too.

Likewise mate, think it's all to do with getting into the sport in your youth and it consuming every moment of your life. Remember my Nan saying I should go on Mastermind and have NUFC as my specialised subject. . Tell you how anorak I was, the following is all from memory. Remember the 4-0 drubbing of West Ham on the telly? Our scorers and the times they scored were: Neil McDonald - 29 mins Andy Thomas - 32 mins Darren Jackson - 66 mins Andy Thomas - 80 mins Fuck knows how or why I remember that shit, I just do. Must be ingrained in my head. Pretty certain the line up was this as well: 1. Martin Thomas 2. John Anderson 3. Kenny Wharton 4. David McCreery 5. Peter Jackson 6. Glenn Roeder 7. Neil McDonald 8. Andy Thomas 9. Paul Goddard 10. Peter Beardsley 11. Paul Stephenson 12. Darren Jackson (replaced Goddard at half time after that prat George Parris split Goddard's head open). Sad as fuck here like... Canny sad like but no more sad than remembering attendances for specific games. Without looking I'm sure there was 17,948 for that 3-1 win against Chelsea, and just under 24,100 for the televised game with Liverpool, and the biggest crowd that season just over 26,000 against Man Utd. Just had a look 17,858 v Chelsea not far off.

Billy Askew was a great player for Hull, just shite for us had a lot of injuries. He made his debut against Brighton and I was playing football on a field after the game, and who turns up with his Staffy Bull Terrier but Billy Askew, he'd had a shite game. "Billy ye wo magic the day like", then he started talking and I called him a mackem which he took well, but he took his dog home and had a kick about with us for 30 mins, was like playing with Pele at the time or so it felt 11 year old. Sweeney was pony but I remember one game he was like Roberto Carlos against Derby in the ZDS, he scored to this day one of the top 5 goals I've seen at SJP. Do you remember the goal Gazza scored against Chelsea at SJP in his last season?...beat about 4 of them before nearly taking the net out with his finish?....never even seen a recording of it since the day it went in but I'll never forget that one... Only home game I missed that season. Think we won 3-1, and fuck knows how I know this you won't be able to google it, but Kevin Wilson, some kid with a tash scored for Chelsea. Gazza must've put the ball through the stanchion 6 times that season, not enough words could describe how good he was. Aye we won 3-1, had 'Bones' sent off and they had two penalties saved by Gary Kelly. Fucking awesome game. Pitch was a boggy shitpit as well IIRC. There was a canny few sendings off that season. Game against Portsmouth I remember we had someone sent off and they did too, it was either Quinn, Dillon or Kevin Ball for them, fuck knows who for us, and they still had that wanker with the bell even then 23 years ago.

I've said it before I remember games and things from the late 80's much better than I can games two seasons ago.

Billy Askew was a great player for Hull, just shite for us had a lot of injuries. He made his debut against Brighton and I was playing football on a field after the game, and who turns up with his Staffy Bull Terrier but Billy Askew, he'd had a shite game. "Billy ye wo magic the day like", then he started talking and I called him a mackem which he took well, but he took his dog home and had a kick about with us for 30 mins, was like playing with Pele at the time or so it felt 11 year old. Sweeney was pony but I remember one game he was like Roberto Carlos against Derby in the ZDS, he scored to this day one of the top 5 goals I've seen at SJP. Do you remember the goal Gazza scored against Chelsea at SJP in his last season?...beat about 4 of them before nearly taking the net out with his finish?....never even seen a recording of it since the day it went in but I'll never forget that one... Only home game I missed that season. Think we won 3-1, and fuck knows how I know this you won't be able to google it, but Kevin Wilson, some kid with a tash scored for Chelsea. Gazza must've put the ball through the stanchion 6 times that season, not enough words could describe how good he was.

Billy Askew was a great player for Hull, just shite for us had a lot of injuries. He made his debut against Brighton and I was playing football on a field after the game, and who turns up with his Staffy Bull Terrier but Billy Askew, he'd had a shite game. "Billy ye wo magic the day like", then he started talking and I called him a mackem which he took well, but he took his dog home and had a kick about with us for 30 mins, was like playing with Pele at the time or so it felt 11 year old. Sweeney was pony but I remember one game he was like Roberto Carlos against Derby in the ZDS, he scored to this day one of the top 5 goals I've seen at SJP.

Think that was Sima wasn't it? Paul Watson rings a bell think he came on as sub against someone circa 89 and everyone going who the fucks he. I bet we had 120 different players play for us between 88 and 92.

I think they can win as well. Barcelona v Chelsea final nailed on.

Anth Lormor (not Howey) and Darren Jackson on the right.

I sold all mine about 6 years ago to the back page for pennies, had every game from 86-92. I love this thread brings back so many memories. The big EVENING CHRONICLE sign across the East Stand, and "MINORIES" adverts everywhere. Makes me wonder why the Gallowgate never sold beer in them days they would've made a fortune. Craig I'll be honest I'd never heard of Alan Davies.

See how many I can get Top Row - Wharton, Gazza, Tinnion, Stephenson, Jeff Wrightson (?), Anderson Middle Row - nee idea, Martyn Thomas, McDonald, Whitehurst, Cunningham, Jeff Clarke, Allon, Kelly, Dekka Wright Front Row - Bailey, Ferris, Peter, McFaul, Roeder, Davey Mac, Iain Stewart, Is the coach on the left Colin Suggett? I think he was caretaker when McFaul got sacked. Possibly but i remember him as looking older than that.

See how many I can get Top Row - Wharton, Gazza, Tinnion, Stephenson, Jeff Wrightson (?), Anderson Middle Row - nee idea, Martyn Thomas, McDonald, Whitehurst, Cunningham, Jeff Clarke, Allon, Kelly, Dekka Wright Front Row - Bailey, Ferris, Peter, McFaul, Roeder, Davey Mac, Iain Stewart,

How's your business supposed to stay afloat when you're THIS easily diverted at 9am Got 16k in my pipeline for April after 9 days in the job my friend :) All this from a lad that doesn't even open his email until after half 9. Glad you're still hanging about, just tickled me how you were going to leave the forum to act professionally last week and this week it's Bet365, Twitter, MSN and TT on your desktop exclusively. You remind me of me when it comes to best intentions at work. No if you look my workstation is at the bottom but ive blued out the IP

How's your business supposed to stay afloat when you're THIS easily diverted at 9am Got 16k in my pipeline for April after 9 days in the job my friend :)

I've had a go.

Good luck. Let us know what you get back for your "investment". To be fair I just need one of them to win and I'll be up

Right after yesterday I've sacked the tipster at work. Bought the RP today read every sinue on them pages and have draw the following conclusions: If you have £50 to gamble with today, dee this: This is what am deein - Tips: 1:30 Trop Fort 25/1 (e/w) £3s e/w 2:05 Dirar 6/1 (w) £10 2:40 Bobs Worth 10/3 (w) £15 3:20 Kempes 10/1 (w) £12 4:00 Dante's Storm 9/1 (w) £7 good luck

YOu let him off the hook when he was reeling. I'm in my early 30's, there's no point in abusing him for the sake of it. You can't mould people in to how you want them to be. Take The Fish, at the bottom of him he's not a bad bloke, for years I've thought he was a wierdo, I still do, but he's his own bloke who am I or anyone else to say look you're a mug, you should change? Same as J69, comes across as arrogant, but we can all be guilty of that from time to time. If he talks shite or says something offensive I say something. Look at LM, nothing against him, he's a canny enough bloke imo, but Mancmag could produce the best post there's ever been on any message board, and still I think LM would put some negative slant on it because of towering net row flames which can be seen from here to N-O between the two, and there are little net angsts between people all over the shop, but it's daft really. I'd like to think if 90% of people met me in a pub they'd think aye, bit fuckin radge in his own way but he's areet, and am sure I'd think the same about the vast majority of other people on here. There's a lot of communication lost by just reading text, still though you can have a good laugh from time to time on here. Far too sensible and grown up for this thread. What were you thinking? I think I miss the old Stevie, remember the days when he would have posted something along the lines of "hes a mug cunt"? Ahhh reminiscing, its not what it used to be He turns oot from time to time! I've had more bans than Julian Dicks so I needed to pipe down.

YOu let him off the hook when he was reeling. I'm in my early 30's, there's no point in abusing him for the sake of it. You can't mould people in to how you want them to be. Take The Fish, at the bottom of him he's not a bad bloke, for years I've thought he was a wierdo, I still do, but he's his own bloke who am I or anyone else to say look you're a mug, you should change? Same as J69, comes across as arrogant, but we can all be guilty of that from time to time. If he talks shite or says something offensive I say something. Look at LM, nothing against him, he's a canny enough bloke imo, but Mancmag could produce the best post there's ever been on any message board, and still I think LM would put some negative slant on it because of towering net row flames which can be seen from here to N-O between the two, and there are little net angsts between people all over the shop, but it's daft really. I'd like to think if 90% of people met me in a pub they'd think aye, bit fuckin radge in his own way but he's areet, and am sure I'd think the same about the vast majority of other people on here. There's a lot of communication lost by just reading text, still though you can have a good laugh from time to time on here.