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I ended up in one of these establishments the night Ricky Hatton got twatted by Maywether.....there was a lass in there and I'm not sure if I've ever seen a better looking bird with my own eyes...like a minature version of Kelly Brook, she was fuckin stunnning....its a "snatch out" establsihment so I overcame my natural shyness and disaappeared with her for my 5 minute look at her goods, very nice too....anyway there was 4 of us and I was the only single one at the time. One of the other lads clapped eyes on her and "occupied" her for the rest of the night, he spent £200+ and he even missed the boxing that the rest of us had gone to the bar next door to watch. We went back to get him about half 5-6ish where we found him mortal sat in the reception area. We said "come on then you dirty bastard, lets get a cab". He then informed us that he'd paid the "management" for this lass to finish her shift and that he was going to pay her even more for what she'd promised to do to him once theyd got back to the flat he'd shared with his own bird for the previous 3 years, who was out of town for the night but due back on the Sunday morning, and that we were to disappear sharpish as his new friend would be down in a minute. One of the other lads was the fellah of his birds sister and told him in no uncertain terms that he was a fuckin idiot and he was getting in a cab NOW!...needless to say, he was promptly told to fuck off and mind his own business. After some more harsh words from the rest of us it was clear that he was so pissed he really didnt give a fuck what we said so we left him to it. So he waited, and waited and waited....every time he asked a bouncer where she was he was told "yeah mate just sit tight there, she'll be down in a minute".....he was there another hour, before he was promptly told to "fuck off mate, she aint comin out" when the bar shut. We subsequently found out from another doorman of our aquaintance that theyd been scamming punters for years like this. To me these places are in general dodgy as fuck, where the naiive are encouraged to aim for something in normal circumstances completely unobtainable. Still funny as fuck when we remind him of it when his missus is in earshot mind

If this was anything like real life then the vast majority of young-ish skins in the late 70s/early 80s wouldve been wearing Fila,Sergio Taccini and Pringle by 1988. In saying that, I went to see The Specials in October and it was like going back in time 30-40 years. In a good way, it was a fuckin brilliant night

"Safe standing" in the SPL?.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16248937.stm

Just seen something my mate put up on facebook, some of the older heeds on here may well remember this from 30 years ago today. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penlee_lifeboat_disaster

All pies are generally ready to be consumed "a pied" on these shores, apart from steak and kidney....never, ever eat a steak and kidney pie without being sat at a table and having suitable cutlery to hand. Pasties are the road you want to go down. See post no 3 in this thread. Marvellous portrait of one of the worlds greatest culinary experiances, the Greggs steak bake. Sad to say that the festive period has seen the early introduction of the semi tasty "festive bake" in Greggs shops nationwide, which appears to have ousted the glorious "hot one" from the heated shleves. This has lead to withdrawl symptons in myself, and a defection to the cornish pastie shop down the road, where they serve a passable "chilly cheese pasty". But its a poor substitute to be honest

Aye, he beat a man and bent it in the top corner. Barca should be after him to replace villa, would fit in well there He's on huge money at Santos, a group of Brazilian businessmen/companies are basically paying his wages....depends if he wants to test himself against the best I suppose. They want him to be the "hometown hero" when they hold the world cup.

Read a couple of things on Friday trying to build the final into Messi v Neymar....only one winner there! Neymar mustve scored a good goal in the semis but I couldnt find any footage of it.

Beautiful looking dog Tom, pleased shes on the mend I, however, have been in a shite mood all day as I've lost my fuckin car keys. I've tore the flat to bits, phoned the two boozers I was in last night (twice) but I cant remember seeing them at all after I got in from work last night. Putting a right pisser on xmas preparations, loads to do tomorrow,work next week and supposed to be driving north the day after boxing day to see the folks with the gf (shes not met them before)....if I have to spend a fortune on an auto locksmith before xmas itself the cost will probably double what the fuckin thigs worth. I'll have to hire something in the morning for the short term then think about what to do over the weekend. Bah humbug

Out of interest, what does him being right footed matter? Also what makes you think he's injury prone? 1.Square pegs in square holes.....Stuart Pearce was right footed to be fair to Santon. If David turns out to be as good as him I'll attend every home game next season with a "Mike Ashley is a god" hat on. Its all to do with the price range we're shopping in. I think we'd have been better off getting somebody who fits the posistion more naturally than someonee who, however good he is, will always be trying to compensate for being on the wrong side. Stuart Pearce did it by being able to pass and cross the ball equally well with both the instep and the outside of his right foot. Or so he says in his autobiography. 2. Fair one, but yet again its to do with the range of player we can attract....he wouldnt be here if he was still being tipped as "the new Maldini", and its yet another gamble on Ashleys part. I'm sure theyve done their homework and worked out that the odds on him being competant and fit for selection must be fair to good. Time will tell, but there is a reason he faded away from the first team picture at Inter and it's either doubts about long term fitness, temperament or both. I saw him at Norwich on Saturday and was pretty impressed. Good luck to him. Would we have been better paying Villa 5 million for the likes of Warnock?...dunno, but he's a bog standard Premier League left back who has experience and wouldve fitted straight in to the back 4 without any need for an acclimatisation period. It wouldve been less of a gamble, and I realise had he joined and performed ok theres still no guarantee we wouldve done as well as we have this season. But as I say, square peg,square hole...

in the REAL world, what you are advocating ie selling your best players, pocketing the cash and not backing your manager, will NEVER be successful. Fair enough if you support clubs such as Blackburn, Bolton etc though, which is their level in the scheme of things. As I said in my thread about Ashley and his apologists, it does appear that those apologists are indeed non-match going supporters, who aren't putting their cash into the club so have different priorities. Except for all the succesfull clubs that do it Any of these successful clubs start the season without a recognised left back?.... Didn't we buy Santon ? Manager seemed to think Taylor was a better option to start with though. Nlot sure what your point is, we will buy what we can afford, just like the rest, end of. My point is we dont have a left footed left back bacause we didnt buy a left footed left back...we bought an injury prone right footed left back because he was cheap and rumoured to be half decent 2 seasons ago pre injury. Your comparison with manu in this regard is fuckin bollocks old son. I accept we're in a brave new world of football and I completley accept that things have to be done differently but we're really not doing anything like spurs and manu have done in recent years and to suggest otherwise at this stage is shite. If we do the business in January I'll be very pleased and will accept that Ashley is steering us to acheiveing more this season than we did last season but I'm not holding my breath on that one.

in the REAL world, what you are advocating ie selling your best players, pocketing the cash and not backing your manager, will NEVER be successful. Fair enough if you support clubs such as Blackburn, Bolton etc though, which is their level in the scheme of things. As I said in my thread about Ashley and his apologists, it does appear that those apologists are indeed non-match going supporters, who aren't putting their cash into the club so have different priorities. Except for all the succesfull clubs that do it Any of these successful clubs start the season without a recognised left back?....

Man Utd could afford to get rid of Ronaldo for 80 milllion because they already had his replacement(s) at the club in Nani and to a far lesser extent Obertan. And then they spent nearly 20 mill on Valencia. Thats how you build a squad, not selling the star player and taking a huge risk in attempting to bring in a direct replacement in the same window. Perhaps Toonpack you're happy we haven't got a senior left back at the club. I'm certainly not and theres no guarantee we'll get one next month either.Liverpool needed a left back so they went out and bought one. Yes I'm pleased with our start but it couldve been so much better if Pardew had been properly supported. We're just not giving ourselves the best chance.

Aye tool were good, helmet, primus, fishbone etc were all better than PJ. The bad brains too, they were brillant. Saw a lo

A lad at work today was saying how great Pearl Jam were.....I said I could name 5 better American bands from the early nineties who were better....these are what I came uo with....Pearl Jam did one decent song, Alive, and that was fuckin it iyam.

You sounded more like Neville when you spoke to talksport that time mind....

Williamson is in the squad for the reserves v Bolton tomorrow.....if he comes through unscathed is Pardew desperate enough to play him v Swansea?...

nevertheless, Paul Lambert is a good manager, he's put his team together and they are playing for him. Def one to watch. What would he do at a club with more resources. Change the playing style ? The style they play, like Stoke etc, is limited but pays dividends with the right type of player, up to a point. Aye, thought they were tactically spot on tbf to them (I thought we were as well actually but the defence was always going to be our undoing). I've seen them get the ball down and actually play it as well this season so they have that in their locker too. I don't blame him for playing direct yesterday and focusing on set-pieces, it got them the points. I was surprised at how they played yesterday, with all the media wanking themselves off about how well they play the ball about. Horses for courses though as you say, Morrison & Holt v Perch and Simpson is no contest, as predicted by many on here in the week. Shola did ok defending the set pieces, but relying on him when he's got a job to do at the other end as well is asking a bit much of most players, let alone Shola. I've not seen much of MOTD etc this season due to other things, but have they been playing passing football ? I presumed the way they played yesterday is more or less how they have played all season. If they play a passing game, then it gives Lambert more potential to succeed at a bigger club with more resources IMO. Maybe I'm thinking of Swansea, theyre getting plaudits for good football too. I only have council telly and only really watch other premier league clubs when I'm actually at a game, so I'm no expert really. They were lmited yesterday to say the least, but theyre newly promoted so thats normal. I'll reserve judgment on Lambert ,after the press blowing smoke up Owen Coyle's arse in the last year it just shows that it can all go tits up, however good the initial signs are. A Glaswegian at work was boasting about how many Scottish managers were working in the premier league at the moment and he looked a bit hurt when I asked him how many of them were any fuckin good outside of Ferguson and Moyes I wouldnt want any of them.

nevertheless, Paul Lambert is a good manager, he's put his team together and they are playing for him. Def one to watch. What would he do at a club with more resources. Change the playing style ? The style they play, like Stoke etc, is limited but pays dividends with the right type of player, up to a point. Aye, thought they were tactically spot on tbf to them (I thought we were as well actually but the defence was always going to be our undoing). I've seen them get the ball down and actually play it as well this season so they have that in their locker too. I don't blame him for playing direct yesterday and focusing on set-pieces, it got them the points. I was surprised at how they played yesterday, with all the media wanking themselves off about how well they play the ball about. Horses for courses though as you say, Morrison & Holt v Perch and Simpson is no contest, as predicted by many on here in the week. Shola did ok defending the set pieces, but relying on him when he's got a job to do at the other end as well is asking a bit much of most players, let alone Shola. As an aside, I thought Shola was very good yesterday. For all the bleating on about not starting Ben Arfa, I thought Ba and Shola up top were giving them some real bother at times. Few times, their lack of understanding with each other showed but between the two of them, they caused some trouble. Lovely midfield play as well for Ba's second. Can't believe I'm saying that Thats the thing, we still went there and scored two. With someone taking charge at the back thats a minimum of a point, and more than likely 3. Picking Shola was the correct decision for two important reasons, and Ben Arfa and his fanboys will just have to lump it. He is, to put it mildly, tempremental. He took Marseille to court for fuck sakes. If anyone is surprised that he may well end up in a huge gallic sulk because he's not getting games then they've been burying their heads in the sand since he signed. Who claimed that their long term personal happiness and domestic bliss at home was almost entirely centered on the signing of Ben Arfa and what he might do for us? I think it may have been CT, which says a lot about him really

nevertheless, Paul Lambert is a good manager, he's put his team together and they are playing for him. Def one to watch. What would he do at a club with more resources. Change the playing style ? The style they play, like Stoke etc, is limited but pays dividends with the right type of player, up to a point. Aye, thought they were tactically spot on tbf to them (I thought we were as well actually but the defence was always going to be our undoing). I've seen them get the ball down and actually play it as well this season so they have that in their locker too. I don't blame him for playing direct yesterday and focusing on set-pieces, it got them the points. I was surprised at how they played yesterday, with all the media wanking themselves off about how well they play the ball about. Horses for courses though as you say, Morrison & Holt v Perch and Simpson is no contest, as predicted by many on here in the week. Shola did ok defending the set pieces, but relying on him when he's got a job to do at the other end as well is asking a bit much of most players, let alone Shola.