Nyff

He gets the easiest of goals, but they all count! Super Leon Best!

Is that Richardson with the ginger hair? Looks like 'bring your child to work day' with him and Ferguson sat there behind Pardew on the bench

Of course we have a habit of shooting ourselves in the foot, but we should win this and looking at the other games we should be in either 6th or 7th by Sunday night. I am personally thinking a 2-1 win, with Nolan get at least one, if not both, of them.

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In a top mood. Got a stinker of a cold, and despite not going out Wednesday I still managed to have an unexpected guest join me which has put me in a great mood. Plus going out tonight so can't really complain at anything. Making the most of it before I have to start some essays next week...

Rumour has it he is taking Charlie Sheen.

He was in Oxford last week, apparently. Know a few people who saw him but despite him apparently being about 10 minutes away from where I am I didn't even catch a glimpse of him.

Just watched 'Prayers for Bobby' which is the true story of Mary Griffith - the (eventual) gay rights campaigner. Brilliant film and absolutely heartbreaking. Was in tears for the most of it as it is very very close to home, and I was just surprised at how good it was. Will recommend it to everyone and anyone, and will definitely be watching it again at some point.

A pretty useful thing to have, you have to say.

Would be happy just to avoid relegation. That said, if Ashley actually invests in the team in the summer and we can use playing in Europe as a bargaining point with prospective players then I don't see why it would be a problem. There is no way we could do it with the squad we have at present, though.

surreal and hilarious. Imagine them sitting their humming along to Fly withoot wings. That's Westlife. Gawd.... Could have had the perhaps more fitting 'Love e for a Reason' or 'Life is a Rollercoaster'

have day a good one mate go drunk get lol

Hopefully going to Glastonbury for free this year with back stage access. Just want to see and meet Beyonce to complete a life times ambition!

I don't think this is much else than the papers stirring it up. I know we are quick to have a go at Ashley but buying HBA shows that there is some promise being shown in the transfer market, and even though losing Carroll wasn't for the best, £35 Million is a LOT of money. It really is a case of waiting and seeing what will happen with the money, and hoping that we are able to keep players like Enrique and Tiote. Carroll only went because it was a stupidly high offer, and if it is to be believed that we rejected bids around the 20-25Mil mark then it does show at least some intent of wanting to hold on to our best players.

To be fair to Pardew, you do have to say that we have had some great second halfs under him this season. Whatever it is he says at half-time seems to work!

Ranger to score.

Keep 'em at 1-0 and then throw on Ranger on the 70th minute to grab us a goal as they start to push forward for the equaliser.

Don't really 'get' strap-ons.

The pitch looks absolutely atrocious...

S'alright. Loads about on Wednesday and Thursday.

Average night. No good cock.

Thats what I'm doing if (when) I come home alone. God forbid if I do bring someone back...would be a little creepy to get back to someones room and there is a lavender candle lit and rose petals all over the bed.

I'm going out on't pull. Seems like the perfect way to celebrate Valentines day..

Expert or not, it's true I'm nee Keegan but playing in university leagues/alliance leagues, coaching under 18 teams in England/High school teams in America etc. gives me more experience than most on here who think a wednesday night at the Pitz makes them an expert. Nyff's been there and done it and seems to disagree with you. Aye and what did he say? His dad pushed him, he gave up cos he was scared his knee would get hurt. In hindsight he wished he had stuck in. He also said it was living the dream and he'd have run away from home if his parent's had tried to stop him from going when he was younger so I think it's fairly clear which side of the fence he sits on. I'm sure he'll clarify that if you ask him though. Not sure what you're saying here though tbh. If you're railing against pushy parents that's one thing, if you're saying you'd stop your kid from going to Barcelona's academy even if they wanted to go that's quite another. So, sorry, what is J69s viewpoint? I'm a bit lost in the argument with all these quote chains...

Obviously being only 20 I can't even imagine what I would do with a kid, but if he had a footballing ability that they were interested in then I would definitely send them over there, but only if they wanted to go. Having to give up football is one of the biggest regrets I have. My dad did push me quite a bit through it, but he obviously saw something in me and it was paying off with trials for teams like Liverpool and Man U. When I did finally get into the academy at Preston North End I ended up getting quite badly injured and then just never got into it again after that. It was mostly mental, as I was scared about getting injured again (and sure enough when I started playing again I managed to damage the ligaments in the same knee I injured at PNE). If my Mum or Dad had ever tried to stop me playing when I was actually getting somewhere then I would most definitely have ran off like Stevie says he would have done. As a kid you live and breathe Football, and to be in the academy of a team who were, at least at the time, pushing for promotion to one of the best leagues in the world was practically living the dream for me.