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Have to say I caught a minute of MOTD and was disgusted to hear Shearer saying it was great to see Gerrard back when he'd just about turned the game against us.

If liverpool really didn't know what the findings are then their initial statement reverts to ridiculous amateurism combined with childish arrogance - but still worthy of a charge in itself. If they did know "the whole story" in terms of what was foiund to have been said and still came out with the statement and backed him so fully then they should be shot with shit.

Got around to watching Kick Ass yesterday and absolutely loved it. I'm surprised thatr even though it was obviously comic book, there was no fuss about letting a kid that young be so violent. I think "Okay cunts, lets see what you got" is a new entry in my top 10 favourite fim lines.

The bottom line for me was always the intent - it was obvious it was "sledging" ie wind-up talk so in that context claiming that using a phrase which translates as "my little black friend" was not intended to cause offence was bollocks.

And why might that be? We all know why but it has to be said he's done it when he's started games as well. If that's his base style then he needs to change it quick.

Wonder if anything will be said about Bellamy's "Fuck off you Dutch Cunt" to Krul - apart from the inevitible ban for Collocini. Guttierez has been dull lately, Obertan was shit as usual and the Vucic thing was stupid. Judging by his cameo I can see why Ben Arfa isn't getting picked - good teams will know they just have to crowd him as he dwells on the ball through trying too hard. My John Terry "would love to see the cunt crippled" award goes of course to Gerrard.

It's not so much the failure to spend the Carroll money that gets me - I expected that - it's the fact that we've had since May to dump 3 shit strikers and get someone else in and now it's going to have been a full year with the useless fuckers. I know context is everything but it's about time somebody said that its piss poor management from Pardew.

On a serious note the way he blubbed for the cameras and used his so called charity funded story of his addiction in the The Sun to get away with any kind of ban for being a junkie was one of the most cynical pisstakes out of the the FA ever. Because of that the story of him being bankrupt (largely due to being thick as shit) was heart-warming.

Do they? I'm sorry like but is the League Cup a major trophy. Historically a trophy clubs use to play reserve teams often enough. How else would clubs like Oxford, Swindon and Boro have won it. In the 20th century these are the following tallies - League: Newcastle 4 Villa 2 - FA Cup: Newcastle 6 Villa 4 - European honours 1 -1 - so thats 11-7 in my eyes. People were putting tabs out on the half way line in the 1800's. So we are more famous, more successful in the 20th century, have an infinitely bigger fanbase, generate far more money as a business, have a better side, so literally all they have over us is they were a more successful club in the 19th century. [/spin] I'm sometimes tempted to use the 19th century argument to downgrade the Mackem's history but it gets a bit iffy when you consider our Edwardian success which isn't too far from the same period. I also think comparing the Fairs cup with the European cup is a bit much. I honestly think Villa have always been over-rated as a "big" club so I do honestly agree with you - as I've said a couple of times on here my answer to their "Where were you when you were shite" has always been "At Villa Park, watching us beat you when Gazza scored in front of 12000 in Division one".

Saw that live and knew you'd go apeshit Stevie, To be fair, their fans are shitbut they do have a more impressive history than us.

I thought it was strange that their triple substitution consisted of their only decent/worrying players and couldn't help thinking "that's why you're where you are". And fuck me we're screwed when Ba's away.

I know you shouldn't associate yourself with the views of people just beacuse they broadly align with yours but that doesn't stoip me getting really pissed off at the venom with which fellow lefties attacked Hitchens over Iraq. I thought the war was wrong because it was a con with faux morality like removing Saddam bolted on as an afterthought but I don't think supporting said war for the reasons he stated made Hitchens a "traitor" or even a neocon stooge. I think if you disagree with someone on one topic you can do so without a total rejection of their whole. The way this one "aberration" is supposed to negate all of his other views and somehow extinguish all of his due admiration (imo of course) is a damning indictment of the "liberal" establishment.

Hate to be a sheep but Best and Obertan are fucking shite - apart from them we're not bad. The ref's a cunt as well.

Saw Dalglish on SSN a little while ago and they're waiting for the FA's written reasons thinking it's going to give the some leeway - this despite the fact they've already called Evra a liar. I realy, really hope his ban is increased on appeal and the club are charged as well. Also loving how their fans are showing themselves up.

Happy I'm a bah humbug type but after 4 nice pints and a green light to fuck off home (train just pulling out) there's nothing wrong with the world. Off next week as well.

It reminds me of Rio Ferdinand - all the shit about "but he doesn't take drugs" (read Suarez isn't a racist) - that wasn't the fucking point - you have to react to verdicts correctly.

They've thrown the toys out of the pram due to a combination of getting their own way for 45 years an the inherent self pity. Shame is they'll reduce the ban to four on appeal - would be funny if it was doubled though.

Not unexpected but still sad - RIP

That and British people who write ass instead of arse are two of the biggest language crimes.

I'd rather sit 300 miles away wishing the team well without giving the fcb money than end up posting smileys when equalisers cost us points and places because it proves me "right". If we do fail to capitalise on the good start and end up say 11th I'd be disappointed and the thought of anyone standing there nudging his mates and saying "see, told you so" would just highten the sadness

Today was the first day of the installation of my new central heating and I thought I'd done a canny enough job of tidying the house before the blokes came but got in tonight to find that one of the things they'd done was removing the hot water tank from the airing cupboard which revealed a whole pile of duds and socks which had fallen down the back of it. They just dumped them all on my bed

Started Ozzy Osbourne's autobiography to lighten the mood as I'm in the middle of some heavy-ish Sci-Fi as well. It's as simple and endearing as the man himself and also gave me the excuse to listen to the first two albums on the Train today. I can see a full run through over the next few days.

Corrupt or just a coward? - the usual question for Dean. A bit unlucky but I would really, really like to see John Terry crippled - and that's not a Clarksonesque "joke".

Depends what you mean by ""off my pc" - if you mean copied to an SD then either VLC or MX video player is fine. If you have a nas and/or dlna server available then BubbleUPnp works well (but needs an underlying video player as well).

Just had my central heating diagnosed as terminal so need a new one put in - fucking great.