NJS

There was an old cow in front of me at my local co-op a few weeks ago who went through SEVEN cards in turn doing a balance query which she printed off and filed in her purse - she didn't get any money out - not even a fucking tenner. Sorry to say I spied on her balances and they ranged between about 100 and 300 quid. Do you say anything? No, just muttered in an overly-polite English manner - though it may have involved some FFSs. I was getting my rail season ticket reprinted a couple of months ago and was behind a woman buying a ticket to some obscure place who then proceeded to pay with several shitty rail gift vouchers which she had to sign. She then started to chat to the teller about some womanly trivia like bairns or houses so I had to tell her to get on with it - she said she could write and talk at the same time so I told her I wasn't impressed and she should fuck off. I hate to admit I felt quite guilty about it.

There was an old cow in front of me at my local co-op a few weeks ago who went through SEVEN cards in turn doing a balance query which she printed off and filed in her purse - she didn't get any money out - not even a fucking tenner. Sorry to say I spied on her balances and they ranged between about 100 and 300 quid.

People who go swimming with their specs on - I was pretty short-sighted before getting my eyes lasered but it never occured to me that I needed to see well to swim up and down a pool.

I was at University in Bradford at the time but had gone to Norwich to see us. When the announcer said something about a fire delaying kick-off when doing the HT scored most people laughed - a tragedy just didn't enter anyone's head. As we travelled back the news began to break and I returned to a city in shock. A mate of mine had planned to go to the game but had been to Sheffield to see his parents and was delayed travelling back - he wouldn't have gone in that stand but may have got involved in the rescue. There were loads of stands like that around - I remember going to Derby for the infamous 4-1 which was the only time I remember being in the upper tier there and that wanother death trap. I think football "needed" both Bradford and Hillsborough from a modernisation viewpoint - obviously without the actual death.

The only real positive I can see about stopping up is attracting a buyer - this assumes ongoing fuckwittery by Ashley. If/when we do get owners with a clue then theres no reason why good management can't take us pretty far - see Hodgson or Moyes - so I don't think huge investment is a necessity.

Sorry I don't use iTunes - I've always just used raw MP3s I thought the aa4 format was the one with DRM - maybe you can't copy them - have to wait for an Apple freak to answer you.

320k is the max - you can do 256k as well. What do you mean by convert?

I think I'm destined for that this year (July) - the option is to wait a year so that the promotion does = pay rise but I think I'll get the word "manager" on my CV ASAP and see what happens. Well done Fish BTW.

Can't watch it but the last one of these I saw examined which said "takeover" in 50 years got the maths wrong by a factor of 10 - ie 500 years if nowt changed.

My bathroom was out of commission for about 6 weeks in January/February - I had the anarchic idea of using the gym/swimming pool shower.

I was happy with the Keegan we got last year - I thought he was older, wiser and more realistic but the passion still burned. I think just 3 years with Shearer coming on board later with a view to replacement would have worked. I caught some eps of ST Voyager (Soz) yesterday which were all time travel based - they all involved setting the timeline back to an improved version - I'm not sure they got all the paradoexes right but I'd love to wake up next Monday with KK still here and looking at Europe next year rather than fucking Barnsley.

The bit about Keith Barratt is spot on as well - another thing I hate that cunt LLO on NO for is his backing of the banning order - clueless piece of shit that he is.

What really pissed me off about the Llambias interview was when he said that Keegan's "sack the numpties" demand had no chance of happening yet 9 months on it was a nothing decision (either pre-planned or asked for by Shearer) to get rid of the dwarf.

I got pissed off with the notion that just beacuse we are going down, its somehow a crime against humanity to say "We told you so". I have no such qualms.

The West Wing is indeed fantastic. My favourite current serious show is House. I also watched the first episode of Curb your Enthusiasm yesterday and will certainly be watching more.

Some good away trips which as I said before I'll be making more of - depending on the timing I'd agree with Plymouth as a 0 if its in the depths of Winter but it was an excellent day out when we went ther in late April/May in 1990. Of course I realise its a pisser of an actual trip for those in the NE but surely a chance for a weekend. New grounds for me: Leicester, Doncaster, Blackool, Cardiff, Swansea, Millwall, Coventry.

Don't know whether its been mentioned but Shearer was spot on in his interview - the goal was disallowed because the refs will have had Nolan's actions for Taylor's goal highlighted in their weekly briefing. Funny how that briefing never includes what Liverpool do at corners or how much Man Cunt/Chelsea players dive and whinge. Gutless cowardly shitbags the lot of them. (Winding up the bitterness for next week).

I actually think Hull won't win - Man U have enough fringe players trying to make a name for themselves to care - I also think we will lose at Villa.

He was there - you must have missed him.

And your daughter picks her nose and eats the snot when she doesn't know theres a camera on her.

Webb is a another star wannabe imo - like Fucking Poll - if what Nolan did was a foul then EVERY corner ever should result in a free kick or a pen and no goal can ever be scored from one. That doesn't excuse how shit the rest of them were like - as I said the opponents for the two wins this year are no coincidence. Special mention for Guttierez - surely there a huge case for fucking him back off to Mallorca and keeping the money?

Nightmare - all the streams are showing the man cunt presentation.

I keep thinking if we win on Saturday and Hull lose we are safe (barring GD disaster) but we've had too many weekends with the results going our way already - I'm still worried.

One of out traders got back from a holiday in Mexico last Monday and despite him being fine, the boss sent him home. He was back yesterday so I guess armageddon is postponed.

At a push Beye, Bassong and Vidkuka on a pay per game basis. I couldn't give a shit about any of the rest.