Wullie

That is some damn fine straw clutching. Even better when you consider the context of the "famous win over Barcelona", Sociedad away has been Barca's bogey fixture for ages. They won there last season but before that, hadn't won at Anoeta in ten years, since Rijkaard was in charge.

The concern for young British managers shouldn't be foreigners taking jobs but these proven British failures going round and round, boring everyone to death everywhere they go.

There's an interview in the Guardian with George Graham today, in which he talks about, amongst other things, the Michael Thomas goal in 1989. Just watched it on YouTube as I've not seen it for a few years and it's worth a watch for a couple of reasons, a) the commentary is so understated compared to what it would be like now, not a lot more exaggerated than if the goal had just won a bog-standard league game, David Pleat is co-commentator and he literally passes no comment on what's just happened whatsoever, think he must have gone for a cup of tea And b) Liverpool's attempt to hang onto what they had (with one minute left to win the title) is proper laughable. John Barnes, instead of heading for the corner, attempts to dribble into the box and gets easily dispossessed, then they're undone by a really basic long ball flicked on to Thomas who just jogs into the box with nobody anywhere near him.

Had 0-0 in the Chelsea game. I wanted to put it on there being exactly 1 goal but it's not a frigging option in-play.

Missed it.

He's not though is he?

Lovely move and finish.

Bizarre decision from Mahrez not to square that.

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Do you typically stake a lot? I'm always £25 but I'm interested in how they're deciding what everyone gets.

17 apparently. Shame. They'll probably scrape past that. Rotherham with 23 is lowest I could see. When was 17? Stoke in 84/85. http://www.fl125.co.uk/records/league-points Wouldn't that have been the top flight then? Aye you're right. Seems a completely pointless and arbitrary table in that case.

17 apparently. Shame. They'll probably scrape past that. Rotherham with 23 is lowest I could see. When was 17? Stoke in 84/85. http://www.fl125.co.uk/records/league-points

That is fucking hilarious, get in Sammy lad.

1-0 Saints

Imagine it's because it's some clubs last home game before the 11th which is an international weekend I think

Are Remembrance minute silences usually this early in the year?

not in my recollection and I'm on Tesside nearly every working day and have for 30yrs. Better example would be the Gallowgate end. An established name that gets changed, what does everyone call it.......it's already established name. If Man City had stayed at Maine Road would people call it the Etihad or Maine Road ? Lie I say, depends how it's done and I'd rather they didn't but it's not a line in the sand for me, not like club colours or club name. If Maine Road had been the Etihad for 20 years, it would be known universally as the Etihad and the amount of people who called it Maine Road would be shrinking on a daily basis.

My recollection, and I lived on Teesside at the time, is that Boro's ground was usually referred to as the Cellnet.

I don't think anyone is fine with the prospect of the stadium changing names but I do think an awful lot of fans would accept the sacrifice if it meant major investment in the squad. Ideally this cash would come in without the need to change the name but it seems inevitable really. I'll still call it SJP regardless of the name change anyway. Thats exactly it. How many called it by what the name was changed to last time which I can't even remember the proper format of it. Everyone carried on and called it what we always had, not even out of principle. This is just not true. Media outlets outright refused to call it SJP. A stadium name doesn't have to be used in the press very long before the previous name ceases to exist. I meant people on the street, mates in pubs etc. I listen to very little punditry crap that I wouldn't know if they used it or not so aren't bothered what they do. Not sure what your mates call it is really what's at stake tbh. That's when I hear it most and thats what matters most to me, what we the fans call it as opposed to someone sitting in a studio that I don't listen to. Kids across the country and the world don't listen to your mates. In twenty years time, St James' Park is lost to history.

Could say that about anything Ashley's done. If he changed the kit, the badge and the club name, the stadium would be full by the weekend. Agree with George Bailey from earlier that the name and colours are the lines in the sand (I've been through plenty of badge changes). My mate in the pub will still wear a black and white scarf so I don't care about the colours.

I don't think anyone is fine with the prospect of the stadium changing names but I do think an awful lot of fans would accept the sacrifice if it meant major investment in the squad. Ideally this cash would come in without the need to change the name but it seems inevitable really. I'll still call it SJP regardless of the name change anyway. Thats exactly it. How many called it by what the name was changed to last time which I can't even remember the proper format of it. Everyone carried on and called it what we always had, not even out of principle. This is just not true. Media outlets outright refused to call it SJP. A stadium name doesn't have to be used in the press very long before the previous name ceases to exist. I meant people on the street, mates in pubs etc. I listen to very little punditry crap that I wouldn't know if they used it or not so aren't bothered what they do. Not sure what your mates call it is really what's at stake tbh.

Could say that about anything Ashley's done. If he changed the kit, the badge and the club name, the stadium would be full by the weekend.

I don't think anyone is fine with the prospect of the stadium changing names but I do think an awful lot of fans would accept the sacrifice if it meant major investment in the squad. Ideally this cash would come in without the need to change the name but it seems inevitable really. I'll still call it SJP regardless of the name change anyway. Thats exactly it. How many called it by what the name was changed to last time which I can't even remember the proper format of it. Everyone carried on and called it what we always had, not even out of principle. This is just not true. Media outlets outright refused to call it SJP. A stadium name doesn't have to be used in the press very long before the previous name ceases to exist.

Why is Gary Speed on the Entertainers one?