Wullie

And our side of it is a Sunderland fan ffs.

Can't see any bother there.

Just head it man ffs.

http://blythspartansafc.co.uk/new_php/wp-content/brassy.jpg Think they've all played for Blyth.

There's some fucking good patter on that TF page tbf.

"Mapou Yanga Mbiwa didn't make it off the bench" Even the programme writers are snide cunts.

You won't win anything with 11 James Milners.

Gorgeous whip on that ball from Rooney, almost impossible to defend.

Assumes that there's no man-management involved too, which there is, fucking loads.

Nah. Cisse is capable of extraordinary things when it involves getting the ball into the net, Darren Bent isn't.

Brendan Rodgers never played either.

Wenger only played for amateur clubs. Benitez is another - played for reserve sides and retired at 26.

They didn't like.

People coming into the game such as Jose and doing a fantasic job is very rare. As a proportion, really? I'd say that compared to the amount of ex-players who come into coaching/management, the amount of managers at a fairly high level who had either no playing career or played at a low level is actually incredibly high.

Bringing a game into it undermines a perfectly reasonable viewpoint - that there's no reason why being a player gives anybody an advantage as a manager over Joe Bloggs who decides to do a coaching course, beyond a) the intricacies of how football operates off the pitch and b) possible issues with respect from the players at first. These two things are much the same as anyone starting a new job doing something they've not done before, and aren't permanent.

:lol:

Rob Lee with less goals? Is that a joke?

Proper weird his fans that crawl out the woodwork after a few games. Why don't you have the courage of your convictions to come on after three consecutive derby defeats and tell us how good he is?

Espanyol lead in the derby.

Need an Inter-Udinese draw for £55. Also a fiver on Villa/Reims/Marseille/Valencia.

BottledDog is one of those curious types who is just over the moon that Shepherd's not here. Ultra-critical of everything the club did up until mid-2007, and absolutely delighted with everything since. It's ok you know. You're allowed to admit that both regimes are scum.

Great post this.

This is the more level-headed version of my feelings. Me too. Can't stand how it feels but there's nothing I can do about it.