Nobby

he needs a good bite on the arse - and how do you put these smillies into posts first time ? I keep getting "quick reply" Right click quote and open it that way. turn it off in your profile

48 Good, Very Good, Excellent 42 Satisfatory 19 Below par and beyond

good job tbh

Strippers would be better

Animals Feb 16 2007 By Brenda Hickman, The Evening Chronicle http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icnewcastle/feb2007/3/0/CA51DDD2-91B4-4DF3-B45AB802AE66D186.jpg It's the ugly face of football - soccer savages spoiling for a pre-arranged fight with rivals in a pub. Violence erupted inside the Three Bulls Heads, in Newcastle city centre, after an FA Cup clash between Newcastle United and Coventry City on January 29, 2005. The thugs, members of the notorious Newcastle Gremlins, desperately tried to find hooligans from Coventry to fight. But they failed to organise a clash and turned on genuine Coventry fans, men and women, who had been enjoying a quiet drink in the Percy Street pub. Caught on CCTV, the gang steamed into the bar shortly after 6pm. They attacked the startled visitors, throwing bottles and glasses at them. Then they waded in kicking and punching like a scene from a Wild West saloon. Today seven of those involved, some Newcastle soccer yobs already shamed with banning orders in previous clashes, faced their fate at Newcastle Crown Court. As soccer's hooligan faction has already had fatal consequences for Italian football, with the death of a police officer, Northumbria Police today showed they were determined to crackdown on organised violence. The accused awaiting sentence today were all arrested for violent disorder following the pub attack. They were later jointly charged with affray and had pleaded guilty at previous hearings. John Jackson, 25, of Isabella Walk, Throckley, Newcastle, Michael Dafter, 26, of Queen's Court, Teams, Jason Allen, 34, of Coleridge Avenue, both Gateshead, Craig Heward, 25, of Barton Close, Wallsend, Noel Renton, 30, of Kidlandee Place, Paul Waugh, 34, of Orpington Avenue, Walker, both Newcastle, and Jamie Clark, 19, (also known as Naderi) of Falcon Way, South Shields were all caught in the police operation. Sgt Paul Evans, formerly of the Football Intelligence Unit, said: "This was a premeditated attack. "During the course of the inquiry it became clear that certain members of this group were trying to target Coventry hooligans. "When they failed to arrange a fight with their counterparts they were determined to attack any Coventry fans in this pub." From the evidence police gathered, the gang entered the pub after being tipped off when to strike. They began attacking a group of Coventry supporters after running across the room. Bottles and glasses picked up from the tables had already been hurled at the visitors - many of whom were standing with women partners at the time. They then waded into the supporters as serious violence erupted. Some 44 seconds later, the fight spilled out on to the streets, as those under attack tried to escape from another door into Percy Street. Sgt Evans added: "Dozens of innocent people were passing by when the melee spilled out and were clearly alarmed to be caught up in it. "It was down to pure chance that no-one was more seriously injured as a result of the incident. "The majority of supporters are decent people and it is the minority who spoil it. "Anyone who oversteps the mark will not only end up with a criminal record, but could be stopped from attending future games for a lengthy period of time." Two of the accused, Heward, and Clark ran but were arrested minutes later around the corner after they were tracked by CCTV operators. Officers from the FIU began tracking the suspects who fled the scene. And three months later they swooped on houses in a series of raids to arrest others involved. Only six months earlier, Jackson had been arrested and booted out of Portugal during Euro 2004. He had protested his innocence saying he had been wrongly labelled a soccer yob and had nothing to do with football violence Yet Jackson was there with his pals at the heart of the violence in Newcastle. And in Jackson's house, police found evidence of his obsession with football violence, including books, numerous DVDs, videos and even his own press cuttings of his previous arrest. On his computer - under files entitled "Gremlins" - there were photographs of Jackson with his co-accused at other matches. Police were able to seize mobile phones, clothes and other property for analysis to build the case against the suspects. Several people were said to have been injured during the violence inside the pub, according to staff. But as the Coventry fans fled, officers were unable to track down injured victims. Although innocent Coventry fans were targeted in the pub ambush, police monitored messages about the attack posted on websites of known Coventry City hooligans - known as The Legion. Sgt Evans said: "We still have the resources in the FIU to target and tackle those who organise football violence and we are determined to arrest and bring these football hooligans to justice. " Three of those arrested had already been on banning orders from previous soccer-related violence. Heward, Clark and Waugh all pleaded guilty at Newcastle Crown Court in November. Allen, Dafter, Jackson and Renton were due to go on trial but changed their pleas to guilty on January 22 this year. All seven were also banned from travelling to the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany as part of their bail conditions. The bail condition banned them from Newcastle city centre before and after Newcastle home games, they were not allowed within five miles of any England or Newcastle game anywhere in the country, and not allowed to enter the Three Bulls Heads pub. http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/icnewcastle/feb2007/3/8/CA527C9B-F2E2-3A67-F616B4594381EB0F.jpg http://icnewcastle.icnetwork.co.uk/chroniclelive/eveningchronicle/tm_headline=animals%26method=full%26objectid=18631923%26siteid=50081-name_page.html

i think it movs to ITV in the later rounds

five bought the rights

Liverpool and Tottenham down tbh WOULD LOVE IT! i tried to make it happen

here's another old one http://www.uit.no/mancity/gfx/premierleague-logo.jpg link

i actually thought that when i was posting them typing into google, but there seems to be no images only news stories about it??? are you talking about the tottenham badge? thats on page 1 of this thread

Great soccer is almost enough, but UEFA wants more Andrew Culf February 16, 2007 THE Champions League soccer final is set for a makeover after the marketing chiefs of UEFA visited the Super Bowl in the US for inspiration on how to transform the event. The tournament, regarded by the European governing body as the fourth hottest property in sport — after the World Cup, Olympic Games and the European Championship — resumes next week with the last-16 knockout phase. Marketing chiefs have been casting their net wide for ideas for this year's final in Athens' Olympic Stadium on May 23, also visiting the Heineken Cup rugby union final, Tour de France and tennis and golf tournaments. UEFA's marketing and media rights director, Philippe Le Floc'h, said: "We went to the Super Bowl for a bit of inspiration." The keenly anticipated American sporting event has become an eight-hour extravaganza, with pre-game and half-time entertainment attracting a US television audience of 93 million and creating the nation's second biggest day of food consumption after Thanksgiving. While the 72,000 fans at the Champions League final will not experience the sight of trucks driving on to the pitch to build a half-time concert stage, Le Floc'h has plans to improve the entertainment in Athens as well as building the expectation before kick-off. The build-up to the final will begin in Athens on March 9, with the draw for the quarter-finals, when the mayor of Barcelona, the titleholder, hands over the trophy before it begins a tour of Greece and emerging UEFA markets in Asia. There will be an official launch of the ball design for the final and a five-day fan experience in Athens. For Le Floc'h, who joined UEFA six years ago from a sports marketing agency the initiatives are a natural development in building the competition's brand identity. "It is the best club competition in the world," he said. "It is a competition of champions, the best clubs, and the best players in the world. We have to make sure that whoever comes to the stadium, or watches on television, can fully experience it." The Champions League is already a carefully choreographed brand: synchronised Tuesday and Wednesday night kick-off times across Europe, the centre circle "star ball" logo display before kick-off and the upbeat theme tune that acts as an anthem in the stadium and the "sonic logo" marking advertising breaks on TV. "We thought about changing the music," Le Floc'h said. "But it is the second most recognised feature after the star ball and we get requests from all over the world for it to be used at weddings." The most distinctive element of UEFA's marketing strategy is the way the organisation takes over match venues, dressing stadiums with its own branding and the banners of its six blue-chip sponsors. "It is not a commercial fair, but a serious football competition. We provide the cleanest, most clutter-free environment," he said. Le Floc'h says that viewers of formula one would be assailed by 220 commercial messages during a race. The number falls to 60 for a Premier League match, and about 50 for an international game. "With the Champions League, you are down to about 30 messages, you do not feel assaulted by advertising." About 80 per cent of the $1.5 billion marketing revenue generated by the tournament goes to the clubs, one of the reasons it has won widespread club support. "They acknowledge the success story," Le Floc'h said. "No one questions the rationale for the existence of the Champions League any more." http://www.theage.com.au/news/soccer/great-soccer-is-almost-enough-but-uefa-wants-more/2007/02/15/1171405370303.html --------------------- hmmm does this mean more music / cheerleaders etc?

23 minutes

were they both against belgians?

lived with a spurs fan last year for some time, and he loved it, as the bird looks proud as opposed to just depressed on the other ones he said i actually thought that when i was posting them

You got the images?

i hate ITV

Unless we're playing Rangers. Don't think they'll get through now

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/9073/imagelm1.png

i don't think we will, ours is nice, unlike arsenals and tottenhams old ones, which were minging

simplicity seems to be the new thing tbh

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http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4449/millwallfcsnb4.pnghttp://www.ajansspor.com/resim/chelsea_logo.jpghttp://www.premierleague.com/en/images/club_normallogos_180x160/middlesbrough.gifhttp://img406.imageshack.us/img406/9381/chelseabadgefw8.jpg http://www.sporteconomy.it/files/Image/foto2005/premier_league_logo.jpg http://www.vg.hu/lapokkepek/fooldal/6000/6936_PremierLeague_Logo.jpghttp://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5492/premierllargelggx2.jpghttp://www.premierleague.com/en/images/news_premier_league/pl_logo_news.jpg

a) yes b) dunno c) look above

old http://www.sporteconomy.it/files/Image/foto2005/premier_league_logo.jpg http://www.vg.hu/lapokkepek/fooldal/6000/6936_PremierLeague_Logo.jpg new....... http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/5492/premierllargelggx2.jpghttp://www.premierleague.com/en/images/news_premier_league/pl_logo_news.jpg what do you think?

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