PCW1983

This. Fucking does my nut in when people write "This", as if you're giving your authorative stamp that the above statement is correct. Would you do it in the street? "Hey Dave, do you fancy going to the match on Saturday?" "This" Dont take life so seriously, for arguments sake it was more of a This?

This.

Friends in Brum are saying that its snowing but not really settling now.

Must be going as Ranger.

Word was that he'd lost the dressing room. I think he admitted afterwards that he tried to change too much too soon. The pressure was mounting and the performances weren't improving. It was probably the right decision, at least for that season. A big problem for him was that he favoured a 4-3-3, and if Michael Owen was Joe Bloggs he probably wouldn't have picked him. As it was, he didn't have the nerve to leave him out and we ended up with a 4-4-2 formation that I don't think Allardyce fully believed in himself. I was at a quiz they done at Shearers a few years ago, Shearer, Harper, Owen and another was on the teams. Mick Lowes was talking on a microphone and they were taking the piss saying it was like having SA back, referring to him being on the PA whilst training. I think thats a good example of how the players didn't really believe in the things he was doing .

What did he do exactly ? Grabbed his crotch a few times and pointed at Torres, who wasn't exactly 100% innocent in the incident, but the cameras weren't focused on him. Maybe he just really likes Torres.......

What did he do exactly ?

Yeah I live halfway between Aston villa and Birmingham city's grounds. I will not be wearing colours for this game and I would advise others to do the same. I must admit, i've learnt from past visits that its not a place to wear colours.

That article does make sense.

Billy Davies will be in there like a shot, been sniffing for a bigger club for a long time.

Fucking hell, what a disgrace.

Wonder if Andy Johnson would be worth a punt from Fulham, seems to have dropped off the scene a bit.

He's still young and very raw, really needs to be playing first team football now to progress.

And you have the cheek to call someone else's post absurd? Your attempt at emotional blackmail leaves a lot to be desired, for one there were no women in the trenches of WWI, and the world itself was a very different place then than it is today - and WWI was not a fight against fascism, that came latter. The poppy is a symbol of remembrance of those who lost their lives in WWI, the war to end all wars. The fact that it is now being used by certain elements to encompass modern wars such as Iraq/Afghanistan is what is questionable, and that is what the celtic banners are attempting to do - albeit in a rather overly dramatic way. Some people are not happy with the conduct of the British government and the actions of sections of the British army (i'm sure you can find all sorts of evidence etc online as to why), and would rather not see the remembrance of those that died fighting in what they themselves believed to be a just war, tarnished by the actions of a modern occupying force. Of course the emotional hysteria that the government (et al) wishes to whip up in order to get backing from the public appears to be working - if some of the posts on this thread are anything to go by. no it isn't. it is a symbol of rememberence of those who lost their lives and were injured serving this country. just because it started after the first world war doesn't tie it exclusivly to that or is the poppy not for rememberence of the world war 2 victims, korea ? falklands ? etc etc. you can't choose what conflicts you want the poppy to be associated with, yes to this one and no to that one. my guess is those people are the same sort of people who will pop a quid in the tins in many "irish" pubs in glasgow to support the cause of irish nationalsim based purely on their lineage. As far as I'm concerned the poppy is worn in remembrance of WW1 casualties, it bloomed over the battlefields and is therefore, associated solely with that. Remembrance day is for all casualties in all wars. pity those that died in world war II then with no rememberence insignia for them. the poppy is not worn in rememberence of any one particular war/conflict....it was, until there was another war. My sentiments exactly. I would happily wear a Poppy, but couldn't care less about the ''heroes'' who have murdered in Iraq and Afghanistan for example. "Murdered" who exactly? I sense a riot is about to start here...........

Shearer

Open handed eh........ What a fucking idiot I am...

Pre match drinks in the goose and the useless twits have 4 bar staff on, one of which is running around like a headless chicken. Serves me right for looking for cheap drinks I suppose.

Some said earlier in the thread that the BO said there had been 37k sold so far.

Notice the distinct lack of Sports direct on the Gallowgate roof in the pic :-)

Cant see the attendance being very high for this one, early 40's at best IMO

Seen him at matches for years, cameras just seem to have picked up on him though. You can see him in the background whenever it shows Shearer's last moments in football at the SoS. He's obvioulsy taken over from the other big fella who use to be shown regularly, the one with 'NUFC' tattoo'd across his belly (and who was photographed with Mike Ashley), though he is still shown occassionally. He's a canny fella, spoke to him a few times on the toon travel busses.

Class

Michael Oliver, very highly rated ref from Ashington. Son of Clive. Highly rated? You're joking right? Just looks like another clueless plum to me. He hasn't been that bad. He's a good ref but needs more experience

Just been watching the fanzone on SS, pretty good :-)

Nail on the head.... http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackpool/9115962.stm