brummie

If my colleague had been tupping my Mrs behind my back, I wouldn't really fancy spending 6 weeks abroad with him, so I don't blame him really. Anyway, Warnock and Baines are both much better players then Bridge is.

And there's no doubt you can beat Chelsea if you play well. As has been apparent in your run, decisions seem to be going your way so I wouldn't be surprised at all if you go all the way. Wouldn't be surprised if you need a replay vs Reading like. When Petrov pulled us out of the shit against Palace in the closing minutes of the first match, my mate said to me "that's the moment we won the cup" (jokingly). I wonder, though...... What I'm most pleased about is we're actually playing quite well at the moment, unbeaten in 12 now. The major, major thing, though, is that the other draws in the Cup have gone so nicely for us. Even tonight, Reading beating Albion and taking the local derby distortion factor out of it. It is all very fortuitous. It almost makes up for the bad luck of drawing Man United in the 3rd round of the cup 6 times in 9 years or whatever it was.

Oh and in the spirit of comments here about Given, where are YOUR trophies, Barry you fat arsed, 10 games a season money grabbing CUNT? :colo:

Came out of our match tonight thinking we were playing the Ollbeeyun in the next round, got into the car to hear Reading were winning. Disappointed not to get the chance to beat the Tesco bags, but I'm ever more convinced this is our year in the FA Cup. Everything seems to be going for us.

Isn't it ten points deduced straight away then another ten if they're still in administration at the start of next season?

Surely you can see there's a bit of a difference between getting relegated and being in court facing a winding up order, though? I pissed my pants the last time Birmingham got relegated, it made my season. I wouldn't want them to go out of business, though. Did you read my whole comment ? Or did you only just read the first part. I saw countless messages on forums from supporters hoping Ashley "finishes off the job", I don't recall too many people feeling sorry for the fans of NUFC who went through hell last year. No, I read it all. I just cut out the bits I wasn't replying to rather than requote the entire thing. QUite ironic that you're going on about these people you saw begging Ashley to "finish the job off", but now you're actually sinking to their level yourself. I reiterate, going through a winding up petition is a different type of hell to being relegated. Given that you've just described that as "hell", I don't know what that makes this season for them. Still, as you say, they can just reform and start off in the Hampshire And District Paperboys League or some such, it's no big deal after all. Incidentally, I can't believe you're citing Wimbledon and MK Dons as something even remotely positive, that's a first.

What has Ashley's profile been like of late? Genuine question, I've not been on here so much this season To my untrained (and uninformed) eye it looks like he's realised the best thing he can do (if only for purely selfish reasons to protect his investment) is stick just as much money as he needs to in to get you back promoted, and keep shtum in the meantime so as not to create any unwelcome attention when he comes to sell you as a PL club.

The people who worked there, for starters, not to mention the people who'd shopped there for decades. Interesting to see Manchester United in a slightly different form of financial meltdown, despite them having supporters all over the globe. The longer football just ploughs on regardless as if it is immune to the basic principles of business, the more clubs will go to the wall. I'm entirely aware football is a tribal business (and I love it as much as the next man), but it is pretty hard to adopt a "who gives a s***" attitude to fans of other clubs, when - but for the grace of God - it could be you next. Hoefully change wil happen. Unfortunately, I don't think even Portsmouth ceasing to exist will be enough. There will have to be more, first.

The people who worked there, for starters, not to mention the people who'd shopped there for decades. Interesting to see Manchester United in a slightly different form of financial meltdown, despite them having supporters all over the globe. The longer football just ploughs on regardless as if it is immune to the basic principles of business, the more clubs will go to the wall. I'm entirely aware football is a tribal business (and I love it as much as the next man), but it is pretty hard to adopt a "who gives a shit" attitude to fans of other clubs, when - but for the grace of God - it could be you next.

Surely you can see there's a bit of a difference between getting relegated and being in court facing a winding up order, though? I pissed my pants the last time Birmingham got relegated, it made my season. I wouldn't want them to go out of business, though.

There were some rumours that the FA might reinstate Southampton in the FA Cup if Portsmouth go bust, probably because they've already sold the TV rights to the game. Southampton? Christ, talk about being kicked when you're down.

1. What fans ? They can't even fill their tiny shitty stadium for PL games, we get double their numbers in the division below. For me they've done nothing to help their club. 2., 3. & 4. Couldn't give a shit really. That's a really parochial, fuck-you-jack approach to fans of another club, the sort of shit you'd expect to hear from Tim Lovejoy or any other of the witless Sky media tarts who have no concept of what it is like to support an unfashionable club. Who gives a fuck if they fill their stadium or if it is a tip or not? They're fans like you and me are, and through no fault of their own their club is going to shit. I don't see the relevance of your attendances to Portsmouth's situation, either. It'd be interesting to see how many tickets they'd have had to sell to overcome 131m pounds spaffed on wages by their clueless owner and CEO over three years. Incidentally, it is quite depressing to hear that from the fan of another club which has also felt the downside of a clueless owner of late.

Porstmouth going bust would be a pisser on several counts. 1. The fans seeing their club disappear. Not good. 2. Fucking Liverpool benefitting most from the points thing. 3. Us losing the three points we've had off them. 4. Birmingham City getting a bye to the FAC Semi Finals, us doubtless drawing them, and the M40 looking like the road to Bagdhad in the first gulf war.

Incidentally, I reckon it'll be 1-1 on 90 mins, us having taken our eye off the ball and let them in with a late equaliser. I fucking hope not. I don't want to be freezing my tits off the other side of Birmingham for any longer than I have to.

Youth team product, wide player. Set up the first goal against Brighton, but got injured straight after, think he's back now. Just heard that Petrov has got a virus, so won't be playing, so that makes the Sidwell option more likely (*gulp*). I hope Delph plays. He was great against Man United until he got taken off (inexplicably), and it is always good to see Delfouneso get a chance.

I think he'll take it seriously, but he's got to rest quite a few of them, they looked shagged on Sunday. Agbonlahor looked like he'd picked up a knock, Young was limping for the last 10 minutes, and Milner looks shagged. This wouldn't surprise me. Guzan Beye - Curtis Davies - Dunne - Luke Young Downing - Sidwell - Delph - Albrighton (if he's back from injury) Carew - Delfouneso.

Just shocking that really, for a team as good as they are, with one of the bnest managers around. Those fans don't deserve that team. Except the attendance was 38,709, and there were 2000 empty seats in the Burnley end. For a 2 o'c Sunday live tv match against a shite team, in a spell of 3 matches in 8 days, two at home and one at Wembley, just over 1000 empty home seats including a batch of 500 or so in the lower left Holte where you can't actually see the pitch and don't even go on sale unless people are desperate is hardly the stuff of eternal shame.

Who is this plastic faced cunt in the purple shirt?

There's a bloke on the current series of Coach Trip who, facially, looks just like Routledge.

and brummie always laid into Reo-Coker as well which I didn't think was 100% warranted. Maybe it takes relegation and spending 6ok a week on other teams cast-offs to appreciate players values with a level head. I appreciate you all want him to do well, but honestly, trust me, he's fucking shite. You think Milner's crosses hit the first man all the time, at least he tried to get a cross in, Routledge is useless, if he can't knock it past the defender and beat him for pace, he hasn't got a fucking clue. What's more, he's got a dreadful attitude, slouches around doing nothing and hiding from the ball. When Marlon signed for you, I was quite honest in saying I tohught he'd do well at that level. Routledge won't though. He's not good enough. Sorry. As for NRC, can't pass three yards, blissfully unaware of the game going on around him, runs into brick walls. Has the first touch of a rapist. Routledge is worse, though. hmm Ah, there you go. My mistake.

A few years ago, Thierry Henry did EXACTLY the same thing against us. See if you can guess who said this at the time:

As I said, I hope it works out for him. Perhaps Hughton is getting the confidence to return in a way MON couldn't (and he has a tendency to decide he doesn't rate players as soon as he's signed them - Shorey, for example), but from what I saw of him he was really, really poor. Off on a tangent, talking of players we shipped out too early, Peter Whittingham is one I think was a mistake for us. He'll end up somewhere good soon enough.

Nope, I said he was - based on what I saw - shit, and that's going on his substitute appearances, and reserve outings (i used to, but not so much now, pop down to watch the reserves as I work a stone's throw from both the ground, and Bescot where we used to play our reserve matches for a spell). I've no idea if he'll do it for you at that level, but on a 3.5 year deal and you almost certainly going up, 2.5 of those years are going to be at a higher level. So you're saying we'll be so shit in his last year here that we'll be relegated in January already? I think you know what I'm saying, you cheeky scampster, you!

Nope, I said he was - based on what I saw - shit, and that's going on his substitute appearances, and reserve outings (i used to, but not so much now, pop down to watch the reserves as I work a stone's throw from both the ground, and Bescot where we used to play our reserve matches for a spell). I've no idea if he'll do it for you at that level, but on a 3.5 year deal and you almost certainly going up, 2.5 of those years are going to be at a higher level. Incidentally, I have no agenda with Routledge, I wish him all the best, so I'm just stating my opinion, with no malice intended towards him. Just as I was when I suggetsed Harewood would do a job in the championship, and that there was a decent player there somewhere.

He also never mentioned some of the ridiculous offside decisions given against us by the same linesman, and the failure to spot Alan Lee elbowing Stephen Warnock in the face. He's funny, Neil Warnock, but he really is a daft twat at times.