TaylorJ_01

true, I think I have an irrational dislike for Mancini. Shaqiri and Podolski will improve their attack, they just seem to play with about 6 CMs and wonder why they aren't winning.

Aye, although I think Inter will improve under Mancini He's been s**** so far. Haven't seen much I must say but I thought they looked good the other night against Juve 1 win in 6, against Chievo. Mancini is a negative b******.

Jesus, all of that is incredible. Why did he attack so many people of non-threatening employment?

the shortlist will be accompanied by a fact about them, so make sure to include them. I.e. Calum Davenport - cost loads, got stabbed. Ronnie Wallwork - no goals, got stabbed

The guy is so rubbish man. He can hardly walk.

I think he's given up on football. Hardly featured at West Brom and has been getting the Gosling treatment i.e. a few appearances to wet everyone's whistles before bidding.

I was thinking Roy Carroll just for the goal that never was. And also inexplicably becoming a Greek hero. Loved a gamble too.

Probably realised that the only people who buy Cardiff tops are from Cardiff... who promptly stopped buying them.

Leon Osman confirms that he couldn't head a ball bloody hell, was he not meant to be very good? How the hell does that happen?

By god, you're good at this

Could even get a bus load of them together and hold day trips! "I've just been talking to George Graham in HMV" "Really? That's weird. I'm sure I just saw David Pleat in Boots." :lol: just task them with wandering about at random with their arms by their sides.

well I was going for the "if they've played 10 games, folk must have heard of them" as I haven't heard of Mikael Debeve. Happy to bend rules in certain circumstances. Idea is to have about 5 shortlisted in each 3 positions and you can vote 3 times, one for each. Bit less ponderous than doing one for each position.

Did this actually happen? love Linvoy

I've gotta go with Linvoy "Optimus" Primus MBE for CB. Seems a charitable chap. Did this actually happen?

This is true. I'm not sure why his name always comes into my head For CB, David Rozehnal inexplicably still plays.

No. Loves losing loads.

Talking of people that like to get stabbed (and subsequently going to jail for handling stolen good), former Royal Antwerp stallwart Ronnie Wallwork. Good one. Remind me to suggest Jesper Blomqvist for left mid.

Fraser Digby one of his former clubs is Purfleet - fits his name well. Some good suggestions.

Is he a centre back or goalkeeper?

And, obviously, Calum Davenport. Highly rated before breaking his neck, attacking someone and getting stabbed loads (lost 50% of his blood). Now player/manager of Wootton Blue Cross

Centre back, stolen from elsewhere: Azar Karadas One of those fantastic players who can somehow play both centre back and centre forward, Mr Karadas spent a season on loan at Portsmouth almost a decade back. Although he didn't exactly set the world on fire, his sole goal for the club a) helped Pompey escape relegation and b ) contrary to what Wikipedia says, it was alright rather than "spectacular". Since departing our shores, Azar has been involved in a big contract dispute/paddy with Benfica, and played in Germany, Turkey and Norway.

Welcome, obscurity fans, to the N-O Obscure Premiership 11! Do names like Collins John, Junichi Inamoto, Oyvind Leonhardsen, Ulises de la Cruz and Calum Davenport tingle your fancies? If so, you're in luck. The N-O Obscure Premiership 11 has some rules; Player must have played at least 10 games for a premiership team since it's inception Player may still be active but not with a current Premiership team Nominations must be accompanied with reasons as to why the player should be included in the shortlist A shortlist of players in each position will be put up for a vote, starting with GK and CB (where you can choose two) The formation will be a standard 4-4-2 Preferable players will have one or many of: A massive fall from grace Off-field comedy On-field comedy moments Strange new career path Extensive list of clubs in transfer history Unusual physical appearance etc An good basis for ideas is probably the Random Footballers thread http://www.newcastle-online.org/nufcforum/index.php/topic,93607.0.html --------------------- http://this11.com/play/abIlTpfaok.png -------------------- POSITION 1 - GK and CENTRE BACK x2 POSITION 2 - LEFT BACK/RIGHT BACK POSITION 3 - CENTRE MIDFIELD x2 POSITION 4 - LEFT MIDFIELD/RIGHT MIDFIELD POSITION 5 - STRIKER x2

"We'd like to offer you a contract. Please be at St. James Park at 1pm on Friday. Lunch will not be provided and please remember to bring a pen."

I like this idea of John Carver eating rotten eggs thing you have going on

After all the uproar about there not being any black managers in the prem, how annoyed would they be if it was Shola