Neil

pretty much. The football club suffers massively from rugby being so popular. Seems a case of, you pick one or the other. Still, the JJB is a horrible stadium. Sorry, DW.

http://www.sportingpreview.com/gpb/000028.php

He probably is world renowned, because it's Man City.

So therefore, Jonas will replace Nolan. Just not in the same position. See: the past umpteen pages.

I see none in the past page. I'm calling it a new one. Fucking hell that was shit.

Why are Sunderland and Derby playing at SJP?

2 separate slips? Aye, you will. I fear that's academic though.

Aye got you down Kris.

Does not compute.

On the plus side, was watching a Del Piero video on a video-sharing website the other day and it reminded me of what a class player he was in his day. Him and Zidane man. And can't forget Nedved.

Fair enough. 7-0.

I watch some Italian football but not tonnes so I don't know if it was a surprise, but I was surprised by Juve on Thursday. They looked a tidy outfit - perhaps I overestimated their decline?

Not specifically on topic but has Xisco actually been given any chance at Newcastle to prove himself?

Disagree there like mate. I'd say Bolton and Blackburn's strikers are better.

Added you to the second wave as it were. It looks like we're doing OK for numbers but the more the merrier, of course.

Mackem keeps going on about that game - a) the dive and b) iirc, Chopra (he fucking hated him after this) somehow failing to pick out Jones to make it 2-1. "FUCKING MAG!" were his words, I think.

Oh my.

And of course anyone else who fancies coming along, be it playing or watching, get yourself there.

So, as well as the OP, people who've registered their interest after the OP was last updated: Red Heza OCK Nut's mate Dino's mates Burnip? Dirty Blue Prophet Nixon Ash Geordiecunny KenDahl Don't know if that's accurate right at the moment but that's giving us an idea of numbers. Only 15 days until another momentous clash. Is this Episode V or VI?

My guess is a stab in the dark. Well it would be wouldn't it?

He's no better than a lot of the other punditry dross that saturates BBC/ITV/Sky, but I see little wrong with his predictions. Every week someone seems to mystified by his prediction for your game, and seemingly every week his prediction is a fair one.

True. Who did you get shudder off? Is he an upgrade on Perch?

How would Nolan contribute to grinding out a result?

Fwiw it's got draw written all over it.

A sign of how far we've come, are the bookies luring you in, or are they stupid? We're 13/8 (favourites) at Birmingham, who haven't lost for something like 16 home games.