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This is extremely irrelevant for me tonight. Can't remember the last time I watched it tbh, and I'll probably pretend football doesn't exist until maybe Tuesday. Ffs, fml etc. Although resilience is one thing we eventually get good at after all this twatting practice. Gimme until the morning and I'll be yelling at the TV again in all likelihood. Ah, shit, we signed up for this and we fucking knew it, went in with eyes wide open. I want all of you guys to make oor wee village proud come Wednesday, come on! Aye, I'll maybe have another.

Is this a new transatlantic currency? Will we have pollars or dounds? I haven't heard about this

Need a new username then I guess. True :-) , had a season ticket for 21 year and quite honestly think I have had enough now, we will never be anything worthwhile. Jan will come and go with more dissapointment and I honestly fear for us now, we can't seem to get results' and yes I know its arsenal but fuck me 7 goals and 11 in 2 games Tomorrow's another day

Need a new username then I guess.

Certainly a sticky situation. Saw what you did there.

Played that with a straight bat

Match preview up now on SSN if anyone's interested.

I feel like I've been gangbumraped again. This time I really fought back, they'll have black eyes and broken noses and bruised shins for a while. But my arse really hurts and I don't think it'll ever get better. Who's the winner there then? Merry Fucking Christmas, Sir Alex Shitbag Lying Cheating Ferg... Oh, whatever. Fuckety doo dah. Fuckety ay. Work tomorrow ffs, FML.

I think I need to be at the next one.

Yes! Makes me think that's the only reason they get out of bed, they might get on TV. Like a million people aren't rearranging their lives to watch their TEAM play and not that egotistical brat.

Darke especially went pretty crazy at Fergie, saying that the FA needed to take action, etc. He was equally as vocal when our lot did the same thing. Didn't see much wrong with Darke and McManaman today - they were very flattering to us most of the match. OK. Had my B&W ears on as usual I expect and also a little in my cups Needed a rant though

The ref never had control of this game. The behaviour of the Manchester United players and staff influenced every decision in the match. Valencia, who hasn't previously appeared on my radar, essentially awarded himself the free-kick which led to the first equaliser and Dean just went along with his decision. Ferguson should have been sent to the naughty step after his antics at half-time. Fucking commentators burbling happily that he's still got passion in his 71st year ffs. What happened to the Respect campaign? Fucker should get banned for 20 games for invading the pitch and screaming in the wimp's face. And another 38 for screaming at the linesman. And 38 extra for being a control freak. That might see the cunt off. Fucking red-nosed Christmas-killer. And wtf was Valencia doing to Wor Vurnon? That was a proper Clattermole, that. Straight red, see ya in August, ya dorty non-footballer. Didn't even care either, just stalked off, job done. Fucking Wigan School of Technical Excellence graduate, him. "Injuring Proper Football Players Since We First Played Against Them". Cunt. Also a bit cross with the ESPN commentators (Darke and McManaman) unexpectedly going ballistic with JC being in the "technical area" after that heinous challenge, considering their chortling at Ole Purple Face being on the actual fucking pitch when their darlings were losing. Told the missus to give me a wide berth tonight. She knows the drill this season. She's got a bottle on the go, I'm gonna have a cry. The worst thing is I've introduced the bairns to this hurt and they've done nothing to deserve it. I'm a bad, bad man.

Merry Christmas!

Raymond Verheijen. Was Gary's assistant with Wales and said he (Gary) was having hassle with the old duffers there but was fighting back. Sounded quite sensible actually.

Fluorescent colours only to be seen in wintery weather! Surprised so few have heard of Metalist Kharkiv tbh. They've got a few decent scalps over the last couple of years. I won't pretend to claim to know about them, obviously well aware of Shakhtar and Dynamo. Was far better versed in all leagues years ago, but as time moved on - couldn't be arsed. Seems like they have a fair bit of Brazilian fire-power and Flip mentioned they play good football. Tricky tie, far-away and it will be some cold fucking weather. Do we think the Brazilians and Argentinians love the cold? Don't suppose the French and Senegalese and Ivorians do either like. Nor do I tbh. Was listening to Guy Mowbray earlier describing Kharkiv as an unfriendly Soviet-style grey place next to the Russian border after his time there at the Euros. To the TV/radio then!

Anywhere in particular, or just generally?

Alan Shola?

Ah, the old "we're not racists, but..." Arseholes. Violent fucked-up nothing-to-lose arseholes I expect too, so difficult to confront unless you've got a motivated well-trained army with you. People, man.

Sky Sports has already made this decision, so yes. I thought ESPN decided. Maybe that's up to Ray Fucking Stubbs. The stupid shortarse gimp.

Cracks me up every time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Albania.svg The usual my double-headed eagle is harder than your double-headed eagle stuff. With scary claws. Thought I would have noticed that before if it had been there. We'll see, no doubt.

From a position of ignorance, is there normally an Albanian flag waved, or was it to provoke a reaction? Obviously there shouldn't have been a reaction anyway, but I'm just wondering what the background is, if anyone knows.

Aye, must be some sort of game plan. It pissed me off enormously but was engulfed by how pissed off I was by so many other things. (sigh)

Aye, too true. Also pointed the finger at Williamson for not marking Garcia well enough for the second. It was Perch, like, but they do look very similar. Meanwhile, Williamson was covering Y Toure at the far post I think. Or possibly Scholes, it's so confusing. Invoice for my expert word to follow. Garcia was Colo's man at the corners. I didn't mean he'd picked the right culprit, just that he'd misidentified the man he was talking about.

Aye, too true. Also pointed the finger at Williamson for not marking Garcia well enough for the second. It was Perch, like, but they do look very similar. Meanwhile, Williamson was covering Y Toure at the far post I think. Or possibly Scholes, it's so confusing. Invoice for my expert word to follow.