Mahoneys Tache

Picked the squad knowing we were very unlikely to win and saving lads for the next two which we most certainly can. Sensible and nigh worked. No complaints at all. This was the only one I’ve been thinking we’d get nowt from over the recent and immediately upcoming games.

First memory is the 1974 cup final and supermac skying a shot from the edge of the 18 yard box. and I used to sit it the Trent end at the city ground in the mid - late 90’s / early 2000’s or whenever forest went down for the last time. Keeping my head down and gib shut. Soon as Batty made that rick in 1996 and Woan went for it I thought ‘that’s the title gone.’

Current bottom three.

How long did it take Bergkamp to score for Arsenal? and with all due respect to Wood, he’s a shit load better.

That makes me wonder how much Robert Lee would cost these days.

14 points from a possible 18. 2.3 points per game. That’s title winning form. Chelsea is the only game we can be confident we’ll get nothing from between now and the end of April. I think we can be pretty fucking optimistic. We won’t be perfect and we’ll drop points at times but even if we manage a point a game between now and the end of the season we’re safe.

We’ve got 2.2 points per game over the last six. If we only manage 1.5 per game over the next 14 we’ll finish on 43 points. I think we can do that.

Yeah. But it wasn’t some joyous swaggering romp up the table. It was touch and go til the end.

He’s absolute class. He’s in the doldrums at the minute and he needs a move to revitalise him. He’s the perfect example of class being permanent. A new club on the up where he’ll be idolised would be perfect for him. At his age he’ll probably want to go somewhere where he can win something so not likely to be us but I’d take his arm off at the shoulder personally.

People have short memories. Keegan’s first season at the bottom of the second division was nervy as fuck.

I’m not defensive about it. We all know the cognitive dissonance is fucking noisy. It’s the fucking hypocrisy that makes me chuckle. That pornographer who owns West Ham along with the Golds is a nasty piece of work. He was a proper villain in the 70’s. He exploited loads of women. He was involved with a very vulnerable young woman - the one who Steve Jones was diddling about with in the cinema in the great rock n roll swindle who ended up in a terrible situation and killer herself. Vile man. Let him without sin etc etc.

Whereas selling rubber dicks, nasty ersatz latex mini dresses and porn is perfectly legitimate https://www.claretandhugh.info/hammers-group-to-protest-against-newcastle-owners/

Pickford is brilliant when he hasn’t got time to think. When he has to make a decision he fucks up.

What’s the craic with the knock?

I was in a greasy spoon in Nottingham when the radio announced Keegan’s resignation. The fella behind the counter nigh soiled himself as I leapt up and ran to the counter to get a better listen.

The screeching of brakes as thousands go into reverse on opinions will have every puppy farmed French bulldog in pennywell howling.

Two toxic brands joining forces. The foundations of the world will shake. mainly due to the mirth generated as a result.

Souness was the beginning of the downfall. People yakked on about his record and all his success but he was a terrible man manager and ruined the team, the atmosphere and the style of football fell to bits. And he paid £8.5 million for Boumsong. Wanker.

He went through a brilliant patch towards the end of last season.

Psychology and psychoanalysis are completely different.

I love a bit of amateur ‘bloke doon the pub’ psychiatry / psychology bollocks.

Don’t think he needs replacing. Think we need more up front so he’s got the chance to rest.

I live in Coventry and the word is that his hamstrings are knacked. He’s a great player and a good lad - refused Villa because he’s a Coventry city supporter but he’s always going to miss chunks of the season. A bit like Van Persie’s annual winter three month lay off.

50/50. But don’t give a fuck. Been following this shambolic ultimately disappointing but glorious institution since the 74 cup final. If we go down I don’t care. If we stay up will be happy but the main thing is is that the dry dust that was clogging my veins up after 14 fucking years of dismal and with intermittent periods of utter fucking misery has been washed out. Get the absolute fuck in.

Fuck this. I’m away to ruin some people’s evening by playing slide blues at them. If Lingard hasn’t signed by the time I’m yerm there’s going to be bother.