Jonas

It was Barcelona and Real Madrid walloping teams and having head-to-heads to decide things back in the 80s nevermind 7years and its still the same now with no end in sight and all that time everyone knew that was going to be the case. Atletico break it up now and then (allowing for the two freak Valencia, Deportivo seasons). (Real Madrid and Barcelona won the title a bunch of times in a row. Unless you mean La Liga as opposed to the Primiera Division which I guess it was called back then.) Its not been like that in England. If it was I doubt the PL would be what it is.

Now I didn't watch or follow the games but by accounts it was a Coventry error late in the first game and this game was seconds away from the lottery of a penalty shoot-out after Coventry were on top for most of it. That's not getting tactics spot on by any measure. Nobody plans to sail that close to the wind against a team they were favourites to beat.

First Italian match I watched was Inter v Sampdoria in 90/91 and became a Samp fan for a while (had the shirts, Mancini fav player, watched the matches on Sky) in the midst of it, they went on to win the league later that season. Same thing happened with Rangers (liked Gary Stevens, dad worked in Glasgow) and they went on to win the league, and the next eight, later that season. Had the midas touch except where it mattered, with us, where I experienced first hand instead of vicariously probably our worst ever era How the worm turns. In a parallel universe someone in Portafino or Glasgow might be doing that with us. Its not unheard of unless they mean specific to Sampdoria. Napoli's fall from grace was a lot faster than that, having win the title a year before Samp. Must be cos they'll know Genoa have been down there too (and are more decorated)

Another way of looking at, does the trick for me Forest need to win both games - one of which is against Chelsea - and we'd need to lose both Villa need to win both games - and we'd need to win neither Chelsea need to win at least one game - with a goal swing - if we were to lose both games, both with a goals swing - if we were to draw at least one, both with a goals swing if we were to win one lose one. Wouldn't want to be in their shoes either

The scousers gave McManaman the some stick for the same thing (minus the league titles). Booed Owen when he came back so they've that going for them.

Man United and Spurs have replaced Leicester and Southampton as the leagues cannon fodder

Every chance we'll still have to beat Everton so probably not yet.

The rear guard actions in the 2nd half will be useful battle testing for next week. Don't really care about performances given the skewered circumstances in the 2nd half, they didn't coin 'its sometimes more difficult to play against ten men' just for us and they had nothing to lose by that point.

Went in one of the ones down from the scoreboard once (wish I could remember the game) was like John Spartan trying to work out the seashells on Demolition Man or Mick Dundee the bidet on Croc Dundee just with evolution reversed.

Niall Quint?!

Absolutely no need for it and just seems like change for changes sake. Cant see any benefit to it whatsoever when there's nothing wrong with it. The last one belongs on a junior football shirt so can see the need there. Generally hate the idea of changing them anyway, takes times to get equity into these things, its just drawings and letters until you get that,we have it, so why f*ck with that and start over.

We were waved off from Bilbao by Bilbao fans in far greater numbers and with greater enthusiasm than that.

Was being cheap and going for the gravitas of the names, figuring McGhee's successes in Scotland would stand out at that level as opposed to Kelly who had a mostly 2nd Division career. Same with Sellars. Kelly's arguably my favourite ever player, at least on Mount Rushmore, no offence meant.

If he stays true to character he'll probably establish Hearts in 3rd then agree to any shafting of the other clubs the Old Firm cartel can think of - the snivling little c*nt

A Non PL XI could pick from Harper, Krul, Srnicek Venison, Beresford, Anderson, Howey, Colocinni Waddle, McDermott, Lee, Jonas, Nolan, McCreery, Clark, (first season) Big Roy Peacock, Beardsley Keegan, Cole, Quinn, McGhee Rafa, Keegan, Hughton *no idea why I just started thinking about that

Could end up in an Austria West Germany 1982 scenario between Forest and Chelsea on the last day if we don't beat Chelsea. Which, as its Chelsea, will be completely endorsed.

Be a draw. Bunching everything up, making it even more precarious, and nobody none the wiser, prolonging the torment.

Forest are 4 behind with 12 points to play for though 3 of those would have to be at Chelsea's expense.

Had it going down to the wire a month back, 1 point in it. Worst of either world really, whether we qualify or not it means brutality ahead. (Didn't have Chelsea to beat Liverpool in the calculations) 5 more for Villa 8 for Forest.

Don't know what was going on with his celebration, but if he's let that very small smattering bother him all this time he's a dick especially as there was a smattering of applause when he was substituted

Well, said I'd take a draw so have to be okay with that. Deserved it. They didn't deserve a win from that as the home team. Special mention for their supporters - they're shit

At 1-0 & 1-1

Its like so many games there. Were shit, they're shit, games shit, they somehow win

Vile fixture. Home and away. Almost always a bad game. Have expected nothing less for years and years now.

There is equally as little reason why with the right recruitment the wealthier, more attractive and far better teams already Leeds and Burnley couldn't beat them to it. Let alone the other wealthier 17 premier clubs. Our absolutely horrible 90/91 season (rank it as the worst non-Ashley season I personally experienced,) the epitome of midtable, lost at home to Bristol Rovers and Notts County, rock bottom Hull did the double over us etc. We were closer to automatic promotion than these this season.