Having given up on the over priced nature of the pretence of enjoying the premiership, I am going back to my roots and watching Wrexham v Boston Utd.
With my Dad.
It will be like stepping back in time. Although, I don't think I will need the wooden shoe box to stand on this time.

johnB wrote:There was a bit of a sideline tussle between the Reading mascot, Kingsley Royal, and referee Mike Riley which resulted in the mascot being shown a yellow card! Has there ever been an instance where the club mascot, or for that matter, any non-playing or coaching personnel, being sent off?

Just heard that on the radio. Graham Taylor said "that's the sort of thing I'd like to see more of" - he meant in terms of getting the crowd going, but the commentator twisted his words for him. "Graham Taylor: in favour of mascots attacking referees for the good of the game".

I can't think of any mascots being sent off. Lucas The Kop Cat at Leeds wins the prize for most terrifying that I know of - would you put your toddler in the company of a seven foot tall snow-leopard?

Nearest I can think of is this: Wolfie the Wolf versus Bristol City's three little pigs.

2207 wrote:Having given up on the over priced nature of the pretence of enjoying the premiership, I am going back to my roots and watching Wrexham v Boston Utd.
With my Dad.
It will be like stepping back in time. Although, I don't think I will need the wooden shoe box to stand on this time.

I drove past the local non-league team at Meanwood tonight, there was a game on and I started musing over watching some lower-league football next season. Then I remembered, I can watch lower-league football at Elland Road next season anyway. Bah.

AC Milan 3 - 0 Trafford Reds

Hey, I like football again!

I can't find an online copy, but in response to this news I heard Joey Barton's agent, Willie McKay, say, "I hate violence, and so does Joey". Riiiiight. If I supported City, I'd have everything crossed that they start next season with Sam Allardyce in charge. Something about Stuart 'Psycho' Pearce just doesn't seem to work, and it's been thrown into even sharper contrast by the success of Roy 'Psycho' Keane. Every interview in recent weeks with Sunderland players has chased the 'Bet you're scared of Roy, ain't ya? Is he scary? Is he?' line, and they've all responded that he isn't scary at all - he's calming. He observes training from a hillock from afar. He seems to share Allardyce's knack of convincing average players that they are brilliant, and I just don't see Stuart Pearce being convincing in that way. And let's face it, he's got a hell of a lot of average players that need convincing.

Latest Leeds news: rumours of Gary Kelly going in with one of the seemingly endless 'Irish consortiums' to buy the club. Why a consortium of millionaire businessmen need a right-back on their team isn't clear. And, Leeds are sueing Charlie Sale of the Daily Mail, over his 'story' that Leeds would be moving to the 2,500 capacity South Leeds Stadium. It sounds like Ken Bates has survived relegation with his testicles intact:

Ken Bates wrote:"I rang him yesterday and I asked them to print a withdrawal because it was a pack of lies. He refused to do so, and said he had got his information from a former director.

"I rang him this morning again to say there was no retraction, then he argued saying because we were relegated we didn't need a big ground anyway, and tried to justify all the nonsense. So I said we would have to sue.

Joey Barton is a fucking cunt.

daniel robert chapman wrote:I can't find an online copy, but in response to this news I heard Joey Barton's agent, Willie McKay, say, "I hate violence, and so does Joey".

I hate Joey, and so does City!

Joey Barton is a fucking cunt.

But he is a decent player.


AC Milan 3 Man Utd 2

"Reality is Kaka; hype is Ronaldo"

Quote from Eamon Dunphy (on RTE's coverage of the match).

HOUSTON_M wrote:AC Milan 3 Man Utd 2

"Reality is Kaka; hype is Ronaldo"

Quote from Eamon Dunphy (on RTE's coverage of the match).

Woah! a minute! Where did these two goals come from? It was three to nil, sir, three to nil!

Eamon Dunphy really does hate everything, doesn't he? He's got a point though...

It is a moment of joy to behold both Moaninho and Fergrumphson out of the European Cup.

Now I hope for a repeat of 2005's incredibly entertaining match. (With Liverpool winning again of course. An entire replay thank you.)

Yo sleepkid!

hope things are ok with you.
You back from Japan now?