TopGun

I had to go swimming on Sat afternoon when Boyer and Channon were up front. I used to imagine the radio commentary as I did the lengths - "Boyer scores again for Saints!"

Hilarious.

Agreed. Vile individual. On the front cover of this week's OK it has an 'exclusive'. "I was more cut up about Dane than Pete" or words to that effect. I have no idea who Dane is either.

Or dance on the tables so you could fall over!

Having hit 40 I get extra long nasal hairs that are white rather than the usual black ones. They start higher up my nostrils and are therefore more satisfying to pluck with my special extraction tool as I get an extra sneeze out of it.

Oh well, at least it's funny.

Very good.

Avoid the George on the A6 in Stockport. It's a crap hole. As Andy mentioned there are a few decent pubs in Stockport run by Robinsons, the local brewer, but they are what I would term slow pubs in the main. The Baker's near the market is ok but not particularly close to the ground. There's a complex called something like the Grand Central or Exchange which is where the northern bints go and where the fighting happens on a Saturday night so take your choice!

I have to admit I preferred Livingstone to Boris.

Alfa 147 2.4 jtd.

Can't argue with that. I hope the new regime gives us some of the old fun back though. I'm fed up with mediocre small-time mercenaries playing for SFC and want some old-time thrills provided by a good manager and committed club players. And I say hats off to KD for turning down West Ham and acting as a mentor in that manner to younger players.

Good points. But the difficulty of being rational about players is hard when you are working with childhood views and trying to balance those with adult ones. Which is the issue I raise!

Yeah, you get my drift FtF... Am I unfair thinking that Chris Marsden Football God was not a patch on David Armstrong for example? Although I do rate CMFG way higher than other recent left midfielders... I'm sure that older posters than I have their views also which involve Ron Davies and Terry Paine and others also too. A conundrum, I feel, for anyone with a childhood older than the next poster as such! Was Dennis Hollywood better than Mark Dennis better than Wayne Bridge etc!

My first memories are of the FA Cup in 1976 really and then watching Saints as a kid through the late 70s until I left Southampton in 1987 to start an adult life. The problem I weigh up with myself is were my memories objective or not? Without mentioning the obvious great players like Channon and Keegan, my heroes were Phil Boyer, Steve Williams, Steve Moran and Danny Wallace etc. I sometimes wonder whether I am guilty of disparaging more recent players although some stand out like Marian Pahars at his best (MLT needs no mention). How do others try and reconcile differences in time and personal changing perceptions of life and football as you age? Deep huh!

I know the administrators have yet to file a final report but some things still make me wonder. For example, whatever the worth of Jacksons's Farm (about £3 trillion if you ever believed Marc Jackson), surely that would have been handed over to creditors as part of any settlement in lieu of outstanding debts... (have I got too many Jacksons in my head there? If I have, you know what I mean... too much wine may have befuddled me!)

My money's on a Chinese buy in!

I reckon I might apply for a superlicence. Doesn't look too difficult to get and far quicker than a passport.

Exactly. Get rid of all those who want out.

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I'm about to get a Palm Treo Pro at work. Anyone know anything?

I think AP has made it clear he only wants players who want to be at the club. If John prefers the wages or CCC football at Palace then he should be allowed to go anyway. Plenty more fish in the sea before the transfer window shuts.

That's a nice word.

Gilles Villeneuve did three wheels famously about 30 years ago too.

Lance Armstrong has to be up there.

I guess the difficulty with closed canopies is one of vision rather than weight?