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May be going out on a limb here, but I don't think MLT will be returning his calls

Ah so Jillyanne was in my neck of the woods yesterday. Did you see my Mum as well?

Brilliant thanks on behalf of all us ex pats for doing that. Hmm the bottle of Bubbly in the Changing room. there can't possibly be a story behind that surely?

Barry and his Briefcase?

Wet Sham have the squad and players to walk the playoffs. But BFS has not been at his best when they have "must win" games (their recent home form since January as an example) I just don't think he is so good with the psychology. Play Off games are one offs and it is often a slice of luck, brainfart, ball off a bum, or dodgy decision that turns the game think this will let them down. Brum & Blackpool have the manager who could get the brains in gear, Cardiff? Been there before so the fear of failure is high on the list but may get pumped up enough to win the first game. Holloway has over achieved his team before can he find that one moment again? Probably Blackpool for me

Pop a Cork today with Wolf Blass SamSung but the Adkins Diet delivered

I see what you did there

From FB

Has to be on the list

Treated myself to a bottle of Old Pulteney 21 Year Old at LHR Duty Free. Just decided that now it has sunk in, tonight was the moment.............. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh

A WISE leader would NOT use the Liebherr pot to pay running expenses any more. He'd use it on Capital Development Projects that would bring in more future revenues - as we have seen - Staplewood, a refurb of the Corporate Facilities to start with and then serious talk I would imagine about adding extra seats to SMS OR the new stadium. Some may not like it, some may not bellieve it, BUT we sure as sh1t ain't going to be aiming for CL football with a 32,000 seat stadium under the FFP rules so bums on seats is the only way to go

Unlike the idiots down the road (who didn't even do Cash Flow Forecasts before the latest blow up, NC has already told us all we need to know. We had a 5 year plan to get into the PL. We did it in 3. Those two extra years of funding will probably get added to a sustainable annual budget and the Scouting team will go out and give NA a choice of some 20 or 25 players to help fill up the squad that meet our needs tactically, mentally and age wise. Then it will be down to NA (and his team) to select the ones they want to talk to, bringing those numbers down to 10-15. Then it will go to our wage structure and NC and it will depend on whether they WANT to join us or they have thick money grabbing agents. I'd expect to see 4 or 5 additions out of that short list. BUT one thing I don't expect to see will be Journeymen coming in. We could spring a surprise and bring in a wise old PL head as much as for what he would bring to the dressing room as to the first team, but would expect us to go for players that the NA diet can improve

Thanks for that brought a smile to the face this evening

Yeah and imagine how much demand there would be for a photo with Tommy Forecast in the Monkey Chicken Petting Zoo

ORLY Jeez how many hints could I drop in one day back here. ROFL That was my one and only true ITK moment of the whole year! (My mate the Limo driver was asked to quote!)

Hahaha found this on Twitter it was zoomed in and so blurry but classic!

He did that ages ago allegedly

Don't we have an Arsenal fan on here? Always banging on about going back to Emirates Stadium?

Jeez, the atmosphere is so quiet for such an important game. Yeah lots of oohs and arghs and roars but eff all singing

Bought the GoT first book while in UK at the weekend Holiday reading sorted. Just gets better and better. And Bearsy your gasman makes an early appearance this week think we all knew what was going to happen so no spoilers there. Interesting fact though. I reckon this week is the first without even a single naked breast. Didn't spoil it though

Rumour is.... Just saying like

Dear GM Thank you so much for your kind invitation. I understand how much it means to have been selected by you for one of these places at a special moment in our history. As you know, with my Airmiles account, distance is never an object, so from the bottom of my heart I thank you. Unfortunately, I am already booked on Friday. I'm already scheduled to have Cocktails on the Beach with Travis, and later I am invited to Dinner with Fat Boy Slim. I do hope you understand that the guys have flown many thousands of miles to be here with me, so I have taken the liberty of forwarding your kind invitation back to a similarly deserving ex-pat based in Europe. I'm sure you will enjoy listening to him asking NC why we haven't signed anybody yet. Yours in kind thanks Future Mrs D_P (Oh and p.s. lads, PLEASE don't tell my other half he'll be livid, he thinks I only cheat on him with Eric)

Oh yeah it was. Just realized that from the pics I've finally downloaded... (Link on pic fred) Oh dear. seems the Big Picture is ingrained on the memory but the finer points are, for some STRANGE reason, very Hazy. I must admit to picking up a bottle of Old Pulteney pn the way home to celebrate with while I watch the game again and again over the summer months

Just like to point out to that "Community Club" down the road that WE don't leave our "Mobility Scooter" brigade marooned in the Car Park....

Yeah I know sorry it's on FB and all that but first one uploaded But hey it IS a special one - Jose's goal! And Jos's goal!