dubai_phil

Okey dokey then Just for FC.

FFS Trousers, get with the programme. That is almost infractable in the context of match day

You're 'avin a larf surely. It was only 33C here today. In fact have had to turn the a/c down. Zubrowka & Apple Juice this evening. Lot of a/c flu around so guzzling all the Vit C we can get at the moment Saints fool baaardiff with the short pass out then suddenly go long trick Oh let's keep Scotty guessing on the scoreline

Big decision coming up. Do we go for weather reports or just get Ohio to go and have a smoke?

Wot you not got Radio 5 Live extra? NA should be happy with what he's seen so far say Solent. Sounds like we are passing it about, crowd very quiet but our lot in good voice

OK sorry a bit late that Terra Nova looks really useful. Now can anyone tell me where the match thread is, can't seem to find it. Just seems to be yet another AOC thread

Gonna be late on line - Terra Nova Season Premiere Double Bill on tonight. Saints far more important but if I don't watch the last 10 mins my future Wed nights will get screwed up! It's like us at the moment - has a lot of promise.

In other news, Scientists in Cern are believed to now be close to solving the meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything. Meanwhile it seems that producing the Forensic Accounts for pre admin Poorsmuff still appears to be beyond the combined wit of mankind.

OK so I'm starting to get it now. Billions spent to run an experiment for an imaginary particle. Higgs-Bosun. If they don't find it then that's good news as it will mean they have to spend more billions and secure their jobs for another 10 years while they dream up an experiment to discover what isn't a Higgs-Bosun. If they do find it that will be good news ans they invent more billions of experiments to test the other theories that are linked to it. Perfect. jobs for life Wish I'd discovered a career like that. It's logic is almost as flawless as the old poopey financial strategies.

Actually, I think it is brilliant. On that basis seeing as we're taking 2,000 (plus on the gate sales) up to Wales tonight that's about 1/5th of their entire home attendance. It simply shows how marvellous their whole set up is and how their fans are so motivated. It finally gives a new definition to the few. Plastics, the whole damned lot of them

Being brutal, if he is out of contract and training with us then UNTIL (God forbid) RL gets injured there would be no need to actually sign him. Totally understand why he hasn't been signed, anyone who can't understand the difference between having a bus & having a bunch of Rolls Royce's & Ferraris should just look at and read stuff about Man City at the moment. We don't need him today, we can cope in a match situation with only 5 subs anyway so he probably wouldn't even get on the bench. Absolutely no point signing him if he's around anyway. This way we have the ability to bring him in short term in an emergency OR find somebody more used to riding on the bus. Our squad these days is about the mentality of the players and togetherness as much as it is about ability. What we have at this moment is something that the youngsters will never have seen, a true team for the first time since the days of Nicholl & LM. If he finds somewhere then good luck to him, if we suddenly need him, he's around.

Phew, got through last night's pre-match warm-up unscathed. Biggest fitness issue was dehydration from sweating so much at Ravi's with the Curry & sitting outdoors & all that. (oh and for those worrying, yes THE band is back in The Seaview, not quite on their best form yet with 2 new singers fwiw) So on-line tonight, Nuns warmed up, an amazingly favourable run of results from the other teams around us, Eric not going. What can possibly go wrong? We're in Wales, time to find out if we really are The New Saints or we have managed to keep a few bad old ways in our boots. Don't think NA will tinker with the formula, he will have analysed how Burnley stopped us playing and will have taken steps to solve that in training. Think it will be same format set up and line up to start with. Be safe in Cardiff tonight peeps - all those nasty drunken louts in the City Centre, http://cargocollective.com/maciejdak...iff-After-Dark not to mention all those evil Torchwood & Dr Who Aliens everywhere. stick to trying out their sheep gang, probably safer. COYS

Nope. But then that's why it's called the Magic Kingdom. Mind you, it has often been said that while OTT it sure as heck solves the problem of Women Drivers. None of that school run chaos........ Oh and yes it is not good, but in context of the weird way they run their own place, it's been that way since forever and at least it's only a lashing for driving. Far far worse things go on in that place than this. Just file it under it's all your fault because "we need petrol" and move on unfortunately.

No they are not. 2 years ago we had a Forum Match at SMS. We were in admin and things looked REALLY bleak. I parked in the (then free) car park with my lad prior to going into the stadium. We both stood there and looked as we had a real fear that in a few weeks it could all be gone. everything, all the memories, all the history, just a big useless empty stadium and maybe some attempts to use it to play in the BSQ. At that moment in time we had NO future. As a result our history was about to be lost. All that would have remained would have been memories. NC found out that Saints could be a "good deal". he sold that "deal" to Marcus, and together they started to build something. First the rescue and then the future. Now we have a future. So that means we can still have a past. Football is about two teams COMPETING. It is about WINNING. The day it is about being a reality TV popularity contest or some lunatic Socialist PC nobody is allowed to win in case the people not good enough feel upset rubbish will be the day that the ENTIRE sport dies. I do NOT like NC. I have stated that time and time again. But taking OUR club back up the league is NOT about Popularity it is about winning football matches. All this rubbish stems from a bunch of people who conspired to kill our football club in an attempt to oust Lowe. they and the posters on here & TUI that think we are some Social club can just all feck off. You are posion and go and live your own sad posionous lives where you deserve - alone. Not at MY club. When NC starts losing matches then he can go but right now? You REALLY have to be sick to want him gone

Never been a big fan of the American Therapy culture. But these past few days or so this forum appears to have provided ample scope that maybe the NHS needs to broaden the free availbility of that service, and probably make it mandatory in a number of cases.

And coming here WOO HOO! for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Booo - means it costs US$200 to get a ticket. Also got McCartney Incubus & Britney. Now to tracj down my freebie ticket mate & do some Schmoozing

Killed in a car crash in Abu Dhabi was all over the papers here today http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/theyab-awana-dies-in-car-accident-near-abu-dhabi

It's an allergy You went to Gib. The runway is about 100 yards from the EU, far too close for comfort. Clearly an allergic reaction to being so close to the numpty Euro Zone or maybe not

Kettle Coffee Cafetiere Saves a fortune, is a lot quicker and easier to clean

Pretty sure EoA ain't travelling down for this one so expect a more cohesive performance and could even get the passing game going again so could sneak this one. Will have a late fitness test down here though. TSW member in town so it's Tuesday night out. Wed may be a bit of a blur and a struggle to stay up late enough! Still do not think De Ridder will start, he has the game but made poor decisions in the CC game, ran into closed alleys and missed glaringly obvious balls into players in free space around the box. (source DM during the commentary) A 4 man mifield with Lallana (or Guly) in the hole similar to how we started the CC game could be an option, but in reality although it didn't work well at Burnley, our basic starting line up didn't actually LOSE the game.

Thank FOOK for that. We have the US version over here, not the UK one. First episode rolled out Friday night. On the subject of "I would's" the Yanks managed to find an Egg Chaser coach looking for a career change. yep she coaches women's rugby, cue lots of fancying a scrum down comments. Oh she seems to have some talent as well - that's what I noticed, honest! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV02jzOL0bI&feature=share

Clearly Jet Lag. We fly up to northern games. Obviously the air conditioning/cramped seats or lack of free drinks on FlyBe is to blame

No. Let's remember this has started from MLT being conned by Tony Lynham, It was further fuelled by public comments that MLT & LM made in the early days. It was also fuelled by further comments made during the breakdown in relations between NC & AP. BOTH sides have got into the mess and whenever one or the other opens their mouths about it it all kicks off again. NC does not MLT. MLT does not like NC. Many of us get that, and both of them look like spoilt brats at this point in time. There is a solution STFU the pair of them and stop acting like Kids & using the press for petty point scoring.

Camelot. Sort of a poor man's Game of Thrones, makes sure it has some great breasts in every episode. Arthur is a wimpy surfer Dude type and it doesn't work, Merlin is Joseph Fiennes and he is excellent with a darkness and pain in every word. So, apart from Merlin, the scenery and hubba hubba Arthur's half sister Morgan (Eva Green http://www.google.ae/search?q=eva+green+pictures&hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7SMSN_en___GB373&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lSl-TtWyMMe_0QXh85jrDw&ved=0CCIQsAQ&biw=1183&bih=653), what makes it enjoyable? It's the "re-imagining" of the Legend, not so much the script, but just the way they have brought the characters and a twist to the stories, how Excalibur was formed, the Sword in the Stone, The Lady in the Lake. It's also the Celtic feel of the sets and the feeling that it has links back to the Cornish/Tintagel ideas of Camelot. Look too closely it's not too good. Step back and "feel the story" then it's been done well. It won't get past the 1st Series, but an enjoyable hour of watching each evening

And then add in the many Directors we used to have, the many "advisors" we used to have, the Askhams, the Corbetts, the local Councillors, The Mayor, the MP's all of whom used to frequent the Directors box and receieve "Hospitality" that was paid for by your Sky Subscriptions or match tickets etc. I have absolutley No problem with the policy of free ticketing is Verboten. I also am very cautious about how that quote in NC's interview was worded. I (and others on here) are aware of how Journos work. You say ten words that say one thing they delete 5 words in the print and it says something else. The quote could have read "Hangers ON" meaning doing Jobs around the club that are not needed these days OR it could have been about tickets. I won't take sides on this. I have been lucky to have spoken to MLT about how he got himself into his "off side" mess, that's life and everyone makes dumb decisions. It's sad that it keeps coming up, BOTH sides should have solved it, they haven't. NC is successful he doesn't need LM & MLT AT THIS POINT IN TIME. It could have been and possibly still can be sorted out, but it will need to be done queitly, man to man and MLT & LM will have to bring the Olive Branch. they shouldn't have to, but then I shouldn't have done many things in life either