Stud mark of doom

Re your last question, when did football hooliganism start - I read a book about this years ago. The answer was around the time professional football started, although at that time from memory, except for derby matches there would be few away fans and the ref and away team might be in the firing line. I’ve just done a quick google and found the book on google. £76 second hand! I might have to go and dig it out. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Roots-Football-Hooliganism-Sports-Studies/dp/1138777080

Away - I’ll also go for Reading in the relegation/admin season, which was also our best performance of the season (think that was colder than the souness fa cup “go at it 90%” one, but I may have just had a better coat). Home - the 3 0 home defeat to Sheffield Wednesday in mid eighties is the one that sticks in the mind.

Sadly, I think this really really awful rubbish is actually Mo Pe’s “style” of play. According to Mo Pe: "It's one point, but the draw is almost the same as a win." Amazing.

Do you have any reason for thinking the Beeb are wrong other than the rugby is on? Cheers mate.

I agree - especially as the full list includes the fourth match under “TBC” with no day given. So I think we can say it’s saturday, and it will finish before 7:45. Quarter-finals Saturday, 17 March Wigan v Southampton (TBC) Manchester United v Brighton (19:45) - BT Sport Sunday, 18 March Leicester v Chelsea (16:30) - BBC One TBC Sheffield Wednesday or Swansea v Rochdale or Tottenham

Interesting read - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41902664

He played in the 6 3 against Man U. I didn’t remember that!

Is manging the side winning at Arsenal tonight. It is the one who played for saints. Last English manager in European competition?

Cup win obvs - I’m amazed anyone thinks otherwise. Cup final appearance or relegation is a more finely balanced question. I think I might still go for cup final.

This is great news for our cup chances of course. But Wigan have now beaten almost as many premiership teams as us this season.

Is there such thing as a 5m striker these days - unless you mean someone who should never even be on the bench in the prem. He seems closer to a 20m striker to me, but that’s not saying much.

I know that’s a joke but, slightly more seriously, Theo Walcott never really became anything like the player he looked like he would be in his six months with us.

Terry Paine Bobby Stokes Ummm Hassan Kachloul Eyal Berkovich That danish midfielder Bally got from Barca Francis Benali (I did see him play for forest on loan once)

Is “incredible humility” his self assessment? Our season does make a lot more sense when viewed through a “avoid winning at all costs” lens. He has succeeded beyond almost all expectations.

I note you have specifically not ruled out a move for the 6 foot 4 inch ex-Coldstream guardsman. Tweaking the tails of the big clubs. Ah Ah Ah.

I like a good swear as much as the next man but one point that doesn’t seem to have been made is that there there is a hierarchy of swear words, and the c word is very definitely class A. This lady has zero support but, while her suggestion of clearing the stand is clearly, um, grandstanding, I have a bit of sympathy for her. I have brought my kids to footy many times over the years and I think I would have thought twice about it if I anticipated exposing them to frequent Class A swearing. This discussion has also got me thinking that the only person I remember swearing near me is.... me. But I certainly wouldn’t venture into Class A territory generally (I’m thinking, away game, adults only, several pre match beers, plus abject referring performance might equal an airing of the c word). I’m pretty sure if someone started throwing a few c bombs around in the itchen and there were kids in the vicinity they’d get a tap on the shoulder and a “there’s kids around mate” warning and the response would almost certainly be “oh, sorry mate, got carried away”. If I fancied throwing a few c bombs around in a public place I would feel much more at home in the Northam. Perhaps the way forward is for the club to help by renaming each of the stands after the worst swear word acceptable in that area of the ground?

I’ve been struggling with the rubbish Tappatalk for years - I’d never spotted the mobile view option at the bottom of the web version. Miles better - thanks!

I feel by getting behind the strategic direction of the club at half time, I played a crucial part in our glorious victory. Cummon!

As title!

Except for the loss of dressing room harmony. Very glad we’ve dodged this bullet.

He’s the new Micky Evans

Puel must be feeling a bit edgy. As things stand Leicester are 8th.

I am right in the front of the archers road end in the middle of the goal. The Regis goal is pretty much right on my head. Still remember him finishing it so clearly (and Ivan’s classic earlier). RIP

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