Micky

Being a G2S I have never had an infraction or ban... nah nah, nan, nah nah...

My what a difference a season makes. Here we are firmly entrenched in the relagation zone and everybody is talking about promotion - bizarre.

Poor finishing to be fair...!

To be fair to NC though, the link that he provides states that Lawrie is listed in said publishing. Whether the list has been updated through re-issues is a point of conjucture, but clearly it's his PR team that are using this line to (perhaps) enhance his public CV. All of that said - couldn't give a toss either way - guy did good for us...!

Whilst I really didn't want to post on this thread as I totally agree with Hopkins, I actually agree with you on this one too - shocking decission.

Top 20, dunno (and don't care really). Just immensely grateful for what he gave us when he was manager. His achievements have been well documented here and so I won't bother repeating them, but suffice to say, he gave me some of my best ever footballing memories, and for that alone I will forever be indebted to him. Couldn't give a stuff about where he is in the Guinness top whatever - for me he's number one anyway.

Strangely this thought crossed my mind only the other day, only fleetingly though...!

Dyslexic Nick...? He was 2'6 and 5.12 stone mate...!

Derry, Derry, Derry, calm yourself mate. I didn't say that we didn't need width, I didn't say that I don't agree with you. It's just that you seem to be fixated with the subject - every other post has something about 'lack of width', it's becoming the 'holy grail', will fix all our ills. Sadley, I rarely read your contributions now because I know that I am likely to be 'Width Lectured' yet again - sorry, and no offence meant, but it gets a little tedious. Yes we do need width, but likewise, sometimes we need to be narrow - width does not guarantee goals. Blow me, Kelvin could lump it straight down the middle, Adam could break the offside trap, run on and bury it - you never know it could happen! I don't care how we score goal, so long as we score, width is just one element of pitch use, and yes it is pleasing on the eye (when it works) but (IMHO) it is not the be all and end all of successful teams.

That appears to be the crowd figures and the inferiority complexes put to bed then - whats next...?

Yep - you're right, crowd figures of 30 years ago have absolutley naff to do with where we are now. You are in the Premiership whilst we languish rock bottom of League 1, little chance of promotion this year, more likely of dropping further. Ahhhh but, 'feeling inferior' - sorry - not a cat in hells chance. Why? We have just come through the darkest days in our recent history, we have a great infrastructure, we have an owner who knows how to run successful business's, we have a manager that most clubs in this league would never be able to attract and we have a decent set of players (for this league) with more to follow in the transfer window. So you see - with all of this optimism running around SMS, you'll forgive me if I decline to swap shirts with you, or to feel at all inferior. BTW - all the very best for the season - I hope (and believe) you will survive. See you in a couple of years.

Sorry - Derry on the "We need width" soapbox - that would be a first, errrr then again maybe not...!!! More width Mr Pardew, please more width....!

Right thats cleared that up then - clear as mud. That said though, like you - I think we'll finish somewhere in this League...!

Hope he does well and goes on to yet bigger and better things - good luck to him.

check out the STAT LEADERS on the Team Photo Page - it lists Morgan as the leading red card player with errrr no red cards...!

When does the billionairre become a millionairre? Because the sooner that happens the sooner we win the Champions League...!

What a mong eh - god I larfed, especially when he could have flown home and watched it for that price...! Good ol' Blue Few - you couldn't make it up could ya..!

Great result - thanks to everybody for keeping us 'out of touch' people aware of what is going on, and thanks to .comsaint for more excellent match pics. Tis a little sad when you have to rely on a guy in Dubai, listening to a radio in Hampshire via Skype in order to update some guy in the States, to then give me match info here in NI. But thanks all the same! Guess thats what the call progress eh....!!!

Surey you would forego your tenner for a 1 - 6 thrilling away win though... eh..??

Yeah - just googled it and am listening to the interview at the moment. Hadn't realized this had happened - I do tend to work out of the country for long periods so news like this does sometimes slip under my radar...! Good listen though:

Did they both get sacked ? Shame how you can't have free speech on the radio isn't it.

A very good point, effectively a certain David Connolly has just done the same thing by dropping 2 leagues - but nobody seems to be giving him any flack. Very strange...

Not sure if it has been posted elsewhere, but just heard that AP is a guest on the Alan Brazil Breakfast show tomorrow, sometime between 6 and 10.

Sorry - what is Matt meant to be apologising for? Have I missed something?

TFFT - I thought I was the only one in the world who didn't do facebook...!