Crab Lungs

Done

I don't know if it was true, but I did enjoy this story... We'd just been beaten at home 0-1, it was a dour match, I can't remember who. (Also, it may have been a draw, can't remember). Anyway, WGS got them all in for training on a Sunday, early doors at an arranged time. The players all arrived, but there was no WGS. WGS calls Pendrey, and tells him to tell the players he's going to be 15 minutes late. 15 minutes later, he calls again. He repeats and rinses the excuse until 90 minutes elapses. Finally, after the 90 mins was up, he arrives. His reasoning? "You wasted 90 minutes of my time on Saturday, so I wasted 90 minutes of yours". Don't know how that was received by a bunch of Premier League footballers but still, I like the story and I like the style.

I hate to admit it but.... old saggy face is right. Besides, he's been saying what I've been saying for ages about patterning play etc.

Haha, was only kidding... just thought it was interesting that report comes out three days after I messaged you my snippet! But still, hopefully...hopefully... it's true

Haha, Monk can confirm me as ITK on this, lol.

For chrissakes, I can't wait for the season to start. This m-board is driving me bananas.

Lol, Butland clearance.

This. Typical bullsh1t Pearce "tactics".

Ha, mine was another Swede! Nilsson. Mikael p1ssing Nilsson. Couldn't stand him. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh

He was brilliant a centre back.. but one of the worst right-backs I'd ever seen when he played there. Too slow, couldn't close down, offered nothing going forward. Weirdly though, that was the position he was touted as being his best.

Reeeeeeeeeeeeally don't rate Lovren but meh, if he signs, will wish him all the best. Seen him loads of times this season though and he really isn't worth £2m, let alone £10m. :-(

Gurrrrrrrrrrgh di Santo.

I'm most definitely not a Pearson fan.

He was defo over there last week (or the week before) but he's back now. I'm supplying him an expensive sink and some high-gloss black units for a refurb at the ground...

Oh noes, what will people think of our club? F()cking hell, I'd be more embarrassed by some of the comments on here than someone who done a fantastic job for us, got us playing some of the best football in years and has rightly or wrongly, moved onto Reading and is now trying to be a success there. Do people really care if he'd done that at Saints? I don't, not a jot. What's with all all this rubbish about trying to look cool in front of your peers but because your manager done something remotely cheesy, you now can't look them in the eye? Grow up you fannies.

Looks like to OBN is reeeeeeeeeeeeeally sour these days.

Anyone up for promising to pay £50 for a ticket, but then reneging on it and only paying 4% of a renegotiated 20%?

Henderson and Shelvey would have ****ed around with all the incisiveness and inventiveness of an American Footballer kicking a ball for the first time. Wickham would have failed to read the game entirely and would have stood pretty much in one place for the entirety of the match as he doesn't like scoring and prefers to man-mark the opposition centre-backs. Ince would have been our one creative spark and it would have been all down to him to create a moment of magic as it appears our fullbacks have been instructed not to go on any real barnstorming runs. We'd have played in completely straight lines, been slow, predictable and utterly boring to watch. Depending on what Ince would have done, we might have scraped a draw. A bit like the full side - just change the names around.

I bet that Michael Appleton will be the next U21 manager. And wow, what a squad he's got to work with! Bristling with exciting talent.

Ticks all three for me. The only thing I require now is an MLG scout report and you've got my backing.

Already looking for an "out" then.

I'm still looking for someone to join me for a Terek game! Forza, er, Grozny!

It's all about the formula. Or ridiculously ballsy bets that come in.

And how do you know he hasn't improved enough for a top-level side? Shevchenko only scored 4 for a title-winning Chelsea in his first season. How do you know how good he really is?