RonManager

Agreed. I could never truly work out why Bale was classed as a defender at all!

You are right, they can. I bought mine on the first day.

I reckon there will be at least another 2 new signings in the squad by then.

Flying from Southampton to Bournemouth - bit extravagant don't you think?

Toilet for me then shops for stamps - anybody need anything?

Ifill gone abroad today SSN

Great idea, I've got a good throwing arm!

Billy the shoe shine kid - the corner of 12th and Main. Never let me down yet.

It will definitely be intriguing to see the new manager in action and how he has changed the formation and tactics. I wonder how many new signings will be on show? - first one arriving today.

Thought I'd celebrate my 400th post by starting my first thread. I shall do no more than ask the obvious questions - Who's going, what's the crowd likely to be, possible team line-ups, any new signings by then?

If he has spent his time wisely whilst he has been out of the game then hopefully he will be well up to speed in terms of a player wish-list. Seeing as there is something of the football 'obsessive' about him IMO (not lessened by what I have read from Mr Pilchard today), I reckon that will be the case. I am really looking forward to the Hearts game on Saturday to see the changes.

Pistols at dawn the both of you!!

I used to go out with a girl called Jo Mills.

You could don some kind of cunning disguise, like a plastic nose and moustache or some such apparel.

Excuse me sir, you seem to have dropped a name. I'll pick it up for you.

'End of first day, boss put me on transfer list, you need to find another player to sponsor'

Cheers

I remember that Rangers game well. Afterwards we walked up the pitch from the Milton Road End to get out through the Archers road end (I lived in Greville Road then). I remember climbing over the wall and the terraces were soaking wet and it stunk of ****!!

Ask Rasiak 'Do you or do you not want to play for this club'? If not then bye bye If so then get out there and start RUNNING ffs !!!!

I concur.

Over the years I have managed to train myself not to need to eat hotdogs or drink beer between 3pm and 4.45pm on a Saturday afternoon. Yours piously and holier than thoughly, Ron M.

No problem with him at all. Just hope that knee injury isn't worse than it looked. I saw the challenge very clearly and the knee definitily flexed the wrong way. I thought it was stretcher time and was surprised when he jumped up. However, 5 minutes later and he was not moving well at all and was subbed.

Indeed, clean sheets for all, and that IMHO includes the experienced players too.

He speaks of a cunning plan that involves 'winning' games. If only I knew what the word meant!

If you choose to follow a football club, but then not bother to immerse yourself in (and therefore over-simplify and generalise) it's history, then I'm not sure what the point is really. However, as far as LM goes, there's definitely a bit of the old 'dual reality' going on with his tenure as manager and his association since.