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Post by coffers on Jan 30, 2006 14:37:11 GMT
So, FA Cup 5th round draw... Preston/Crystal Palace v Coventry/Middlesbrough If we manage to somehow scrape through to the next round and Preston manage to beat Palace, I might just waste some money going up to see Boro struggle against Preston. Last time I went there was 1974, Jackie Charlton's Old Div 2 champions beat Bobby Charlton's Preston 3-2 and Jackie condemned Bobby to relegation to the old Division 3 and effectively ended his brothers career as a football manager, IIRC.
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Post by Moo on Jan 30, 2006 14:41:44 GMT
Good, the canute. He's second only to Tricky Trev in my "dislike intensely" list.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 15:46:36 GMT
Nice work, Pops. How long are you away for? I think I'd missed all previous references to this before... Well, I'm off to Edinburgh until Saturday, then away to Guyana on 4th March for three weeks all told. Then trips darn sarf in May, over East in April etc etc. Busy bee. This is what happens when you show talent.
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Post by Moo on Jan 30, 2006 15:48:34 GMT
What? They kick you out of the office so they can redecorate?
And move to Gibraltar?
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 15:52:15 GMT
I was just realising today when setting up cover for me for the next few days, that if I wasn't here, this place would fall apart.
They may redecorate when I'm away, but I choose the colour.
:pops:
:ornot:
:checkit:
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 15:52:34 GMT
Gah.
What a mess.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 15:53:05 GMT
Kill that ferking bj smiley.
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Post by Boony on Jan 30, 2006 15:59:44 GMT
You know what, I can't see any way to disable the board's automatic smilies without getting rid of all the images on the forum. Which is just daft. Stupid fucking forum.
:leafy branch:
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Post by coffers on Jan 30, 2006 16:00:59 GMT
Pops: Your wife will be pleased no doubt. Just wait until she starts asking you why it's always you that has to go away and why can't someone else do it?
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Post by Moo on Jan 30, 2006 16:08:25 GMT
So will you be plugged into t'internet when you're on your travels, Pops? I'd hate to think you'd be without our funniness for all that time. And of course, you love reading my Hungarian adventures, so you'll want updating on those too.
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Post by Boony on Jan 30, 2006 16:12:37 GMT
Yeah, that'll be the first thing that goes through his mind when he lands in some South American jungle.
"Ooh, I wonder how Moo's getting on with his Hungarian save game on Football Manager 2006. I must find an internet connection, right now."
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Post by Moo on Jan 30, 2006 16:40:09 GMT
Stop mocking me, French boy.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 16:45:34 GMT
I don't think the lads out in the jungle have a net connection, to be honest. In fact, I'm not entirely sure they have electricity. Hence my early birthday present of an mp3 player to stock up with tuneZ. Spent the entire evening last night loading the wee bugger up. Some heavy QOTSA and Interpol action. It's brill. From one cd choice in the morning to 450+ songs, with still half a gig to fill. And that's just a 2 gig machine. Wow.
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Post by Boony on Jan 30, 2006 16:50:04 GMT
60Gb iPod. 8607 songs so far, still 11Gb left. And no Nick "Fucking" Berry.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 16:53:44 GMT
60Gb iPod. 8607 songs so far, still 11Gb left. And no Nick "Fucking" Berry. Wah. That's many. That must've been a bob or two? But then, you know me- always at the cutting edge of technology. The wife would never have actually sanctioned paying for it.
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Post by Boony on Jan 30, 2006 17:00:22 GMT
£275, I think. Got it a few months ago. I love it. Today, I've put four Shed Seven albums onto it. I'm going through my CDs alphabetically, ripping them all onto the Pod. Unfortunately, I have to do this at work as we have no internet connection at home and I'm buggered if I'm typing in all those track names...
It counts how many times you've listened to each track. So far, top of the list is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album, which has been listened to 10 times. It's only top alphabetically from the White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, also listened to 10 times.
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Post by DC on Jan 30, 2006 20:06:33 GMT
This is what happens when you show talent. Imagine what you could do if you showed a little leg.
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Post by Moo on Jan 30, 2006 21:02:45 GMT
He does all the time, DC, he's a Scotsman and we all know they always wear kilts.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 30, 2006 21:47:12 GMT
I could show you pictures. But you need to have a clear 36 hours post-eating.
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Post by Sonic on Jan 30, 2006 22:01:11 GMT
Now I get to the 'interesting' part of the team. The Bean Pole who started to do a Heskey, Cisse(I wouldn't mind a swap for Mick, what you think Moo?) who's fast and in the wrong team tactic, Nando who's talented, but there's something about him that I can't put my finger on, and then there is GOD. Where did that come from, apart from being free of course. I didn't see that one at all. Cisse - worst first touch in football. One day Liverpool will realise it's better to pay their star players £120k a year, than spend £14m on a halfwit replacement who lasts a year (seriously, McManaman, Fowler, Owen...replaced with Diouf, Smicer, Heskey, Cisse etc). Even at an overpaid £6m a year apiece it'd have been cheaper to keep them. Bean Pole is an average Prem Striker in a bizarre shape. Morientes just doesn't work hard enough to create the opportunities to thrive. Wants the moon on a stick he does. Wouldn't have minded Fowler at West Ham, think we overpaid on Mr.Ashton for certain. Poor mans younger Fowler. I don't know who does the contract renegotiations, but they almost messed up with Gerrard too. McManamanamanaman was the beginning of the trend, he who went on a free, but letting Owen go like they did was not smart. Fowler just needs to be fit, and it shall be intereting to see if he starts against Brum. I should have known that Liverpool would draw Man Utd. I was surprised that West Ham paid that much for Mr. Ashton. It shall be interesting to see if he lives up to his biling.
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Post by Sonic on Jan 30, 2006 22:07:46 GMT
I could show you pictures. But you need to have a clear 36 hours post-eating. Now that's just teasing. Are you also saying you shave your legs? THe flying bloodbanks will love that :checkit:
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Post by Sonic on Jan 30, 2006 22:09:32 GMT
£275, I think. Got it a few months ago. I love it. Today, I've put four Shed Seven albums onto it. I'm going through my CDs alphabetically, ripping them all onto the Pod. Unfortunately, I have to do this at work as we have no internet connection at home and I'm buggered if I'm typing in all those track names... It counts how many times you've listened to each track. So far, top of the list is Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album, which has been listened to 10 times. It's only top alphabetically from the White Stripes' Get Behind Me Satan, also listened to 10 times. I've got a 40g Gen 4, and I have put about 34g on it. I also rip them at work and take them home, except, I use a flash drive to transport them...
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Post by coffers on Jan 31, 2006 8:38:32 GMT
I don't know who does the contract renegotiations, but they almost messed up with Gerrard too. McManamanamanaman was the beginning of the trend, he who went on a free, but letting Owen go like they did was not smart. Fowler just needs to be fit, and it shall be intereting to see if he starts against Brum. Fowler is fit, but he has lost his pace and has had back problems. If the rest of the team can provide him with decent scoring opportunities though, he should do well as he hasn't lost his finishing skills. Rick "Bastard" Parry does the contract negotiations as far as I'm aware. Apparently Parry had to drag Fowler back into the office to read the contract he had signed up to, Fowler was that keen to rejoin the club.
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Post by coffers on Jan 31, 2006 9:14:03 GMT
Oh, fook. The mackems are going to complete the double over us tonight, I've just seen our injury list. We're doomed to complete and utter humiliation. And there will be no new faces brought in by the end of today. They're making do with what they have. Bollocks.
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Post by floplexter on Jan 31, 2006 9:25:17 GMT
D-D-D-D-Dion Dublin? Oh, now I am really really scared.
So the Unwashed sign a 34 and a 36 year old.
We have made a bid for 20-odd year old Derek Riordan. This confuses me a little. Not a lot. A little.
Pros: - He is a young Scot - He is a tremendously talented young man; a great goalscorer - He can operate on the left, where we have been looking to strengthen
Cons: - He is a wee bit of a nutter - WE NEED A FOOKING DEFENDER. ALEX!
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