stmichael

:D http://audio.todayfm.com/files/giftroyinsunderland.wma

the guy's on the 30 man shortlist for fifa's world player of the year. it beggars belief, it really does. :no

it's simple. do you think rafa would prefer to win the CL again that the premiership?

you mean there might be an atmosphere at old trafford after all these years?

there's no point rotating the goalkeeper as he'll be facing the wrong way

Mark Lawrenson should be parachuted into downtown Baghdad with a bodysuit saying 'I hate Muslims' in Arabic. Infact I wouldn't even bother with the parachute.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNz9GfzoYZQ

i like the look of that a lot. very similar to rafa's formation at valencia apart from alonso would be a bit deeper and kuyt would play just off the main striker in the aimar role. for me, the only position up for debate in our best eleven is one of the striker spots and left side of midfield.

Roman Abramovich. Fans who sing 'Sign on' to the tune of YNWA, as if they think they're really being witty. Pointless stats and ancient comparisons. Peter Kenyon. Harry Redknapp saying 'For sure' every time he means 'Yes' - as if his native language was Spanish or Italian. The phrase: 'He might have been disappointed by that!' Sky Sports News showing a live interview, and then repeating everything that the interviewee has just said. Coloured boots. Badge kissers. Sky using boxing commentators for football matches. Southern celebrity Manc supporters, such as weather girls, fat morning TV presenters and Angus Deayton. Mike Riley Half-time 'entertainment'. UEFA-directed pre-match faffing about, such as line-ups and German music. Andy Gray saying 'I have to say'. Freddie Shepherd and all of the other self-admiring 'we're the best, us geordies, we're smashing!' so-called loyal fans. 'Comedy' mascots. Trevor Francis redescribing what's just happened and trying to pass it off as 'analysis'. Seaman's ponytail, closely followed by the ar$eh*le underneath. Music played whenever the home team scores. ITV. Paul Merson unburdening himself of his latest addiction, anxieties and opinions. Paul Gascoigne doing the same. Pat Nevin doing anything. East Anglia in its entirety. Screaming women at matches. Anyone who says they aim to get a result - you'll always get a result, numpty, the point is whether it is a good or bad one. Anyone on Sky who praises Sky, especially Richard Keyes and Rodney Marsh. Black, grey or green kits. Pukka-Pies. Darren Purse. Stupid coloured footballs. Defenders who get away with shirt-pulling at corners and shepherding the ball over the line by forming a star shape and just standing there. Stupid goal celebrations. Paddy Crerend. Tim Lovejoy sucking his own saliva after he's particularly pleased with what he's just said (in other words, after everything he's said.) The city of Manchester. Everton Football Club.

i hope it's not true aswell because if it is, he was singing "angels" by robbie fucking williams. :sniff:

any top manager would be daft to go there. it's the worst run club in european football. under their current president, they've spent over 1 BILLION on transfers and wages and won one trophy in return (the italian league last season doesn't really count in my book). i'm sure sven could do a job for them :D

mrs luis garcia (middle) and xabi's other half (right) :yes:

just a reminder that this brilliant show is on bbc2 tonight at 10pm. it's the second show of the third series and is quite frankly a work of genius. here's a snippet of last week's show. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-4irhuVvHk :D

After Alonso's 65-yard effort, will referees have to show red cards for fouls in the centre circle for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity?

i read today that west ham have just signed up a six year old. coming next: chelsea tap us a foetus. :D

You would have thought with all these bungs flying around we could have paid someone to take Diao.

make your own film and post it here. WARNING: it's one of the most addictive sites ever. http://www.grapheine.com/bombaytv/index_uk.php :D

talksport are now typically bleating on about us. adrian durham is a numpty of the highest order. he's claiming that rafa has lost the plot and is "a lucky manager". the mind boggles.

the defence and the front two were the positives to come out of tonight. the negatives were that the midfield seriously lacked guile and creativity, and generally dropped to deep throughout the entire game. gerrard has now only started ONE of our last seven champions league away games. considering he's the club captain, that's a staggering statistic. O_o

here's exclusive pictures of their bus tour to celebrate their victory.

up against the blueshite for 3rd place? :D

bring back gary mac :D now he could put a corner on a sixpence. it's a fair point though. look at chavski for example. terry and gallas scored 13 goals for them last season, the majority of which came from set pieces. i just don't see anybody in our side who's willing to attack the ball with the same authority. gerrard shouldn't be taking them that's for sure. he should be in the box. if you don't believe me, just watch the video of the treble season when he scored 4-5 headers from set pieces.