Howmanheyman

Depends what you watch.

I think the reason teachers are so obsessed with getting kids into reading is obvious. How much general knowledge did you learn at school? How much do you take in from reading? (That's apart from the enjoyment of reading a good tale). There's a reason why the book is nearly always better than the same film. Some people cannot be arsed with reading and that's ok with me but they're seriously missing out. 'socially dysfunctional' CT? FFS!

You might well be right. I've had a mare for recent football memories today!

Or...... Character building books. (Actually had that Victor annual!) I get the feeling CT is on the wind up regarding his non-reading statement, could do with some new reading material myself so chop-chop everyone, My kindle needs filling.

His only goal, (was it two?) was in a friendly v Sampdoria. Header/s.

You might be right, actually. I was well served and enjoyed that game immensely especially giving the travelling platoon of sad beige fuckers some stick so wouldn't be surprised if this memory blurred from the rest of the day.

There was a chance he had when we hammered someone in the 2nd Division. Can't remember who now but we had a brilliant sweeping move from defence to attack as the other team tired, it was one touch stuff and the ball went out to someone on the wing, meanwhile, to be fair to him, Smith had a made a good run through the middle, the other side must have gave up tracking him, everyone was willing the lad out wide to square it to Smith who was running like a train into the box completely free, the lad out wide saw him and put a ball right in front of him, the game was already won, it would've finished a great move and eventually got Smith his first proper goal for us. He missed. We all get it wrong from time to time but the minute we signed him for £6M I thought it was madness. A great professional would've left long before he did and would've took the financial hit he needed to get himself some gametime somewhere else. That's what pisses most off, aye he was obviously a popular player with the rest of the side and never worked his ticket which is great but then that's the least every pro should be like. He stayed for the coin, not for football and that's a bit sad really.

The Celtic kid is completely ignoring my points which I only made when I read his transition from 'Fraser Forster' to 'Best matchday experience/trophies/glory/top4crowds bigger than ours/atmosphere/1966' etc. So now that Gemill has declared his boredom and the Celtic kid doesn't want to acknowledge anything he doesn't like the look of I'll probably just leave this thread be.

You sound as though there's a bit of Serf Efrican in that voice, Fish. Definitely hybrid accents going on there from your travels, mate.

It's called talking out your arse. Old Firm fans are great at it.

Alright, mate? Can I just say, the only fuckers I know who talk about 1966 are the media when England are about to embark on another campaign and Scottish people. Yours is the only reference to 1966 I've seen on here that I can ever remember. Also Parkhead certainly had a bigger capacity than 22,000 which was your average gate in 1981 and 1982 when you won the title so you can't kid a kidder, mate! Not saying Celtic aren't a big club with a big support as that would be a foolish statement, however, talking about glorifying in the many trophies you've won in a largely two horse race is like Big Daddy and Giant Haystacks arguing who is the best fighter whilst Muhammad Ali is sitting in the same room. It also avoids some quite frankly shit attendances by both the Old Firm in days gone by when the were winning those shiny metal things that NUFC tends to avoid like a Mackem does to soap. Again mate, not specifically referring to you, but you have got one of the biggest glory supporting crowds around.

I've put his top 3 NUFC 'moments' here. Not forgetting; Or what about...... He was fucking great. Thanks for the memories Smudger, son. Worth every single penny, a true English professional.

I've only just seen this thread, "We all agree the top 4 have the most fans". Want to think about that one again? Do you know that Newcastle Utd had done something ten times in our history by the time Celtic managed to achieve for the very first time in 1997? Sunderland had achieved the same thing eight times by 1997. Any ideas? Despite being a perma-trophy winning club or there or thereabouts throughout most of your history, 1997 was the first time where you ever averaged more than 40,000 in a season. Every club in Britain has gained support since the nineties when football became more popular and NUFC is no exception but I will add that in the not so distant past we've had bigger averages than both the Old Firm when in the 2nd Division whilst you two slugged it out over the Scottish title so don't get too cocky about crowds, mate. Rangers/Celtic are the Scottish equivalent of Man Utd/Liverpool in the fact that you have a much higher proportion of Gloryhunting sad twats with fuck all whatsoever to do with the City of Glasgow/North-West England who walk around their towns wearing a shirt so they can feel superior as a lot of gloryhunters seem to have shit personality traits in my experience. You may well be a top lad I really don't know but Stevie is cock on saying he's yet to meet a Celtic/Rangers supporter who doesn't feel the need to self glory their clubs support/history.

I don't think we're more intelligent at all, Their historical culture is very rich too. I just find them a little strange at times just like this (Chinese) advert shows. I spent the first couple of years of my life out in Kowloon and have found the English/Chinese people I've met to be usually quiet and respectful so take my comments with a pinch of salt, KSA. I still think they can be a little strange about a few things but I think a few nations are to be honest. Don't get me started on the Yanks!

Sat outside in the sun by the quayside having a cold pint or two. I work enough weekends and have been skint and sensible with money. Tonight i dine with lager. My better half is like fucking Sherlock Holmes when any 'sunshine fanny' walks past but you cannot have it all.

I'm your boss and, This is crazy, Gimme you're number I'll call you, maybe. Just don't answer it. Ever.

Nah, we want them to welease woderick the wobber, instead.

Not really but I still think it's a little funny when asked if I want 'sore finger on your chip?'

There's something very fucking strange with Orientals. I thought it was mainly confined to the Japanese but seeing this and another airplane crash investigation programme about a Korean flight that went wrong it gets you thinking. Then there's the strange obsession with pokemon type cartoon characters and sex. Do you know that some scholars in Japan seriously thought even very recently, that the Japanese race might actually trace it's roots back to Neanderthals? They thought they were from a different branch of human evolution and were a bit disappointed to find out they were instead like the rest of the World population being in fact legitimate Homo Sapiens. They've some very intelligent people out there in the Rising Sun but they're fucking warped on a few levels if you ask me. P.S. I'll just report myself, btw.

Not if I was within groping distance.

I was going to say this too. The last one he put up who was a looker was an Israeli drag Queen. I was traumatised for about five minutes, the twat!

Do the Mackems still play this? Gary Bennett et al walking out the tunnel, puffing out their chests to Queen as they yet again failed to beat the Toon at Roker Park.

This means nothing to me.

I wonder then if Fish is the same lad who knocked the Terrapin glass tank over in Seaton Sluice Pet Shop, the other day? They reckon it was Turtle Chaos up there!

PaddockLad sounds like a bizarre cross of Ally Fraser and a Welshman.