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He talked about having played his strongest team tonight too. We might as well sell Steven Taylor now.

Do not post that again - it's a match thread. Also if you've ever actually been to a Swedish nightclub, you'll know it's somewhat far removed from the truth.

There are some proper knackers on here like. If you can't enjoy this win by your borrowed team, you'll never enjoy anything your borrowed team ever achieves, so why not just fuck off, eh?

http://www.virgin.com/richard-branson/blog/newcastle-united-and-virgin-money I can't decide if that's cringeworthy or bloody fantastic. A bit of both maybe.

In your deluded eyes anyway. I still get goosebumps when I remember some clown on here saying Newcastle were one of the biggest clubs in the world. Maybe in terms of the weight of the individual supporters who attend the games but other than that, I'm lost. We are, but then, so are Villa, so I'd temper your response and consider the sheer number of clubs there actually are in the world. Your club is one of the biggest in the world because it plays in the Premier League, has won domestic honours and isn't Dalian Shide. Thing is, you lot always measure any morsel of success against us, where we measure our meagre success against our own benchmarks. The pictures of you celebrating our relegation were akin to a Champions League triumph. When you lot went down, (and up and down) sure we laughed, but then we stopped caring. You are the local enemy, the charver neighbour who buys a big bore exhaust for the Punto because we buy an Audi. We don't measure ourselves against you, because frankly you don't measure up. Now, if you're still around at the end of the season and you've contributed more than just pointless updates on your parochial town's club I'll apologise, but until then I'll think you a piss poor wum and the reason we seem arrogant. The day you were relegated I think most fans were celebrating because we'd managed to stay up, moron. You're one to talk anyway, I remember the celebrations at the Sports Direct Arena on the day Sunderland and Middlesbrough were both relegated in 1997. The day you were relegated I think most fans were celebrating because we'd managed to leapfrog the Dippers into 2nd and qualify for the Champions League, moron. (NB. The Champions League is a big shiny trophy they play for in a place called "Europe")

I quite like them myself. I'm amazed that took 40 minutes to be honest. I'm not. ... I forget why I like you You don't. ...oh wait

I quite like them myself. I'm amazed that took 40 minutes to be honest. I'm not.

I quite like them myself.

Aye, all the best Renton mate, Stevie too. And anyone else who's having a bit of a shite time right now.

Back in town for a few days. I must have lived in London for too long, the service at both restaurant and pub tonight were lovely and friendly. I need some rudeness and indifference, and quickly - any of you lot out for a jar before the Man U game?

I'll be in the neutral end too. Sounds like it's basically going to be a second away section.

Oi.

Just watching The Red Balloon on Sky Arts 2. Nostalgia.

Ohhh, lesbian hair.

Keep thinking of this every time I see the thread title.

No concrete plans as yet (other than the now-traditional weekenders to Hamburg in February and Stockholm in March). Not doing Eurovision this year though - two weeks in Azerbaijan doesn't appeal, funnily enough - so should have more time for baking in the sun and generally doing precisely fuck-all, which will be lovely.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVvDxR8k5LY Albania just chose this for Eurovision. Four minutes of screaming misery. I love it.

We're having a few friends over for sparkling and non-sparkling beverage devastation accompanied by bad Eurovision DVDs and party food.

Can't help you there, the mother-in-law's a thoroughly decent type. She just has terrible taste in men.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diet_of_Worms

Can you put some in mine too? This place is dry as a bone. A small glass of wine with lunch and that's it. Fortunately things will get a bit sloshier when we're with the less puritanical side of the family tomorrow.

NB. Works less well for porcelain Christmas gifts.

Making a late play for my favourite comparatively obscure release of the year, at least - works surprisingly well in a festive context, but then I'm a crusty old romantic at heart. http://seryn.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-where-we-are