Renton

So should Liverpool have sacked Benitez last season after finishing fifth? 41124[/snapback] Hmm, still qualified fot the Champions league though, didn't he? We could never dream of reaching the heights Liverpool have with Souness, who has almost no pedigree in Europe whatsoever. Surely even you can see this?

James Dean was cool as fuck though. The fact we are still talking about him 50 years later proves this.

I would take everything from a site like that with a large pinch of salt. What does it mean it causes cancer - if you give several tons of it to immunosupressed mice over the course of 5 years? If we are being poisoned by all these additives, then why are we more healthy and living longer than ever before? That's not to say I don't think they have side effects when taken in large quantities, but I'm not going to believe the hype from a few smelly hippies tbf.

Completely different, obviously. Talking of which, I thought the series was quite funny yesterday. Anyway, it's definitely worth seeing on the big screen. 41087[/snapback] They're both football films, therefore they aren't 'completely different' Plus I fucking hate that smiley , what's it supposed to mean anyway? 41091[/snapback] It's me looking at you trying to work out whether you are taking the piss or not. 41094[/snapback] I assumed it meant 'I'm smug as fuck'. I'm taking the piss now and I was then though, so don't go off on one, alreet? 41096[/snapback] tbh

Completely different, obviously. Talking of which, I thought the series was quite funny yesterday. Anyway, it's definitely worth seeing on the big screen. 41087[/snapback] I agree, about the Mike Bassett series being funnier than the film. Mind, I thought the film was shite, apart from the Mexico half time team talk. 41093[/snapback] I quite liked the bit where the English, Scots, and Irish met in the airport. That was about it though.

Completely different, obviously. Talking of which, I thought the series was quite funny yesterday. Anyway, it's definitely worth seeing on the big screen. 41087[/snapback] They're both football films, therefore they aren't 'completely different' Plus I fucking hate that smiley , what's it supposed to mean anyway? 41091[/snapback] It's me looking at you trying to work out whether you are taking the piss or not.

Should be able to... Right-click: http://www.izpitera.ru/lj/tetka.swf to save it locally. You can open it up using IE. 41090[/snapback] Thanks, definitely worth distributing.

Brilliant! Can I e-mail it?

Completely different, obviously. Talking of which, I thought the series was quite funny yesterday. Anyway, it's definitely worth seeing on the big screen.

Pretty much my take on it - really this is a must if you are a Newcastle fan. It had some similarities to "When Saturday comes", but is definitely a better film. Also there were numerous jokes which actually worked OK. I got the feeling this was pretty close to the real NUFC - pity we really don't have "Otmar" as manager though. Newcastle and SJP looked great. I loved the aerial shots where they went past my work, and then went to Tynemouth where I live. Also at the end my seat was clearly visible when the crowd were celebrating - I recognised my seat neighbours, but I was missing being on holiday at the time.

It's already been established that Alex is just an AI algorythm. Manc-mag is just an old fashioned waster in the Gemmill mould I think.

I agree. But I don't know who that manager is. And more importantly, I don't think Shepherd does. 40845[/snapback] Shepherd knows who it is...its Shearer!!! 40847[/snapback] 40848[/snapback] He might be OK actually. I suggested a few weeks back to get his mate Mike Newell in to help him - he's doing wonders at Luton (no doubt I have just jinxed him).

Just basically that Souness was the right man for the job. Fair enough, you specified he needed two years, so specify what a satisfactory finish would be this year (I suggest higher than Robson given the fortune he has spent), and then, if he fails to get it, admit you were wrong. Simple! You're off the hook for another 7 months! I will do likewise. 40814[/snapback] Firstly, I didn't say he was the right man for the job - I said he deserved to be given time to prove one way or the other whether he was or wasn't. And just to clarify: before I admit I'm wrong you want me to make a specific pronouncement that I can be proved wrong for? In other words, you've got nothing that I haven't admitted I was wrong about in the past. I think European qualification through the league is satisfactory. By higher than Robson, do you mean 2nd or 3rd? I think that's unrealistic tbh. 40823[/snapback] Actually, I meant 4th i.e. improving on where we were. Not unreasonable given the funds. For the record, I'm sure I remember you saying words to the effect that he would be good for us - mainly for his disciplinarian skills, but obviously I can't prove this, it being a year ago on a different board. I can't pin you down on being wrong before because you never stated specific aims, that's why I'm doing it now (I think you are saying 6th). But, I would have thought that last years performances and results were so obviously bad that if I were you I'd hold my hands up and at least say it looks like I have got it wrong. Bet you nearly did before we signed Owen. So, that's settled. If we come lower than 6th - Gemmill admits he was wrong. If we get 4th, I admit I was wrong. If we come 5th or 6th, we go into extra time! 40827[/snapback] UEFA Cup qualification would keep me happy, but I'd expect us to push on next season. Is anything outside of the top 4 a sackable offence in your eyes, or would you take that and see how we got on next year? EDIT! PS, I'd say probably 5th rather than 6th. Outside of the established top 3, I think only Liverpool should be good enough to finish above us. If, that is, they get it right - I've got a bet on with a Scouser at work that we'll finish above them though. 40832[/snapback] Anything below 4th wouldn't be acceptable to me, but more importantly it certainly wouldn't be acceptable to Shepherd. Personally I don't think we will get in the top 6 though. I'll be suprised if we do and happy to admit it. Of course, I willl never be able to prove that we would have done better with someone else at the helm - I sincerely believe this though. With our squad and the right manager, 4th should be a piece of piss frankly.

Just basically that Souness was the right man for the job. Fair enough, you specified he needed two years, so specify what a satisfactory finish would be this year (I suggest higher than Robson given the fortune he has spent), and then, if he fails to get it, admit you were wrong. Simple! You're off the hook for another 7 months! I will do likewise. 40814[/snapback] Firstly, I didn't say he was the right man for the job - I said he deserved to be given time to prove one way or the other whether he was or wasn't. And just to clarify: before I admit I'm wrong you want me to make a specific pronouncement that I can be proved wrong for? In other words, you've got nothing that I haven't admitted I was wrong about in the past. I think European qualification through the league is satisfactory. By higher than Robson, do you mean 2nd or 3rd? I think that's unrealistic tbh. 40823[/snapback] Actually, I meant 4th i.e. improving on where we were. Not unreasonable given the funds. For the record, I'm sure I remember you saying words to the effect that he would be good for us - mainly for his disciplinarian skills, but obviously I can't prove this, it being a year ago on a different board. I can't pin you down on being wrong before because you never stated specific aims, that's why I'm doing it now (I think you are saying 6th). But, I would have thought that last years performances and results were so obviously bad that if I were you I'd hold my hands up and at least say it looks like I have got it wrong. Bet you nearly did before we signed Owen. So, that's settled. If we come lower than 6th - Gemmill admits he was wrong. If we get 4th, I admit I was wrong. If we come 5th or 6th, we go into extra time!

Just basically that Souness was the right man for the job. Fair enough, you specified he needed two years, so specify what a satisfactory finish would be this year (I suggest higher than Robson given the fortune he has spent), and then, if he fails to get it, admit you were wrong. Simple! You're off the hook for another 7 months! I will do likewise.

Actually it depends what you're doing. 40803[/snapback] Watching Jade Goody?? Not very big! In fact, hiding!!!!!! 40806[/snapback] Don't know. She'd make a canny bouncy castle.

Imagine Leazes in a pair of rose-tinted aviators, man. 40659[/snapback] Imagine you EVER admitting you are wrong ............ about anything ! Actually, ref the post above, you were raving on about how fantastic Kluivert would be weren't you ?? And whats your excuse for last seasons fall from 5th to 14th ???? Where also is everyone who said Ameobi would be our next international flying centre forward that would score 20 goals ????????????? 40736[/snapback] I never raved about Kluivert like. At least not in the real world - maybe I was doing it in the one in your head though. The one where we signed Anelka etc. The thing that you're constantly accusing me of being wrong about is giving Souness more time. Who's to say I'm wrong? Where was the cut-off point where you were proved right and I was proved wrong? I seem to remember you wittering on about how we'd be relegated if Souness carried on. Looks like you got that one wrong eh? It's easy to be right when you create alternative worlds where Souness fucks everything up and then try and use these "facts" ("Well he would have done that though wouldn't he?") to batter people with. The fact that the events you're going on about never even happened seems largely irrelevant to you. Which is a bit stupid, wouldn't you agree? 40804[/snapback] We did have our worst ever year in the premiership last year - that is a FACT that can't be discounted. But true, you did specify that he should get two years no matter what happens, so I assume you will admit you're wrong if we fail to get into Europe in the league this year (minimum), or even the Champions league. Asides from that, I have never heard you admit you were wrong about anything, ever. So even if we do finish below 5th, I doubt you will admit you were wrong.

Actually it depends what you're doing.

I fucking hate that bint like. What does it say about our society when she is a millionaire/celebrity? 40772[/snapback] Exactly. She makes me want to emigrate. It is "cool" in our soceity to be a fat, ugly, ignorant bint with an IQ in single figures, obviously.

Some excellent and interesting height stats there. Well done. If the average Brit is 5'9'' and the average British Woman is 5'4'' inaccurate and simple sums would put the average bloke at around 6'2'' I think (unless the Guardian is so leftist as to include 'other'). 6 inches off the average is quite short, no? 40748[/snapback] Hold on, maybe those stats include babies and kids (they are citizens, or should I say subjects ). If so, I reckon the average man should be about 7'2" or thereabouts.

True. Any lasses though?

Certainly opened a can of worms though.

Well I think you are. Effectively my circle of friends quadrupled at University - and I was still friends with my mates back home and still am. Of course, I haven't kept in touch with all of them, but the ones that I have are friends for life. It sounds like you haven't made much of an effort tbh, but fair enough if you are happy I suppose.

about average for a woman. 40730[/snapback] The mean height of UK citizens is 1,755.1mm (5ft 9in). Among European men only the Dutch are taller, averaging 1,795mm and with a clear height advantage over the US men's average of 1,760.4. The average British woman is 1,620mm tall (just under 5ft 4in), compared with 1,604mm for her French counterpart, 1,610mm for the Italians and 1,619mm for the Germans. Swedish women average 1,640mm, Dutch 1,650mm and Americans 1,626.7mm Source - The Guardian I'm 6 foot by the way. 40731[/snapback] That's misleading though, as the younger generation are much taller than the older one, and this trend is continuing every year. I would say that 5'8" in a bloke of 20 makes them very short nowadays - almost dwarf stature. I too am 6' btw, which I think is the ideal height - not too tall to look gangly or have psychos picking a fight on you, but tall enough to regard people of 5'8" as dwarves!