Alex

He signed on loan. He hadn't played enough games for his country in the previous 24 months or something (can't remember exactly what the regs were) when KK wanted to sign him. Think it was around the time him and Keller were competing for the USA keeper's spot after Tony Meola thought he was going be a film star.

Thought everyone would've sussed he was BernardRighton by now.

Automatic as in the Pointer Sisters classic. Never mind

Don't assume a win will be automatic.

I agree. Plus I'm not sure how winning the CL would be bad for them in any way. I reckon Abramovich would have upped sticks before now if he wasn't in it for the long haul. Also, like you say it has repercussions for us. And Terry et al are a set of cunts.

Seaman Stains

Got a few from the year after here: http://www.classicfootballshirts.co.uk/european-clubs/italian-clubs/serie-a-clubs/juventus.html

Although Barcelona played well and could've had a few, as well as Messi being on the cusp of scoring a wonder goal a couple of times, I think Chelsea just about deserved their win. I think they probably needed a two-goal lead but not conceding an away goal is obviously a massive plus for them. I could see Barcelona winning 3 or 4 -1 at their place though if they put in a similar performance. I don't think Chelsea could play at that tempo on a pitch as big as the one at Camp Nou.

Two places on High Bridge that might float your boat: http://www.dabbawal.com/ http://www.paniscafe.co.uk/

That Kevin Miles bloke who is a Newcastle fan from the Football Supporters Federation reckons hardly any England fans are going (only sold about 1/3 of their allocation so far) because hotels are charging £500 a night to stay in a 2 or 3 star hotel. Apparently travel between different venue cities is a bit of a pain in the arse as well.

Ian Woan. He did it against us in the cup as well. I wouldn't care but he's a fucking Man Utd-hating Micky Mouser. He barely celebrated that screamer at the City Ground if I remember rightly. Don't mind Forest like as I always had time for them under Clough.

imagine what the atmosphere would be like if you get pissed up in your seat at the match. you'd get plenty fucking off for beer pisses in the middle of the game mind. There is nuw! Hank they must've just changed that policy because you could at Euro 2008 too. You could drink in your seat in the Nou Camp too. (2nd time round when Shola scored). A bloke came round selling cans of Cruz Campo. This ban is probably to do with the Poles and Ukrainians being total pissheeds.

Tickets were like gold dust but me Dad managed to get some in the away end off someone at the club who also got us passes for the players' lounge. I had a spare so I took this lad I knew who was a Newcastle fan. He was canny starstruck but I was just fucking gutted as that was the league pretty much handed to Man Utd that night.

I was in the players lounge at the City Ground after that game in '96. He came in dead apologetic afterwards. Some of his family were there. A lass, I assumed it was his sis, just took one look at him and told him to fuck off

I love Nobby, I'm maybe a bit deluded about him, but he could've played for any club in the world in my view. Can you remember Real Madrid's alleged £10m bid for him? Stone you know what it is, I can't even remember who he played for after Forest, that's the impact he had on me. Nobby would've been better suited in Spain like. He was fucking class when he played full-back under Roeder as well.

Best years were at Forest where I saw a fair bit of him, including the odd game in person. Decent but nothing special. Played the odd time for England at that time too. Think he might've made the Euro 96 squad as well.

Never mind Duff. Steve fucking Stone. I take it back about Nobby's non-nomination.

It's banned at the 2012 Euros as well.

I disagree he was the epitome of class. His form only dipped after trips to Peru, he was much too good for Aston Villa, and the fans loved him there too. It wasn't really a dig at Solano as such but I could see why Duff would get a nomination ahead of him as he was a top performer for a period in a side which won things (including the league). Stand by what I say about Nobby being a 'homer' though.

And to search your jester hat. Btw, you were a cunt if you wore one of them in the mid-90s but how many twats had them on at the FA Cup semi-finals?

The footballer? Either way, that wasn't his name. I'll try and remember, me Dad would know. But aye, they're trying to regenerate that area I think but it's really died a death. Had the Xmas work meal down there a couple of years ago and the only bar that was busy was the Crown Posada (which is busy if there's about 10 people in). All the others were dead. This was about a week before Xmas too. Most of the bars round there were always shit like but that never stopped people going in the past. I'm glad in a way though, places like the Quilted Camel and Marthas seemed to pride themselves on selling the worst lager at the steepest prices.

Fine tune the details of your terror attack on the 1/10th full stadium.

Aye, I remember the disco/clurb downstairs. Me uncle knew the bloke who had the place. Dodgy punter apparently but he seemed alright. Brian something iirc. Think you're right about the new place probably being up its own arse like but I thought it might be canny for a couple before getting the yellow bus to the Ouseburn.

Really? Fuck that shit.