Dougle

Conspiracy theorist

The Cherries took the lead on three minutes - with Villa temporarily down to 10 men as Villa left-back Lucas Digne was off the pitch to remove jewellery.

Mark Hughes man. He will never leave the '80s

Skin?

I was trying to cry myself a river..... any advice?

I just had to google ask Jeeves

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Each to their own mate, but I think I would rather listen to Craig on repeat with his pronunciation of St James’ Park.

Just taking any opportunity to slag off the totally inappropriately employed get.

The miserable bastard on Radio Newcastle who gets all excited, then sounds gutted and bleats when the opposing team attacks, then doesn’t score. Also ridicules most other decisions in our favour. Likes to say “he’s a big bouy” a lot. Makes the poor fuckers without a ticket or stream(’)s match day experience a right fucking ordeal. (in my humble opinion)

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If multiple Roger Thames's had a park it would be called Roger Thames' Park.

Ok lads I’ll admit I have been roundly defeated by the persistence of Craig and his various subservient chippers in. The ground’s undeniable name in the written form is undoubtedly St James’ Park (unequivocally). But honestly (and seriously) how many of us don’t pronounce the missing second s? It’s usually just some southern commentator or pundit.

Can you not detect humour mate, I gave you it might be a little subtle for your mackem mentallity, but never mind.

That’s like saying that Micky Quinn’s name is not Micky Quinn because it says Michael on his birth certificate, bus pass and pension book. It is both.

You could say that about churches no? There’s a St Giles Church In Durham with no apostrophe, St Giles's Church in Tattenhoe, yet there’s a St Giles’ Cathedral Edinburgh. As I said, seems very subjective.

He’s a professor of applied linguistics man, who do you think put that sign up? The majority of knackers we’ve had in positions of power at this club over the years are I would think less qualified than him in the matter. The sign above the old gates had no apostrophe and no second s. Would you say that was correct too? The whole thing is evidently subjective depending on who is in charge at the time and how their personal take on grammar swings. You’ve got St James’ Boulivard (apostrophe), yet St James (no apostrophe) Metro station. Subjective, and transient. (See the gates) Anyway I know what I call the place and it’s not St James’ and if I’m wrong then so must the majority be, regardless as to the how the fuckwhits in charge of the signage decide they like it spelled/pronounced.

Aye they boil themselves into a right fewming froth about Durham Mags. And yet I don’t see anyone moaning on about Northumberland mackems (and I know plenty, from Ashington, Bedlington, Cramlington, Blyth even bloody Amble, place is infested. Baffling though it is.)

Well if he’s saying it with a second s on the end then to spelling without surely means one must be incorrect? Anyhow it seems we are both correct. From the BBC: It seems there is no definitive answer to the debate, as Dr Alan Firth, senior lecturer in applied linguistics at Newcastle University, told BBC Radio Newcastle. "We would say that the apostrophe needs to be there because it's the park of St James. But there's variability," he said. "It's optional whether you have s apostrophe or s apostrophe s. You can choose either and both are correct." https://www.bbc.co.uk/tyne/content/articles/2008/05/30/st_james_apostrophe_feature.shtml

In your subjective opinion.