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I remember vividly being amazed at the spending spree mcfaul was being allowed to go on following the gascoigne sale. didn't take long to come back down to earth mind with a 4-0 humping away gemmill's 2nd team on the first day of the season. rarely got much better.

bollocks to being offended by tragedy posting!

.... happened in the vermont hotel by all accounts.

is that secret code for some of the rumours floating around?

I was in the very back row of the upper tier of the gallowgate yesterday. I shuffled me way along to my seat about 30 seconds before kick off only to find there was somebody occupying the space of my seat. bloke there (mid 30s) announced the seat i had was the only one in the entire row which was not owned by a season ticket holder. his was the empty seat next to it and would i mind having that one so he could stand next to his mate? no problem. not sure if the fucker was having a slight dig that I wasn't a season ticket holder or not but I couldn't get much more than a grunt out the cunt to any comment I made about the match. fair enough. before it was announced how much stoppage time was to be added I was literally the only person left in the back row of block t, by the time the final whistle was blown I was one of only several left in the entire section. our support on the whole was shite yesterday, but it extends way beyond the jonny come latelys.

aye, I noticed that too. hundreds of empty seats in the upper tier at goodison too according to my disabled chauffeur. although in fairness he can't count very well since his stroke.

another month of defeats and the club might allow members to enter ballots for aways. mind you, I doubt it, there's been several aways already where it's reached zero points and members who have points have still been excluded from purchasing. something n.u.s.t. seem to completely overlook in their surveys etc.

@PaddockLad .... couple of spare paper anfield tickets up for grabs on some facebook page my travel mate uses yesterday, gone by the time he tried to contact him though. is the id/policing/threat of punishment of away tickets easing up a bit? I got ballot tickets in the gallowgate yesterday and was chatting to my main donor for aways last season at half time. shot me down in flames when I suggested he needs to start coming up trumps again. weddell and co. have definitely put the fear of living god in to him.

he would be, no fucker else is allowed to compete with him. in fairness schar probably blew his chance to be the go to free kick taker yesterday. I need to get my mate mick from blyth signed up on here, what he lacks in your knowledge of stats he trumps you in his ability to recall in precise, vivid detail every single one of trippier's corners..... from the second it leaves his boot to the second it leaves the penalty area without a goal. he'll argue with you till your ears bleed that trippier takes shit corners and believe me, he'll convince you.

doing my head in yesterday this was. I also find it incredible that no matter where the fuck he happens to be on the pitch at the time of a corner/free kick/throw in, even if it means he has to run over a 100 yards trippier has to take every set piece. no wonder he looks fucked. is it written in to his contract? we must have some fucker else able to kick a dead ball? it's hardly like we're scoring a boat load from corners as it is. pissed off about yesterday, hungover 6am start, pulled round enough by 10ish to contemplate a sausage and egg mcmuffin only to find the macdonalds at durham services had been invaded by 4 bus loads of fucking scabs. got to the grosvenor casino just before 11 (still hungry) to find the fucking place didn't open till 12 and so a 100% winning league record (I missed the liverpool game) of a first pint in there was about to end. ominous sign. shit kick off time for a beer, shit match, shit atmosphere. shit run of fixtures coming up. merry post christmas!

merry, merry christmas to all and their loved ones. a glass of bucks fizz raised to you all!

either that or I'm gonna have to hone me jibbing skills.

I could say I'm dead optimistic, be lying through me fucking teeth though. we were fucking woeful, again. some of the teams who are comfortably beating us now away from home is fucking embarrassing.

fucking pathetic. cricket score at anfield. knocked out the cup by the mackems. nailed on.

mind you, that said, I can't stand klopp or liverpool's support so I don't care if he's pissed them off. it's a win, win situation really.

been to anfield many times over the years and always been a bit underwhelmed by their atmosphere. first time wasn't till the friday night 3rd round fa cup tie in '84 (?) when in fairness our support was deafening, but I'd say we've pretty much always out sang them. he probably will have pissed off some of the regular support, but I'd take a punt there'll also be a fair few who'll sympathise with his view.

financial fair play next?

fair play to the horse mouth cunt I think. if he was manager at newcastle and came out with a statement like that he'd have boyd weddell/dave gregory and all those involved in ticketing heads exploding.

hat doffed mate. it takes a man with bollocks like medicine balls to start an away game thread at the moment.

I know. I need away tickets, this wasn't happening last season!

I don't think anybody is failing to recognise by saying that trippier looks shot at the minute is there?

twat. I was just about go hunting for the rumours!

very possibly mate. he's clearly having a mare though at the moment. I'd take him out the firing line. he's been fucking tremendous since we signed him but looks shot at the minute.

I said he need a fucking break man... and he does.

@strawb what the fuck are you jesusing about? he's having a fucking mare man, are you actually watching the fucking games?? open your FUCKING eyes.