Ayatollah Hermione

Aye, coming out of the match (and especially hearing some arseholes booing) and checking Twitter, it was hard to believe people were disappointed with the team performance. We battered them for 88 minutes basically, hit the post twice and if the final product had been better (as HF said, Cabaye was incredibly disappointing but nobody was groaning at every shit corner like they were when they perceived Obertan to have done something wrong). Would have liked to see Ben Arfa come on, maybe for Jonas who was a bit toothless compared to even Santon on that left hanf side. Don't blame him for bringing Shola on, has looked immense the past 2 games and gained us a point at Spurs as a sub but seems 3 good games on the bounce is too much for him. They were outstandingly shit in possession in the first half, mind. Reminded me of when Scunthorpe came up and didn't string 2 passes together.

Nobody played badly today, just wasn't happening for us. Thought there was lots of encouraging signs out there, as ever, though a bit wasteful second half. Perch didn't have much to do but done it well and Obertan had a very good first half IMO. I think any criticism is very harsh for those two today. Tiote looked off the pace for 20 minutes (to be expected) but looked solid afterwards. Really have missed him like. Big part of us dominating in midfield.

I reckon Shola will start after his shifts against Chelsea and Norwich. Three good games in a row for him will be a big ask though. In Shola we trust.

Get yourself into Tilleys, Newcastle Arms, The Hotspur and The Strawberry for some good pints if you're on the drink. Toursity wise, a walk down the quayside will be good but be advised, it'll be freezing.

What's The Roots new one like? Sounds ambitious to say the least.

zoiks scoob!

They should tell kids to lose weight or they won't get their medication. They might have to literally feel the (heart)burn before they can.

He's done fine, considering. It's not his fault he's not tall.

BTW, the best line to ever come from this forum was on a discussion about porn in the 80s and Stevie popped up with something like "back in the 80s, a shaven minge was the name of a Chinese takeaway" :lol: it still makes me laugh whenever I think about it/steal it in conversation.

When she walks in the house, hug her tightly and warmly but whisper in her ear, out of your wife's earshot, that if she puts a word out of place over the entire weekend, you'll be giving her a couple of right hooks.

I fucking hate the word 'banter'

Attain's post about crying in his room when he thought about Mike Ashley's ownership was amazing but he's deleted it.

That thread where we captioned Kim Jong-Il had some good ones. Stevie telling a gay bloke to "hew yee just howld on a minute" was a good one. Was Wacky calling Fish a "Pimms Drinking Shithouse" this year?

How many times has someone jumped on stage to punch him?

But which Fleetwood Mac line up was the best?

Love Parky's conspiracies, man. Top posts. Best band of the 60s was clearly Edison Lighthouse. They were so good they didn't start until 1971. Velvet Underground is total pish

But is he better than Kadar?

I'm all for Stevie not liking The Beatles, so fuck, not my place to try and change his taste but I actually think their standing has gotten to the point where people don't realise how good those four were at what they did outside of catchy melodies that they may not like. They have their place in the musical canon for a good reason.

The Beatles are comfortably the most overrated band in human history. Funny enough I had that debate 2 weeks ago in town and everyone agreed. There were bands in the 60's who weren't 1/100th as famous as the beatles in the sixties who were better than them. However, that's my taste plenty people agree with me, the same as plenty people massively respect the beatles for no other reason than it's popular to do so. They might be overrated (I don't think they are like considering their sheer importance on popular music in so many different ways) but they're still mint. Even if you compare them down to a musician level, each member was better than The Animals and a large majority of 60s bands. As someone that actually listens to obscure 60s garage rock and pop music, there's not one of them better than The Beatles. Paul was a better singer than 90% of his contemporaries, Ringo a better drummer (yes, he was), George a better lead guitarist etc. House of The Rising Sun was a good arrangement aye but do you honestly think it's better than something like A Day in The Life? If you prefer The Animals then fair enough, opinions and different tastes and all that but they were never objectively better, man. I think every musician that potters into this thread will tell you they respect The Beatles because they were massively talented songwriters and players, not just because it's cool to do so.

Pulled some CDs off the shelf at random to give a listen. The Stands: Horse Fabulous - Think I've mentioned them before but Liverpool band from the mid-2000s who were severely underrated. Great hooks, good playing, lots of variety all through the album. Didn't get popular in 2005 because it brought up memories of 60s pop rather than Gang of Four. Well recommended if you like The Kinks, Paul Simon, Beatles and anything from that era really. The Clash - Sandinista - I forgot that this is a bit of a slog. Reckon I'll get 20 tracks in like usual and never bother with the rest. Clash had an immense rhythm section.

I think my favourite Beatles album would have to be...The Best of The Beatles

Doesn't Stevie think The Animals are better than The Beatles though?

They're nee Suede, the pair of them. Well, Suede up until Butler left.

Think Oasis are canny average looking back. Couple of the early tracks are good but for the most part, the hooks that everyone loves are poor knock-offs of better bands. Don't Look Back in Anger is a well put together song though and I like the guitar sound Noel gets on the second track on The Masterplan. A lot of those early albums are a load of overblown rubbish with half-decent choruses and samey guitar solos and they didn't get any good until the drugs wore off and they had a couple of Kinks rip offs as singles in the 2000s like Importance of Being Idle. The less said about Beady Eye and Noel's new project, the better. Dull as dishwater.

Blur were better. Though personnel wise, they're both a right set of knobheads