Ayatollah Hermione

I do quite like how the little tagline for this is always something like "Fuck you, I won't buy what you tell me" and is then followed by someone going "Hey, everyone, buy this song"

Any highlights knocking about?

Sonic Unleashed is a dreadful, dreadful game which means for £3 you might as well play it.

These so-called experts would lead us to believe we're running out of water but look around your local supermarket and the shelves are packed with the stuff.

I think we'll pip it. Would be great to go a fair distance clear at the top. I also predict Shola to be shite.

Butt expected to start according to SSN. Pancrate still not fit enough yet? Or Hughton missing the obvious?

tbf to the lad, that celebration was a bit hectic. Looked like he was playing tuggy the way he was darting about our lot.

Was this the knacker that said we had spent millions on Pancrate and therefore were unfairly beaten or some shite? EDIT: Mackay, I'm thinking of, man.

As an aside, according to the match programme, Wesley Ngo Baheng is working on a rap album.

Saints Row 2 is a tenner, I think, in Gamestation. If you don't buy it for that price, you're missing out on pure unfiltered fun. I can't recommend it enough.

What time's the draw on Friday? I get different times on different sites. And I'm well aware of time differences before you start

If someone could pop a santa hat on that little parrot, it'd be most excellent.

Never liked Smith , until this season where he has looked really good playing as a holding midfielder , far better than Butt. I really hope we can hang on to him . Slight contradiction. No it isn't, you fucking prick.

At least Lovenkrands through the middle might be a tad more useful than he is out wide. I doubt it like, the lazy git.

What's so special about her story? Dumpy gypsy lives boring life for 40-odd years, tries her hand at singing, is quite good, releases album. It's hardly Cool Runnings.

Them Crooked Vultures still has some immense beats iyam. I didn't take it to it the first time I heard it, then I got it on the headphones and it soon hit me. Definately been swathed in Homme's production style though which will make it a bit marmite for some people.

Bumping this since I forgot how brilliant Elliott Smith's Figure 8 album was. Pitch-perfect at times (Can't Make a Sound, Son of Sam) and no real filler I can hear.

If it's been shit then aye, I'm usually looking to comfort eat tbh. And not in that sense.

I make wor lass recreate the smoke blowing scene from Lord of The Rings after I've spaffed on her face.

I eagerly await this thread to explode.

What concerns me about the Aussies is the lack of pace and lack of youth in the squad. Kewell would have to be the quickest yet he may play lone-man striker as there are obvious lack of options there. One things for sure under Pim Verbeek, there won't be many goals scored as much as there won't be many goals conceded by his team. If the Aussies make it out of the group stages it'll be job well done in my opinion. This WC could be one of the dullest in recent memory tbh. England, Switzerland, Italy, France, Greece, NK, SK, South Africa... the list just goes on, not exactly teams that swarm and look for goals, and the Argies under Maradona are an absolute shambles; no tactics and no shape. I know very little of the African sides but at least they'll have a go. It'll all come down to momentum and if the Krauts build up theirs, then I see them taking it out. Spain are a real chance too. You know if you type "clueless cunts talking shit about a sport they have no clue about" in speech marks, does toontastic come up???? England and I quote "not exactly a team that swarms and looks for goals", what a country that scored THIRTY FOUR, six more than anyone else, in fuckin qualifying. A country who scored NINE in TWO games against another country who were then ranked SIXTH in the world, who hadn't lost a meaningful game at home in 15 years, yet we went there and won 1-4. Oh dear. Honest to god I don't expect people to be statistically as accurate as John Motson but this cunt fuck me. The most pleasing thing about the Capello era is the amount of goals we now score, I'm ashamed to be a Newcastle fan sometimes for what the first Keegan era has brung us. Fans from around the world who haven't got a clue, and fans from around Britain and Ireland who haven't got a clue, sometimes I'd have the Ossie Ardiles days back me. There are many things you should be ashamed of you sloth, the way you carry on. You are a wanker, a funny wanker though I'll give you that. My comment wasn't statistically based. I just watch England and nothing excites me about them. I am glad that offends you though. What amuses me, apart from your never ending errant comments about everything, anything and nothing, Stevie, is the traditional beating of the drums of victory by the English media who are completely unaware of the other competing nations before it all starts and during the tournaments, and when they fall by the wayside as they invariable do every time, they can't work out why. Everything is to be blamed except an obvious lack of class. Just for the record, I think England will make the last sixteen maybe even the last eight with a bit of luck, and they will average something like 1.4 goals per game. Anything higher than that and I will be truly flabbergasted! England are playing some of the most controlled football I've ever seen them play. They will get to the final. Fucking hell, I was so optimistic as well.

Jackets are ok, but umbrellas are for pussies. The only thing acceptable for a man to do when it's raining is to hold a folder newspaper over their head, and that's only on the menu if it's like a hurricane. Running is also unacceptable. Bear Grylls, is that you?

Quick question since I cant be arsed to look it up; was the dairy farmer in IB the bloke that played Daniel Craig's gruffer brother in Defiance?

Recently managed to get hold of an Espana '82 t-shirt with Naranjito on as it happens. Nice. I was in Spain when that was on. I still have an official unkicked Espana 82 footy. The fact it's unkicked says as much about being shit at football as it does preserving a memento. Get to any games when you were there?