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He did in his post but its different when you quoted him...am now confused but never mind. Athletico were founded by Basque students too.... Meanwhile, sons of the Basque educated classes had made the opposite journey and went to Britain to complete their studies in civil engineering and commerce. While in the United Kingdom these students developed an interest in football and on their return to Bilbao they began to arrange games with British workers. In 1898 students belonging to the Gymnasium Zamacois founded the Athletic Club, using the English spelling. In 1901 a meeting was held in the Cafe Garcia which established more formal rules and regulations. In 1902 the two Bilbao clubs formed a combined team, known as Bizcaya, in the first Copa del Rey. They returned with the trophy after defeating FC Barcelona in the final. This would lead to the eventual merger of the two clubs as Athletic Club in 1903. In the same year Basque students also formed Athletic Club Madrid. This club later evolved into Atlético Madrid. The club's foundation date is a subject of debate among football historians. The club itself declares 1898, but others claim 1901 or 1903 as the true founding year.

No!

Stick some of his French up mate, I speak that fucker like a native

Andrew correctly termed the scorers of the first goal Athletico..or dont they like being called Athletico?....

That game in Bucharest should be great but the stadium looks fuckin dreadful.....Athletic in Basque green mind and they love(d) us "Estatu Batuetako Britania enbaxadarekin hitzegin nahi dut?" as they say down that way.... They won't get fuck all defending like that mind

They'll all leave man am tellin ye!

Am smiling on the inside...honest No point me posting the same happy/clappy stuff as other folk do, and theres two sides to everything in the game. And theres not a successful football team in history of the game thats been happy with finishing 5th. Am on board with Big Mike's program, I can see the way he wants to do it and after this season I can see that Pardew is the perfect man to implement what he wants. I couldnt see it working last season, and I've never been more happy to be proved wrong. But all I can think of now is what squad we're going to have for next season and you can bet your life thats what Pardew is obsessing about too. Oh and am dreaming of Spurs and Arsenal fucking it right up at the weekend too

Ok, my glass is half empty. But is it not realistic to expect a bid for Cisse after what he's done in the last 3 months? And what makes you think I dont enjoy supporting Newcastle?...370 miles from SJP and nearly 30 games attended probably says I've loved following the team this season wouldnt you agree?...

And its confirmed I'll be at v fest the day of the first europa play off game ...that is a Saturday, travel fans...if the team we get is 90-120 mins away by air that could be a belter of a weekend for all those keen on European travel/ a nasty off with the Feynoord mob

And of course you're right...! Dates for the diaries lads: Play-offs 18 August 2011 Play-offs 25 August 2011 And if we get more jam than Hartley's on Sunday: Champions league Third qualifying round 26-27 July 2011 / 2-3 August 2011 Play-offs, 1st leg 16-17 August 2011 Play-offs, 2nd leg 23-24 August 2011

Same thing shirley?....winners of 3rd qualifying round ties go into the group stages?...

Just keeping it real old son

Fair enough, but they sound a bit panicked iyam over 1 story in 1 paper. And I should hope none of us are naiive enough to think a big offer won't come in for him this summer. We'll see, bottom line is if we want to buy we're going to sell a few players.

Wasnt there a report a few years back that they were the worst behaved supporters in European competitions?...one of the posters actually compared Saturday to the carry on in Athens. Some of our lot aren't angels but I've never seen some of the things mentioned amongst them. Some of thier lot couldnt give a fuck about anything, let alone the image of the club's fans in general.

that bloke next to him looks like Johnny from The Shining as he's just come through the door...and no, its not me!

It is mate....I had a pint with him before the game yesteday in the 3 bulls

It might be a bit unfair but the latter Shepherd years were for me tainted by Paul Stretford's company having an office at SJP and that company employing the chairmans son Kenny. Then Souness came in and so did the hugely fuckin dodgy Willie Mckay with the Amdy Faye move from Pompey where that one transfer resulted in the police arresting 3 people....Mckay,Redknapp and Peter Storey. Pleased to say that doesnt appear to happen now although Simon Stainrod is a regular visitor to SJP as he's Ben Arfa's agent....apparently working on one or two signings for us this summer too. You're spot on about Blackburn and their fans, theyve got an abysmal set of owners and an agent running the football side of things where his chief motivation is making money for himself. Jack Walker must be spinning in his grave tonight.

Quietly drinking a bottle of Bud at the end of the bar with a mate of his....it was quiet-ish when I walked in about midday but was filling up quick so he stayed for about 10 mins getting his photo took with folk but then I think he could see the bar would soon be mobbed so he fucked off. Fuckin tiny (comparitively) up close, fuck knows how he struck fear iinto the Barca backline that night...there again when he was in the mood he was a brilliant footballer, that might have something to do with it

Tino was in the 3 bulls before the game . Cunts wouldn't stop pestering the poor bloke....photos to follow

not happening according to the evening standard tonight....900 million alone to extend the Northern Line to Battersea. is there much of a waiting list at CFC?.....not trying to be ultra critical, but Wenger had to produce a team playing the football of the gods to get 60k+ into The Emirates and now they dont live up to those high standards they no longer fill it....CFC aren't well known for their attractive football. Good point about Bates though...he thought the whole of Chelsea's core support would suddenly turn themselves into champagne swilling yuppies to support the various "income streams" he set up at the ground....silly twat, knows fuck all about football fans.

Got back from France at 9, knew he was ill but still a big shock Saw them 3 times...first one they got bottled off in Glasgow in 87, we got a minibus up from the tech I was attending at the time, fuckin near riot which as 18 year olds we thought was the best thing we'd ever seen!...saw them at Glasto around around 94ish and at Brixton around the same time, utterly brilliant by then, they had it all. That album "Ill Communication" is as good as Pauls Boutique for me, but if you're not familiar with them you could pick any out of the 7 or so studio albums the Beastie Boys have recorded and still be blown away, theyre all a great listen. "Licensed to Ill" still stands up to scrutiny iyam, not as intricate,imaginitive or well produced as later albums but as a straight up party/rock album its as good a you'll hear. Them and Rick Rubin changed the game where hip hop was concerned, white middle class kids doing ghetto music just hadn't happened before in the US to any great extent. Hugley influential and MCA was a massive part of it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEM3dW2oWW4

A gang of us flew into Gatwick from Amsterdam and on landing made straight for the WC in arrivals. One of the lads came in after us and said "urr theres a bloke off the telly outside, think its the geezer from that old sitcom "duty free"...." Went outside and walked straight into the (as of today) new Engalnd manager. Yes. Our non stop fun filled partying ways back then knew no bounds, getting on down with Roy was just part of it, thrill a minute etc etc....we did get our photo took with him actually, if you lot are having trouble sleeping I'll dig it out It was after he was sacked by Blackburnand he was stood beneath the courousel that said "Bilbao"..."Got a job in Spain Roy?" I asked..."No, am waiting for the wife, she's having a slash" he replied. As I say, crazy guy.

I reckon he's the best centre back I've seen in my life. My mate reckons Colo's better "cos hes got shite playing in front of him" compared with Komapany Seems a good character as well...his half manc/flemish/french/whatever accent is cool as fuck too

Not really on about form as such, am on about fuckin up huge opportunities in genreral, and luck I guess....2 FA cup finals v a double winning side and a treble winning side, playing Chelsea off the park the next season and getting beat in the semi, Liverpool being fuckin hopeless all season after spending 70 mill plus on shite then winning one cup and in the final of another, blowing a 12 point lead at the top of the table, Liverpool again winning the champions league in an unbeleivably jammy fashion.....In general we blow it and have very little luck when it really counts, and,sad to say, that is the "real" us.

Alaways been like that or have you just gone the same way as a lot of folk in the last few years?....