NJS

My boss is Irish which means by a coin toss he "supports" Liverpool (although in the last couple of years he has dragged himself to a couple of games). About 6 years ago he joined their fan club as they sometimes put tickets up for sale. For at least the last 3 seasons including this one they have sent him begging emails for midweek games offering tickets because the cunts simply cannot fill their ground without the glory hunting tourists from Ireland, Scandanavia and the south of England that pollute the place on a Saturday. I've been saying for a while now that I hated Man Utd as much as Liverpool but I think that was a consequences of our rivalry with Man U in the 90s. Yesterday I realised now that things are back to normal I despise the drug dealing professional victims to a degree some distance beyond the Man Cunts. When the divine righters end up with yet another trophy-less season this year I will be quite happy.

Started brightly - frustrating as fuck because it showed that some of them can actually play. Typical offside Anfield goal followed by a second which made me think 6 or 7 so switched it off. Switched back on just in time to see Barton's sending- off (and amazed it wast still 2) - thought it was harsh at first glance but replay proved stupidity - shame as he'd looked like making a difference. Also a shame that injuring one of their best players isn't going to affect their season. Third one was offside but shit at the same time. I also decided I want to murder Craig Burley.

The coppers were pretty confident given the crowd - maybe Coachella is a tame festival but a similar incident at Reading or Leeds would have seen serious trouble imo. Another thing I'd say is it makes you wonder whether the police force is America is a haven for fat bastards or its an affect of being a copper that that's how you end up.

Capitalist pig!!

Usual stuff about a sound business model, fucked on a one off basis - something I took with a pinch of salt. Lehmans was a pisser as if they had held on until the US started bailing banks out, it would have been okay. The US securities did fuck the bank as a whole.

Yeah the London branch of a German state bank - we didn't get any bailout but did make a loss. Deutsche Bank? They fucked up with American securities iirc. No LBBW - Lehmans and Iceland fucked us.

I'm aticipating that argument - I've already been told there'll be no promotions/pay increases this year.

Yeah the London branch of a German state bank - we didn't get any bailout but did make a loss.

An article in the Ronny suggested it was a late withdrawl - if he's touch and go for reserve games, theres no chance of him playing for the first team.

No breakdown of taxpayer-supported banks then? Or those that still made a profit? We'll find out in the next couple of weeks whether we're getting a bonus - it's doubtful at the moment.

There was a good article by Ben Goldacre in The Guardian yesterday saying that the danger in the media hysteria was that poeople would think it was overhyped - there is a genuine risk which should be discussed.

Didn't I read that the Spanish Flu just after WWI affected "fit" people more and left the old and weak relatively unscathed? It sounded strange to me but I may be wrong.

Illegal payments which should have seen you relegated but the FA bottled it - about 95? Crooks, Hoddle, Archibald, Sheringham, Keane - cheats to a man. we got a points deduction, Arse got awa y scott free. As for that list? joke A points reduction which was dropped on appeal - when Swindon had been relegated two divisions for less. One of the reasons people dislike Spurs (I know it's hard to believe) is that along side the image of good football which is fair enough you have always had theatrical players - that list represents the worst culprits off the top of my head but there are more. Arsenal have had a few cheats under Wenger as a reflection of the modern game but Spurs have been mainline culprits for as long as I can remember which goes back to the 70s.

Illegal payments which should have seen you relegated but the FA bottled it - about 95? Crooks, Hoddle, Archibald, Sheringham, Keane - cheats to a man.

I have no sympathy - they sign up I presume based on a contract - I'd further presume that this contract doesn't mention a right of settlement. I'd also guess they sign up as an opportunity to earn a living and for status in their own country - both of which are received. The notion of "fighting for Britain" is one I don't subscribe to - I think people in this country also sign up mainly for careerist/job related reasons though I accept many will believe this "servitude" concept.

Renton : What I meant is that poverty, over-population and Catholic/Muslim encouragement of breeding without consequence are all linked. Of course I'd loce to see a panacea that allows 10bn or more humans to inhabit the earth in peace at a reasonable standard of living but it isn't easy due to capitalism, politics and religion. My comments on the pandemic were meant as a suggestion that it could be one possible "hand forcing" action to address over-population - its a natural/simplistic event which would over-ride "impossible" obstructions. My Mam was very much of the view that all life was "sacred" and as long as people were loved then the suffering was a bearable consequence - I think that the suffering caused by poverty etc is too high a price and I would rather have fewer people who are "happier". I fully accept that "promoting" a pandemic beyond anything else in history could be a coward's way out of suggesting genocide which I could never sanction but I still feel that without a miracle food or poverty relieving invention the human race is doomed if it comtinues at present groeth rates. This also ignores cliamte change of course.

He's right in a way - in South America the poor keep having too many kids (with the blessing of the church of course) because of high child mortality and the need for providers. If you could do something about the basic poverty then you'd affect the over-population as well.

One of the reasons I like Maradona is that I saw a documentary on him about this side of him - very much a working class kid - he even upset a shit load of establishment wankers when he got married as his lass was some society/upper class bint that "should" have been beyond him.

Rangers at McCoist's testimonial in 94 was the best I've experienced - Partisan in 98 probably a close second.

That's so bad it's good. The truffling is good but the hooves spoils it for me.

If you could guarantee me they would be distributed freely and fairly - ie without any corruption involved then yes.

I'll be going to more away games but I've had enough of home ones - I've only been to 5 this year so it isn't exactly a huge miss.

Beardsley obviously. My favourite "shit but gave his all" player was Kenny Wharton.

I have to say Guthrie's (and to a leeser degree Butt's) continued attempts at diagonal balls out to the wings in the second half drove me mental.

I need to think about this when I've got time tonight - can't think of anything oustanding like I would have said Achtung Baby, The Holy Bible, Star, Siamese Dream and Doolittle in the 90s in a heartbeat. I would say my favourite "new" band is Rilo Kiley.