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by From Despair To Where?
11 Apr 2024 07:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: Rival Watch
Replies: 17333
Views: 3661715

Re: Rival Watch

With Cheltenham and Burton still to play each other, Port Vale's total is the one to look at.
by From Despair To Where?
10 Apr 2024 20:29
Forum: The Team
Topic: Opposition fans back from the game
Replies: 4485
Views: 1674630

Re: Opposition fans back from the game

There were a few comments about how we look a decent team and a few on Bindon's clearance where his commitment and awareness impressed some but generally they're just pissed off about how they are sleepwalking and how clueless Matt Taylor is. General consensus was that we won comfortably but they we...
by From Despair To Where?
08 Apr 2024 11:48
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5328
Views: 694455

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

For clubs like Hearts, Hibs, Aberdeen and Kilmarnock maybe but I also think the cost of policing a visit from the Auld Firm isn't worth the extra 1000 people you'll get in your 5000 capacity stadium because their travelling support are absolute dicks. Outside the big cities, most places don't have t...
by From Despair To Where?
08 Apr 2024 10:12
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5328
Views: 694455

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

2 divisions of 20 would absolutely not work in Scotland. When you consider that the SPL is already a 3 tier league, padding that out with another 10 clubs, some of which would be part time would only add fuel to the Auld Firm wanting to leave. It wouldn't work. The SPL is actually an interesting Lea...
by From Despair To Where?
07 Apr 2024 21:37
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5328
Views: 694455

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Winston Biscuit Only been watching bits but Rangers look awful


That's because they are awful. There's so little genuine quality in their squad. Celtic aren't any better but at least don't tend to lose crucial games.
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 23:37
Forum: General Football
Topic: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013
Replies: 5328
Views: 694455

Re: European Leagues Thread 2012/2013

Former Juve midfielder Nicolo Napoli has left his management job at Romanian club FC U Craiova. The weird thing about it is that it was the 10th time he has been appointed as their manager in the past 20 seasons He is being replaced by Eugen Trică, who is taking the management job there for the 5th...
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 17:05
Forum: The Team
Topic: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED
Replies: 3431
Views: 1947343

Re: TAKEOVER *NOT* CONFIMRED

I don't know whether it was more civil back then or people are just more prepared to call shit out now. That Spacey "gaylord" comment being a case in point. I think if someone posted that now, plenty would tell him to fcuk off with the homophobia. I also remember SROT being an obnoxious bu...
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 14:39
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3220
Views: 1703407

Re: Ex Players

Weren't we linked to Stopilla Sunzu from the 2012 team?
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 13:35
Forum: The Team
Topic: Ex Players
Replies: 3220
Views: 1703407

Re: Ex Players

It was definitely in the Elm Park days.

I think a lot of the interest around him was down to the fact that it was only an injury that prevented him being on the Zambian team plane that crashed, killing everyone on board.

They were tipped to win the 1994 ACON.
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 09:02
Forum: The Team
Topic: Giant Ruben flag...
Replies: 106
Views: 9840

Re: Giant Ruben flag...

Yeah, but it sets you up to fail given that most seasons, no one achieves it. I'm all for setting targets but not stupid ones that are largely unachievable. To the outsider, it makes you look like an idiot. 70 sounds good but when you target 100 you needed to score 40% more goals. Anyway, my general...
by From Despair To Where?
05 Apr 2024 08:17
Forum: The Team
Topic: Giant Ruben flag...
Replies: 106
Views: 9840

Re: Giant Ruben flag...

Didn't Adkins make a rod for his own back by making ridiculous claims like we were going to score 100 goals that season? I certainly remember when Selles was appointed that the general consensus was that he was a joke appointment. There were very few people even saying give the bloke a chance. Defin...
by From Despair To Where?
04 Apr 2024 23:03
Forum: General Football
Topic: Weekend Football
Replies: 5823
Views: 1493467

Re: Weekend Football

Something ominous about City swatting aside a very good Villa team last night. And this is now Foden's best goalscoring season by some distance, he has 21 in all competitions. On the wider Premier League, it's encouraging that, even in Kane's absence, six of the top ten goalscorers - Solanke, Bowen...
by From Despair To Where?
04 Apr 2024 22:56
Forum: General Football
Topic: Do you ever wear a football shirt?
Replies: 37
Views: 789

Re: Do you ever wear a football shirt?

Haven't worn one for about 15 years.

My missus bought me the 150 year one a couple of years ago. Can't remember ever putting it on.
by From Despair To Where?
04 Apr 2024 18:36
Forum: The Team
Topic: Record Watch 23/24
Replies: 270
Views: 232735

Re: Record Watch 23/24

Labouring the point a bit now, lads.

Anyway, to return to the original point, ours is a Football League record and the Football League is a fully full time league, whereas all divisions below are not. It's a clear and obvious point of demarcation.
by From Despair To Where?
04 Apr 2024 12:00
Forum: The Team
Topic: Record Watch 23/24
Replies: 270
Views: 232735

Re: Record Watch 23/24

When there were two types of leagues there wasn't any semi professional teams as no player was allowed to be paid in the amateur clubs/league. There were allowed to be paid for "expenses", which I think became such a minefield that Amateur was dropped by the FA and allowed all clubs to pa...
by From Despair To Where?
04 Apr 2024 06:41
Forum: The Team
Topic: Giant Ruben flag...
Replies: 106
Views: 9840

Re: Giant Ruben flag...

I'm surprised it only took him a month to come up with that biting retort.

I guess typing with a head wand is quite tricky.
by From Despair To Where?
03 Apr 2024 20:11
Forum: The Team
Topic: Giant Ruben flag...
Replies: 106
Views: 9840

Re: Giant Ruben flag...

Sorry, I look at that design and all I can think of is Ashley Giles and I secretly start hoping for an amusing spelling mistake.
by From Despair To Where?
03 Apr 2024 19:11
Forum: General Football
Topic: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread
Replies: 5636
Views: 589969

Re: Generic clubs in financial crisis Thread

Opposite end of the scale to Everton is Brighton, who have released their accounts showing last financial year they made a profit of £123M and that doesn't even include the money for Caicedo or Sanchez Apparently that's a Premier League record. Even though it doesn't include money for Caicedo or Sa...
by From Despair To Where?
03 Apr 2024 16:46
Forum: The Team
Topic: The Magic Number Thread
Replies: 187
Views: 19432

Re: The Magic Number Thread

Not if points deductions come into play….. I'm not aware of deductions being applied retrospectively after the last game of the season. I hope I'm not wrong! I seem to remember Wigan having points deducted after the season ended or was it just before the last game? It was only a few seasons ago but...
by From Despair To Where?
02 Apr 2024 23:25
Forum: General Football
Topic: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round
Replies: 8721
Views: 1512535

Re: The Manager Sack Race/Merry-go-Round

Warnock's available isn't he... And has gone public that he would have taken the caretaker role if they'd offered it. Argyle were probably put off by the shitshow of complacency and arrogance that was his brief spell in Aberdeen. They could have offered Derek Adams a chance to return. The highlight...
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