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Its weird they see themselves as imbued with some sort of history, and gives them a boost. During Liverpools European Cup wins of the 70s and 80s many Asians, first generation to this country watched football on TV as it was scary to attend, as there was hooliganism etc. Consequently they ended watching Liverpools success (there wasnt the regular live matches that there are now). This is why Liverpool have a disproportionate number of foreign and Asian fans now, its carried on from father to son.

So thats why Mike doesnt come on here much. Too busy.

Cracking opener. Two of the fancied sides clash in Sekondi today in Group B as Shed Upper said, with the Ivory Coast, runners-up last year, against Nigeria, who have reached the semifinal stage at the last four tournaments. The game pits Drogba against Mikel. Two other matches are played on Monday. Benin and Mali also play in Sekondi in Group B while Morocco meet Namibia play in Accra in Group A.

Shame about SWP and hope hes back soon, and Belletti should be No 1 for set pieces atm. He knows where to place it most of the time.

Well our Birmingham result, that some are calling 'lucky' was nothing compared to Yerniteds win at Reading. The 0-2 flatters to deceive. Reading had countless chances to take the lead and equalise, Kitson etc. Although we have to face them next, it is at home, and United and the Arse could both quite easily come unstuck as the have away fixtures at the Yids and Man City respectively. Game fucking on.

Well areas did cope or just suffer. Many shops round grounds used to get boarded up etc, but it was the norm come Saturday. 70s and 80s round the Bridge was a bit more clogged in terms of people, but there were obviously less vehicles . The tube , leaving for instance, at Fulham Broadway would be rammed, and you often had to wait to get the third or fourth train out of SW6. But the bigger attendances and standing obviously led to a fantastic atmosphere, that, if some of the current goers were dropped into, would have a heart attack on the spot.

Many Happy returns TB

Here we go, Filth Friday. Right, wouldn't you like to grasp this pair of JUGS ? http://img.alibaba.com/photo/10653937/Pottery_Jugs.jpg

Agree, Pippin, seems a perfectly reasonable swap. Just saying players aren't automatically ''world class'' in that position. SWP, with a low centre of gravity, pace, tackling, shooting can fill that role to requirements for us atm -if last few games are to go by - and theres no reason why he cant improve.

Both but side by side

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Lol you and your damien... 'taylor made' are players born for that role ? They have to start somewhere, and SWP has only been there for a short while. I see the potential in that position to be so called 'world class' whatever that means

Go to Bristol City sometimes as its cheaper. In the Prem always look out for everton and Pompey and hope they beat any of the other big four, probably because they play in blue. Look out for Rangers and Brentford as well.

Dont know if I fall into the ' wiser and mature category' Well its a simple equation of people standing up take a lot less room, http://www.10menwent2mow.com/images/misc_shed_02.jpg so one way the capacity of grounds could be increased is to obviously introduce standing areas. As I've said before what kind of government deems it legal for people to stand on trains travelling at 120 mph, but illegal to stand at football matches ?

It seems we're mere inches from getting him today, but according to Wikipedia (not a source well known for breaking news) he has already signed.Santo's Wiki entry reads like this: "Franco Matías di Santo (born April 7, 1989 in Mendoza, Mendoza Province) is an Argentine professional football player who plays as a striker for Chelsea."

Yeah, cant blame the bloke for wanting to better himself or whatever, now, as theres little loyalty around. Its just cuntish to go public with it, in order to announce a Dutch auction. Thats if he has said half things that are attributed to him, of course.

It came down to the only viable option being quite a way away. The one that seemed preferable was contaminated land. Interesting to see how it pans out though.

"He's 29, I think, and if he wants to come back it's going to be very difficult. I did it when I was 20 so I could come back," said Anelka. "He's nearly 30, so if he signs somewhere and he regrets it, it's very difficult to come back." Anelka revealed he has already spoken to Drogba since signing for the Blues, despite the Ivorian being away on African Cup of Nations duty for the next few weeks. And the Frenchman said he hoped to have further in-depth discussions with his future strike partner in a bid to keep him at Stamford Bridge. "I think when he comes back I will speak with him because he doesn't know anything about what happens when you leave England," Anelka continued. "I know because I did it and I know when I was outside of England and the Premier League it was hard. "I would tell him to stay because he will not find what he has at Chelsea and in England anywhere else. He continued: "I spoke with him yesterday and I told him I'm looking forward to playing with him. I don't know what he thinks about his future but I will tell him to stay and we can be good together. "He is a big star in England and a big star in Chelsea and everybody loves him. "It's up to him if he decides to leave, but I will tell him not to." Reuters Newsagency

Problem with Earls Court that the legal stipulatuions are that it has to remain a conference and exhibition centre. There has been speculation linking us with a whole variety of sites in London including Wembley, the Olympic Stadium at Stratford, White City, Battersea Power Station, Earls Court, Chelsea barracks and the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. This crops up all the time , and the club announced last year that increasing capacity was the only viable option.

Well its important for the newbies to know the facts. For instance, how we were nicknamed the 'Pensioners' because thats the only players we could afford at one time, and our badge is a Lion because Ted Drake used to send one into the away dressing room 'for a laugh'.

Yup the old clitoral celery manoevre...never fails... but remember to leave out the salt. ...anyway, onto the 50s and 60s, and after our League win, and subsequent Tram Parade, we had moderate success in the 60s with a Terry Docherty at the helm who signed a young Dave Osgood. Our 70s FA cup Win was followed by the 'Dark Days'. It was just always dark. The ground was to be sold to property developers who planned to turn it into a huge Vegetable Theme Park, when the Saviour Ken Bates bought the club for a pound of turkey drummers.....

It was prior to the War Cup that a young Micky Greenaway created the famous puppets Zig and Zag hence the chant Zigger Zagger was born, and the original Stamford Bridge being built on a celery Factory led to the famous Salad Riots of 1934.

Lets just say CM was middle aged for our League win. In 1955.

Theres definitely a 'community spirit' lacking in a lot of areas. Luckily people round our way tend to look out for each other, and well done to CM. The other thing is , theres always been a moral panic about 'feral youths running wild' and can be exagerrated.

There are better options for wingers but if he plays the way he has lately behind the strikers then we should keep him imo.