Winston Smith

stealthpapes 1994 was the one I loved - no home nations bollocks, players still vaguely unknown. Lovely. Stuff.

discovering George Hagi at WC94 is probably up there as my favourite 'WTF? who is this guy!!!' moment

The whole Romania team were a joy. That game against Argentina...

First odds are in 6/4 - Jaap Stam 7/1 - Steve Bruce 14/1 - Gareth Southgate, Phil Parkinson, Garry Monk, Gary Rowett, Mick McCarthy, Neil Warnock, Simon Grayson 20/1 - Tim Sherwood, Tony Mowbray, Martin Jol, Michael Laudrup, Pepe Mel, Steve Cotterill, Steve McClaren, Thierry Henry, Paul Clement, Pa...

A little bit shocked but neither disgusted or pleased by this decision, just bemused by the increasingly surreal path our club is taking. I wouldn't mind it if it were genuinely a surreal path. Install a pineapple as manager, say, or play future home games on a giant silver spoon. But this isn't su...

Well you've been treated rather shabbily by RFC over the years, Brian. Thanks and best of luck where next you land.

When does the pannini sticker album come out? It's usually before the squads are announced so it will be interesting to see how far off their predictions are. 688 stickers which means you have to buy 138 packs, with no swaps to fill the bloody thing. I have a theory that they limit the numbers of c...

A bit like dropping the mic, but shitter.

Terry out.

With Henderson doubtful I think Drinkwater still has a chance.

Oh dear.

I just can't' be bothered with putting in the mental effort required to figure out why you think that's a relevant analogy.

Did the Liverpool fans at Hillsborough break the law, then?

I don't think you understand what we're saying, or what the inquiry found.

Yep - I just said it didn't massively contribute to what happened. Having thousands of drunk people in one place doesn't help though. Police should have put measures in place to prevent this though. I don't see what you're offended about there? You're right that if there hadn't been thousands of pe...

I'm a bit uncomfortable about this verdict tbh. As others have said it is a nonsense to suggest that the behaviour of the Liverpool fans didn't contribute to the dangerous situation at the Leppings Lane end of the ground. By any measure of consistency and objectivity, not to mention common sense, i...

No Fixed Abode Nobody is slandering the dead.

Imagine making out somebody is slandering the dead to gain a few brownie points with fellow nobbers.

Slandering the innocent dead was what I said.

Of course you had to take that word out

no behaviour on the part of football supporters which caused or contributed to the dangerous situation at the Leppings Lane turnstiles. Don't for a second think this is winding me up, btw, Kesmond. Quite happy to call you out as a bit of a cnut on this all day. Don't think for a second I'm trying t...

To be fair, that's true. Rather you said you'd be happy with 4th.

There is if you can attract players by dint of a champions league place....mercenary,but that is the way of the world. And Spurs have something to build on,rather than looking to rebuild like a good few clubs that have been "nailed on" top four finishers in modern times. I guess it's the ...

I'm almost as nervous as I would be were Reading top the league. Mental. I have no idea who Reading are playing from now until the end of the season, but I know all of Leicester's fixtures... :? Pretty sure they're going to blow it, starting with defeat against West Ham. Spurs will be worthy champi...

Not sure of your point Paul. Any handball in the box is already a penalty. If you mean that any contact between hand and ball should be a penalty then that is crazy. Why not extend that so that any contact between players is a pen (so the ref doesn't have to bother differentiating between a tackle ...

Hoop Blah gone backwards by trying to be too calm and assured on the ball

John, try to panic more, ok?

LWJ

LWJ 6 years out in 3.

You're definitely the expert on this sort of thing round here.