Snookmeister

A couple of weeks ago, I said something along the lines of "if Joe Colbeck's a professional footballer, then so am I". Well today, the lad has made me eat my words. He was vastly improved and certainly in the first half, one of the candidates for MOM. His running and tackling was superb. An absolute travesty to get carded in the 2nd when he got the ball first. Put in several crosses too. Much better. Plenty of work still to do, but a massive improvement. Well done that lad.

Didn't think we were that bad. In fact, thought we were better than we've been for a while. Yes the sending off was a turning point, but we haven't had much luck lately, so I'll take that. Perhaps a turning point for the next few weeks??

I'd be happy to make a fool of myself for the calender buying public. Why break the habit of lifetime? Not quite sure what angle I could take however. Simply presenting my surname wouldn't quite cut it I think!

Anyone seen the movie '2012' yet? If you haven't, the opening 15 mins shows planet earth's destruction as direct consequence of a small soccer stadium being built on the outskirts of LA. It seems Failworthians have the skills of Nostrodamus when it comes to sports development.......

It's getting more and more difficult to do so as the weeks roll by.......-sigh-...........

Wha-hey. Another wonderful weekend......

If O'Grady hasn't signed for Dale come the end of the window in Jan, then I'll be very surprised.

It was the same from where I used to sit on the half way line in the lookers. RRE is louder.

I've been feeling the same for a while. I think you're spot on....

You're right, Diego, It can and does lift the team. But there's just not enough people willing to get involved and they're not sat in the same place. It's not a problem particular to us - it happens at all league grounds, and especially amongst home fans. I've been to many other grounds as a nuetral, and it is exactly the same. The away fans make more noise, and the home fans only really get behind their team when the play rouses the passions. It's the way it's always been, and is the way it WILL always be. So as much as I admire your sentiment, I'm afraid you're going to have get used to going blue in the face.

Furman's ok. Don't think we've seen the best of him yet. Colbeck on the other hand, I think we're going to sue your lot under the trades description act. There's no way he is a professional footballer.

Challenged, yes. Chasing someone out of the Stadium and threatening them with "the boys"? No.

Whether the last three teams we've played have larger budgets or not, it's largely immaterial. In all of these games we've been very poor. Yes, we've had chronic injury problems all season, but even the teams that have been put out don't seem to be giving much at all. Tonight for example, we sat soooo deep it was unbelievable - we'd surrendered the midfield from the first minute. Kilkenny had a field day. We didn't actually look too bad at the back. Flahaven hardly had a save to make and couldn't do anything about the first goal - didn't even see the second, so I can't comment. Greegs and Rubes seemed solid enough. The midfield was pretty non existent though. Furman had a poor game, as did :censored: (who's been otherwise pretty consistent recently). Joe Colbeck? Don't even get me started. If he's a professional footballer then I'm Ronal:censored:ingdinho. A criminal waste of a transfer fee - Bradford must be laughing their bollocks off. Chris Taylor was our only real threat tonight - creative and eager, he actually wanted to go at them, and he carved them open on a few occasions. Parker was a complete waste of time. Ryan Brooke offered more in his first 30 seconds than Parker did the entire game. On the whole, we looked like the away side we were that deep. Too many aimless long balls because of it. Can't remember seeing a Latics side that toothless. We're in for a bumpy ride this season. And I fear it's only going to get bumpier. A very depressing day.

That's just what I was thinking. Might actually work out well for us. Here's hoping.....

In which context do you mean "nosh"?

That's cos I've not come into my money yet. Come next weekend after the numbers come up, we'll be enjoying pretty ladies with kegs of lager on their backs randomly walking round topping up half empty glasses. I may also bring back the cinema style women with trays selling butterkist/ice cream tubs/choc ices (possibly replaced by bar snacks/dim sum/samosas etc). Viva El Presidente indeed......

Agreed. Makes for far more interesting reading than a lot of the usual :censored:e (some of it from me!!) about Taylor to Leeds, Scholes, Pies, RRE vs Chaddy, Lack of ambition or the like. It's positive stuff from people who seem genuinely (despite Zorrro's conspiracy theories) interested in our club, which is about as common as a home victory these days (sorry, couldn't resist!). And they can spell..... This thread can continue for another 100 pages for me. And for those who don't like it? Don't bloody read it.

I'll do better than that Bob. We'll have a regular season game every year in Israel. Based somewhere in a posh holiday type resort. Against someone :censored:e like Wycombe or somone so we're guaranteed a victory.....

Wash your mouth out!!

Crap! how could I forget a smoking area (as a smoker myself.....)... One per stand. Done.

You're all hired. Stella, Peroni and Magners all on draught. Guest ales alongside the fizzy stuff. The bloke who has just opened David's chippy in Littleborough (Dave, I'm guessing...) shall have an outlet in each stand. The concourses will have large screen tellys dotted around showing repeats of Neil Adam's/Scott Vernon's/Ryan Sugden's/ Neil Redfearn's famous goals Any other requests??

You're all hired. Stella, Peroni and Magners all on draught. Guest ales alongside the fizzy stuff. The bloke who has just opened David's chippy in Littleborough (Dave, I'm guessing...) shall have an outlet in each stand. The concourses will have large screen tellys dotted around showing repeats of Neil Adam's/Scott Vernon's/Ryan Sugden's/ Neil Redfearn's famous goals Any other requests??

Of course!! That'd shake the stiffs up!

I only put that bit in to wind up the chaddy lot!! And as for my business plan?? We sign a load of decent players and get promoted. Frankly Mr Shankly is the new DJ (on the new pa system), My Mother in Law runs the catering (she's a great cook), Our American friends run a proper cheer leading squad, we compulsory purchase all the houses on Carlton way (just to piss them off), resign Sean Jarvis, and we all settle into our newly built stadium (which is designed to resemble cotton mills - just to give the TV cameras something to base their usual pre-FA cup reports on) and watch the Brazilian football take us on our charge back to the Premier League. Piece of cake this owning a footy club lark.

....last night (no not one of those dreams...) that I'm winning the Euro Millions rollover this week. Once I do, Failsworth is off and we redevelop BP. Chaddy is the away end, Azure catering get sacked and the car park gets those pot holes filled in............. All hail your new owner!!!!