Football

Hats of to Derby. United were truly awful (again). Should be safe with the home leg to come.

If you want a weird definition of local...

I came out of the club shop after a Plymouth - Cardiff game to see half the west countrys police force ....well policing things. I asked the old man if the old troubles had returned. To which he replied "Nah son, its just that its seen as a local derby"

Plymouth
Cardiff
Local?

WTF!

I think maybe we're a bit spoiled for choice, with having 5 premier league teams and at 4 championship sides (if you count Watford) in the greater London area. Not too shabby.

That's still weird, though. I can see maybe calling a Cardiff-Bristol (Rovers or City) match as a local derby... but Plymouth seems a bit of a stretch. Isn't your rivalry with Portsmouth? And that's still a decent distance away.

Pompey and Plymouth, Battle of the Ports

Yeah, bit of a thing with Portsmouth, I think it was partly because of the competition over ship building contracts and the like.

Seem to get on well with Southampton though. Even let them borrow Trigger

Back in the day we had a fun with Exeter, really miss them TBH.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7817764.stm

Shame! That he was unhurt that is. Little twat

Pompey and Plymouth, Battle of the Ports

Yeah, bit of a thing with Portsmouth, I think it was partly because of the competition over ship building contracts and the like.

Seem to get on well with Southampton though. Even let them borrow Trigger

Back in the day we had a fun with Exeter, really miss them TBH.

Pompey (the Skates) and Southampton (the Skummers) really fucking hate each other. I used to work in a resterant near the station in Southampton and when Pompy were playing Southampton we had to close up shop. Put boards over the windows and whatnot as they would get to Southampton and just start trashing the place. Try and find out why they are called Skates. Its funny.

Ah, the enemy of my enemy is my friend senario.

Skates...Haha!
http://home.clara.net/anvil/scumskates.htm

Always liked 'Monkey hangers' myself (had a mate from Hartlepool, he was'nt so keen)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_hanger

Hartlepool's mascot is a monkey called 'Angus'
Thick cunts!

smoggies.

Get in there Rafa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7820615.stm

that's exactly what he wanted to happen.
ferguson is a clever fucker.

I was worried about that. But the thing is, Rafa is definitely not stupid. Lets be honest, what he says is basically true and it needed saying. It may have the effect of infuriating Taggart so much that he sees red and becomes obsessed with trying to beat it. He does not have a Monolopy on mind games, and why should Rafa be scared of him like the other managers seem to be? I hope this riles him so much and becomes the start of some serious mind games. And you never know. Rafa is an unknown entity when it comes to these as he has never got involved before. Except with that Moron from Chelsea, and look what happened there. We knocked them out of 2 Champions League semis and an FA cup quarter final

Up the Rafalution!

the problem is that taggart (v. good) has not made any statements that really needed justifying with a response. all that happened was that rafa got riled and became more likely to to take his eye off the ball because he is too busy coming up with a retort. AF knew he would, that's why he did it.

he should have just laughed and ignored it IMO.

I love Martin Jol. Martin Jol loves me.

That my 2p worth.

Richie - your Merv Hughes now! Have you grown the 'tache?

i should, but i will just get spurlock comments from you lot:

Get in there Rafa

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7820615.stm

That cunt's always got something to moan about. Clear sign that his bottle's going, did you see him, he was white as a sheet, shaking and looked like he was about to start crying! Hope your gall stones come back ya blinkered twat!

That cunt's always got something to moan about. Clear sign that his bottle's going, did you see him, he was white as a sheet, shaking and looked like he was about to start crying! Hope your gall stones come back ya blinkered twat!

lol I knew you would come back with some choice words! So you don't think he has a point then?

kidney stones. bit of a difference there.

what with them being located in different areas of the body.

lol I knew you would come back with some choice words! So you don't think he has a point then?

Course he has a point, in fact he's spot on but it's nothing new is it?
'Man Utd in favouritism shocker'

He's not told us anything that no other manager, player or fan already thinks, just that he's been stupid enough to actually disect it all, fuckin WRITE IT ALL DOWN, call a conference and READ it out!!? Would've got more respect for just not rising to it and getting on with the footy. Now he's just shown himself up for the classless twat that he is and is in the same club as Kevin 'I'll Love It' Keegan

Course he has a point, in fact he's spot on but it's nothing new is it?
'Man Utd in favouritism shocker'

He's not told us anything that no other manager, player or fan already thinks, just that he's been stupid enough to actually disect it all, fuckin WRITE IT ALL DOWN, call a conference and READ it out!!? Would've got more respect for just not rising to it and getting on with the footy. Now he's just shown himself up for the classless twat that he is and is in the same club as Kevin 'I'll Love It' Keegan

harsh, but i agree with you here.

wenger and the special one handle(d) taggart best i always thought. "of course everyone thinks their wife is the most beautiful". class.

Just watched it again, it's cringeworthy. He's asked about pressure from the journalist and he pulls out his pre-prepared 'list' of Man Utds and Fergies crimes and starts reeling off loads of 'facts' dating back to November the 1st! Do fuck off you tit, didn't see you twining when UEFA changed the rules JUST FOR YOU and let you back in the Champions League even though you finished 5th! Cheeky twat!

wenger and the special one handle(d) taggart best i always thought. "of course everyone thinks their wife is the most beautiful". class.

That one was a bit too subtle for Taggart it seems. He actually thought Wenger was insulting his wife. What a bam!

he's been stupid enough to actually disect it all, fuckin WRITE IT ALL DOWN, call a conference and READ it out!!?

So what your saying is that Fergie should be able to carry on getting away with it and no one should stand up to him or put it into the public domain. ie let him continue to walk all over people? Whats wrong with sticking up for yourself?

Also can you post a link to the conference. Can't find it on bbc

cheers