Get ready for the protests.

I can't say I've watched more than 5 minutes of any REdBull/MetroStar match

--but from the little sample I didn't hear nary a reference to Mattie Jansen.

I would imagine that when the new regime blew in they binned all the plans.

cheers

how about colin hendry.

or maybe Lesulk-so he can bore us with his droning & whinging...

uh...... come to think of it- never mind, forget that.

silly sidebar to this thread...

but have I missed Rovers introduction of a europe kit?

one wonders if Sparky even wanted to go thru this exercise.....

or is that a Souness thing?

Philip,

How dare you badmouth our European side????

That hammers board makes from great reading... what a nasty bunch of tossers!

Why are people slagging Shefki........the lad makes do with limited skills, we

should be kissing his arse as he is all of us personified!

There should be plenty of room for him at BRFC. loyalty, lads.

A warning to JW for when the time comes to re-negociate

w/ Ryan. If he indeed attended Stanford University in

Palo Alto, California, then he's one sharp cookie.

Hope the Arse talk is just that: he's been nothing short of

brillant and seems a loyal servant of Rovers.

Thanks for locating those pics. Some very nice action shots of Reidy.

it also looked like the photog fell in love w/ Agathe as he really figured

in the frame. Particularly liked the picture of Hughsie pointing the way,

that's my screen saver this morning.

cheers

I too have the 1960 FA Cup Final kit from Toffs. Hands down the best kit

that ever shows up to my 5 a-sides! I also have a few Kappa shirts, home

and away, that gold shirt that I got for 5 pounds during the last RoversWorld

clear out.... I started washing these by hand in the sink & hand drying them.

After a few weeks of that , I started using the gentle cycle of the washer, but

still no dryer.

i've had no problems with the rather large HSA sticker (althou sometimes

I wish it would come off.)

Perhaps so, Aussie.

can't see i'm up to speed on the russian front.

it certainly makes sense for him to cash out of that mess.

but if that's the case, RA's kitty can't be bottomless, can it?

Go Easy on the Stella, Jordan.

if you're gonna post updates @ 4 am--

couldn't you furnish the mb with a rosetta stone-

type index we can utilize to decipher your ramblings?

Didn't Crespo also make noises about italy?

Or has that already happened?

The other issue is: Putin reclaiming many

industries back in State hands, how long before

a standoff between Putin and RA?

Really only one winner of that, no?

Is that a chink I see in the '1000 year Reich'?

If there's any truth to it all, the roads surrounding Liverpool will

be that much more dangerous once this character moves over there.

A strong argument for taking mass transportation?

well, you'd be right to question the logic.

but in my mind, adding a younger wingback

allows you to perhaps cull an older centreback,

whose replacement can be slotted in from the squad.

Grasping, but hey-- I'd love to pair Ayala w/ Nellie and it's

no crazier than some of the other deluded stuff we read here.

:ph34r:

Hey...

if Valencia have indeed just purchased Del Horno ---those Ayala

whispers might just truth.. (He says as it all sinks in)

He indeed did say that Eddie, but perhaps our Brad hasn't checked

his map recently-- as Columbus happens to be in Ohio.

That Cercle Bruge kit looks like a Mexican import. All the mexican

strips have that level of 'eyesoreness'. hideous.

i remember alan fettis when he played and lost against arsenal at ewood, i think callum davidson was making his debut at left back too.

4-1 defeat and the worst goalkeeper ever!!!

we jeered when i saved a rolly and even that he fumbled!!!

I was at that match.... we were right hammered. Very painful the

train ride back to London.. lots of gooner grief directed my way.

:ph34r:

Fun site

Fun site to lose a few hours of 'productive day'....

That's fine... your prerogative.

But, I'll be in pub with dozens of expats screaming

at those 'dirty' portuguese. If I was truly confident,

i'd say see ya in the final...

but alas i'm not.

I know about the flypasts. I love them as I've a real softspot for

WWII birds. A few years ago, pre-9/11 gloriously painted B-17

would make flypasts the Status of Lib & NY Harbour. A glorious sight and

monsterous racket flying maybe a few hundred feet overhead. Brillant sight.

If we do meet at the end of this torture, i'd be more than happy to see a

Harrier overhead, as long as it's not armed !

to digress a bit:

About six months ago, I saw this wonderful documentary about

the ultimately unsuccessful attempt at raising the Belgrano.

HM seamen & officers made the trip and exchanged stories with

Argentine seamen & Captain of the battleship... very touching story

of combatants coming together 2 decades later and realizing that

they were the very much alike.

C'mon Flop, ol' boy, surely you too will cheer the

diving, cheatin' Argentines tomorrow vs. the Barbarians, right?

PS- i'll have a word w/ Elizondo... don't slag the man just yet.

He's a good ref for the most part.

cheers.

Yes, that very same Riquelme.

I can tell you that in the past three days, 38 million

candles will have been lit and fingers crossed that JR

will flash better form. He was pretty shakey on Saturday.

Phil- I have printed your post - with the intent of placing it in my

pocket for repeated reading between now & tomorrow for assurance.

While some points i can see, I cannot see JR being a 'peerless midfielder'.

It is funny how accross the pond, JR reputation isn't so sterling.

We are downright scared that Pekerman has handed him the keys, our worry

is that there isn't another option in midfield. Our Cambiasso/

Mascherano firm consistently steps on each other toes and it detracts

from Argentina contesting balls further up the field. Notice how many

balls we finally intercept just at the top of our area ? Those mistakes

might go unpunished against Mexico, but against a decent side?

Nonetheless: Thanks for the words.

now Flopsy, having seen much of your work here on the forum,

i know you're a bit of a joker (thou mostly unfunny ) with a nasty streak

a few hundred yards wide, so your words should be taken with a pinch or two

of salt.

I suppose winning a skirmish entitles you crow, like say: World Cup 1966, but if I

wanted to be equally tasteless (which I clearly don't because I Love the

Rovers, Value this board & generally enjoy the bonhomie exhibited here.)

I could utter silly, insensitive words like 'hope they don't respond to the Harriers with

an Exocet or two found in the cupboard'. But I won't thou, because I love your country,

count many englishman as very close friends here in the states and because Argentina,

althou we are proud silly people we are profoundly non-bellicose. Perhaps we have England to

thank for that, I can assure you that no government will ever drag us into a silly war

to prop up their sagging popularity.

So, lets' just let it go, man. it's footy, Remember ?! it's supposed to be fun.

Besides, you're gonna have to be nice to us so Elizondo can red-card the entire Portuguese

side. Dare not think he wouldn't !

Hey Eddie:

Well, world cup performances notwithstanding, surely you consider Germany to be the worst of the three, so the Argies are lucky little @#/?s.

Does that make you a Frog? or half a Frog?

Chilavert is doing the color commentary for Univision, so I can tell you that

chilavert is not an an action word during soccer telecasts.

You should also count your lucky stars you don't understand spanish as

a. Chilavert prefaces his every sentence with 'si si'.. or yes yes and

b. goes on to repeat his partners' question and

c. Causes Cervantes to roll in his grave with his every comment.

the upshot DrakeFrye: the mute button is a good thing.

I agree w/ Greggy--

Brasil/Ghana have the making of a killer match. Shame Essien can't jump on the pitch, i was

looking forward to some nice, studs up, two-footed clangers on the Bucktoothed one. shame, that.

Still looking forward to Appiah's mazy runs onto a stretched out Brasilian back 4. Brasil might score 5 goals, but Ghana might hit of 3... anyone else think this will be a wide open, NBA-esque affaire ?

dbirch- I wish to take a moment to offer you my condolences. Aussies were absolutely robbed. If that clown ref was going to make a stupid call in the box, why not the hand ball in the Italian box just moments earlier? I am doing a novena for you ( ) so that Medinas Cantalejo's ill will bounces back and bites the Spaniards in the rear end.... what goes around, comes around, you know.