Now that sounds cool!
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Twisty - Sounds brilliant and utterly memorable! What were you doing there though, some kind of Care in the Community out-reach day-trip, perhaps ?
Some good news. Enfield and Notts County have both survived.
Incidentally Boreham wood wanted £18,000 as rent for their ground. This seems a lot for the Ryman League.
And in other news…The headhunting of Peter Kenyon is a major declaration of intent from the Fulham Broadway cluehunters (where I shall be on Saturday, having paid £52 for the “priviledge” of some of the worst sightlines in the league).
That is good news, though you’re my only source at present . . .
Seems you’re reluctantly changing your view on Red Rams intention to stay the course ? Wise Owl, sayeth I.
Nice weekend; won the cricket, the rubgy and the footie (just about) – the natural order is beginning to take shape again!
Break out the bunting, Matron!
Is this purely a N.London site or can anyone from Manchester join.
NOT Manure I hasten to add
The Enfield story was in the telegraph today.
I am afraid that I am changing my opinion of CFC’s future. I initially thought it was a very cute land deal discguised by a football club (someof me still thinks this), then I thought he was a rich dillitatnte. However the recruitment of Kenyon implies a view beyond the pitch. Dammit.
And Man City fans are welcome. I often wonder how we would have taken Man City’s recent past. Not at all well I suspect. And you do have the best comedy manager in the league.
I wish I could give a stuff about the Rugby - it’s the only world cup I’m ever likely to see England win. But it’s such a boring game.
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So that’s what the Little Buddah’s been up to. The most promising and creative Spanish mid in recent history, but one that, unfortunately, never lived up to the early promise. I doubt he’ll ever gain back the form that garnered all that praise, at least not on a consistent basis, but FWIW, he’ll still show flashes of sheer genius here and there. Few and far between they come, but when they do, he’s a joy to watch.
Hope he sticks with Celtic, though his high wage might be a bit of a sticking point – as is the fact that he won’t be able to play in Europe till after the break. Continuity would do him a world of good and that’s something he’s not had in quite sometime. Ivan’s become a globetrotter of sorts since he originally left Barsa. Lazio, Marseille, Barsa again, Espayol and now, Celtic?
Wish him well. I’ve always had a soft spot for his game.
Not Dani Minogue, then ?
Owl, you’re not a well man. But we knew that. How can you say that about rugby - it’s going to be absolutey outstanding entertainment. I’m staggered . . . . and I’ve not even had a light ale yet.
yep, the rooskies. I’m fairly sure he see’s something in this (financially) most of us don’t and I think he’s in it for the medium term, at least. Everyone talks about the £110 million but, as we tried to show, he’s probably got that and buckets more besides rolling in to cover that. This man knows his onions like few others. Your real Shrewdie Dudie.
Plus, he’s getting sucked into the emotional side game by game.
Nope. It’s a game for rough girls and those who attended minor public schools (proper ones play the beautiful game). As you will know the pubs in Putney are unbearable on rugby days. Full of ponces in rugby shirts (with the collar turned up and floppy hair)(and if you were looking for a definition of “latent”…)
My major gripes with it are: The players are great lumps who’s sole “talent” is being big rather than anything else.
There are too many stupid rules that actually get in the way of it as a spectacle.
It’s a two-bob game that is massively over covered in the papers, when that space could be used to cover Kingstonian and AFC Wimbledon games (which get bigger crowds than the lumpies)
In short; any game that promotes face painting, “family fun days”, bouncy castles etc isn’t a real sport. (although the Dagenham Girl Pipers are always acceptable)
If you think the pubs are bad, try the London Rowing Club, past the Dukes Head by the river. Possibly the most obnoxious bunch of shits I’ve ever encountered – and that’s just the women (in their rugby shirts, with collars up and pearls).
Jesus.
You’ve not been in the Star and Garter recently then?
No, used to hate the place. Mij-or-ka-by-Thames.
The Dukes or up at the Bricklayers. I had my semi-hippy moments in the Brickies. Good jukebox, as well.
I’m sure it’s all changed since my day. What is it now, the ‘Stocking and Garter’ or something ?
Thats who organised the game I was playing at. Definitely worth the effort folks. They even do one at Spurs.
Its a alco-pop pit of hell. Imagine the Coat and Badge lot but aged about 18(ish) all screaming their braying little heads off. These are the people who talk loudly in restaurants in later life. Rugby fans to a man (and bird).
The dukes is still nice - £3 a pint though and the brick has been closed for a while - but wil be re-opening.
It was just a dim and distant memory… I’ts probably me thats talking bollocks.
Like I do most of the time.
It was because of the wankers like that that i moved out of twickenham. I’ve never met a group of fans (of any sport) so rude, arrogant, ignorant of others (particularly in pubs) and completely and utterly up themselves. Bastards.
Don’t get me wrong - football fans (including myself) can be wankers too, but i’ve never met one who thinks he’s god’s gift to humanity just because he’s a fan of the sport.
Appreciate that, Twisty – have you any photo’s of your game ?
I signed up but Spurs had one in May and won’t again his year – I presume it’ll be end of season. Anyhoo, this from the Spurs entry:
*"At White Hart Lane on Monday 12 May, the 29 highest Spurs bidders lived out a lifetime ambition in an entertaining match that also saw guest captains Martin Chivers and Phil Beal taking part.
Cheered on by family and friends, the two teams, home and away , enjoyed a competitive but friendly 90 minutes of football with the away team, led by Phil Beal, winning 6-4!
The match had everything with goals galore, numerous missed chances, a penalty blazed wide (mentioning no names, Pierre Smith!) and disallowed goals due to controversial offsides!
Nine different players added to their day out by getting on the scoresheet, with Robert Caren, Pierre Smith, Barry Carter and Barry Knight scoring for the home side and Martin Taylor, Peter Smith, Andrew Kidney (2), Paul Fraser and Jason Trigg on target for the winners.
The team captains chose the man of the match for their opponents, with Martin picking out the away goalkeeper Damian Twyford for a string of fine saves, while Phil selected Pierre Smith for a good all-round display despite his penalty miss! "*
Sounds wonderful!
I can almost hear Owl puffing up the wing . . .
Isn’t it curious how it’s socially unacceptable to buy those Putney High girls sweets but alco-pops is fine. Thank God I’m too old . .
It actually sounds like an up market version of what it was before, busier though, I’m sure. It never did do any business. The Dukes is fine in my book. Either side, though I used the riverside as the Bird Bar and the other for drinking.
Damn, I forgot I used to also use (I actually worked there for a short while, as well) the Fullers pub further down from the Coat and Badge. Do you know that Fullers pub, Owl ?
Sorry, I wasn’t very clear there. I meant that I thought Ferdinand was bad as an England player, but Campbell is looking even worse based on performances like the last one.
Looks like de la Pena is moving to where the money is - Qatar I believe.
Oldham have until 13 October to prove they can raise sufficient funds for the season. Who knows…
That pub is the Jolly Gardeners and is very nice indeed, one of my favourites in the area.
As to the football, I have played against that old spurs team a few times. You can get them for about £500 to a charity and they will play pretty much anywhere (I played them on hackney marshes which caused a few double takes - Is that Chivers/Neal/Perryman/Owlstretchingtime etc?)
It doesn’t do much for ones self esteem to be nutmegged by a 50 year old John Pratt I can tell you.
I’ve got the contact details at home if you want them…
Its the big match tonight and Svennis has made a rickett of it already by picking Beckham and Gerard - what are the chances of them picking up a yellow? It’s not as if we’re likely to need tem against Leichenstein is it?