ooooh, well done Arsene

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Some good Arsenal pelanties among those

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I was 100% convinced Cole was going to miss.

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Indeed - remember Adams and Bould never gave away free kicks either

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:nod: And let's never speak of what invariably happened any time a forward capable of anything more than glacial pace got behind Bouldy.

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I was 100% convinced Cole was going to miss.

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I completely bottled that shootout and went out for a walk. I found out we'd won when my phone went mental.

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:nod: Tel's posing, sulking and bullying of JAR; Dennis's frustrating inconsistency; Lehmann's insanity and tendency to put pressure on his own defence by reacting to every provocation; Kolo Toure not *actually* being terribly good at defending sometimes; Getting bullied out of crucial games by United, Leeds, Bolton, etc.

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Now you're tearing the árse out of it b.

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I'm sure Bergkamp could do that if he wanted to

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I remember being at Hillsborough and Dennis hit a pass along the ground that curled around Des Walker straight into the path of a sprinting Ian Wright who went around Pressman (?). And missed.

You could see the line in the grass the ball had made. Simply perfect :cloud9:

Finished 0-0

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Now you're tearing the árse out of it b.

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You yourself have said that for a man of his incredible talents, he had a tendency to go missing.

Of that side, the players I can't find anything negative to say about are Pires, Gilberto and - much as I hate to admit it - Cole. :-\

Whatever else he was or wasn't, he was a superb left back.

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You yourself have said that for a man of his incredible talents, he had a tendency to go missing.

Of that side, the players I can't find anything negative to say about are Pires, Gilberto and - much as I hate to admit it - Cole. :-\

Whatever else he was or wasn't, he was a superb left back.

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Oh I think Pires had quite the capacity for 'having a quiet game', especially if he was taking a good kicking.

Indeed, one Jose Antonio Reyes kept him out of the side for a while...

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I remember being at Hillsborough and Dennis hit a pass along the ground that curled around Des Walker straight into the path of a sprinting Ian Wright who went around Pressman (?). And missed.

You could see the line in the grass the ball had made. Simply perfect :cloud9:

Finished 0-0

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It seems weird looking back that Sheffield Wednesday were once a serious team.

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:nod: And let's never speak of what invariably happened any time a forward capable of anything more than glacial pace got behind Bouldy.

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Usually a stretcher was called for (in the early days, anyway)

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Oh I think Pires had quite the capacity for 'having a quiet game', especially if he was taking a good kicking.

Indeed, one Jose Antonio Reyes kept him out of the side for a while...

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Fair point. I suppose I'm just overlooking it because of my affection for him as a player.

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Usually a stretcher was called for (in the early days, anyway)

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Ah, yes. But that was pre-1990. A strange and different world in which goalkeepers could pick up back passes and you virtually had to sever someone's limb to get a straight red card.

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I completely bottled that shootout and went out for a walk. I found out we'd won when my phone went mental.

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I was on a flight to New York and landed just after the final penalty. Quite a relief to have missed the entire match

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Ah, yes. But that was pre-1990. A strange and different world in which goalkeepers could pick up back passes and you virtually had to sever someone's limb to get a straight red card.

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:nod: Still strange to watch old matches and keepers pick up backpasses. That, the red card for professional foul and banning tackling from behind - three massive rule changes in a couple of years, all for the better. And all they do nowadays is tinker with the offside rule every ****ing season

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It seems weird looking back that Sheffield Wednesday were once a serious team.

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You forget some of the teams that have been in the Premier League. Swindon and Coventry are now in L2!

Barnsley, even. Now there was a great goal by Dennis at their place.

Speaking of Barnsley...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLWiI6zfWvY

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:nod: Still strange to watch old matches and keepers pick up backpasses. That, the red card for professional foul and banning tackling from behind - three massive rule changes in a couple of years, all for the better. And all they do nowadays is tinker with the offside rule every ****ing season

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They were all introduced at the 1990 World Cup, as I recall. Given how fundamental they were, it's a miracle the thing didn't descend into farce, really. Evidence that, if you make the penalties harsh enough for failing to do so, footballers can adapt very quickly to any rule change.

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You forget some of the teams that have been in the Premier League. Swindon and Coventry are now in L2!

Barnsley, even. Now there was a great goal by Dennis at their place.

Speaking of Barnsley...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLWiI6zfWvY

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It still seems weird to me that Coventry aren't in the top flight anymore. They were there for decades, ffs.

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It still seems weird to me that Coventry aren't in the top flight anymore. They were there for decades, ffs.

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:nod: Blackburn in league One is strange. Wolves will be back next year - that will be comforting. As much as I like them Bournemouth in the Premier League is wrong

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:nod: Blackburn in league One is strange. Wolves will be back next year - that will be comforting. As much as I like them Bournemouth in the Premier League is wrong

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Mind you, in the heyday of Fat Sam, who'd have suggested that Bolton would have been out of the top flight this long?

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Ah yes - we were so terrified by that "tunnel" thing we went out and scored after 8 minutes. In fact, it was the petrified Vieira who scored. We were two-one up at half time, when fortunately Arsene must have reminded the team that they were actually ****ting themselves and could they do the decent thing and throw the game. That defeat was ALL about the tunnel and nothing to do with that useless **** Almunia (Peter - this is the bit where you should be extremely ashamed of yourself)

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Quite correct, at the point we went 2-1 up early in the 2nd half we had controlled the game comfortably and I was certain we were going to win and win easily and after what had happened at their place it was going to help to have a bit of vindication.

At that point Lauren decided to dive in on Giggs for no sensible reason and Ronaldo ended up with a free run on goal. Shortly thereafter, that idiot Almunia decided to leave his line and chase Giggs while Lauren couldn't be bothered tracking Ronaldo's run and the next thing you know we're a goal down.

I said bad things that day. Many, many, many bad things. The Irish bloke behind the bar in NY told me to calm down and reminded me that 'c*nt' was rarely used openly in the United States of America. :-(

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Quite correct, at the point we went 2-1 up early in the 2nd half we had controlled the game comfortably and I was certain we were going to win and win easily and after what had happened at their place it was going to help to have a bit of vindication.

At that point Lauren decided to dive in on Giggs for no sensible reason and Ronaldo ended up with a free run on goal. Shortly thereafter, that idiot Almunia decided to leave his line and chase Giggs while Lauren couldn't be bothered tracking Ronaldo's run and the next thing you know we're a goal down.

I said bad things that day. Many, many, many bad things. The Irish bloke behind the bar in NY told me to calm down and reminded me that 'c*nt' was rarely used openly in the United States of America. :-(

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:hehe: I find it hard to believe you swore, WES

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:hehe: I find it hard to believe you swore, WES

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It was directed at Rooney, when he had a go at Poll about something that had happened, the details are foggy.

I believe the exact phrase was 'f*ck off Rooney you granny shagging scouse c*nt'.

The two middle aged American women sat eating fish and chips at the bar were unimpressed. :-(

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It was directed at Rooney, when he had a go at Poll about something that had happened, the details are foggy.

I believe the exact phrase was 'f*ck off Rooney you granny shagging scouse c*nt'.

The two middle aged American women sat eating fish and chips at the bar were unimpressed. :-(

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Americans get fish and chips are very, very wrong, WES.

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Americans get fish and chips are very, very wrong, WES.

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I presume they have no idea what real chips are.

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I presume they have no idea what real chips are.

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Of course. The fish is also usually breadcrumbed rather than battered. The whole thing is a disgrace.

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Of course. The fish is also usually breadcrumbed rather than battered. The whole thing is a disgrace.

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Of course the take away staple of F+C must be battered however to dismiss the breadcrumb would be to dismiss the Fish Finger, a meal we surely all grew up on and savoured. Even Sir C the resident food snob.

I watched a program last night, one hour, on the production of Fish Fingers in Grimsby. Fascinating apart from being presented by that grinning idiot Wallace.

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Of course the take away staple of F+C must be battered however to dismiss the breadcrumb would be to dismiss the Fish Finger, a meal we surely all grew up on and savoured. Even Sir C the resident food snob.

I watched a program last night, one hour, on the production of Fish Fingers in Grimsby. Fascinating apart from being presented by that grinning idiot Wallace.

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I agree. There is nothing better than some sparklingly fresh cod, cut into fingers and pannéed in panko seasoned with some onion salt, fried to golden crispness, served on a bed of rocket with some home-baked sourdough and a good lemony tartare.

wd fish fingers.

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I agree. There is nothing better than some sparklingly fresh cod, cut into fingers and pannéed in panko seasoned with some onion salt, fried to golden crispness, served on a bed of rocket with some home-baked sourdough and a good lemony tartare.

wd fish fingers.

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Indeed. Who doesn't love a fish finger sandwich.

Happy New Year by the way :vsign:

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I agree. There is nothing better than some sparklingly fresh cod, cut into fingers and pannéed in panko seasoned with some onion salt, fried to golden crispness, served on a bed of rocket with some home-baked sourdough and a good lemony tartare.

wd fish fingers.

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Well apart from a piece of cod loin as thick as your forearm dipped in beer batter, deep fried to perfection and served with ketchup, mushy peas, salt and malt vinegar. I love a fishfinger, don't get me wrong, but battered cod is a thing of joy. The chips are barely necessary in such a feast.

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I agree. There is nothing better than some sparklingly fresh cod, cut into fingers and pannéed in panko seasoned with some onion salt, fried to golden crispness, served on a bed of rocket with some home-baked sourdough and a good lemony tartare.

wd fish fingers.

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Nah, mate. You don't want do be doing that poncificated nonsense. Birds Eye fishfingers, grilled, and served between two slices of white bread and tomato ketchup. :thumbup:

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Of course the take away staple of F+C must be battered however to dismiss the breadcrumb would be to dismiss the Fish Finger, a meal we surely all grew up on and savoured. Even Sir C the resident food snob.

I watched a program last night, one hour, on the production of Fish Fingers in Grimsby. Fascinating apart from being presented by that grinning idiot Wallace.

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I knew someone who worked at the Young's plant in Grimsby. They had three grades of cod depending on how riddled with worms it was (and most cod has worms in it, tbf). The best stuff went into the large pieces of fish for frozen cod and chips and whatnot. The second grade went into fishfingers and the most shÃ*tty stuff went into fishcakes.

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Nah, mate. You don't want do be doing that poncificated nonsense. Birds Eye fishfingers, grilled, and served between two slices of white bread and tomato ketchup. :thumbup:

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I find you have to season them these days, though. They've taken all the lovely salt and monosodium glutamate out.

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Indeed. Who doesn't love a fish finger sandwich.

Happy New Year by the way :vsign:

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And to you, sw.

I spent christmas day evening drinking with a dear old friend from the old country. He brought a bottle of Paddy, for nostalgic reasons. We finished it. :-(

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Nah, mate. You don't want do be doing that poncificated nonsense. Birds Eye fishfingers, grilled, and served between two slices of white bread and tomato ketchup. :thumbup:

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That is also nice, a.

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Well apart from a piece of cod loin as thick as your forearm dipped in beer batter, deep fried to perfection and served with ketchup, mushy peas, salt and malt vinegar. I love a fishfinger, don't get me wrong, but battered cod is a thing of joy. The chips are barely necessary in such a feast.

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Do you still eschew the batter, you absolute princess, or have you got over yourself?

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And to you, sw.

I spent christmas day evening drinking with a dear old friend from the old country. He brought a bottle of Paddy, for nostalgic reasons. We finished it. :-(

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I did the full Boxing Day with all the family at my folks' place. Drinking started early. By my calculations I got drunk three times and sobered up twice before collapsing into bed at some time after midnight and waking up the next morning feeling like death. I'd promised the wife I'd drive back, but literally couldn't do it (certainly not legally, anyway). She was unimpressed.

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Do you still eschew the batter, you absolute princess, or have you got over yourself?

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Oh, I've got over it now that I make the batter myself. Much chip shop batter is soggy shÃ*te and not worth bothering with, tbf.

What is it about malt vinegar, though? Its earthiness works in a way that other, more refined vinegars simply don't.

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Oh, I've got over it now that I make the batter myself. Much chip shop batter is soggy shÃ*te and not worth bothering with, tbf.

What is it about malt vinegar, though? Its earthiness works in a way that other, more refined vinegars simply don't.

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One of the pure pleasures of being home was walking into a chip shop and just savouring the aroma - and then getting a **** off big piece of cod and lots of vinegar soaked chips. I even got a free pen :result:

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One of the pure pleasures of being home was walking into a chip shop and just savouring the aroma - and then getting a **** off big piece of cod and lots of vinegar soaked chips. I even got a free pen :result:

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It is one of those meals that - enjoyed occasionally and when it's done right - is just one of the best things in the world.

It also demands to be eaten with the fingers, I find. a hunk of firm cod and crisp batter torn off with the fingers and shovelled unceremoniously into the gob is truly joyful.

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Americans get fish and chips are very, very wrong, WES.

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Possibly although this was an 'Irish Pub' so the chips were of the right size. Not sure about the fish, it's not something I'd ever order over there although the two Yankee women probably thought it was dead original.

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One of the pure pleasures of being home was walking into a chip shop and just savouring the aroma - and then getting a **** off big piece of cod and lots of vinegar soaked chips. I even got a free pen :result:

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From Mike Dean?