BOF

Answering a question no-one asked.

BOF, is nowhere near 60+. I reckon he can't be more than 50 I was born about 80 years too late. I've been convinced of that for a long time

You're missing the point

That's a silly argument. The WC has over 200 countries attempting to qualify for it. Those who qualify are the top teams from their confederation. About 10% of the worlds countries get into a world cup finals. A 24 team Euros would have nearly 50% of Europe in it.

Well now Understudy, I'm sure a donation to Villatalk could convince us to add Lambo to the word filter as 'Lambert'. Simon would never be so crude as to solicit donations like that but I have no such manners

Yes John. Good stuff. P to the Lizzle? Or P-Lizzle.

Well tus, we've had an Aston Martin, now we have a Lambertghini.

You see what you did wrong there Chindie You tried

She shouldn't be taking everything out on you and don't become a doormat just because she's struggling to fit you in. After all the shit in her day, you should be the fun part of the day. If she can't manage a smile then there's something else wrong.

When 50% of the entire continent gets to qualify for the 'finals'(sic)? I find the qualification process a bit pointless in that scenario. The larger nations have been trying to get the Liechtensteins, Andorras and San Marinos to do a pre-qualifying round for years now. This is basically an albeit larger way of achieving the same thing. It's not a 'finals' if practically every European nation ranked higher than 100 in the world gets to play in it. Not to mention the fact that by expanding the tournament you are almost guaranteeing that it needs to be co-hosted because of the number of large enough stadia required. Meaning you take away at least 2 and maybe even 3 spots from the teams who 'qualify' the right way. They need to be careful not to de-value the tournament. In my view a 24 team tournament hosted by 3 separate countries would be nothing more than a glamourous qualifying tournament followed by a few actually meaningful games at the end.

I come in here to remember why I'm so happy and unencumbered.

Can I still hate Athole Still, though? Absolutely.

Really? You said the monarchy was the only 'Great' thing Great Britain had to celebrate. In quotes with an uppercase 'G'. So it stood to reason to point out that the 'Great' in Great Britain is not and never has been an adjective and is therefore no reflection on how 'Great' Britain is or used to be.

OK guys enough of the post on poster. Back on topic please.

Can't say I really subscribe to that point of view As much as it doesn't sit comfortably with me, I think it's a broadly accurate statement.

Cheers Valhalla, good read. Even if it had another slight on Villa - "I'm almost disappointed he might end up at Villa. I think he'll end up at a bigger club than that."

irreverentad Isn't that a pre-requisite of being an agent?

In fairness he said 'man' as in the species, not 'a man'.

It means 'Great' is not an adjective. It's not 'fantastic' or 'brilliant' Britain. There used to be a Greater Britain and a Lesser Britain (now Brittany in France). That's what the 'Great' refers to. Greater Britain. So in a way it's an anachronism.

Brad Guzan has interest from a team that have no manager. I don't think so. I smell red top bullsh*t.

I just couldn't see SM scoring first and ending with zero goals

10-1.

So you'll be in work Tuesday Simon

Please reproduce as close as you can Stevo