regular_john

Thank you!!!!!

A bit precious aren't we?. Only done this once before mate, hardly a repeat offender am I? Either way, sorry to step on your toes, nothing meant by it. UTV

I'll probably miss most of the match as the boss thinks I should with her 'enjoying the glorious sunshine' rather than on my own 'in the dark, drunk and crying'. Can someone please post highlights and/or full match footage when available (preferably score free)? Thanks!

Watching the 1996 league cup final in my dad's hospital room. It's one of the last things we did together as father and son before he passed away. I'll never forget it

I'll be missing the match due to a house move :-( could someone please be kind enough to post a link to the full match video when it's available? Preferably without giving away the score. It would be much appreciated. UTV!!

Opening games against newly promoted sides are always difficult, especially when they're at home. I think a combination of an energised Bournemouth side, a (bound to be) packed stadium full of raucous fans, and having too many new faces in the team will mean a Villa loss. We've made a lot of changes over the last few weeks and I can see it being a month or so before we start to gel and hit decent form.

That sounds good. I'm looking at chillisauce now (.co.uk by the way, .com is literally a site for chilli sauce). I'm hoping for something along the lines of... Friday - airport pick up + bar crawl Saturday - white water rafting/carting + bar crawl Sunday - shooting + airport drop off Reckon I could get it all in for £100-150?

In just over two weeks it's my best mates stag do. I'm the best man and trying to organise the best weekend I can for him. I've never been to Prague before, or even that part of the world, so haven't the first clue where to find the best pubs/bars. I'm not finding websites like tripadvisor especially helpful as they tend to list the classier places, whereas we're looking for the rowdy, cheap, debaucherous pubs and bars that make for a great night out. We're staying smack-bang in the middle of new town so should be able to get virtually anywhere without a problem. Any suggestions for great pubs/bars? Any areas we should definitely go to or avoid?

Fair play, Arsenal were incredible from the first minute. We'll try again in 2030

Spoke to them already, no 3pm games :-(

Anyone know any pubs in or around the Jewellery Quarter that are likely to show the match?

Absolutely not. It's 2015 I think it should be brought back for certain crimes There have been far too many instances of people being executed for crimes they didn't commit to completely invalidate the death penalty as an appropriate measure under any circumstances.

By changes I assume you mean Sinclair and Cole coming on? I thought they were quite sensible. The formation was working so it made no sense to make too radical a change. Sinclair coming on gave us some fresh legs up front and gave them something to think about, which limited their ability to bomb forwards and press for an equaliser. Cole, while past his best, is an experienced head who is used to playing in big, big games, and it's a good idea to have a level head on the pitch to keep things calm and simple in the closing moments of such a big game.

I wouldn't be too happy to see Westwood go, I think he's been a really good player for us and probably the most consistently good member of the squad, apart from Guzan, over the last three years. He's got a great eye for a pass and I think that with a bit more movement ahead of him he could really make chances for us. He might be another one that benefits from Sherwood's more forward thinking approach

He's been better under Sherwood but I still don't think he's done enough to justify the £8 million or so that it would take to get him. He's also bound to be on more money at united than we could realistically offer for a player that doesn't appear crucial to our success

Great album

So, I'm going to be in Barcelona next weekend and would very much like to see El Clasico live and in person. Question - how the hell do I do this? Is there any chance of getting tickets without spending £500? I've never been to a Barcelona game, let alone El Clasico, so have literally no idea what the chances are of getting a ticket. Thoughts? Advice?

I have no idea why, but I really like Branislav Ivanovic. Maybe it's because he's surrounded by so many words removed he seems like a decent enough bloke?

I'm currently watching Raw: 'The beginning' - best of seasons 1 & 2, and it's glorious! It even has the Bret Hart vs Fatu match, which was the first match I ever saw and got me hooked!

Cole injured?

The thing that comes to mind for me is finally passing medical school. I'd done ok throughout my time at uni, not spectacularly but good enough to ensure I never had to be too worried when it came to exam results day. Then came finals. And I **** it up royally. Cue days of utter despair and jealous fury as I watched my friends celebrate and prepare to jet off here, there, and everywhere on their medical elective rotations. Cue excuse after excuse when people invited me out to celebrate, and all that awkward 'chin up' bullshit people do when they're trying to make you feel better. Cue weeks of the hardest studying I've ever done, all the while trying to repress the thoughts of failing again and throwing away the last decade of my life (previous degree plus hospital work experience). And then the day of resit results came, and I sat there drinking myself to distraction and playing Max Payne 3 until the results were out. I've never known relief and joy like it

If I wasn't an Aston Villa fan, it would be the club I would most want to see relegated

I was at McLeish's first home game (vs Blackburn) and he got a very warm reception from the fans. We never chanted his name but he was still given a chance, the fans only turned on him when relegation became a real possibility (following the Bolton game)

I saw 'Gone Girl' tonight. It was **** awful.

I saw this, but who could it have been directed at? There weren't any Asian players on the pitch were there? Might have been a really rubbish 'open your eyes ref' gesture?