chrisp65

Seeing as this has been bumped, a little self promo... currently mapping out and loosely scripting something to put out as a podcast regarding a local football team that's going through the mother of all bad patches and might (just might) be closed down over the summer. Either way, it will be a funny review of 90 years of history and a proper slating of the current owner. proving tricky to put something together that doesn't involve one of us saying something utterly legally unsound should be out before the new season kicks off if we can get our shit together

RL may well have painted himself into a nasty little corner. The job was declined by atleast one candidate and another candidate was supposedly publicly struck off the interview list - but named. If this latest candidate now doesn't get offered the job then any next in line 4th choice will be in such a strong bargaining position RL probably feels he couldn't risk it. I know that ignores the other nasty wet paint corner of seismic fan anger, but rich people are often 'stubborn'. If it helps the club out, I'll happily manage the club up until Christmas. I can provide photographic evidence of attendance since the mid '70's and a 35 year old reply to an autograph request on Villa headed paper. £5k a month, basic knowledge of tactics and the modern fashions for substitutes and altering tactics on occassion. Would happily step down as soon as someone that wasn't less popular than herpes got the sack elsewhere with half a season remaining to keep us up.

fair play, that genuinely made me 'lol' as the yoot would say For my own part (it's worth nothing, but Pat Murphy might use me to fill a few seconds), I don't want the next manager to be AM. But if it is, I'll give it a bit of time before deciding if it's the worst thing since Pol Pot or the best thing since Pot Noodle.

I often find I sober up quicker if I splash cold water on my face, get a strong coffee and knock out a quick shuffle. You might like to try that before you next post whilst pissed.

.H is clearly a ball awaiting a rugby conversion moonwalk could be a funny walk gobsmacked & leftfield speak for themselves aircraft oversees for foreign negotiations .....Randy clearly has a lot to learn as he unveils Johnny Wilkinson as next manager

shite! I've just put all the clues together..... proximity to airports, gobsmacking, meltdown, less than half the fanbase will approve, able to work on a low budget...... it's me! better put the mobile on charge and get up early

sorry, I don't follow. How do other people being knobs make us look like fools? Hughes resigns as an accident of timing, the media jump to conclusions. How does that reflect on us? Some BBC 5Live reporter is in manlove with Steve McL and sulks live on air. How does that make us look like fools? Martinez was approached correctly, it hasn't panned out and Wigan are talking about it. Again, how else should we have played this? Don't get dragged into the celebrity fixated fast food twitter twaddle crappiness of 24 hour infotainment news in a land where there's more media outlets than there are decent journalists so people talk bollix to fill the void.

I'd just like to be the first today to announce something big must be about to happen because they've just suspended betting!!!! I know they haven't yet, that'll be a couple of hours away. Just wanted to be the first to say it.

just for info., I've checked and he wouldn't have to use the turnstyles

according to R5Live Villa are saying they have made no approach to Fulham or Mark Hughes.

Found myself voting for Hughes on that list. Hughes would be more likely to get us back into europe than, say, be in the relegation mix with only a couple of games to go. He's a winner, media friendly, available. Though to be honest, none of us can possibly know how any appointment will pan out. We could employ Jesus only to find out previous miracles were over stated. Whoever it is (and if it's McClaren you just have to be there for the first game in the rain), a portion of the pointlessly frenzied brigade won't like it. Whoever it is, I'll let results cloud my opinions. I tend to support Aston Villa more than the current personnel. Whoever is appointed it will be more or less temporary when compared with my 40+ years of involvement. how would people feel about Hughes bringing along Bellamy? Good luck and best wishes, next guy.

would it not be quite a radical departure to have 'interesting' zombies? To have them plotting, or seeking revenge, or really doing anything above base level would probably have people debating whether they really were zombies. Perhaps thinking zombies could ambush a vegetarian vampire? Saying that, what was the film along the lines of '28 days later'? possibly with Robert Carlyle? That was different in that they were fast and angry and full of rage. Not sure if they were officially zombied though. I got quite worried after Shaun of the Dead. I've got quite a large conservatory and they'd be straight through that.

when you say you've gotten into medicine, do you mean: a) worked out those annoying clicky top bottles discovered the buzz of strong lager and paracetemol c) become a student (oh, and well done, it's a genuinely good boast)

little old ladies in Nissan Micra's that drive at 20mph for a mile, you eventually give them a little toot of the horn to say 'hello! speed it up my lovely' and you get ignored, so a mile further on you give a slightly firmer beep and she sticks two fingers up in the mirror! I go mental and shout a rude word just as someone walks around the corner. What do they see? Bloke in a big car swearing at granny in a micra. I wanted to jump out and explain the whole back story, but thought that might not look sane. wrinkly old cow

best thing about this season by a country mile, top quality share buddy

Day of the Jackal - ITV4, just starting

villa win just to confuse randy

ah the Young Ones, a really good breath of fresh air at the time. I remember waiting to see who the band would be every week and sometimes they were absolutely bang on. One week it was Nine Below Zero which resulted in me turning the telly up so loud it popped something and that telly always had a buzz or a crackle after that.

Reminds me of. A man asks his colleague "Do you know where you and your wife are going in America?" "Alaska." he replies. "Nah don't worry, I will" My favourite joke for years! My wife's gone to the West Indies....... Jamaica? No, she has gone of her own free will.

BBC4 Classic Albums: Primal Scream's Screamadelica too wasted to stay awake and watch it though

Ended up working away without much notice, so for the first time I can remember, didn't vote. Anyway, the question was rigged by the politico's. Why was there no third option: 3: we are interested in change but not the one offered, so go away and come back with another option, not just this crappy little 'choice' between two poor systems. Oh, and whilst you're at it, add the option 'none of the above' to all voting forms so we can exercise our right to vote without having to endorse someone from a list of four party affiliated cretins. right, I'm off down stairs for a couple of pints, then back up here to explore the outer reaches of the interweb

Had a conversation a few years ago in Pizza Express. My mate asked for a ham and pineapple pizza, the waiter responded by saying that they didn't put pineapple on the menu as they wouldn't put it on a pizza as 'this is an italian pizzaria, not some americanised variation'. My mate pointed out very quickly that 'this is actually just a jumped up pizza franchise in Manchester so get the stick out of your arse' causing spontaneous applause from the rest of us. Ten minutes later we were in a Chinese eatery.

Used to go to quite a few Super Furry gigs. End of the evening was always a rousing rendition of 'I feel like chicken tonight', if you're gonna cover someone else's work you may as well make it a well known one!

yeah heights in general and in particular ladders and scaffolding are a pain for me some days I'm fearless, some days, just can't do it

they say women lack 3D spacial awareness, yet, to add to the general moan above, they always know the narrowest part of any entrance door / corridor / escalator / car park exit etc.. to stop, check unknown content of purse and generally consider life before setting off again